Bahrain is holding talks in Manila to acquire vast farmlands in the Philippines to grow rice.
The move has been welcomed by the Philippines government during the visit of the Industry and Commerce minister Dr Hassan Fakhro
The Kingdom aims to cultivate rice in the Philippines in a bid to combat the sky-rocketing price of the staple, an official said.
The minister and his delegation were welcomed on arrival by his Filipino counterpart Arthur Yap.-TradeArabia News Service