Economic Reporter :
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has moved up with an action plan for making rice more available and inexpensive across the region so people can afford the staple food-grain particularly during any crisis period.
The 10-point action plan will be unveiled at the annual conference of the policy makers and senior officials of the ASEAN countries that began on Monday in the Puerto Princesa, a resort city in western Philippines. The conference will conclude on Friday, with adopting the plan by the participating countries.
“The 10-point action plan outlines policy recommendations that can be considered by the attending countries to ensure that rice remains available and affordable across the region, especially in the face of increasing challenges from climate change,” IRRI said in a statement.
The participating countries are the ten ASEAN member countries – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam; and three non-ASEAN states – China, Japan and South Korea.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has moved up with an action plan for making rice more available and inexpensive across the region so people can afford the staple food-grain particularly during any crisis period.
The 10-point action plan will be unveiled at the annual conference of the policy makers and senior officials of the ASEAN countries that began on Monday in the Puerto Princesa, a resort city in western Philippines. The conference will conclude on Friday, with adopting the plan by the participating countries.
“The 10-point action plan outlines policy recommendations that can be considered by the attending countries to ensure that rice remains available and affordable across the region, especially in the face of increasing challenges from climate change,” IRRI said in a statement.
The participating countries are the ten ASEAN member countries – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam; and three non-ASEAN states – China, Japan and South Korea.
