Rice importation - Matches

Agriculture expert Dr. Roehlano Briones, Senior Research Fellow at PIDS joined the media forum on Roundtable at Lido last May 24, 2017, to discuss abo..

Dr. Roehlano Briones, one of the authors of the book, "Unintended Consequences: The Folly of Uncritical Thinking" explains some of the inadvertent out..

The government needs rigorous analysis in formulating and implementing its policies, programs, and projects to prevent negative consequences.This was ..

BOOK LAUNCH: Unintended Consequences: The Folly of Uncritical Thinking

The lifting of restrictions on rice imports in the country this year will signal greater competition among foreign suppliers and rice importers, as we..

A recent study on food security released by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said the government's policy on rice ..

The forum is being organized by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in partnership with the Congressional Policy and Budget Resear..

PIDS-CPBRD Forum on Expiration of of the Waiver for Quantitative Restrictions on Rice Importation by June 2017: Options for Food Policy

"With the Quantitative Restriction (QR) on import of rice, expected to be abolished in July, 2017, in the Philippines, it is a need of the hour to wor..

Blaming rice cartels for price manipulation cannot be considered a definitive explanation of last year's rice price hike. Sharp drop in imports is a m..

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. ..

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

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