Rice seen fading as staple with higher incomes (Business World)

Business World (The Philippines) published an article stating that the Philippines’ dependence on rice as its leading staple food is expected to fade as incomes increase and diets are diversified, agriculture experts said. According to the Department of Agriculture, rice consumption averages 118.81 kilograms per capita each year, or around 325.5 grams of rice daily. South Asia director Shahidur Rashid stated that “Agriculture is critically important to ensure food security but we need other systems and institutions in place to make it effective such as technology.”