23 - Rice crisis
Sunday, March 23 2008 @ 07:31 PM GMT
A farmer harvests rice stalks in Carigara, in the province of Leyte, central Philippines March 22, 2008. For Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, already battling a corruption scandal, the price of rice could affect her political future. The country's estimated 90 million people consume 33,000 tonnes per day and the government is trying to contain a surge in prices of the staple by securing guaranteed supplies.
