ALTHOUGH the Philippines was the world’s biggest rice importer in 2010, the country may no longer have to import rice next year as government officials are confident that rice sufficiency will be attained by the end of 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Rice sufficiency seen next year
April 2, 2012
Alcala studying higher palay price
February 20, 2012
The Agriculture Department will take appropriate measures and convene the National Food Authority council to address the demand of peasant groups to increase the food agency’s buying price of palay from P17 to P20 a kilo. Read the rest of this entry »
Full-blown investigation sought into rice import
February 17, 2012
A farmer-turned lawmaker has asked the House committee on agriculture and food to conduct a full-blown congressional investigation in aid of legislation into the massive rice importation, irregularities and other anomalies in the trade which allegedly defrauded the government some P1 billion in taxes. Read the rest of this entry »
Govt may reduce rice imports to 100,000 MT
February 11, 2012
The Philippines may cut rice imports to about 100,000 tons in 2013, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Dante Delima told reporters Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
RP still importing rice, belies Noy claim
December 7, 2011
It seems President Aquino is plucking economic policies out of the air as the National Food Authority (NFA) indicated the country will have to import an initial 500,000 metric tons (MT) of rice next year against Aquino’s claim before the recent Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum in Hawaii. Read the rest of this entry »
Rice imports seen to reach 860,000 MT
November 18, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – Rice importations for next year may be kept within a range of 500,000 metric tons to 860,000 MT. Read the rest of this entry »
Phl now rice self-sufficient, says P-Noy
November 13, 2011
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Philippines will no longer be needing rice imports as it is already nearing a self-sufficiency stage, President Aquino said yesterday in a panel discussion with chief executive officers of top companies. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rice wastage can feed 4.3 million hungry Pinoys’
October 25, 2011
ANGELES CITY, Philippines – Each Filipino wastes an average of three tablespoons of rice daily, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija said yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
Filipino households waste P23M rice/day
October 14, 2011
EVERY Filipino wastes three tablespoons of rice every day, adding up to at least P23 million worth of daily wastage—so reveals a survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Read the rest of this entry »
Almost one billion metric tons of ‘palay’ lost to storms
October 6, 2011
THE extent of the damage by typhoons Pedring and Quiel to agriculture may have already exceeded the losses from two typhoons two years ago, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
