Climate change and supply concerns dominate World Rice Conference: Emphatic call made for stronger food security foundations

摘要

The first World Rice Conference organized by The Rice Trader in Mactan, Cebu, Philippines, on 27-29 October 2009 featured extensive analysis of demand and supply scenarios from major and emerging rice exporters, and revealed the first rice tasting competition. The event was dominated, however, by speculation about India's future rice output and the Philippines' damage on the back of three tropical storms (two before the conference and one immediately after).