Safeguards against rice imports urged anew

THE Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Thursday reiterated its position that putting in place safeguard measures on imported rice is the way to go to aid farmers who have been suffering from the continued drop in the prices of their produce.

In a statement, FFF National Manager Raul Montemayor explained that the imposition of safeguard measures is the “most effective, World Trade Organization (WTO)-legal, and transparent way” to address the influx of rice imports and arrest the drop in palay (unmilled rice) prices.