A man spreads fertiliser on a paddy field in Ilan County April 7, 2008. Some rice exporters such as big growers Vietnam and India have restricted exports in order to keep more rice at home, pushing up international prices and threatening supplies to countries that depend on imports.
A woman walks in a paddy field in Ilan County April 7, 2008. Some rice exporters such as big growers Vietnam and India have restricted exports in order to keep more rice at home, pushing up international prices and threatening supplies to countries that depend on imports.
A man holds a handful of rice as he poses for the photographer in a rice factory in Jiaosi, Ilan County, April 7, 2008. Some rice exporters such as big growers Vietnam and India have restricted exports in order to keep more rice at home, pushing up international prices and threatening supplies to countries that depend on imports.
Farmers sit on sacks of newly harvested rice grains while waiting for a vehicle at a rice field in San Simon town, Pampanga province, north of Manila April 6, 2008. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo unveiled a series of measures last Friday to boost rice production as troops supervised the sale of subsidised grains and the government threatened to jail hoarders for life.
A farmer carries a sack of newly harvested rice grains at a rice field in Pulilan town, Bulacan province, north of Manila April 6, 2008. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo unveiled a series of measures last Friday to boost rice production as troops supervised the sale of subsidised grains and the government threatened to jail hoarders for life.
Farmers use a threshing machine at a rice field in San Simon town, Pampanga province, north of Manila April 6, 2008. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo unveiled a series of measures last Friday to boost rice production as troops supervised the sale of subsidised grains and the government threatened to jail hoarders for life.
A farmer spreads newly harvested rice grains to dry on a concrete road in San Simon town, Pampanga province, north of Manila April 6, 2008. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo unveiled a series of measures last Friday to boost rice production as troops supervised the sale of subsidised grains and the government threatened to jail hoarders for life.
A farmer uses a threshing machine in a rice field in Pulilan town, Bulacan province, north of Manila April 6, 2008. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo unveiled a series of measures last Friday to boost rice production as troops supervised the sale of subsidised grains and the government threatened to jail hoarders for life.
Workers pack rice inside a state grain agency warehouse in Quezon City, Metro Manila April 4, 2008. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo unveiled a series of measures on Friday to boost rice production as troops supervised the sale of subsidised grains and the government threatened to jail hoarders for life.
A worker leans against sacks of rice as he takes a break at a warehouse in Quezon City, Metro Manila, April 1, 2008. The Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice importers, is in talks with Thailand for supplies this year and hopes to bring in shipments by June, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Tuesday.
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