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To minimize our rice importation, we must spend our irrigation money wisely. But first, let us understand our rice import situation today. The reason why the Philippines is the world’s top rice importer was given by Paul John Caña. He quotes from the book “Why Does the Philippine Import Rice,” which states: “Several answers have been given to this question, many of which injure national pride by alluding to bad politicians, corruption, incompetence or laziness. But the real answer is not so bad: In a word, it is geography. ” We import rice because we are composed of islands with no major deltas like Thailand and Vietnam. The major rice exporters are all in the Southeast Asian mainland (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar). The importers are all archipelagos or narrow peninsulas (the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Korea and Malaysia). READ: Marcos: New dams, river projects to lessen flooding in Cagayan Valley The book continues: “The fact that countries remain in one club or the other for long periods of time suggests that some deep force is at work. That deep force is endowments of land and water. Thailand has four times the arable land per person versus the Philippines.” Given this difficult situation, it is necessary that we choose the best ways to use our irrigation money to produce the most rice per peso spent. But in the past, Congress has chosen to spend too much of the available money on new irrigation when other alternatives are more cost-efficient. This is because new irrigation is perceived to get more votes than these other alternatives. Last Nov. 19, we talked to National Irrigation Administration (NIA) head Eduardo Guillen and National Confederation of Irrigators Association president Remy Albano. They recommended three more cost-efficient options compared to new irrigation, which averages P1.3 million a hectare. The first is to spend it on repairs and restoration. This would cost P500,000 per hectare, or 38 percent of the cost of new irrigation. With the same amount of money, we can produce 2.6 times the volume of new irrigation. READ: NIA’s solar irrigation project a game-changer for farmers, food security The second alternative is even more attractive. When irrigation does not work because of no energy, solar-powered systems can be used at only P250,000 per hectare. This means more than five times the benefit of new irrigation. Despite this, it is often shelved in favor of new irrigation. The third is to have solar-powered irrigation in traditionally nonirrigable areas. Irrigation is usually done only on land with a slope grade of 3 percent. But irrigation is not just for rice. Solar-powered irrigation can be used for high-value crops grown in mountainous areas, with the land sloping at up to 31 percent. This costs P750,000 per hectare. It yields a very high rate of return from these crops that sell for much higher prices than rice. In addition to choosing the optimal mode of irrigation, other factors should be considered to optimize its use. A new rice road map group, with Hazel Tanchuling as chair and Raul Montemayor as cochair, discusses the importance of considering climate change forecasts when deciding when to plant. Guiller, the NIA administrator, added that planting should no longer be done the traditional way in irrigated areas. Instead, planting should be timed to avoid the dangerous typhoons that cause havoc to rice production. But since this is against farmers’ culture and tradition, a system should be put in place to motivate this new behavior. An example will be to time the provision of inputs such as water, seeds and fertilizers so that the planting is done at the optimal time. Another key factor is clustering. Irrigation done in clustered areas will result in economies of scale. This will be seen in the different areas of production, credit, marketing and technology transfer. In addition, irrigation must be part of a holistic agriculture development plan. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . Because of geography, we may have no choice but to import rice. However, we should be replacing these imports through wise water use. Choosing the right way of spending irrigation money based on the expected return on investment, instead of perceived political benefit, must now be done by Congress. This must be supplemented by good management using factors like timing, clustering and the other components necessary for a complete approach. We can then move closer to true food security.

You know those mystery calls from random numbers that we all get? How often do you find yourself dealing with those annoying scam calls? Daily? Every other day? The problem is that scammers have really upped their game over the years, making it hard to spot the real calls from the fakes. Scammers have become so advanced and they deploy all sorts of tricks to reel us in. Scammers can even change the info that shows up on our phones when they call, making it appear as if they are calling from a legitimate phone number. When this happens, it is called "spoofing," and it is how a lot of people end up falling for their scams. But thankfully, many phone providers now label suspected scam calls with a "Scam Likely" tag to give us a heads-up. Spotting a scam call can be tough, but there are ways to protect yourself. By keeping an eye out for shady area codes and knowing some of the commonly used scam numbers, you can avoid becoming their next target. Go Banking Rates has put together a list of 11 phone numbers that are known to be used by scammers. Take a second to look them over and do your best to never answer calls from these numbers because it is just going to be a scammer on the other end looking to unleash havoc in your world. Don't Answer Calls From These Phone Numbers We all get a lot of calls from numbers that we don't recognize. Most simply don't answer. However, if you receive a call or a text from one of these numbers, you definitely don't want to respond. In fact, just block these numbers. Gallery Credit: Travis Sams 7 Ways To Protect Yourself From Becoming The Victim Of A Vacation Rental Property Scam Before you book a vacation rental property, there are seven steps you should take in order to avoid becoming the victim of a vacation rental property scam. Gallery Credit: Traci TaylorGrand Forks-area Lutheran churches join together to host concert and worship service

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