ASEAN-plus-3 nations sign emergency rice reserve pact

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano (C) signs the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve accord in Jakarta on Oct. 7, 2011. The 10 agriculture ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their counterparts from China, Japan and South Korea signed the agreement to stockpile rice with the aim of aiding the signatories in the event of disasters or other contingencies. (Kyodo)

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