Question

Why do we need to import rice?

Answer 1

Explanation:

for carbohydrates , so to keep us healthy

Answer 2

Answer:

First, IRRI trained scientists in all major rice-producing countries, not just the Philippines. The IRRI has trained and worked with Vietnam, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, the Malaysian Agriculture Research Institute, the Thai Department of Agriculture and the Indonesia Agency for Agriculture Research as early as the 1970s.

In fact, the Philippine Rice Research Institute, created only in 1985, was late in coming. National rice research institutes are important in developing varieties suited to different conditions. Just because IRRI is located in the Philippines does not mean the Philippines has been favored by IRRI. IRRI has released more than a thousand modern rice varieties in 78 countries since its founding in 1960.

Second, the Philippines has been a net rice importer for the last 50 years. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization, from 1961 to 2011, the Philippines was an importer for 40 years, and a significant exporter for only four years (1979-1981 and 1987). In 2012 to 2015, it also imported rice. This is in part due to smaller rice areas and lower yields even in irrigated areas because of water scarcity in the dry season.