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MANILA -- International rice experts are calling for a second Green Revolution and proposed a nine-point program to deal with the rice problem and prevent future crisis from happening.
The second Green Revolution, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) explained, "is needed now as much as the first Green Revolution was needed to avoid famine and mass starvation."
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