Typhoon forces govt to import more rice

The National Food Authority (NFA) Council has approved the importation of 500,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to beef the government’s buffer stock, after Super Typhoon Yolanda damaged crops mostly in the Visayas.

In an interview, NFA spokesperson Rex Estoperez said that the interagency council has agreed to purchase additional rice stocks through a government-to-government deal.