The Philippines has a very promising potential to achieve rice self-sufficiency. The country’s rice yield of 3.8 metric tons per hectare in 2007 is higher compared to rice exporting countries like Thailand and Cambodia. It is also ranked eighth among the top 10 rice-producing countries in the world. The country is also endowed with abundant natural water resources throughout the archipelago, aside from its mega-dams and irrigation systems in major rice-producing areas.
