{"id":18874,"date":"2026-07-21T06:03:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibon.org\/?p=18874"},"modified":"2026-07-21T06:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:08:55","slug":"increasing-food-import-dependence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibon.org\/tl\/increasing-food-import-dependence\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing food import dependence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increasing food dependency ratio is a sign of shrinking capacity to feed ourselves. This is not an accident. 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