Saturday, September 02, 2006

The Politics of Rice 17

So, the poverty rate has increased. Official statement from the Office of Statistics says, poverty line is very much affected by food prices. More specifically, the share of rice in households' expenditure is 35 percent. Not surprisingly, rice price increase contributes significantly to the increase in of poverty rate.

So, why not

... open up rice market?

Import now!

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