Rice silo and warehouse launched
Sum Manet / Khmer Times
A new set of warehouse and silo
funded through a government-led loan scheme was inaugurated Friday in Kampong
Speu province.
Together, the warehouse and silo
have cost $5 million. They are part of a government lending scheme that makes
low-interest loans, known as ‘emergency loans’, available to agricultural firms
that want to build rice storage facilities. The initiative aims to boost their
storage capacity during harvest season as well as bolster paddy prices for
farmers.
Kao Thach, director-general of
RDB, said during the launch of the new rice storage facilities that they will
play a vital role in supporting the price of rice and helping farmers find
buyers for their products.
He said since the government
introduced the lending mechanism, the price of rice has risen considerably, and
now stands at 1,150-1,200 riel per kilogram. He added that now the government
is also considering subsidising production costs for farmers.
“The government will bear
approximately a third of the cost of seeds. This means if seeds cost 3,000 riel
per kilogram, the government will shoulder 1,000 riel, and farmers will only
have to pay 2,000 riel,” he added.
Similar rice storage facilities
were recently launched in Battambang and Kampong Thom provinces.
In 2016, the government launched
its first one-year emergency loan offer through the RDB to help the rice
sector. The emergency fund for the year 2016-2017 consisted of $27 million, but
for the period 2017-2018, it was increased to $50 million.
The government later announced
that an extra $30 million in loans will be made available for building silos
and warehouses.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50509532/rice-silo-and-warehouse-launched/
Monsoon set to make further inroads
Normal
pattern Rains to ease in Central India as trough moves north
Normal
pattern Rains to ease in Central India as trough moves north
Poor progress
remains a worry as kharif sowing takes a hit
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/MUMBAI, JULY 9
The monsoon is set to make
inroads into Central India, the South Peninsula and North-West India amid
concerns that its progress as well as kharif sowing is not satisfactory.
The all-important monsoon trough
has reverted to its normal position over North India in what is being taken as
a strong signal for a further escalation in rain activity over Central India
and the South Peninsula for at least a week.
In turn, rainfall activity should
also increase over North-West India during the next two days once the monsoon
easterlies begin to blow in full strength from the Bay of Bengal along the
monsoon trough.
The proceedings will reach a peak
with the formation of a low-pressure area over the North Bay of Bengal (off the
Odisha-Bengal coasts) — its likely intensification — and move along the trough
towards Central and North-West India.
‘Next two weeks crucial’
The India Meteorological
Department (IMD) said that, during this period, East and North-East India would
continue to witness subdued monsoon conditions since the bulk of the rain would
move in a west-north-west direction to Central and adjoining North-West India.
Meanwhile, Madan Sabnavis, Chief
Economist, Care Ratings, said in a report that the next two weeks will be
crucial for determining crop output conjectures now that MSPs have been announced
by the government.
As of July 6, the picture is less
than satisfactory, with the area sown being 14.1 per cent lower than what it
was last year. While the monsoon season officially lasts for four months, July
becomes critical in terms of farmers sowing the seeds of their respective
products.
The relatively late announcement
of the MSP would be one factor that could have delayed cropping decisions,
considering that prices of products in the pulses and oilseeds complexes came
down sharply last year due to higher production, which could have caused
farmers to wait for this announcement. The next two weeks will hence be
critical for the final production prospects.
He said that area sown has been
lower for all the broad categories of farm products with the exception of
sugarcane. If this is juxtaposed with the recent announcement of MSPs, it can
be seen that the thrust has been on growing more cotton.
The incentive for tur is lower
with around a 4 per cent increase in MSP, which indicates that sowing will be
lower this year. For oilseeds like groundnut and soybean, the increase is
between 10-11 per cent, which is more at the median level of MSP increases
announced for the kharif season.
He said that cumulative rainfall
till July 4 is 6.6 per cent lower than normal at 184.7 mm as against a normal
of 197.8 mm. As many as 25 of the 36 met divisions have received normal to
surplus rainfall.
Punjab enjoys excess
Punjab is the only region that
received large excess rainfall, 111 per cent above normal level. This reflects
a promising sowing season for the state. The regions that are strong in
agriculture but have received less than normal rainfall are concentrated in
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Gujarat, East Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
The Saurashtra, Kutch and Diu
region continues to be the only region receiving largely deficient rainfall,
deviating at 75 per cent less than the normal rainfall. Crops such as rice,
maize, oilseeds and, to an extent, pulses, will be affected in these regions in
case the monsoon does not return to normalcy in the next two weeks.
The levels in reservoirs are also
just about lower than normal at 20.3 per cent of the full reservoir level (FRL)
(as against the normal of 21 per cent). This is based on the full reservoir
level (FRL) of 162 billion cubic metres, with a current level of 32.8 billion
cubic metres.
In Madhya Pradesh, sowing can
continue for maize, soybean and groundnut and in Chattisgarh, nursery sowing of
rice and sowing of soybean, til, redgram, maize, and groundnut.
Gujarat focus
There is good rainfall forecast
for major parts of the Gujarat except Saurashtra and the South Gujarat region
next week. A general advisory from the Hyderabad-based All India Coordinated
Research Project (AICRP) on Agrometeorology (Central Research Institute for
Dryland Agriculture) said that there is a forecast of rainfall as the extended
range forecast of Gujarat reveals deficit rainfall from July 6-12 and normal to
above-normal rainfall between July 13-19.
In view of the forecast after
July 12, groundnut has to be replaced with sesame or pulses in Saurashtra and
the South Gujarat region. Cotton also has to be taken up as a contingency crop
in these regions, said Vijaya Kumar, Project Coordinator (Agri Meteorology) at
AICRP.
In Kutch and North Gujarat,
sorghum, blackgram, sesame, castor and short-duration pigeonpea can be planted
if rainfall revives after July 12.
The IMD’s extended range weather
forecast says normal to above normal rainfall is likely for subdivisions of the
West Coast and Central India from July 13 to 19. A warning for flooding of
standing crops may not be required at this stage. People may observe local
forecasts and take measures accordingly, Vijaya Kumar said.
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/monsoon-set-to-make-further-inroads/article24373425.ece
Monsoon to escalate further over West Coast, Maharashtra and
adjoining MP
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JULY 9
The West Coast, interior
Maharashtra and adjoining Madhya Pradesh are likely to be battered by heavy to
very heavy rain during the next three-day period, according to global
forecasts.
The European Centre for
Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) has marked out the area likely to
receive some of the heaviest rainfall during this period.
RAINFALL TREND UPDATE
Saurashtra and Kutch is the only
Met subdivision with 'scanty' rainfall (-77 per cent of long-period average) so
far during this monsoon, while rainfall over adjoining East Gujarat is 'normal'
(-18 per cent), according to IMD classification.
East and North-East India
continue to be 'deficient' (-59 to -20 per cent), but most individual Met
subdivisions have what are considered 'manageable' deficits, ranging between
-20 to -30 per cent.
Only Uttar Pradesh (-42 per cent
in West Uttar Pradesh and -48 per cent in East Uttar Pradesh) have bigger and
worrisome deficits. The anticipated rains during the rest of the week and into
the next could improve the situation here.
Meanwhile, the 'extreme wet area'
notified by ECMWF for the next three days is bounded by Mumbai, Nashik, Indore,
Itarsi, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Dhamtari, Jagdalpur and Nanded-Waghala, according to
the ECMWF outlook. The towns/ cities falling under this footprint include
Malegaon, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Khandwa, Amravati, Yavatmal, Risod, Chandrapur
and Latur.
On the West Coast, the areas
faced with the fury of the monsoon during the three-day period include Boisar,
Mumbai, Mangaluru, Kannur, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and
adjoining interior areas.
The foothills of North-West and
East India also need to be alert, especially Jammu, Dharamsala, Shimla,
Dehradun, Pokhri, Ranikhet, Gangtok, Siliguri and entire Nepal and Bhutan.
LOW-PRESSURE AREA
Only Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra
Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat would likely be excluded from the vigorous
monsoon conditions during this three-day period, and for the rest of the week
as well.
The IMD has spotted a productive
cyclonic circulation over North Odisha, which is driving the monsoon currently.
It would soon have the company of a big-brother low-pressure area, which would
lead to further escalation in rain activity.
The 'low' is forecast to form
over North Bay of Bengal around Friday and become more 'marked' (first round of
intensification), bringing heavy torrents to pound coastal Odisha and Bengal to
begin with.
While doing so, it would hit the
Bangladesh-Myanmar coast, only to rebound and head back to Bengal/ Odisha,
before hitting an excessive wet track into East and Central India by July 18.
A National Agro-Met Advisory
Service Bulletin issued by the India Met Department (IMD) said rice farmers in
South Gujarat may make good use of the realised and expected rainfall and
continue nursery sowing. Cotton and groundnut farmers in middle Gujarat, too,
may use the window to take up sowing.
In East Rajasthan, this advisory
will apply for red gram, green gram, groundnut, pearl millet, sorghum, maize
and cluster bean, and in West Rajasthan, for pearl millet, cluster bean, mung
bean and moth.
In Madhya Pradesh, sowing can
continue for maize, soyabean and groundnut and in Chattisgarh, nursery sowing
of rice and sowing of soyabean, til, redgram, maize, and groundnut.
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/monsoon-to-escalate-further-over-west-coast-maharashtra-and-adjoining-mp/article24370667.ece
Paying The (P)Rice For Water Shortage
KARACHI:Pakistans agriculture
economy is likely to face tougher challenges amid a water crisis that is taking
toll on the countrys output.The crisis, which had earlier caused farmers to
largely miss cotton seeds sowing targets, is now affecting rice plantation,
delaying it in Sindh by 1-2 months.
Rice is a summer crop and warmer temperatures are good for its growth. However, the delay in plantation may push its production to October-November, a time when lower temperatures would affect the output.
Paddy (raw rice) plantation has gotten delayed by 1-2 months, Sindh Abadgar Board President Abdul Majeed Nizamani told The Express Tribune.
Kharif crops likely to suffer due to severe water shortage
Farmers started rice plantation from mid-June. This should have been done 1-2 months earlier, he said, adding the delay has been caused due to a water shortage.
He elaborated in a nursery, rice seeds are sowed mostly between March-April. Later on, they are replanted in appropriate fields by April-May. However, low availability of water during March-April did not allow farmers to begin the process.
We need around 50,000 cusecs of water in Kotri, lower Sindh. The level is currently hovering around 30,000-40,000 cusecs, he said, adding water requirement will increase with the passage of time as crops mature for harvesting.
Rice (paddy) is planted across 1.8 million acres to 2.3 million acres of land in Sindh, which mostly grows export quality rice (Irri-6).
Nizamani said it would be too early to estimate the impact on rice production for the ongoing season, as rain could affect the crop.
The future is completely dependent upon the quantum and timing of the rain, he said.
Indigenous effort: With hybrid seeds, rice output can rise 2 million tons
If it rains in time then it will be good for the crop. Otherwise, it could play havoc if it rains heavily and untimely.
A natural resource management associate, Sono Khangharanr, estimated 30-40% lower production this season due to delayed plantation.
Rice is usually harvested around October-November. The delay will not let the required level of temperature be available and would affect the crops health after November, he said.
The threat to rice production comes after farmers have already missed cottons sowing target by around 35% in Sindh due to water shortage, a government official estimated.
BMA Capitals Economist Muhammad Fawad Khan said the other day that the water crisis may further hamper economic growth in fiscal year 2019.
As per international organisations, Pakistan is likely to face a major water crisis by 2025.
State-of-the-art: Scientists introduce latest machine for wheat sowing
The crisis may slow down agriculture growth this fiscal year. Its share in the economy stands at around one-fifth.Published in The Express Tribune, July 8th, 2018.LikeBusiness on Facebook,follow@TribuneBizon Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.
Rice is a summer crop and warmer temperatures are good for its growth. However, the delay in plantation may push its production to October-November, a time when lower temperatures would affect the output.
Paddy (raw rice) plantation has gotten delayed by 1-2 months, Sindh Abadgar Board President Abdul Majeed Nizamani told The Express Tribune.
Kharif crops likely to suffer due to severe water shortage
Farmers started rice plantation from mid-June. This should have been done 1-2 months earlier, he said, adding the delay has been caused due to a water shortage.
He elaborated in a nursery, rice seeds are sowed mostly between March-April. Later on, they are replanted in appropriate fields by April-May. However, low availability of water during March-April did not allow farmers to begin the process.
We need around 50,000 cusecs of water in Kotri, lower Sindh. The level is currently hovering around 30,000-40,000 cusecs, he said, adding water requirement will increase with the passage of time as crops mature for harvesting.
Rice (paddy) is planted across 1.8 million acres to 2.3 million acres of land in Sindh, which mostly grows export quality rice (Irri-6).
Nizamani said it would be too early to estimate the impact on rice production for the ongoing season, as rain could affect the crop.
The future is completely dependent upon the quantum and timing of the rain, he said.
Indigenous effort: With hybrid seeds, rice output can rise 2 million tons
If it rains in time then it will be good for the crop. Otherwise, it could play havoc if it rains heavily and untimely.
A natural resource management associate, Sono Khangharanr, estimated 30-40% lower production this season due to delayed plantation.
Rice is usually harvested around October-November. The delay will not let the required level of temperature be available and would affect the crops health after November, he said.
The threat to rice production comes after farmers have already missed cottons sowing target by around 35% in Sindh due to water shortage, a government official estimated.
BMA Capitals Economist Muhammad Fawad Khan said the other day that the water crisis may further hamper economic growth in fiscal year 2019.
As per international organisations, Pakistan is likely to face a major water crisis by 2025.
State-of-the-art: Scientists introduce latest machine for wheat sowing
The crisis may slow down agriculture growth this fiscal year. Its share in the economy stands at around one-fifth.Published in The Express Tribune, July 8th, 2018.LikeBusiness on Facebook,follow@TribuneBizon Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.
Decline in Rice Imports
Sunday, July 08, 2018
Around 379,000 tons of rice worth
$375 million were imported during the first three months of the current year
(March 21-June 21), showing 7.9% and 1.3% decrease in volume and value
respectively compared with the corresponding period last year, latest figures
released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show.
https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-domestic.../decline-in-rice-imports
Below-normal
rains hit planting; rice down 15%, area under pulses falls 19%
Jul 09, 2018, 06.40 AM IST
Seasonal rainfall has been 19% short of normal
in biggest producer and consumer of rice West Bengal. NEW DELHI: Monsoon
rainfall has deteriorated in July, falling 16% below average this month after
being patchy and erratic in the first four weeks of the season, which has
delayed crop planting significantly and raised concerns about agricultural
output. Total rainfall shortfall since June 1 has widened to 8% after being 5%
lower than average at the end of June. As a result, planting of rice,
the season’s main crop, is already 15% lower while the area under pulses is 19%
lower than the acreage this time last year, data from the agriculture
ministry shows.
Farmers can quickly make up for the lost time in planting if rainfall picks up this week as predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather office on Sunday said rainfall over central, northwest and east India is expected to pick up over the next four days, but with the rain-busting El Niño phenomenon looming in the Pacific Ocean, the risk of a sub-optimal monsoon season remains.
International forecasters like the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have flagged the formation of El Niño towards the end of the June-September monsoon season. Surface temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean has started rising towards the El Niño threshold, prompting an “El Niño Alert” from international weather offices. Analysts said rain needs to pick up within a week for farmers to make up for planting delay.
Farmers can quickly make up for the lost time in planting if rainfall picks up this week as predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather office on Sunday said rainfall over central, northwest and east India is expected to pick up over the next four days, but with the rain-busting El Niño phenomenon looming in the Pacific Ocean, the risk of a sub-optimal monsoon season remains.
International forecasters like the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have flagged the formation of El Niño towards the end of the June-September monsoon season. Surface temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean has started rising towards the El Niño threshold, prompting an “El Niño Alert” from international weather offices. Analysts said rain needs to pick up within a week for farmers to make up for planting delay.
DK Joshi, chief economist at Crisil, said distribution of rainfall in irrigated and rain-fed areas would determine the impact of scanty showers on agriculture. “We’ve to wait till the middle of July. If deficient rainfall continues, then it could be a matter of concern,” he said.
Most parts of the country barring southern India and Maharashtra recorded below normal rainfall since June 1. While Maharashtra has seen a 30% excess in rainfall this season, with torrential rain disrupting life in the commercial hub of Mumbai, many agriculturally important states have received weak rainfall.
Seasonal rainfall has been 19% short of normal in biggest producer and consumer of rice West Bengal. In oilseed- and-cotton-growing Gujarat, there is 44% deficit so far, while soya bean-producing MP has 10% deficit. UP, a major producer of sugarcane and other crops, has recorded 46% below-normal rain. However, rainfall in well-irrigated Punjab has been 62% higher than average since June 1.
After a dry weekend in the northern parts of the country, rainfall in the region is expected to revive this week. Independent forecaster AccuWeather said the monsoon flow is expected to surge towards northwest India by Tuesday, with rainfall continuing into the weekend. “More consistent rainfall is expected to follow this surge of moisture across northwest India during late July and August,” the US-based weather forecasting agency said, adding that the west coast and parts of central India are expected to continue receiving heavy downpour this week.
Reservoir levels have improved by 2% since last week. The total water available in live storage of 91 reservoirs in the country being monitored by central water commission was 32.847 BMC on last Thursday, which is 20% of the total live storage capacity of these reservoirs and 96% of storage of average of last ten years.
Latest data from states suggest that the total sown area under kharif crop last week stood at 333.76 lakh hectares compared with 388.89 lakh hectares at this time last year.
Sisi approves to import
rice, orders to control prices
Tuesday July 10, 2018
Mon,
Jul. 9, 2018
CAIRO – 9 July 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi approved to
import rice and to start its marketing for the coming Year, besides putting
good prices for the crop in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture. This
came during the president's meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbuly and
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Mesalhy.
Sisi also ordered to control the markets and activate the system of price control, and consumer protection measures, and work to eliminate the phenomenon of monopoly and commercial fraud.
The meeting included reviewing the comprehensive strategic vision of the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade during the coming period and its programs and projects aimed at providing crops and commodities, developing the internal trade sector, providing social protection for the neediest groups, and controlling the markets.
The president also called for intensifying procedures to support and stimulating internal trade in Egypt, especially with commodities, and to explore opportunities for implementing programs in partnership with the private sector and food holding companies to establish commodity and trade chains with major international companies specialized in this field.
He further directed to support small and micro projects on concessional terms, especially those related to needy women in villages, in coordination with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, as well as supporting the establishment of permanent outlets for young graduates to provide them with more job opportunities and expand the mobile outlets of companies and complexes consumer.
On June 5, the government announced its plan to import rice (paddy, mulled and cargo rice), in a way to reduce the rice-cultivated areas due to the water shortage crisis the country is suffering from.
President Sisi ratified on May 21,the newly-passed amendments to the Agriculture Law No. 53 of 1966, per which the government will determine the areas to cultivate certain water-intensive crops such as rice and sugarcane, amid the water shortage crisis in order to rationalize water usage.
Also, Article 101 of the law stipulates that those who violate the ministerial decrees issued to implement Articles 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Agriculture Law shall be punished with a fine not less than LE 20,000 (about $1,119) and not more than LE 50,000.
On May 2, the Egyptian government agreed to increase the area allocated for rice cultivation by 100,000 feddans (one feddan equals 1.038 acres) for this season only, bringing the total area allocated for rice cultivation to 820,000 feddans, Abdel Latif Khaled, head of irrigation sector in the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources stated.
Thus, it is expected that Egypt will produce about 3.3 million tons this year as one feddan produces 4 tons, while the Egyptians’ annual consumption of rice is estimated at 4.3 million tons.
However, the cultivated areas will be shrunk in the coming seasons as a result of water scarcity, given that one feddan of rice consumes 7,000 cubic meters of water.
Egypt needs at least 105 billion cubic meters of water annually to cover the needs of more than 90 million citizens. However, it currently has only 60 billion cubic meters, of which 55.5 billion cubic meters come from the Nile and less than 5 billion cubic meters come from non-renewable subterranean water in the desert. The remaining 80 billion cubic meters are covered by the reuse of wastewater.
The average per capita consumption of fresh water declined by 1.5 percent in 2015/2016 as it reached 103.4 cubic meters, compared to 105 cubic meters in 2015/2014, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) data.
A further decrease in Egypt's water resources is expected in light of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which could have a negative impact on Egypt’s Nile water share.
Egypt was the largest rice producer in the Near East region, according to the FAO data in 2004. In the period between 2015 and 2016, the country exported rice with a revenue of $58 million. However, rice export was banned in August 2016 to meet the local demand after shrinking the cultivated areas.
Sisi also ordered to control the markets and activate the system of price control, and consumer protection measures, and work to eliminate the phenomenon of monopoly and commercial fraud.
The meeting included reviewing the comprehensive strategic vision of the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade during the coming period and its programs and projects aimed at providing crops and commodities, developing the internal trade sector, providing social protection for the neediest groups, and controlling the markets.
The president also called for intensifying procedures to support and stimulating internal trade in Egypt, especially with commodities, and to explore opportunities for implementing programs in partnership with the private sector and food holding companies to establish commodity and trade chains with major international companies specialized in this field.
He further directed to support small and micro projects on concessional terms, especially those related to needy women in villages, in coordination with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, as well as supporting the establishment of permanent outlets for young graduates to provide them with more job opportunities and expand the mobile outlets of companies and complexes consumer.
On June 5, the government announced its plan to import rice (paddy, mulled and cargo rice), in a way to reduce the rice-cultivated areas due to the water shortage crisis the country is suffering from.
President Sisi ratified on May 21,the newly-passed amendments to the Agriculture Law No. 53 of 1966, per which the government will determine the areas to cultivate certain water-intensive crops such as rice and sugarcane, amid the water shortage crisis in order to rationalize water usage.
Also, Article 101 of the law stipulates that those who violate the ministerial decrees issued to implement Articles 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Agriculture Law shall be punished with a fine not less than LE 20,000 (about $1,119) and not more than LE 50,000.
On May 2, the Egyptian government agreed to increase the area allocated for rice cultivation by 100,000 feddans (one feddan equals 1.038 acres) for this season only, bringing the total area allocated for rice cultivation to 820,000 feddans, Abdel Latif Khaled, head of irrigation sector in the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources stated.
Thus, it is expected that Egypt will produce about 3.3 million tons this year as one feddan produces 4 tons, while the Egyptians’ annual consumption of rice is estimated at 4.3 million tons.
However, the cultivated areas will be shrunk in the coming seasons as a result of water scarcity, given that one feddan of rice consumes 7,000 cubic meters of water.
Egypt needs at least 105 billion cubic meters of water annually to cover the needs of more than 90 million citizens. However, it currently has only 60 billion cubic meters, of which 55.5 billion cubic meters come from the Nile and less than 5 billion cubic meters come from non-renewable subterranean water in the desert. The remaining 80 billion cubic meters are covered by the reuse of wastewater.
The average per capita consumption of fresh water declined by 1.5 percent in 2015/2016 as it reached 103.4 cubic meters, compared to 105 cubic meters in 2015/2014, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) data.
A further decrease in Egypt's water resources is expected in light of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which could have a negative impact on Egypt’s Nile water share.
Egypt was the largest rice producer in the Near East region, according to the FAO data in 2004. In the period between 2015 and 2016, the country exported rice with a revenue of $58 million. However, rice export was banned in August 2016 to meet the local demand after shrinking the cultivated areas.
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/3/53607/Sisi-approves-to-import-rice-orders-to-control-prices
GIEWS Country Brief: Thailand 19-June-2018
REPORT
19
Jun 2018
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT
·
Near average rains and adequate irrigation water availability
benefit planting operations of 2018 main crops
·
Aggregate paddy production in
2017 forecast slightly above average
·
Rice exports in 2018 forecast to
decline from previous year’s record level
·
Prices of rice on increase
supported by strong import demand
Near average rains and adequate
irrigation water availability benefit planting operations of 2018 main crops
The 2018 main paddy and maize crops are currently being planted.
Rainfall since mid-April has been near average throughout most of the country
and, coupled with adequate irrigation water availability, it benefitted
planting operations and early crop development. Overall, the area planted with
both crops is expected to expand, supported by remunerative farm gate prices
and adequate water availability in the main reservoirs.
Paddy production in 2017
forecast to increase
Harvesting of the 2017 main paddy crop was concluded in January
2018, while the harvest period for the minor (secondary) paddy crop is underway
and is expected to conclude at the end of June. Despite the crop losses caused
by floods in July 2017 in the northeastern farming region, the 2017 aggregate
paddy output is forecast at 33.7 million tonnes, 4 percent above the 2016
level. The projected year-on-year increase mirrors expectations of higher
secondary crop production, reflecting an expansion in plantings as a result of
attractive producer prices and supported by ample availability of water for
irrigation.
The production of the 2017 maize crop, with the bulk harvested
by September 2017, is officially estimated at 4.9 million tonnes, slightly
above the average level. The increase is mostly the result of an expansion in
plantings owing to sustained strong demand from the feed industry.
Rice exports in 2018 forecast
to decrease from previous year’s record level
Rice exports in calendar year 2018 are forecast at 9.9 million
tonnes, 15 percent below last year’s record level.
Rice prices on increase
supported by strong demand for exports
Domestic rice prices have generally increased since March 2018,
reflecting strong demand from importing countries. The improved supplies in the
market from the secondary crop harvest, estimated at a good level, limited
further price increases. Overall, prices of rice in May were close to their
year-earlier levels.
Disclaimer: The designations
employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not
imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning
the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities,
or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
https://reliefweb.int/report/thailand/giews-country-brief-thailand-19-june-2018
Grain price in S. Korea grows at
fastest-ever pace in H1 on rice price hike
2018.07.08
14:52:25 2018.07.08 14:57:45
Grain price in South Korea gained at the fastest ever
pace during the first six months this year on spike in rice price from supply cut, data showed. According to the
Statistics Korea on Sunday, the country’s grain price jumped 19.8 percent
during the first six months this year from the same period a year ago. It is
the fastest on-year gain since such data has been compiled from 1985. It also
is the first time for the grain price to rise in four years. Grain price grew
at the average pace of between 6 and 10 percent in 2011-2013 but started to
head downward since 2014.
The main culprit behind the steep rise in grain price was rice, of which price soared 26.4 percent in the January-June period from a year ago - the fastest since 1981 with 34.8 percent. Rice supply dropped sharply last year as more farmers stopped growing rice under the government’s guide to control supply in an attempt to resolve the glut in rice supplies due to westernized eating habits. The country produced total 3.97 million tons of rice last year, down 5.3 percent on year and the lowest since 1980.
Prices of other agricultural product also rose sharply during the cited period. Out of 460 items subject to the statistics office’s food price track, six farm produce products made the top 10 list that showed the fastest on-year gain.
By product, ginger price grew at the fastest pace of 45.3 percent during the first half from a year ago, followed by chili powder with 43.6 percent and potatoes with 36.0 percent.
Squid price also rose sharply and made the top 10 list as supply declined sharply last year. Price of fresh squid jumped 29.1 percent, dried squid 34.8 percent, and processed squid meat 21.0 percent. Price of small octopus, a substitute for squid, jumped 19.7 percent on year.
The main culprit behind the steep rise in grain price was rice, of which price soared 26.4 percent in the January-June period from a year ago - the fastest since 1981 with 34.8 percent. Rice supply dropped sharply last year as more farmers stopped growing rice under the government’s guide to control supply in an attempt to resolve the glut in rice supplies due to westernized eating habits. The country produced total 3.97 million tons of rice last year, down 5.3 percent on year and the lowest since 1980.
Prices of other agricultural product also rose sharply during the cited period. Out of 460 items subject to the statistics office’s food price track, six farm produce products made the top 10 list that showed the fastest on-year gain.
By product, ginger price grew at the fastest pace of 45.3 percent during the first half from a year ago, followed by chili powder with 43.6 percent and potatoes with 36.0 percent.
Squid price also rose sharply and made the top 10 list as supply declined sharply last year. Price of fresh squid jumped 29.1 percent, dried squid 34.8 percent, and processed squid meat 21.0 percent. Price of small octopus, a substitute for squid, jumped 19.7 percent on year.
http://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2018&no=429384
Rice prices seen stabilizing in Aug
Bad weather hampers NFA efforts to distribute more affordable
rice across the country
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:05 AM July 09, 2018
The National
Food Authority (NFA) expects rice prices to start stabilizing only later next
month as distribution efforts have not yet been able to help pull down prices.
NFA
spokesperson Rebecca Olarte said that due to persistent rains across the
country, most of the rice shipments have yet to be delivered across all cities
and provinces.
As of
Thursday last week, of the 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice that were imported
from Vietnam and Thailand, less than 5 percent are being sold in the market.
“There has
really been no effect yet [on the prices],” Olarte said. “Our estimate is that
by mid-August, NFA rice would already have an effect. The problem right now is
the weather.”
Records from
the agency’s marketing department showed that half of the 17 administrative
regions in the country already received rice shipments, although at minimal
volumes.
Rice
varieties being sold by the grains agency are priced at P27 and P32 per
kilogram depending on the quality, while current retail prices of
regular-milled and well-milled rice are P40.57 and P44.21 a kilogram,
respectively.
To make rice
more accessible, the agency reactivated some of its retail outlets inside
barangay food terminals (BTF).
As of last
week, there are 76 NFA rice outlets in BTFs nationwide.
These outlets
get an allocation of five to 35 bags per week. There are BTFs in Benguet,
Kalinga, Masbate, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Albay, Cavite, Davao del Sur,
Davao Occidental, General Santos, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, as well as in
Caraga and some parts of Metro Manila.
http://business.inquirer.net/253699/rice-prices-seen-stabilizing-aug#ixzz5Kr65ZuTL
Sri Lanka Yala 2018 rice forecast up 18-pct
Jul 09, 2018 11:05 AM GMT+0530 |
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is
forecasting 1.080 million tonnes of paddy (rough rice) to be produced in the
'Yala' minor cultivation season that falls in the second half of the year,
which is up 18 percent from last year output of 909,000 metric tonnes.
Up to the end of May 273,471 hectares of rice had been sown, up from the last year's extent of only 249,000 hectares amid one of the worst droughts in history.
The production forecast is based on the actually sown extent and could be revised based.
The department of agriculture said an extent of 423,000 hectares of area is targeted this year. Last year Sri Lanka failed to achieve a target of 400,000 hectares due to drought.
In good years, when over 400,000 hectares are cultivated, the Yala season could bring as much as 1.5 million metric tonnes of rice.
Rains have been better this year.
The agricultural department has said average rainfall is expected this year for the June, July and August Yala season as climate models have indicated that sea surface temperatures in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will remain neutral for the rest of the season. (Colombo/July09/2018)
Up to the end of May 273,471 hectares of rice had been sown, up from the last year's extent of only 249,000 hectares amid one of the worst droughts in history.
The production forecast is based on the actually sown extent and could be revised based.
The department of agriculture said an extent of 423,000 hectares of area is targeted this year. Last year Sri Lanka failed to achieve a target of 400,000 hectares due to drought.
In good years, when over 400,000 hectares are cultivated, the Yala season could bring as much as 1.5 million metric tonnes of rice.
Rains have been better this year.
The agricultural department has said average rainfall is expected this year for the June, July and August Yala season as climate models have indicated that sea surface temperatures in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will remain neutral for the rest of the season. (Colombo/July09/2018)
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Record Rice Harvest Will Allow India To Be Top Exporter Of The
Grain For Fourth Consecutive Year
A farmer manually threshes the rice crop on a drum at
Suchetgarh village in Jammu, India. (Nitin Kanotra/Hindustan Times via Getty
Images)
The just-ended crop year (July
2017-Ju
ne 2018) has seen India set a
record production in rice, corn (maize), wheat and pulses like urad (black
mat-pea), gram (chana). However, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
doesn’t see a record wheat production this crop year. According to Frontline magazine datacard, the USDA has pegged India’s wheat
production at 95 million tonnes (MT) compared with the Ministry of
Agriculture’s estimate of 98.61 MT. Last year, wheat production was 98.5 MT.
India hence continues to be the
largest rice exporter, a position it has held since 2014. For the marketing
year ending September, nearly 13 MT could be shipped from the country.
Bangladesh, Iran and Senegal besides the West Asian and North African markets
are the primary buyers of Indian rice. India exports to these countries as it
is able to provide them with par-boiled rice (the paddy is cooked, dried and
then milled) with Thailand being the only other nation where this variety of
rice is produced. The Indian export edge is derived from the freight advantage
it holds.
For 2018-19 period, India has two
challenges to surmount. One, Bangladesh has decided to make imports costly with
a 28 per cent import tax. Two, India will have to see how the US sanctions on
Iran will pan out. The last time around, India gained with New Delhi providing
Tehran with rice against supply of crude oil.
On the other hand, corn
production has been estimated by the Ministry of Agriculture at 26.88 MT but
the USDA pegs it higher at 27 MT. Despite the record production, India would be
importing five lakh tonnes of corn, mainly through tariff rate quota system at
zero duty. Corn off-take in the country is seen higher on demand from the
poultry sector that is witnessing a double-digit growth annually.
Cannot Abolish Death Penalty Just Because Other Countries Have
Done It, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court while
upholding death penalty of Nirbhaya rape convicts observed
that death penalty cannot be abolished in India only on the ground that other
countries have done it, Live Law has reported.
A bench headed by Chief Justice
Dipak Misra made this observation while dismissing the review plea. Advocate A
P Singh said that the law was passed in a colonial era and that it was
abolished in England and other Latin American countries.
Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra,
who represented the state responded by saying that it was for the parliament to
amend the law and it has already been established in the case Bachan
Singh vs State of Punjab.
Justice Ashok Bhushan who
authored the judgement said, “The submission of Mr. Singh that death penalty
has been abolished by the Parliament of UK in the year 1966 and several Latin
American countries and Australian States have also abolished death penalty is no
ground to efface the death penalty from the statute book of our country. So far
the death penalty remains in the Penal Code the courts cannot be held to commit
any illegality in awarding death penalty in appropriate cases.
https://swarajyamag.com/insta/record-rice-harvest-will-allow-india-to-be-top-exporter-of-the-grain-for-fourth-consecutive-year
Public
consultations scheduled for Golden Rice field trials
July 9, 2018 - by
Holly Demaree-Saddler
Golden Rice is intended as a complementary, food-based
solution to existing nutritional interventions, such as diet diversification
and oral supplementation.
Photo courtesy of IRRI.
Photo courtesy of IRRI.
LOS BAÑOS, THE PHILIPPINES — The Philippine Department of
Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) has given the go-signal for the
conduct of public consultations on the proposed field trials for GR2E Golden
Rice. Golden Rice, a provitamin-A biofortified rice variety,
is intended as a complementary, food-based solution to existing nutritional
interventions, such as diet diversification and oral supplementation.
The public consultation process is
a significant component of biosafety regulatory approval under the Joint
Department Circular No. 1 series of 2016. The consultation process is comprised
of Public Information Sheet postings in accessible community locations, a
30-day public comment period, and the public hearing. This provides community
members with the opportunity to participate responsibly in a critical biosafety
decision-making process.
The public consultation is set on
July 18 in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija and on July 20 in San Mateo, Isabela.
Together with PhilRice, the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is developing high-yielding inbred
local rice varieties with the beta-carotene producing GR2E Golden Rice trait.
Golden Rice completed its third
positive food safety evaluation, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). In an official response received by the IRRI on May
24, the FDA concurred with IRRI’s assessment regarding the safety and nutrition
of Golden Rice.
The U.S. FDA statement came after
the safety and nutrition approvals from Food Standards Australia
New Zealand (FSANZ) and Health Canada in
February and March 2018, respectively. These three national regulatory agencies
carry out their assessments based on concepts and principles developed over
more than two decades by international organizations such as the World Health
Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and
the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Freeman Asia
Interns Blog About Life Abroad
July 9, 2018
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — From the
bustling streets of Tokyo to the lush greenery of a farm in rural Philippines,
Illinois Wesleyan University students are immersing themselves in the lives and
cultures of people halfway across the world this summer as Freeman Asia interns.
Thanks to a renewed $400,000
grant from the Freeman Foundation, the Freeman Asia internship program at IWU
is enabling 36 students – the most in the program’s four-year history at Illinois Wesleyan –
to take part in all expenses paid summer internships at sites in Hong Kong,
Japan, the Philippines and Thailand.
While gaining valuable experience
in areas such as teaching, research and social activism, students are engaging
with the locals as part of their work, whether it is by meeting campaigners in
Thailand fighting against one of the largest coal mines in Southeast Asia or by
trying their hand at tilling and plowing rice fields with the help of Filipino
rice farmers and a water buffalo.
“Before starting this two week
field trip, I was both excited and worried, but I honestly had no idea what to
expect,” said Grant Park ’19 (in his
blog), who visited Filipino households with field researchers from
the Food & Nutrition Research Institute to conduct a national survey on
nutrition and dietary habits. “Sleeping on floors, showering with a bucket
(tabo), and having to manually flush by pouring water into the toilets are
things that I have never experienced. I’ll admit, spending about a week in the
field has more often than not been a struggle, but I can easily say it’s been
one of the most humbling experiences of my life.”
Depending on the prevalence of English
in these countries, interactions with locals can sometimes prove challenging.
Though many interns are mentoring students in English while also gaining
experience with the country’s language – even when the language barrier is
apparent – interns have found those around them to be patient and helpful.
“I completely fumble my way
through Japanese or just end up smiling and say ‘sumimasen’ because I do not
understand, and then everyone is so incredibly sweet back!” said Elisabeth
Williams ’20 (in her blog) after a day trip to Nagoya, Japan.
“Kindness here is contagious.”
While adjusting to new languages,
new customs and new people, Freeman Asia interns also have had the freedom to
explore a wide range of places and activities during their travels. Students
have used their spare time to dine at a floating restaurant in the Philippines,
climb the Doi Suthep mountain in Thailand, witness the Dragon Boat Festival in
Hong Kong and much more.
Despite the culture shock of a
new country, Illinois Wesleyan students are remaining enthusiastic and open to
the myriad of experiences stemming from this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
“Those first few days can be
really tough, but remember why you wanted to travel in the first place,” Nathan
Vartivarian ’20 told blog readers after finishing his first week
in Japan. “That initial stress is temporary, but the amazing experience you’ll
have will hopefully be one you’ll never forget.”
Discover more about each intern’s
experiences in the complete list of student blogs below:
Aoyama Gakuin University - Chat
Room — Japan
Min Hyuk (Daniel) Kim ’20
Michael Modaff ’19
Shiqi Wang ’20
Min Hyuk (Daniel) Kim ’20
Michael Modaff ’19
Shiqi Wang ’20
EarthRights International —
Thailand
Eva Nautiyal ’20
Tera Wilson ’20
Eva Nautiyal ’20
Tera Wilson ’20
Food & Nutrition Research
Institute — Philippines
Nicholas Brune ’19
Tulasi Jaladi ’20
Nitsueh Kebere ’19
Grant Park ’19
Jonathan Recchia ’20
Tec Yan (Ted) Yap ’20
Nicholas Brune ’19
Tulasi Jaladi ’20
Nitsueh Kebere ’19
Grant Park ’19
Jonathan Recchia ’20
Tec Yan (Ted) Yap ’20
Human Nature — Philippines
Katherine Henebry ’19
Veronica Torres Luna ’19
Monica Munoz ’19
Elizabeth Rodriguez ’19
Katherine Henebry ’19
Veronica Torres Luna ’19
Monica Munoz ’19
Elizabeth Rodriguez ’19
International Rice Research
Institute — Philippines
Emily Erdmann ’19
Madeline Gibson ’19
Jessica Keen ’20
Chaepter Negro ’19
Lauren Yep ’20
Emily Erdmann ’19
Madeline Gibson ’19
Jessica Keen ’20
Chaepter Negro ’19
Lauren Yep ’20
Kanda University of International
Studies - Self-Access Learning Center — Japan
Emma Asta ’20
Emma Asta ’20
Mission for Migrant Workers —
Hong Kong
Phillip Duda ’19
Sydney Rowley ’20
Phillip Duda ’19
Sydney Rowley ’20
Make-A-Difference (MAD) Travel —
Philippines
Emily Asselmeier ’20
Nicole Borgetti ’19
Micah Smith ’20
Emily Asselmeier ’20
Nicole Borgetti ’19
Micah Smith ’20
Mekong Migration Network —
Thailand
Amber Gauthier ’20
Haila Hassan ’19
Amber Gauthier ’20
Haila Hassan ’19
Second Harvest Japan — Japan
Mary Amanda Breeden ’20
Christopher Hokanson ’19
Mary Amanda Breeden ’20
Christopher Hokanson ’19
Shiro Oni Studio — Japan
Nathan Addis ’20
Elisabeth Williams ’20
Nathan Addis ’20
Elisabeth Williams ’20
So Easy — Japan
Connor May ’19
Connor May ’19
Technos International College —
Japan
Nathan Vartivarian ’20
Nathan Vartivarian ’20
World Friendship Center — Japan
Ziyao Chen ’19
Ziyao Chen ’19
By Rachel McCarthy ’21
Resolving the
paradox of rice-poverty amidst plenty
/ Monday, 9 July 2018 00:10
Eating too much of rice?
Sri Lankans are great rice eaters. On average, they eat 108 kg
of rice per person per year as against the world average of just 54 kg per
head. A plate of rice eaten by an average Sri Lankan is usually equated to
Adam’s Peak or Samanala Kanda. The local saying is that if someone is to jump
over it, it is so elevated in height that he has to make a lot of prior
preparation and training. Otherwise, instead of jumping over it, he would just
land in the middle of the plate.
This Sri Lankan practice of filling a plate with a heap of rice
is followed even by Sri Lankan restaurants in other parts of the world.
For instance, the Sri Lankan food stall, Lanka Foods, at the
Thailand based Asian Institute of Technology or AIT is a popular eating place
not only for Sri Lankan students there but also for those from India and
Bangladesh. The reason? Compared to the neighbouring Thai food stall which
serves rice on the plate measured by a teacup, the Sri Lankan restaurant fills
your plate with a Samanala Kanda. That Kanda can be eaten on average by three
Thai students. This overfilling of the plate with rice amounts to its
under-filling with meat and veggies, thereby going short of a balanced diet.
Thus, Sri Lankans derive the entirety of their calorie requirement out of
carbohydrate which, if not burned instantly, add to their waistline.
Wewai-Dagabai culture
Rice has been grown in Sri Lanka for thousands of years and the
country’s inhabitants are proud of that long history. Hence, rice is not only
their staple food but also a produce connoting great economic, political,
cultural and spiritual significance.
In economic terms, they brand Sri Lanka as an agricultural land,
mainly of paddy farming, that provides livelihood to a large number of people.
Politically, it is so vital as a food item and if any government seeks to do
even a small change in its production, distribution, marketing or consumption,
that there are street agitations by people who are dressed in loin clothes, the
main work-dress of a rural farmer many years ago.
Governments which tried to take away the famous rice subsidy
from rice eaters have been voted out of power. Culturally, all folk rites, art
and habits have been developed around the production of rice. Spiritually, the symbiotic
combination of paddy farms and Buddhist icons, paraphrased in Sinhala as Wewai,
Dagabai or Village Reservoir and Pagoda of the Buddhist Temple, have been
identified as the door for reaching spiritual salvation by village folk.
Sticking to hard views is dangerous
These deep-rooted sentiments are being used by politicians,
marketers and religious leaders to penetrate the farming community as an entry
point and thereby win their support for their private enterprises.
Yet paddy farmers are poor and continue to be poor. This has
become a crucial issue since Sri Lanka has now attained near self-sufficiency
in rice and any increase in production levels means low market prices and low
incomes for farmers.
At the same time, there is a wide gap between the price which
farmers get, called the farm-gate price, and the price which consumers pay.
This gap is usually about 20-25% of the farm-gate price. But farmers believe
that it is as high as 100% and they are being exploited by all others in the
value chain. The list is long but notable so-called exploiters are banks,
millers, transporters, wholesalers and retailers. Therefore, anyone who
promises to eliminate those exploiters from the chain can instantly win the
hearts and minds of farmers. Politicians use it to the maximum.
Produce more and become bankrupt
This is the paradox in rice. The more you produce, the less
income you get and greater your tendency to end up in bankruptcy. Farmers are
aggrieved whether there is a bountiful production or a crop failure. A
bountiful production means excess supply in the market pushing prices to
fall.
If they fall below the cost of production, farmers begin to make
losses compelling them to default on loans they have raised from both banks and
village money lenders. Since the latter has harsh methods of recovery, farmers
end up in losing their valuable assets. When it goes to an extreme point,
farmers even choose to commit suicide. If there is a crop failure, again they
lose income, despite the increase in the market prices. That is because they
now do not have paddy to sell at those high prices. The decline in income due
to crop failure causes the vicious circle outlined above to repeat itself.
Thus, no matter whether the crop is good or bad, farmers are always poor. Politicians
or religious leaders who always have a sympathetic eye for farmers do not seek
to find the root cause of the problem and introduce a permanent solution.
Demand is flat despite increase in incomes
Though the income of Sri Lankans has increased phenomenally
during the last 20 years or so, the quantity of rice consumed by them annually
has remained flat at around 110 kg per person. Hence, rice as a food item has a
fixed demand. Though increases in population are likely to increase the demand
for rice, it normally does not happen since those who are elevated to high
income levels have a tendency to eat less rice.
As a result, there is no way for the domestic market to absorb
the excess if there is a glut in the market. In such a situation, the way out
is to sell the excess to foreigners. But the short grain rice produced by Sri
Lanka cannot be sold in foreign markets since their preference has been for
varieties similar to Thai long grain rice. Thus, a glut leads to a reduction in
domestic prices causing innumerable hardships to farmers, an instance of having
poverty amidst plenty.
Corrupt marketing boards
Developing countries have sought to resolve this issue by
establishing state-owned marketing boards. These boards are used to buy the
excess supply at a minimum guaranteed price when the market price is below
it.
Sri Lanka too established a Paddy Marketing Board with this
objective in mind in early 1970s. However, the experiences throughout the globe
have been that these boards have served not the farmers but the officials
managing them for they are a fertile ground for breeding corruption.
A report by Rodney Fink for the US Agency for International
Development or USAID in 2002 has noted that the underpaid civil servants in
these boards resolve themselves to adopt corrupt practices with impunity,
making the conditions of farmers worse (available at:
https://commdev.org/userfiles/Corruption%20and%20the%20Agricultural%20Sector.pdf
). Hence, establishing marketing boards or strengthening existing boards is not
the solution to the ‘problem of poverty among plenty’ as experienced by
farmers.
Eat less while improving yields
The permanent solution lies in improving the yields of rice
farmers, on the one hand, and creating a demand for rice as an industrial input
on the other. The former will help farmers to beat the rising costs of
production. The latter will facilitate Sri Lanka to absorb a glut in the
market, use it to produce industrial goods and export such goods since it
cannot export its short grain rice as a food item. If there is no surplus of
rice for industrial use, such surplus can still be generated if Sri Lankans
learn to eat less rice and more meats and fats.
Even a reduction in average per head consumption by, say 20 kg,
will generate a sufficient surplus of about 42 million kg of rice for this
purpose. These are long-term strategies based on proper awareness, changes in
relative prices of rice as against meat and inventions made through the
development of science and technology base of the country. The science part is
the handiwork of a new subject area called ‘biotechnology’ which has now been
added to the curricula of some state universities and private higher learning
institutions.
Rice: The water guzzler
The problem with rice compared to maize or corn is that it is a
‘water guzzler’. In farming, paddy fields are flooded by water and about a half
of that is lost through seepage and percolation. It is the balance half which
is used by the rice plant for its own purposes, known as evaporation and
transpiration.
The researchers at the Manila-based International Rice Research
Institute or IRRI have computed, after verifying a vast amount of data
collected from field surveys conducted throughout the globe, the amount of
water used by rice plant to produce 1 kg of rice.
The total flooding of the paddy fields from sowing to harvesting
will use about 2,500 litres of water to produce 1 kg of rice. About a half of
this is lost through seepage and percolation; accordingly, the real use of
water by the rice plant to produce 1 kg of rice is about 1432 litres (available
at: https://www.scribd.com/document/34622848/Rice-Today-Vol-8-No-1).
Imagine the price of rice if water costs Rs. 1 per litre.
Fortunately for consumers, water is supplied to rice farmers almost free of
charge either through rains or government-sponsored irrigation schemes. But the
shortage of water due to droughts will affect both the production and
productivity of rice farmers. This is a serious problem in many rice producing
nations like China, India and Sri Lanka.
Developing drought resistant paddies
Scientists in IRRI and in leading universities are now engaged
in developing water-efficient paddy cultivation methods. IRRI has come up with
an ‘alternative wetting and drying’ method. In this method, a field is flooded
for a few days and after that water is used up, kept dry for a few more days
before it is flooded again. This method is to save about 30% of water normally
used in paddy farming without affecting the rice yield.
Another method suggested is sprinkling water in the field,
producing ‘aerobic rice’ just like watering a leafy vegetable field. This would
save water up to 50% but there would be a reduction in the output by about 30%
(available at: http://irri.org/blogs/bas-bouman-s-blog-global-rice-science-partnership/does-rice-really-use-too-much-water).
Hence, it is useful in cultivating paddy in relatively
water-scarce regions. But scientists at the University of Western Australia or
UWA have attempted developing a new rice variety which is drought resistant so
that it could alleviate drought stress (available at:
https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/publications/advances-in-drought-resistance-of-rice).
This is the best method of cultivating rice in arid places like the Hambantota
or Mannar districts in Sri Lanka.
Improve farm practices
The productivity of Sri Lankan farmers can be improved
significantly through a change in farm practices. Sri Lankan rice farmers have
mostly picked the skill either from their elders or from peers; in most cases,
they are guided by marketers of weedicides and pesticides. Hence, they lack the
skills in scientific farm management. As a result, there is a tendency for
overusing inputs like freely available water or purchased inputs like fertiliser
or pesticides. Any entrepreneur who is not conscious of his costs is likely to
end up as cost-maximisers and in bankruptcy. Then it boils down to making
farmers aware of the proper way of cultivating paddy in order to maintain a
higher yield level continuously.
Divulwewa experiment by Lion Breweries
Already an experiment in this regard has been done by Lion
Breweries with some 3,500 farmer families in Divulwewa in the North Central
Province. Its CEO, Suresh Shah, explains the experiment as follows: “We got the
selected farmers to a classroom and educated them of the whole process of
cultivating paddy properly. They were given knowledge of the correct
preparation of land, correct seeding, correct planting, correct water,
fertiliser and pest management and finally how to harvest, thresh and offer
paddy to the market. This new system of management, which did not involve any
high technology or capital investment, helped farmers to get on average about
160 bushels per acre. Their previous yield rate was just 85 bushels. There were
farmers who even went up to 200 bushels per acre. They were able to maintain
these average yield levels continuously for five years.”
Lion Breweries, which is taxed heavily at 70% by the government
because it is considered a ‘sin industry’, had to give up its experiment. When
it withdrew from the project, it was necessary to replicate it in other areas
of paddy farming. Shah says his attempt at canvassing it with the top
government authorities was unsuccessful.
Significant improvements in yields
The production of 85 bushels per acre per year amounts to some
4,383 kg per hectare per annum and that is Sri Lanka’s present average yield
rate of paddy. If it is increased to 160 bushels, it would increase the yield
rate to 8,200 kg per hectare per annum, reducing the cost of production of
farmers by half.
This is exactly what the Government should do today, instead of
seeking to address minor issues of rice farmers and introducing palliatives to
a perennial problem in the country. Shah says that Lion Breweries is willing to
share its experience with anyone who wants to replicate this new farm
management technique with other farmers in the country. The advantages are
numerous. It would raise incomes of farmers, help them beat rising production costs,
facilitate the alternative use of land for forestry, etc. conserve water which
is a scarce resource today and generate a rice surplus that can be used as an
industrial raw material.
Rice as an industrial input
Rice is now used increasingly as an industrial raw material in
other parts of the world. Rice straw which is now wasted or burned down in
fields is a good raw material for paper manufacturing; it is estimated that
every kilogram of rice also produces 1-1.5 kg of straw which is a high harvest.
Paper manufacturing using rice straw pulp can be started as a cottage industry
by imparting the needed technical knowhow to villagers.
Rice can be used as malt for producing wine, whiskey and beer.
This will open a good export market for Sri Lanka rice which cannot be exported
as a food due to its shortness of the grain. Rice bran can be converted to rice
bran oil, an alternative edible oil. Rice milk, like soy milk, is a substitute
milk for those who have lactose intolerance.
Proteins isolated from rice can be presented as supplementary
protein capsules like the fish oil capsules available in the market today. Rice
can also be used for producing perfumes, a natural variety that will have a
good attraction.
Local varieties are rich with antioxidants
New research will add more to this list. For instance, a paper
presented by Thivanka Fernando and Mathi Kandiah (available at:
http://multidisciplinaryjournal.globalacademicresearchinstitute.com/images/health/Thivanka%20Rochana%20Fernando,%20%20Dr.%20Mathi%20Kandaih.pdf)
at the International Conference on Health and Medicine in 2017 has found that
five local rice varieties, namely Heenati, Suwandal, Rathu Nadu, Pachchaperumal
and Kurulu Thuda have a greater concentration of antioxidants than popular
varieties of imported rice.
Even among the local varieties, the raw rice has a much larger
concentration of antioxidants than cooked rice. The conclusion of the two
researchers has been that when cooked, antioxidants get diluted to water and
wasted away.
This, therefore, provides an opportunity for a businessman to
use raw local varieties, especially Nadu which is produced in plenty in Sri
Lanka, as an industrial raw material to isolate antioxidants and supply the
same as a supplement to consumers. It is therefore a blue ocean or an
unchartered territory for rice in Sri Lanka. All we have to do is to
incorporate it into national policy, direct research into it and get the
private sector into commercial production eyeing the export market.
It is now time for politicians to stop shedding tears about the
pathetic condition of rice farmers in Sri Lanka. If they go to the source, they
can offer permanent solutions for their multiple problems.
(W.A. Wijewardena, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank
of Sri Lanka, can be reached at waw1949@gmail.com)
Did You Know Rice And Cereals Can Make You Sleepy? Here Are Some
Surprising Sleep-Inducing Foods
A lot of foods contain naturally occurring substances that can
help to induce sleep but not very many people know which of them can help nip
insomnia in the bud. From cereals to almonds and Walnuts, some foods can
basically help you close your eyes when you need to.
While this is not an exhaustive list, here are some of the best
choices to help you settle down for a quality rest.
Rice
according to an Australian study, White rice has a high glycemic index, so eating it will significantly slash the time it takes you to fall asleep. A research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that people who ate a meal that included jasmine rice fell asleep faster than when they ate other rice types.
according to an Australian study, White rice has a high glycemic index, so eating it will significantly slash the time it takes you to fall asleep. A research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that people who ate a meal that included jasmine rice fell asleep faster than when they ate other rice types.
Cereals
According to the National Sleep Foundation, eating cereals before you hit the sack could help you get better sleep. Cereals combines two components for getting you the sleep you need. Carbohydrates (from the cereal) and calcium (from the milk).
According to the National Sleep Foundation, eating cereals before you hit the sack could help you get better sleep. Cereals combines two components for getting you the sleep you need. Carbohydrates (from the cereal) and calcium (from the milk).
Walnuts
Walnuts are a good source of tryptophan, an amino acid helps induce sleep by making serotonin and melatonin, the “body clock” hormone that sets your sleep-wake cycles available.
Walnuts are a good source of tryptophan, an amino acid helps induce sleep by making serotonin and melatonin, the “body clock” hormone that sets your sleep-wake cycles available.
Researchers at the University of Texas found that walnuts
contain their own source of melatonin, which may help you fall asleep faster whether
you need to or not.
Almonds
Almonds are a rich source of magnesium, a mineral needed for building bones and quality sleep. A study published in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine found that when the body’s magnesium levels are too low, it makes it harder to stay asleep.
Almonds are a rich source of magnesium, a mineral needed for building bones and quality sleep. A study published in the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine found that when the body’s magnesium levels are too low, it makes it harder to stay asleep.
Cheese and crackers
Calcium found in cheese, yogurt, and milk helps the brain use the tryptophan found in dairy to manufacture sleep-triggering melatonin. Moreover, calcium helps regulate muscle movements.
Calcium found in cheese, yogurt, and milk helps the brain use the tryptophan found in dairy to manufacture sleep-triggering melatonin. Moreover, calcium helps regulate muscle movements.
Lettuce
Lettuce contains lactucarium, which has sedative properties and affects the brain pretty much the same way as opium. similarly to opium.
Lettuce contains lactucarium, which has sedative properties and affects the brain pretty much the same way as opium. similarly to opium.
Tuna
Fish such as tuna, halibut, and salmon are high in vitamin B6, which your body needs to make melatonin and serotonin. Other foods high in vitamin B6 include raw garlic and pistachio nuts.
Fish such as tuna, halibut, and salmon are high in vitamin B6, which your body needs to make melatonin and serotonin. Other foods high in vitamin B6 include raw garlic and pistachio nuts.
Cherry Juice
According to researchers from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Rochester, a glass of cherry juice could make you fall asleep faster. Cherries, particularly tart cherries, naturally boost levels of melatonin. In the study, subjects who drank cherry juice experienced some improvement in their insomnia symptoms compared to those who drank a placebo beverage.
According to researchers from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Rochester, a glass of cherry juice could make you fall asleep faster. Cherries, particularly tart cherries, naturally boost levels of melatonin. In the study, subjects who drank cherry juice experienced some improvement in their insomnia symptoms compared to those who drank a placebo beverage.
Study: India
Could See Big Changes with Simple Shift in Grains
July 09, 2018 4:15 PM
FILE - Workers spread maize crop for drying at a
wholesale grain market in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, June 12,
2012.
A recent study demonstrates that
India can grow more nutritious food and decrease water use simply by switching
the cereals farmers produce.
Currently, 7.3 billion people
live on Earth, and the world population is expected to rise to 9.7 billion by
2050. Technological innovations have helped keep up with population growth in
the past, but new research shows we might not need fancy tech for nutritional
purposes.
Lead researcher Kyle Frankel
Davis from Columbia University told VOA, "A lot of my research interests
stem from trying to better align food security and environmental goals. And the
Green Revolution is a good example of how we haven't been able to do that
historically."
The Green Revolution is the name
given to the development of high-yielding rice and wheat in the 1960s. These
crops dramatically boosted food supplies in India and elsewhere; however, they required
large amounts of water and fertilizer. With water supplies being strained and
fertilizer pollution problems growing in many parts of the world, experts are
encouraging farmers to consider less needy crops.
FILE - A farmer works in his millet field in the
northern Indian city of Mathura, June 21, 2008.
Davis and his co-authors wanted
to test whether a shift from rice and wheat to maize, sorghum or millet could
lead to better nutritional balance and less water use.
Working district by district, they
used computer models to replace rice and wheat with other cereals that were
grown in the district, but on a smaller scale. That ensured there was local
agricultural knowledge about the alternative grain, and that the shift would be
feasible.
The authors went through this
process twice. One model chose grains that would increase the balance of
nutritional content among calories, protein, iron and zinc, and the second
model reduced irrigation demands. In both cases, replacing rice with another
grain like sorghum, millet or maize led to better water efficiency and more
nutritious output. Maize, in particular, performed generally well as a
nutritious alterative, but was even better at reducing water use.
'Win-win situations'
The researchers' "small
changes lead to big impacts," according to the Environmental Defense
Fund's Kritee Kritee, who studies climate-smart agriculture. She added,
"This study really brings attention to [alternative grains] and encourages
both Indian scientists and international partners to do more research on the
ground."
"I think I was a bit
surprised with the magnitude of potential water savings that could occur,"
Davis acknowledged. "We estimated that water demand could be reduced by
about one-third, which is a really substantial volume.
FILE - A man carries a sack filled with maize at a
wholesale vegetable market in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, Aug. 14,
2012.
"I was also surprised that
there are these win-win solutions sitting there," said Davis. "But it
doesn't seem like they've been adopted historically and that has raised a lot
of interesting questions as to why that hasn't been the case."
Subsidies
One potential explanation could
be the governmental subsidies that are placed on some grains and not others.
Davis thinks these state-level subsidies might explain the reliance on wheat
and rice over other alternatives.
Currently, most grains are grown
in Punjab and Haryana. The computer models indicated that shifting cereals
would create less regional dependence, which could protect against local crop
failure, although the models did not take into account soil fertility. That is
a major reason those two districts are considered bread baskets.
Kritee agrees that while
governmental policies are important, they aren't the only drivers of what crops
farmers choose to cultivate.
This study, published in Science
Advances, is part of a larger research program to address multiple
aspects of agriculture in India. The researchers are interested in observing
how climate change, land use, and other factors affect farming practices, with
the aim of increasing yield without damaging the environment.Davis hopes to
translate these research findings into policy, saying, "In developing
these solutions for a specific place, it's also vital that researchers work
closely with government officials and local experts to really tailor the
solutions and the research questions to what's important to the people in that
place of interest."
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Sadie Witkowski
Sadie Witkowski is a PhD candidate in Psychology at Northwestern
University where she studies sleep and memory. She is also the 2018 AAAS Mass
Media Fellow for Voice of America and is reporting this summer on science,
medicine, and technology. She received her undergraduate degree from the
University of Texas in Austin.
https://www.voanews.com/a/india-could-see-big-changes-with-simple-shift-grains/4475279.html
Rice &
Corn: The "New" Ancient Grains Inspiring Culinary Innovation
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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- From
every corner of the globe, rice and corn (maize) have been staples of the human
diet for centuries. Rice and corn, along with wheat, feeds the vast majority of
the world's population. Therefore it's easy to assume that we've seen virtually
every conceivable incarnation of foods and dishes that incorporate rice or
corn. Yet new and emerging culinary trends in restaurants across America
indicate that there's still plenty of innovation left for these "new"
ancient grains, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in the recent
report, Grain and Bakery Innovation:
Culinary Trend Tracking Series. These creative
modern innovations offer takes that are healthy, flavorful, distinctive, and
drenched in tradition.
"Grain innovation is a wide
field of fertile soil. There's a rising foodie fascination with traditional
grains and grain food methods," says David
Sprinkle, research director for Packaged Facts. "For instance, the
corn renaissance is playing out perhaps most obviously with
multicultural foods such as chilaquiles & migas, more broadly with tacos as
street food gone sacred, and even as taco-style toppings and tortilla chips are
spiked into breakfast bowls. Plus, we can't forget the trendy appeal of the
natural and high-antioxidant colors of plant foods which play into the
healthful aspects of specialty corns, rices (yes plural!), and grains."
Even recent dietary trends
favoring low-carb lifestyles haven't been enough to derail innovation in the
grain industry. Packaged Facts' survey data published in Grain and
Bakery Innovation: Culinary Trend Tracking Series, reveal that 80% of
consumers are eating the same amounts of grain (58%) or have added more grain
to their diets (22%) compared to five years ago. Additional survey data show
that 85% of consumers don't avoid any type of grain for dietary reasons. It
adds up to good news for rice and corn.
The Reason for Rice: Why all the rice, and why now? Because #plantfoods,
#healthygrains, #globalinfluences, #localsourcing, #elevatedcomfortfood.
Specialty rice varieties—many of them ancient crops rescued from oblivion—and
intriguing rice preparations answer all of these calls. Their tremendous
variety and endless versatility open them up to innovation, and their
familiarity with consumers—who may not yet know their amaranth from their
farro—count for easier converts. (Corn is analogous.) Expect this trend to go
far and wide.
The Case for Corn: What's old is new again, and what's regional is turning
national. Traditional corn specialties ranging from elote (seasoned grill corn)
to grits and corn nuts are being made new again by innovative menu makers and
food producers, trading on neutral flavor and varied texture, as well as
consumer fascination with artisanal processes and global inspirations. Elote
corn on the cob is popping up as a fast-casual specialty in rainbow-hued
preparations as well as a street food-inspired appetizer/snack interpreted by
adventurous chefs who prize novelty. Corn nuts (chulpe or cancha in Latin America) add a pop of ultra-crunchy texture to recipes and can be
flavored with all manner of adventurous seasonings, from chili powder to
seaweed. Grits have evolved from a comfortingly creamy regional breakfast
porridge into a cheffy signature dish, led by traditional Low Country Carolina
shrimp and grits to become one of the newest trendy grains.
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Culinary Trend Tracking Series charts the rising profiles or new
spins on the following menu items and product types:
- Biscuit Love
- Breakfast Bowls of Champions
- À la Carte Bakery Specialties
- Artisanal & Sourdough Loaves
- Chilaquiles & Migas: Beyond the
Breakfast Burrito
- Corn as the New Ancient Grain
- Chefs Go Crackers
- Donuts with a Difference
- Grown-Up Porridge
- Protein-Rich Grain Specialties
- Rice as the New Ancient Grain
- Tacos Way Past Tuesday
- Toast & Breakfast Sandwiches
- Waffles, French Toast, & Pancakes
The drivers to the food trends
discussed throughout this report align with core consumer values to be tapped
for menu and new product development. Menu and retail trend translation tips
included in the profiles provide detailed ideas and suggestions on how these
culinary trends can be used to generate business growth. Throughout, Grain
and Bakery Innovation: Culinary Trend Tracking Series features
consumer survey or menu data to quantify the growth on menus of an item.
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Fighting back: New study reveals unprecedented details of
plant-pathogen co-evolution
CREDIT: JOHN INNES CENTRE
The co-evolution of plant -
pathogen interactions has been revealed in unprecedented detail in a study of
one of the world's deadliest crop killers. This is the rice blast pathogen,
which destroys enough food to feed more than 60 million people every year -
almost the population of the UK.Plants, like animals, have an innate immune
system that includes receptors to detect the presence of pathogens, and upon
activation resist infection. Researchers at the John Innes Centre have
unravelled how rice plants have evolved bespoke defence solutions against
different variants of the rice blast pathogen.
The team, led by Professor Mark
Banfield, focussed on an immune receptor in rice to show how it has evolved to
recognise multiple versions of a pathogen effector protein, a molecule used by
the fungus to promote disease, in a sort-of "molecular handshake".
This recognition leads to the disease being stopped in its tracks.
The team behind this work
included PhD student Juan Carlos De la Concepcion and postdoctoral researcher
Marina Franceschetti, as well as colleagues from The Sainsbury Laboratory
(Norwich) and Japan. The increased understanding of the molecular mechanisms
behind plant immunity mean this multidisciplinary team are nearer to
engineering disease resistance against a range of crop pathogens.
"In addition to
understanding how natural selection has driven the emergence of new receptor
functions, we also highlight the potential for molecular engineering of new
receptors with improved activities," said Professor Banfield. "While
further work is required to translate our findings into real world solutions to
plant disease, our study brings us one step closer to this goal," he
added. This study represents one of the most detailed structure/function
analyses of pathogen recognition in plants, to date.
The findings are outlined in the
study titled: "Polymorphic residues in rice NLRs expand binding and
response to effectors of the blast pathogen", which appears today in the
peer-reviewed Journal Nature Plants.
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Funding for the study came from
the John Innes Foundation, BBSRC, ERC, Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Japanese
Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
For the full study go to
'Polymorphic residues in rice NLRs expand binding and response to effectors of
the blast pathogen' is published in Nature Plants at 16:00 London
time 9th July 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0194-x
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About the John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre is an
independent, international centre of excellence in plant science and
microbiology.
Our mission is to generate
knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research, to train
scientists for the future, to apply our knowledge of nature's diversity to
benefit agriculture, the environment, human health, and wellbeing, and engage
with policy makers and the public.
To achieve these goals we
establish pioneering long-term research objectives in plant and microbial
science, with a focus on genetics. These objectives include promoting the
translation of research through partnerships to develop improved crops and to
make new products from microbes and plants for human health and other
applications. We also create new approaches, technologies and resources that
enable research advances and help industry to make new products. The knowledge,
resources and trained researchers we generate help global societies address
important challenges including providing sufficient and affordable food, making
new products for human health and industrial applications, and developing
sustainable bio-based manufacturing.
This provides a fertile
environment for training the next generation of plant and microbial scientists,
many of whom go on to careers in industry and academia, around the world.
The John Innes Centre is
strategically funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
Council (BBSRC). In 2015-2016 the John Innes Centre received a total of £30.1
million from the BBSRC.
The John Innes Centre is also
supported by the John Innes Foundation through provision of research
accommodation and long-term support of the Rotation PhD programme.
The John Innes Centre is the
winner of the BBSRC's 2013 - 2016 Excellence with Impact award.
For more information about the
John Innes Centre visit our website http://www.jic.ac.uk
About the BBSRC
The Biotechnology and Biological
Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) invests in world-class bioscience research
and training on behalf of the UK public. Our aim is to further scientific
knowledge, to promote economic growth, wealth and job creation and to improve
quality of life in the UK and beyond.
Funded by Government, BBSRC
invested over £473M in world-class bioscience in 2015-16. We support research
and training in universities and strategically funded institutes. BBSRC
research and the people we fund are helping society to meet major challenges,
including food security, green energy and healthier, longer lives. Our
investments underpin important UK economic sectors, such as farming, food,
industrial biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
For more information about BBSRC,
our science and our impact see: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk
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strategically funded institutes see: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/institutes
Timely government action helps agriculture sector to thrive
Published at 12:30 am July 10th,
2018
The mechanization of irrigation and farming
is just one of the initiatives taken by the government which has helped growth
in the agriculture sector Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
The 2011 population census showed that the
country’s annual population growth is 1.37 (per 1000). Along with it, the
average growth of the agriculture sector over last 10 years stood at 3.8%
Despite a
gradual reduction of cultivable land in Bangladesh, agricultural production and
the sector’s growth are on a positive track thanks to the government’s timely
policies and actions.
The 2011 population
census showed that the country’s annual population growth is 1.37 (per 1000).
Along with it, the average growth of the agriculture sector over last 10 years
stood at 3.8%.
Crop yield per
hectare increased from 3,761kg to 4,629kg in the last nine years. Food grain
production increased from 34.71 million tons in 2008-09 to 38.63 million tons
in 2016-17.
“This (the
growth in the agriculture sector) is the result of taking timely
agriculture-friendly policies and actions,” said Anwar Faruque, former secretary
of the Ministry of Agriculture.
“It will be
possible to sustain the growth by continuing ongoing activities and expanding
the scope of research for innovation regarding disaster-tolerant varieties of
rice and other crops,” he added.
The government
has taken initiatives such as: the introduction of cards for fertilizer, seeds
and other agricultural inputs; mechanization of irrigation and farming;
diversification and marketing of crops; and agricultural rehabilitation support
to help the sector flourish.
“To make these
initiatives more useful, we will further enhance efficiency of these programs
using modern technology,” Finance Minister AMA Muhith said in his budget speech
for 2018-19 fiscal year.
The government
has also taken initiatives to directly transfer cash benefits to farmers using
mobile banking as the list of farmers holding cards for agriculture input
assistance is being updated.
In order to
continue agriculture-friendly initiatives, the government has spent Tk9,000
crore annually to subsidize the sector. The government has also been
emphasizing environmentally-friendly, and climate-adaptation, programs to
ensure sustainable development in agriculture sector.
“We are working
on innovation of technology and crop varieties through research; and disseminating
the results thereafter,” Minister Muhith said.
State-owned
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Bangladesh Institute of
Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) and Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have
already invented different types of crop varieties which are able to resist
adverse effects of natural calamities.
Of these, BRRI
invented more than 10 saline, drought, and submergence-resistant rice—
varieties which are gaining popularity among farmers.
In the next
fiscal year, the government aims to create 22 new varieties of crops and 21 new
forms of technology. Besides, research on innovating disaster-tolerant and
environment-friendly varieties of jute, and diverse jute products, are going on
in full swing, the finance minister said.
Additionally,
the government has taken steps to reduce the use of chemical fertilizer and
protect land fertility by increasing the use of organic and balanced
fertilizer—as well as to increase crop productivity.
It has also
taken initiatives to establish, and renovate, fertilizer laboratories and
research centres to ensure quality of fertilizers.
Apart from
agriculture, the country’s fisheries sector has also made significant progress
in the last decade.
According to a
report by the Food and Agricultural Organization in 2016, based on a global
ranking, Bangladesh was fourth in inland open water fish farming and fifth in
inland closed water fish production.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/07/10/timely-government-action-helps-agriculture-sector-to-thrive
The doctors
explained why dangerous to eat hot rice
By paradox
09.07.2018
Scientists informed the public that the hot rice can trigger food poisoning.
To avoid this, experts advise to adhere to all ostorozhnosti, as well as to make sure whether the rice was stored in the refrigerator.
Nutritionists say that this crop
has a bacteria spores Bacillus cereus, which are not killed during cooking.
These disputes can become a cause of food poisoning.
If the rice is not stored in the
refrigerator, the spores transform into bacteria that cause the production of
toxins. All of this can lead to diarrhea and vomiting.
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Whole Grain Summer Issue Has Something for Everyone
ARLINGTON,
VA -- Analysis of the 2018 Farm Bill, an in-depth look at new conservation
partnerships, a report from the latest Rice Development Leadership class -
you'll find all that and more when you check your mailbox for the Summer
2018 Whole
Grain.
"This issue really has something for everyone," said Whole Grain editor Michael Klein. "From the hard numbers of our annual financial report to a history lesson on the fascinating connection between U.S. rice and the myriad immigrants who made their way to the Mississippi Delta throughout the twentieth century to a sneak preview of the keynote speakers at this year's USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Diego."
You'll also read about the food truck craze in South Korea and how California rice is taking art to the streets of Sacramento. And finally, baseball fans get a handy guide to all the major league ballparks that feature concessions made with U.S.-grown rice because "Think Rice" is a fan favorite no matter which team you root for!
If you do not receive the Whole Grain in your mailbox, or you'd like additional copies to distribute to friends, neighbors, and colleagues, or you would like to advertise in future issues, contact Deborah Willenborg.
"This issue really has something for everyone," said Whole Grain editor Michael Klein. "From the hard numbers of our annual financial report to a history lesson on the fascinating connection between U.S. rice and the myriad immigrants who made their way to the Mississippi Delta throughout the twentieth century to a sneak preview of the keynote speakers at this year's USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Diego."
You'll also read about the food truck craze in South Korea and how California rice is taking art to the streets of Sacramento. And finally, baseball fans get a handy guide to all the major league ballparks that feature concessions made with U.S.-grown rice because "Think Rice" is a fan favorite no matter which team you root for!
If you do not receive the Whole Grain in your mailbox, or you'd like additional copies to distribute to friends, neighbors, and colleagues, or you would like to advertise in future issues, contact Deborah Willenborg.
With Rs 20 less MSP for Grade A
paddy, state farmers likely to take Rs 330-crore hit
Farmer outfits have been claiming that Punjab would be the major
sufferer because majority farmers here grow only Grade A paddy variety.
Jalandhar | Published: July 9, 2018 5:52:18
am
With Rs 20 less being offerend as Minimum Support Price (MSP)
for Grade A paddy variety compared to MSP for the common variety, Punjab’s
farmers are set to face a loss of over Rs 1300 per hectare, with the total loss
pegged at over Rs 300 crore, claimed the state’s Agriculture Department.
Majority of farmers in the state grow Grade A variety. Centre government has
raised MSP for Common Paddy Variety by Rs 200 per quintal, whereas MSP of Grade
A variety has been raised by Rs 180. Farmer outfits have been claiming that
Punjab would be the major sufferer because majority farmers here grow only
Grade A paddy variety.
In Punjab, total area under rice cultivation varies between 29
to 30 Lakhs hectares every year. Out of this area the paddy rice (non-Basmati
rice but super fine quality) is grown on around 25 lakh hectares while
remaining around 5 lakh hectares goes under ‘Basmati’ Rice (Very High quality
rice), which does not come under the ambit of MSP.
“In Punjab out of this around 25 Lakh hectares paddy area, the
Grade A Paddy variety is grown on around 95 per cent of the area which would
make it around 24 lakh hectares of the total area under the Grade A variety….If
a farmer would suffer a loss of Rs. 1378.4 per hectare then the total loss on
24 lakh hectares would be around Rs 330 crores and it can go even higher if the
average per hectare paddy production increases in the coming season,” said
Director, Punjab Agriculture Department, Dr J S Bains, adding that there is
very less area where common paddy varieties are grown in Punjab.
The formula is based on average per hectare production of paddy
in Punjab was recorded at around 68.92 quintals per hectare last. At Rs 20
less, the total loss per hectares would be Rs 1378.4.
“Punjab is worst hit as it is the highest contributor of super
fine quality rice to the Centre, which is aware about it ,” said Bhartiya Kisan
Union General Secretary Jagmohan Singh, adding that they will launch a protest
soon against this discrimination.
Warming weather could
reduce the nutritional value of rice
Hundreds of millions of people in
Asia rely on rice not only as a staple but as their main source of nutrition.
But new research suggests the rice they eat will become less nutritious due to
rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.The study found that rice exposed to elevated levels
of carbon dioxide contains lower amounts of several important nutrients. Currently,
levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere average around 410 parts per million,
up from 350 parts per million in the 1980s, largely due to the burning of
fossil fuels. The researchers, a New York Times articleexplains, looked at how crops responded to
levels of around 580 parts per million, which could prove tough to avoid this
century without drastic changes.The research involved exposing experimental
rice fields in China and Japan to the same elevated levels of carbon dioxide
that are expected to occur worldwide later this century.
What did the study find?
The scientists found that the
chemical composition of a plant depends on the balance of the carbon dioxide it
takes in from the air and the nutrients it absorbs from the soil. Upset this
balance, and the plant can change in unexpected ways.“A strong correlation between
the impacts of elevated CO2 on vitamin content based on the
molecular fraction of nitrogen within the vitamin was observed,” says the
study. “Potential health risks associated with anticipated CO2-induced
deficits of protein, minerals, and vitamins in rice were correlated to the
lowest overall gross domestic product per capita for the highest rice-consuming
countries, suggesting potential consequences for a global population of
approximately 600 million,” it concludes. “We used multiyear, multilocation in
situ FACE (free-air CO2 enrichment) experiments for 18
genetically diverse rice lines, including Japonica, Indica, and hybrids
currently grown throughout Asia,” the authors write. “While these CO2 enrichment
experiments do indicate the threat climate change poses to nutrition security,
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conditions of increasing CO2 and many are cognizant of the
need to maintain and increase nutrient concentration in newly released
rice varieties,” says Oliver Frith, Head of Business Development at the
International Rice Research Institute.
Challenges ahead
Rice is the primary food source
for 3.5 billion people, and production will need to increase significantly by
2050 to meet global demand. One challenge is the likely scarcity of water for
rice production due to competing demands for water, environmental degradation
and the effects of climate change. Another conundrum for policymakers is that
rice also accounts for 9-11 per cent of global emissions of methane, a potent
greenhouse gas. This could be significant, given that for every one billion
people added to the global population, an additional 100 million tons of rice needs to
be produced every year.Atmospheric methane (CH4) is
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lead to significant reductions in the amount of zinc, iron and protein in
staple crops like rice,” says Montira Pongsiri, former Commissioner of the
Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary
Health. “Particularly in Asia-Pacific, this has important implications for
nutritional security – in fact, this is a nutritional insecurity issue
for Asia-Pacific communities.”
UN Environment’s rice work
In October 2017 UN Environment and the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a partnership agreement to
promote climate-smart and innovative technologies for rice production in
developing countries.Furthermore, the proposed Global Environment Facility (GEF)
programme Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes -
securing multiple environmental benefits and improved farmer welfare is
under development by a multi-stakeholder consortium led by UN Environment and
the Food and Agriculture Organization, in partnership with the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development. “The programme builds on the efforts of
the Sustainable Rice Platform – hosted by UN Environment, and its 87
institutional members to work with governments and value chain actors at
landscape level to drive adoption of proven climate-smart best practices and
innovative technologies to reduce the environment footprint of the sector, as
well as to benefit farmers’ welfare,” says UN Environment ecosystems expert Max
Zieren.The above partners will host a side event during the GEF Assembly in Da
Nang, Viet Nam, on 25 June to introduce this new multi-stakeholder initiative.
For further information: Max Zieren zieren[at]un.org or William Wyn Ellis (Coordinator,
Sustainable Rice Platform) ellisw[at]un.org
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Bajaj Electricals
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1 Industry Overview of Electric Rice Cooker
1.1 Definition and Specifications of Electric Rice Cooker
1.1.1 Definition of Electric Rice Cooker
1.1.2 Specifications of Electric Rice Cooker
1.2 Classification of Electric Rice Cooker
1.2.1 Insulation Automatic
1.2.2 Timing Insulation
1.2.3 New Microcomputer Cont
1.3 Applications of Electric Rice Cooker
1.3.1 E-Commerce
1.3.2 Retail store
1.4 Market Segment by Regions
1.4.1 North America
1.4.2 Europe
1.4.3 China
1.4.4 Japan
1.4.5 Southeast Asia
1.4.6 India
1.1 Definition and Specifications of Electric Rice Cooker
1.1.1 Definition of Electric Rice Cooker
1.1.2 Specifications of Electric Rice Cooker
1.2 Classification of Electric Rice Cooker
1.2.1 Insulation Automatic
1.2.2 Timing Insulation
1.2.3 New Microcomputer Cont
1.3 Applications of Electric Rice Cooker
1.3.1 E-Commerce
1.3.2 Retail store
1.4 Market Segment by Regions
1.4.1 North America
1.4.2 Europe
1.4.3 China
1.4.4 Japan
1.4.5 Southeast Asia
1.4.6 India
2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Electric Rice Cooker
2.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
2.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Electric Rice Cooker
2.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Electric Rice Cooker
2.4 Industry Chain Structure of Electric Rice Cooker
2.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
2.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Electric Rice Cooker
2.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Electric Rice Cooker
2.4 Industry Chain Structure of Electric Rice Cooker
3 Technical Data and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of Electric
Rice Cooker
3.1 Capacity and Commercial Production Date of Global Electric Rice Cooker Major Manufacturers in 2017
3.2 Manufacturing Plants Distribution of Global Electric Rice Cooker Major Manufacturers in 2017
3.3 R&D Status and Technology Source of Global Electric Rice Cooker Major Manufacturers in 2017
3.4 Raw Materials Sources Analysis of Global Electric Rice Cooker Major Manufacturers in 2017
3.1 Capacity and Commercial Production Date of Global Electric Rice Cooker Major Manufacturers in 2017
3.2 Manufacturing Plants Distribution of Global Electric Rice Cooker Major Manufacturers in 2017
3.3 R&D Status and Technology Source of Global Electric Rice Cooker Major Manufacturers in 2017
3.4 Raw Materials Sources Analysis of Global Electric Rice Cooker Major Manufacturers in 2017
4 Global Electric Rice Cooker Overall Market Overview
4.1 2013-2018E Overall Market Analysis
4.2 Capacity Analysis
4.2.1 2013-2018E Global Electric Rice Cooker Capacity and Growth Rate Analysis
4.2.2 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Capacity Analysis (Company Segment)
4.3 Sales Analysis
4.3.1 2013-2018E Global Electric Rice Cooker Sales and Growth Rate Analysis
4.3.2 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales Analysis (Company Segment)
4.4 Sales Price Analysis
4.4.1 2013-2018E Global Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price
4.4.2 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis (Company Segment)
4.1 2013-2018E Overall Market Analysis
4.2 Capacity Analysis
4.2.1 2013-2018E Global Electric Rice Cooker Capacity and Growth Rate Analysis
4.2.2 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Capacity Analysis (Company Segment)
4.3 Sales Analysis
4.3.1 2013-2018E Global Electric Rice Cooker Sales and Growth Rate Analysis
4.3.2 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales Analysis (Company Segment)
4.4 Sales Price Analysis
4.4.1 2013-2018E Global Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price
4.4.2 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis (Company Segment)
5 Electric Rice Cooker Regional Market Analysis
5.1 North America Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.1.1 North America Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.1.2 North America 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.1.3 North America 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.1.4 North America 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.2 Europe Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.2.1 Europe Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.2.2 Europe 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.2.3 Europe 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.2.4 Europe 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.3 China Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.3.1 China Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.3.2 China 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.3.3 China 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.3.4 China 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.4 Japan Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.4.1 Japan Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.4.2 Japan 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.4.3 Japan 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.4.4 Japan 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.5 Southeast Asia Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.5.1 Southeast Asia Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.5.2 Southeast Asia 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.5.3 Southeast Asia 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.5.4 Southeast Asia 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.6 India Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.6.1 India Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.6.2 India 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.6.3 India 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.6.4 India 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.1 North America Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.1.1 North America Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.1.2 North America 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.1.3 North America 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.1.4 North America 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.2 Europe Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.2.1 Europe Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.2.2 Europe 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.2.3 Europe 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.2.4 Europe 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.3 China Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.3.1 China Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.3.2 China 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.3.3 China 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.3.4 China 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.4 Japan Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.4.1 Japan Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.4.2 Japan 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.4.3 Japan 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.4.4 Japan 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.5 Southeast Asia Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.5.1 Southeast Asia Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.5.2 Southeast Asia 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.5.3 Southeast Asia 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.5.4 Southeast Asia 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
5.6 India Electric Rice Cooker Market Analysis
5.6.1 India Electric Rice Cooker Market Overview
5.6.2 India 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Local Supply, Import, Export, Local Consumption Analysis
5.6.3 India 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Analysis
5.6.4 India 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Market Share Analysis
6 Global 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Segment Market Analysis
(by Type)
6.1 Global 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales by Type
6.2 Different Types of Electric Rice Cooker Product Interview Price Analysis
6.3 Different Types of Electric Rice Cooker Product Driving Factors Analysis
6.3.1 Insulation Automatic Growth Driving Factor Analysis
6.3.2 Timing Insulation Growth Driving Factor Analysis
6.3.3 New Microcomputer Cont Growth Driving Factor Analysis
6.1 Global 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Sales by Type
6.2 Different Types of Electric Rice Cooker Product Interview Price Analysis
6.3 Different Types of Electric Rice Cooker Product Driving Factors Analysis
6.3.1 Insulation Automatic Growth Driving Factor Analysis
6.3.2 Timing Insulation Growth Driving Factor Analysis
6.3.3 New Microcomputer Cont Growth Driving Factor Analysis
7 Global 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Segment Market Analysis
(by Application)
7.1 Global 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Consumption by Application
7.2 Different Application of Electric Rice Cooker Product Interview Price Analysis
7.3 Different Application of Electric Rice Cooker Product Driving Factors Analysis
7.3.1 E-Commerce of Electric Rice Cooker Growth Driving Factor Analysis
7.3.2 Retail store of Electric Rice Cooker Growth Driving Factor Analysis
7.1 Global 2013-2018E Electric Rice Cooker Consumption by Application
7.2 Different Application of Electric Rice Cooker Product Interview Price Analysis
7.3 Different Application of Electric Rice Cooker Product Driving Factors Analysis
7.3.1 E-Commerce of Electric Rice Cooker Growth Driving Factor Analysis
7.3.2 Retail store of Electric Rice Cooker Growth Driving Factor Analysis
8 Major Manufacturers Analysis of Electric Rice Cooker
8.1 Toshiba Corporation
8.1.1 Company Profile
8.1.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.1.2.1 Product A
8.1.2.2 Product B
8.1.3 Toshiba Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.1.4 Toshiba Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.2 Panasonic
8.2.1 Company Profile
8.2.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.2.2.1 Product A
8.2.2.2 Product B
8.2.3 Panasonic 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.2.4 Panasonic 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.3 Bajaj Electricals
8.3.1 Company Profile
8.3.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.3.2.1 Product A
8.3.2.2 Product B
8.3.3 Bajaj Electricals 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.3.4 Bajaj Electricals 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.4 Pigeon Corporation,
8.4.1 Company Profile
8.4.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.4.2.1 Product A
8.4.2.2 Product B
8.4.3 Pigeon Corporation, 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.4.4 Pigeon Corporation, 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.5 Zojirushi America Corporation
8.5.1 Company Profile
8.5.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.5.2.1 Product A
8.5.2.2 Product B
8.5.3 Zojirushi America Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.5.4 Zojirushi America Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.6 Cusinart
8.6.1 Company Profile
8.6.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.6.2.1 Product A
8.6.2.2 Product B
8.6.3 Cusinart 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.6.4 Cusinart 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.7 Tiger Corporation
8.7.1 Company Profile
8.7.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.7.2.1 Product A
8.7.2.2 Product B
8.7.3 Tiger Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.7.4 Tiger Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.8 Sunbeam Products
8.8.1 Company Profile
8.8.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.8.2.1 Product A
8.8.2.2 Product B
8.8.3 Sunbeam Products 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.8.4 Sunbeam Products 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.9 Aroma Housewares Company
8.9.1 Company Profile
8.9.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.9.2.1 Product A
8.9.2.2 Product B
8.9.3 Aroma Housewares Company 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.9.4 Aroma Housewares Company 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.1 Toshiba Corporation
8.1.1 Company Profile
8.1.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.1.2.1 Product A
8.1.2.2 Product B
8.1.3 Toshiba Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.1.4 Toshiba Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.2 Panasonic
8.2.1 Company Profile
8.2.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.2.2.1 Product A
8.2.2.2 Product B
8.2.3 Panasonic 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.2.4 Panasonic 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.3 Bajaj Electricals
8.3.1 Company Profile
8.3.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.3.2.1 Product A
8.3.2.2 Product B
8.3.3 Bajaj Electricals 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.3.4 Bajaj Electricals 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.4 Pigeon Corporation,
8.4.1 Company Profile
8.4.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.4.2.1 Product A
8.4.2.2 Product B
8.4.3 Pigeon Corporation, 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.4.4 Pigeon Corporation, 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.5 Zojirushi America Corporation
8.5.1 Company Profile
8.5.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.5.2.1 Product A
8.5.2.2 Product B
8.5.3 Zojirushi America Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.5.4 Zojirushi America Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.6 Cusinart
8.6.1 Company Profile
8.6.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.6.2.1 Product A
8.6.2.2 Product B
8.6.3 Cusinart 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.6.4 Cusinart 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.7 Tiger Corporation
8.7.1 Company Profile
8.7.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.7.2.1 Product A
8.7.2.2 Product B
8.7.3 Tiger Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.7.4 Tiger Corporation 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.8 Sunbeam Products
8.8.1 Company Profile
8.8.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.8.2.1 Product A
8.8.2.2 Product B
8.8.3 Sunbeam Products 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.8.4 Sunbeam Products 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
8.9 Aroma Housewares Company
8.9.1 Company Profile
8.9.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.9.2.1 Product A
8.9.2.2 Product B
8.9.3 Aroma Housewares Company 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Sales, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin Analysis
8.9.4 Aroma Housewares Company 2017 Electric Rice Cooker Business Region Distribution Analysis
9 Development Trend of Analysis of Electric Rice Cooker Market
9.1 Global Electric Rice Cooker Market Trend Analysis
9.1.1 Global 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Market Size (Volume and Value) Forecast
9.1.2 Global 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Forecast
9.2 Electric Rice Cooker Regional Market Trend
9.2.1 North America 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.2 Europe 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.3 China 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.4 Japan 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.5 Southeast Asia 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.6 India 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.3 Electric Rice Cooker Market Trend (Product Type)
9.4 Electric Rice Cooker Market Trend (Application)
9.1 Global Electric Rice Cooker Market Trend Analysis
9.1.1 Global 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Market Size (Volume and Value) Forecast
9.1.2 Global 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Sales Price Forecast
9.2 Electric Rice Cooker Regional Market Trend
9.2.1 North America 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.2 Europe 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.3 China 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.4 Japan 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.5 Southeast Asia 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.2.6 India 2018-2025 Electric Rice Cooker Consumption Forecast
9.3 Electric Rice Cooker Market Trend (Product Type)
9.4 Electric Rice Cooker Market Trend (Application)
10 Electric Rice Cooker Marketing Type Analysis
10.1 Electric Rice Cooker Regional Marketing Type Analysis
10.2 Electric Rice Cooker International Trade Type Analysis
10.3 Traders or Distributors with Contact Information of Electric Rice Cooker by Region
10.4 Electric Rice Cooker Supply Chain Analysis
10.1 Electric Rice Cooker Regional Marketing Type Analysis
10.2 Electric Rice Cooker International Trade Type Analysis
10.3 Traders or Distributors with Contact Information of Electric Rice Cooker by Region
10.4 Electric Rice Cooker Supply Chain Analysis
11 Consumers Analysis of Electric Rice Cooker
11.1 Consumer 1 Analysis
11.2 Consumer 2 Analysis
11.3 Consumer 3 Analysis
11.4 Consumer 4 Analysis
11.1 Consumer 1 Analysis
11.2 Consumer 2 Analysis
11.3 Consumer 3 Analysis
11.4 Consumer 4 Analysis
12 Conclusion of the Global Electric Rice Cooker Market
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Global Rice Husk Ash Market 2018 || New
Industry Research On Present State & Future Growth Prospects by 2023
July 9, 2018
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Benazir’s persistence paved the way for democracy
July 09, 2018
I’m returning to Pakistan on Oct 18
to coalesce the forces of moderation against extremism, announced Benazir
Bhutto at a gathering in Washington. “Our goal, quite literally, is to save
democracy in Pakistan.”She kept the promise she made at this meeting of the
Middle East Institute at the Russell Senate Building on Sept 25, 2007 and
returned to Pakistan as announced. Her third homecoming also proved to be her
last as on Dec 27, 2007, she was assassinated at a rally in Rawalpindi.Her
return came less than a year after she and Nawaz Sharif signed a document — the
Charter of Democracy — in London to bring an end the then military regime. Some
argue that the document, signed on May 14, 2006, has assured the continuation
of democracy in the country by creating an understanding between the country’s
two main political parties — the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan
Peoples Party (PPP).
Ms Bhutto, who lived in London but
regularly visited the US capital, made more than one visit to Washington in
2007. This was the year when the Bush administration was working quietly to
unite Pakistan’s military and political forces in the fight against religious
extremists, particularly the Taliban.
On Feb 4, 2007, she first announced
her plan to return to Pakistan at a news conference at the home of a local PPP
leader in Washington where she also unveiled the roadmap for democracy that she
intended to discuss with the then military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
Rejecting Mr Musharraf’s plan to
keep her and Mr Sharif out of the country, she said: “That’s not President
Musharraf’s decision. This has to be decided by the people of Pakistan.”
In every statement she made in
Washington, she insisted that Mr Sharif had as much right to return to Pakistan
and contest the 2008 election as she did. She also pointed out that political
rivalries often paved the way for non-political actors to topple democratic
set-ups.
Such statements cemented the
impression that she took the Charter of Democracy seriously and wanted both the
PPP and the PML-N to avoid the mistakes that allowed previous military
takeovers.
How she won Washington’s support
for restoration of democracy in Pakistan
Ms Bhutto also rejected the
Musharraf government’s intention to hold the presidential election before 2008,
instead of seeking a vote of confidence from the new parliament, which could
have been dominated by the PML-N and the PPP.
“Nobody has the authority to do so,
neither the government nor the federal cabinet. Even the election commission
and the judiciary cannot hold presidential election before schedule,” she said.
But when the Musharraf government
insisted on seeking a vote from the outgoing parliament, Ms Bhutto announced at
her Sept 25, 2007 news conference in Washington that Makhdoom Amin Fahim will
file nomination papers as the PPP candidate for the Oct 6 presidential election
while Faryal Talpur will be his covering candidate.
She said PPP was fielding a
candidate for the presidential election because it wanted to remain in the
political process
She then offered three conditions
to Mr Musharraf for the PPP’s support and said that his response would
determine which of the three choices her party would opt for.
These included the demand for him
to resign from the post of the army chief, revoke the two-term ban on the
re-election of a prime minister and offer an across-the-board amnesty to all
political leaders.
By Sept 25, 2007 it had become
obvious that the Bush administration supported the plan for her and Nawaz
Sharif’s return to Pakistan and saw her as the future prime minister.
During this visit, which was also
her last to Washington, Ms Bhutto visited the US Senate, flanked by her husband
Asif Zardari and a former PPP Senator Khwaja Akbar. She received a standing
ovation from a select gathering of US lawmakers, diplomats, academics and media
representatives. This contrasted sharply with her previous visits to the US
capital when she received little attention.
In her speech, Ms Bhutto, reminded
the Bush administration that it had made “a strategic miscalculation” by
backing the Musharraf government.
She also rejected the argument that
Gen Musharraf stood in the way of extremists hoping to overrun nuclear-armed
Pakistan. “In fact, military rule is the cause of the anarchic situation in
Pakistan,” she said.
The Bush administration, however, no longer needed such reminders. By then, it had already realised that the
military alone could not defeat terrorists and was working on its plan to
combine military and political forces to defeat terrorism in Pakistan.
It was during this visit that the
late Congressman Tom Lantos, who then headed the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, arranged a telephonic conversation between Ms Bhutto and Mr Musharraf.
Congressman Lantos, enjoyed good
relations with Mr Musharraf, but he also played a key role in attaching
democratic reforms as one of the conditions for continued US assistance to
Pakistan to a new law the US Congress passed in 2007.
Media reports claimed that in this
conversation, Ms Bhutto sought some assurance from the general on her return to
Pakistan and also allayed Mr Musharraf’s concerns about his future under a
democratic set-up.
On Oct 8, 2007, then US secretary
of state Condoleezza Rice telephoned both Gen Musharraf and Ms Bhutto and
reports in the US media claimed that the call was made to ensure that the two
Pakistani leaders had reached an agreement. The next day, the Musharraf
government announced that it would drop criminal cases pending in Pakistan
against Ms Bhutto.
A day before Ms Rice called
Musharraf, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan leader Baitullah Mehsud had threatened to
target Ms Bhutto when she returned to Pakistan. Ms Rice is also believed to
have discussed this threat with Mr Musharraf.
Ms Bhutto’s Sept 2007 visit to
Washington was more fruitful than her all previous visits. She was everywhere
in the media — from Washington Post to CNN — giving interviews, writing
articles and issuing statements.
She also met several senior US
officials and about a dozen lawmakers. At least two cabinet-level officials
attended the dinner hosted by a Pakistani-American member of the Republican
Party.
The Bush administration, however,
had started sending friendly signals to Ms Bhutto before her last visit to
Washington. On Sept 14, 2007, US State Department’s spokesman Sean McCormack
said at a news briefing that Ms Bhutto would not receive the same treatment
that was meted out to Nawaz Sharif when he attempted to return to Pakistan
earlier that month.
“I’m not sure the two cases would
be equivalent,” said Mr McCormack when asked if the US expected Ms Bhutto to be
deported like Mr Sharif.
What happened to Mr Sharif “all
took place in the context of an agreement that was said to be arrived at among
the Saudi government, the Pakistani government and Mr Sharif,” he said. “That
whole legal question centred on that particular point.”
And on Nov 7, 2007, days after Ms
Bhutto’s return to Pakistan, the White House warned Gen Musharraf not to take
the US patience as “never-ending”.
The same day, Gen Musharraf reached
out to two key congressional leaders asking them to understand his position
while US lawmakers called for freezing all ‘non-reimbursable’ aid to Pakistan
unless the government restored democracy.
At the White House, US National
Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said that the United States expected
President Musharraf to return to the path of democracy ‘now’. “This is not a
never-ending process,” he said.
Dawn, July 9th, 2018
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Frantic
parents of rescued Thai cave boys have NOT been told which children have been
saved – as teammates are kept in isolation in hospital due to infection risk
·
Four
boys rescued on Sunday are now in hospital undergoing medical tests
·
They
have asked for pork stir fry, and are 'strong and safe', officials say
·
The
rescued football players are Monhkhol Boonpiam, 13, Prajak Sutham, 15,
Nattawoot Thakamsai, 14, and Pipat Bodhu, 15
·
This
has not been confirmed to parents who don't know which boys are saved
·
Parents
will be able to see them, but not touch them until test results come back
·
Four
more teammates rescued Monday, while four and coach remain in cave
The parents of the members of a Thai youth
football team who have been rescued after more than two weeks in a cave in the
northern Chiang Rai province have not been told their sons are safe.
Despite the names and images of the four boys
who were evacuated on Sunday being widely circulated in local and international
media, officials have not confirmed the identities to
parents.
Four more Wild Boar FC players emerged from
the cave on Monday, while four more - and the team coach - will remain until at
least Tuesday. Who they are is also being kept from families.
An emergency team carries a stretcher
believed to be carrying one of the rescued boys from the flooded cave to a
waiting helicopter in Mae Sai, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand
The families
of all 12 boys have since agreed to stay at the rescue camp which has formed at
the mouth of the cave until the entire team and their coach are out,CNN reports.
All eight boys who have so far been rescued
are being kept in isolation due to the risk of infections.
The four rescued on Sunday woke up 'hungry'
on Monday morning, and asked for pad kra pao - a pork and holy basil stir fry
dish - with rice, the rescue chief told a press conference today.
However, the boys will have to wait for the
comfort food because their digestive systems need time to recover from ten days
spent without food, authorities say.
They have not yet been able to see their
families due to risk of infections, but a reunion should be taking place in
hospital late on Monday
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5932985/First-four-rescued-Thai-cave-boys-ask-spicy-basil-pork-rice-night-hospital.html
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