Philippine Unoy Rice Likely to Hit European Markets

Kalinga's famous native unoy rice, an aromatic and delectable brown staple, is set to hit markets in European countries. This has developed as a private foundation based in Tuscany, Italy expressed interest in marketing the said indigenous product in Europe, according to Tabuk Mayor Camilo Lammawin Jr.

"This is breakthrough development for us, people know that Kalinga's Unoy, aside from Ifugao's tinawon rice, is now being exported to the United States for the past two years. Here now comes Europe as a likely market," Lammawin said.

Lammawin said unoy has been considered as one of the "extraordinary products around the world." Since 2005, the unoy has already been exported to Montana in the United States by the Revitalized Indigenous Cordillera Entrepreneurs (RICE), a non-government organization, where it is being marketed along with the tinawon rice of Ifugao, dubbed as the eight wonder heirloom rice.