Dilemmatic Rice Imports
January 17, 2006
The Governments decision to import rice was not a free choice, but one forced on it by events. This is the reason the Government gave when it decided to import 110,000 tons of rice from Vietnam this month. It says its hand was forced because national rice reserve levels have fallen and domestic production is insufficient to meet demand. But many members of the House of Representatives (DPR) oppose the plan and have threatened to instigate an inq
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