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Core Tip: In 2025, China's central No. 1 document first proposed to "improve the coordination mechanism between agricultural product trade and production," which is a new challenge we face. From an international perspective, many countries have accumulated rich experience in establishing and improving agricultural product trade and production coordination mechanisms, with numerous representative policies available for our reference. In the Philippines, the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund is precisely the key measure to achieve trade and production synergy. The per capita cultivated land area in the Philippines is similar to China's. Although the climate conditions are suitable, frequent natural disasters like typhoons, coupled with low agricultural mechanization, poor seed quality, and backward planting techniques, have resulted in low rice yields, leading to large-scale rice imports over an extended period. In recent years, the Philippines has established the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, using tariff revenues to support domestic rice production.

Vietnam continues to dominate the Philippines’ rice import market, accounting for nearly 90 per cent of the country’s rice shipments. Despite efforts by the Philippines to diversify its sources, Vietnam remains the primary supplier, providing the vast majority of the rice imported into the country. This heavy reliance underscores Vietnam’s critical role in meeting the

A team of scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines has identified 6 rice varieties that possess pronounced anti-cancer and antioxidant properties.