How to end PH hunger? It’s all about rice, says NAPC

The government can address the problem of hunger in the country by ensuring rice sufficiency for every Filipino family, but it must also break free from the bondage of rice importation, National AntiPoverty Commission chair Liza Maza said on Thursday. She said rice self-sufficiency was pivotal in ensuring food security since 85 percent of the country’s population depended on rice as staple food. “In order to achieve true rice self-sufficiency and food security, breaking away from import-dependency must be coupled with the initiative to boost our agricultural output and to support our local farmers,” Maza said ahead of Friday’s interagency dialogue on rice sufficiency and food security.—