THERE is a standing joke among agricultural scientists in the country that the yearly performance of our agricultural sector depends on the Lord's mercy.
THERE is a standing joke among agricultural scientists in the country that the yearly performance of our agricultural sector depends on the Lord's mercy.Farm productivity increases or decreases depending on whether the country has been bestowed with good weather. Heaven is usually blamed if productivity significantly dips. Interestingly, when agriculture performance is on the upswing, this is credited to the supposedly outstanding management capability of agriculture officials.
With a palay harvest of a little over 20 million MT in 2023 and a conversion ratio of 65 percent to rice, the actual rice supply last year was about 13 million MT. We, therefore, have a deficit of around 3 million MT that we need to fill up via importation.It looks grim this year as the palay harvest for the first nine months of the year is below 12 million MT.
Rice Crisis? Blame It On Heaven!
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