State-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said it is important for the government to provide income support for farmers to offset the negative impact of the lifting of the quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice next year.
PIDS recalled that in 1995, the Philippines was granted special treatment in rice, which allowed the country to maintain its import monopoly and QRs.
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