Rice - Matches

This Policy Note discusses the rice value chain and how the policy on restricting rice imports impacts the various stakeholders in the chain. It is ba..

THE PHILIPPINES has allowed private rice traders to import as much as 163,000 tons of the grain this year, nearly two-thirds of which can come from Th..

The Philippines’ paddy rice output in the entire year is likely to be below a government forecast of 18.58 million tons, made before Haiyan struck. ..

The Philippines, one of the world’s top rice consumers, may need to import as much as 2 million tons of the grain in 2014 as it looks set to miss se..

DAMAGES on agriculture caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda in Northern Mindanao and Visayas are still under assessment, said Department of Agriculture (D..

THE lawyer of importers whose rice shipments have been unlawfully seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) upon the instructions of the National Food Au..

Vietnam is questioning the government requirement for an import permit to allow the entry of imported rice. The Vietnam Food Association (VFA), Vietna..

An economist from the state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) yesterday said the Aquino administration should adopt a mor..

An official of the militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Wednesday warned the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Nation..

An economist from the government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) believes that the Aquino administration should adopt a..

The Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) has underscored the need for evidence-based policies to boost agricultural productivity and hel..

AN economist from the government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has encouraged the Aquino administration to adopt a mo..

THE P2.9-billion damage caused by Typhoon "Santi” to the country’s rice crops has made it even more imperative to increase the volume of rice bein..

Consumers here appear to be focused on only one issue when it comes to rice–enough supply. It appears not to matter to market goers here whether it ..

Another economic policy expert has sounded the alarm over the politicized and snail-paced handling of the looming rice crisis by Malacañang. Echoing ..