Policy failures and under-investment among factors for exacerbating country's import reliance to the detriment of the local ...

NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — In the Philippines, people say, “Bigas ay buhay”: “Rice is life.” It’s a neutral canvas for every meal. Other foods are often served as “ulam,” the ...

Reporting from Bulacan, Philippines — The Philippines has long touted the idea of self-sufficiency in rice, an essential staple here at the heart of every breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Lawyer Doris C. Javier, regional vice president and vice-chairperson of the Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council 10, ...

MANILA, Philippines – More than anywhere else in Asia, the soaring price of rice has become a good-vs.-evil drama in the Philippines, one of the world’s largest importers of rice. Traders who ...

Did you hear that a group of 400 angry farmers attacked and destroyed a field trial of genetically modified rice in the Philippines this month? That, it turns out, was a lie. The crop was actually ...

For the first time, farmers in the Philippines have cultivated Golden Rice on a larger scale and harvested almost 70 tons of grains this October. This nearly never-ending story began at ETH Zurich.

Rice is Asia’s economic pulse and lifeblood, a cultural cornerstone that binds societies. Yet Japan and the Philippines are turning this food staple into a policy disaster. Why does rice trip up ...

In the last 50 years, the Philippines has more than tripled its rice yield, while the world average rice yield has increased only about 2.3 times. In the last fifty years, the Philippines has more ...

In the Philippines, the best nutrient sources are rarely part of the daily diet, so researchers have tried adding vitamin A to rice, a staple food. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates ...

Philippines Wants to Boost Rice Cooperation With Vietnam to Ensure Food Security HANOI (Reuters) - The Philippines wants to boost cooperation on rice with Vietnam to ensure its food security ...