President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will study the recommendations of local rice processing firm Chen Yi Agventures to help farmers become more productive.   Marcos issued the statement on Saturday, a day after his meeting with Chen Yi Agventures founders, French Patrick François Renucci and his wife, Filipino-Chinese Rachel, at Malacañan Palace in Manila.   “Kahapon ay nakipagpulong tayo sa mga opisyal ng Chen Yi Agventures upang dinggin ang kanilang mga mungkahi kung paano matutulungan ang mga magsasakang apektado sa pagtaas na presyo ng abono (Yesterday, we met with officials of Chen Yi Agventures to hear their proposals to help

Global food prices were broadly unchanged in October with rising cereal prices offsetting decreases in other staples, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday.   The FAO food price index was virtually unchanged at 135.9 in October, a 9-month low. However, the figure was 2 percent higher than a year earlier.   The index measures monthly changes in international prices of five major food commodity groups – cereal, meat, dairy products, vegetable oils and sugar.   The cereal price index rose 3 percent from September, led by wheat prices that have risen due to uncertainties related to the