PHILIPPINES WANTS TO BOOST RICE COOPERATION WITH VIETNAM TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY
NEWS Desk Global
The Philippines wants to boost cooperation on rice with Vietnam to ensure its food security, Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said during a visit to Vietnam over the weekend. Laurel visited Vietnam's Mekong Delta province of An Giang, one of the key rice-producing areas of the Southeast Asian country, the province's People's Committee said in a statement on Monday.
Vietnam is the world's third-largest exporter of rice, and the Philippines has been its largest buyer in recent years. Vietnam's exports to the Philippines accounted for 45.4% of its total rice shipments in the first five months of this year.
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