Rural-urban migration threatens food security

LEGAZPI CITY: By 2030 key cities in Asia will be having a runaway population growth that threatens food security of Asian countries, more so in the Philippines, Secretary to the Cabinet Rene Almendras said.

“By 2030 they estimate that there are hyper growths in the cities of Asia because people from the countryside will be migrating to the key cities. This is not good because if the people will be staying in key cities, all of us will be suffer famine because no one will plant to feed the people,” Almendras told the academe, law enforcers, mayors and media men attending the launch of Master in Rural Development and Diploma in Local Government Management courses held at Bicol University of Legazpi Amphitheatre.