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Who to blame for high rice prices?
MUCH of the responsibility for the current spike in the price of rice lies with governments in the region, with agriculture suffering from misdirected policies and neglect, food experts say.And this has been compounded by the fact that the 'green revolution' has run out of steam.That revolution in the 1960s boosted crop yields through selective breeding and intensive water and fertiliser-dependent farming, making food-deficit countries such as India self-sufficient for the first time. But yields have since hit a plateau.According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), paddy production last year rose only 1 per cent, making it the second consecutive year that production growth had lagged population growth.This means that less rice is being produced per capita.'We do need to grow more food. The fact is that governments had become complacent. This neglect has to end,' FAO policy officer Sumiter Broca said during a panel discussion at the Foreign Correspondents Club here on Wednesday
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