11.   In the past, the country had a good income from the export of rubber and tin and so we found it cheaper to import rice.

12.   Indonesia said Tuesday it would import more rice to alleviate a shortfall caused by a combination of economic crisis and drought.

13.   Indonesia, which imported rice last year to meet shortages, will once again reach self-sufficiency next year, a senior official said Monday.

14.   Indonesian officials have said the country does not need to import rice until at least the next harvest season in April.

15.   Iran imports Vietnamese rice.

16.   Indonesia currently imports rice from Thailand, India, China, Vietnam and Pakistan to make up for shortages in domestic production.

17.   One is to encourage Bernas to start massive rice cultivation projects abroad and import the rice into the country.

18.   She said the government should be open to importing rice.

19.   The farmers protested that in August, the government imported foreign rice for cooking, breaking its earlier promise not to import any for direct human consumption.

20.   The government is importing rice and international donors are shipping staple foods into the country.