PH rice sufficiency unlikely in 10 years – UA&P

The country is unlikely to achieve rice sufficiency within the next 10 years because of its disadvantageous geographical conditions, the economist that heads research at the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said.

Bernardo Villegas, head of the Center for Research and Communication of the UA&P, explained that although the Philippines is an archipelago, the country still lacks big lakes and rivers that could supply water for irrigation systems to spur increased rice production.