Quote Originally Posted by grail80 View Post
That's because the land used to produce rice has been mostly converted to subdivisions. Don't be fooled by the numbers and think that its because of the incompetence of our farmers: it is definitely not their fault. Our farmers still are the most efficient in terms of production. On a per hectare basis, they produce at least 33 percent more annually compared to other countries. They just have a lot less land to work with.
Yet, we still have to import rice. And the government is pushing for more land to grow fuel-crops. Shouldn't the government push for more food crops including rice as their priority over fuel-crops? Or is there a few people in government directly profiting (again) from this setup of pushing for more ethanol fuel crops?