The Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines, in a copy of is presentation sent to the DAILY STAR, said that the country is among the regions in the world that is home to some 642 million people suffering from hunger based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [...] While the country is affected by food insecurity, the BCP showed in its data that biotech crops can help reverse the situation, with yields projected to reach as much as 18 tons per hectare in 2030 for corn alone.