Rice gods may yet hear self-sufficiency mantra

MUñOZ, Nueva Ecija � As perennial as the grass called rice, the mantra for self sufficiency in the politically volatile staple is being chanted once again. To grow all of its rice needs, the Philippines must up harvests from 15.77 million tons in 2010 to 21.12 million tons in 2013. Meaning, to be rice self-sufficient, production needs to increase by 5.35 million tons of paddy rice � all in just

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