Food security should remain a priority

With a little more than two years left in the term of President Benigno Aquino 3rd, the current administration must never overlook the need for the Philippines to finally attain its food security goals, especially if the effects of climate change and dwindling land and water resources are taken into account.

Since the Aquino administration assumed office in June 2010, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has made great strides in lifting overall palay (unmilled rice) production to unprecedented levels.