Philippines pushes for half-cup rice plan to curb wastage

[Philippine Times] - 12/3/2024

MANILA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that its chief Francisco Tiu Laurel has called for renewed action to curb rice wastage across the country, noting the current levels could feed 2.8 million Filipinos annually. Data from the Philippine Rice Research (…)



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