Philippines faces major rice shortage

Updated March 20, 2008 21:20:29

The Philippines is facing a major rice shortage, thanks to floods and typhoons in rice producing nations in South East Asia and changes in farming trends.

Presenter: Christine Webster
Speakers: International Rice Research Institute spokesperson, Duncan Macintosh; Urooj Malik, Director for Agriculture, in the South East Asian department of the Asia Development Bank

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