USA Rice Website Update Offers New Features and Resources
By Lesley Dixon
ARLINGTON,
VA -- After months of hard work, diligent research, and tireless attention to
detail, the new and improved USARice.com is ready for its debut. The redesigned website
features a bold, modern style that lends the U.S. rice industry the strong
digital presence it deserves, and creates an experience that is streamlined and
intuitive, laying out resources and information so that both members and
non-members can find exactly what they need, when they need it.
"USA Rice is the national leader and go-to resource for the rice industry, so we wanted our website to reflect that," said Katie Maher, director of strategic initiatives at USA Rice, who spearheaded the redesign project. "It was important for us to listen to the needs and suggestions of members and staff, and that feedback provided the foundation for our redesign. Not only is the site easier to use, but it also has a lot of innovative new features that we think members will appreciate."
Visitors exploring the revamped USARice.com will find new resources at their fingertips, including full board and committee listings, detailed overviews of international markets highlighting USA Rice promotional activities, and a calendar of upcoming industry events. Members also benefit from a personally tailored Member Documents portal that provides access to the USA Rice eBrief, talking points on current issues, meeting materials, and more.
One of the most exciting new features is an innovative search tool designed by USA Rice that will help rice farmers find conservation programs available in their state.
The reorganized site forges a clearer path for web traffic to its sister site, the consumer-facing ThinkRice.com, making it easier for visitors to find rice recipes, nutrition information, foodservice trends, teaching tools, and facts about U.S.-grown rice.
The Rice Foundation now has its own designated place within the USA Rice website, highlighted clearly at the top of the homepage, which showcases all the great work it does for the rice industry. The site-within-a-site shares recent news on the Foundation's activities, as well as information on research projects and easy access to apply for the Leadership Program.
"It's been a long planning and production process, but now that the new website is up and running, we are excited for everyone in the rice industry and beyond to click through and see what USA Rice is all about," said USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward.
"USA Rice is the national leader and go-to resource for the rice industry, so we wanted our website to reflect that," said Katie Maher, director of strategic initiatives at USA Rice, who spearheaded the redesign project. "It was important for us to listen to the needs and suggestions of members and staff, and that feedback provided the foundation for our redesign. Not only is the site easier to use, but it also has a lot of innovative new features that we think members will appreciate."
Visitors exploring the revamped USARice.com will find new resources at their fingertips, including full board and committee listings, detailed overviews of international markets highlighting USA Rice promotional activities, and a calendar of upcoming industry events. Members also benefit from a personally tailored Member Documents portal that provides access to the USA Rice eBrief, talking points on current issues, meeting materials, and more.
One of the most exciting new features is an innovative search tool designed by USA Rice that will help rice farmers find conservation programs available in their state.
The reorganized site forges a clearer path for web traffic to its sister site, the consumer-facing ThinkRice.com, making it easier for visitors to find rice recipes, nutrition information, foodservice trends, teaching tools, and facts about U.S.-grown rice.
The Rice Foundation now has its own designated place within the USA Rice website, highlighted clearly at the top of the homepage, which showcases all the great work it does for the rice industry. The site-within-a-site shares recent news on the Foundation's activities, as well as information on research projects and easy access to apply for the Leadership Program.
"It's been a long planning and production process, but now that the new website is up and running, we are excited for everyone in the rice industry and beyond to click through and see what USA Rice is all about," said USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward.
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Arkansas rice research makes a big leap forward
A new high-tech greenhouse at the Rice Research and
Extension Center in Stuttgart, Ark., will get new varieties into growers’ hands
faster and also quicken research. Photo courtesy of Ehsan Shakiba. greenhouse provides new avenues of study 
A new, technologically top-notch
greenhouse recently opened at the Rice Research and Extension Center (RREC) in
Stuttgart, Ark. The greenhouse was opened in a bid to improve rice research
efforts and provide producers with new varieties much faster.
Among those responsible for, and
using, the new facility is Dr. Ehsan Shakiba. Since 2015, Shakiba has worked at
the center as an assistant professor, rice breeder and geneticist. His
specialty is developing hybrid cultivars.
In late August, Shakiba spoke
with Delta
Farm Press about the possibilities the greenhouse provides for
research, the need for new angles of study and how the facility will condense
the amount of time needed to provide the rice community with answers to
pressing questions. Among his comments:
How will the new greenhouse fold
into your work?
“We wanted a multipurpose
greenhouse so we can develop and evaluate hybrid parental lines under
controlled conditions and produce seeds during the winter. For example, during
the winter, we can grow our plants in the greenhouse. Maybe we don’t have
much seed to send to a winter nursery, but we can grow what we have here and
then gather more seed.
“There are two systems for hybrid
rice production: a three-line system and a two-line system. We are working on
both systems. Presently, our focus is on developing male sterile lines for the
two-line system.
“In hybrid production, in a
two-line system, we’re working with a male sterile that is specific to
temperature. If the temperature (is at a certain point) — say, 85 degrees — the
plant can be sterile. When the temperature is below that threshold, the seed
will be fertile.
“It’s usually very difficult to
do a seed increase outside because of the environmental changes. But if we’re
going to capitalize, especially in the early stages of line development and
ensure the plants are fertile, the best place to test plants is the greenhouse.
“Meanwhile, when developing
populations, we pick our plants, bring them to the greenhouse, and make a
cross. That ensures no outcrossing will happen.”
On the new dynamic with winter
nurseries in light of the new greenhouse…
“At the earliest stages of
development, F1 or F2, there is usually very little seed available to send to
winter nurseries. That seed also requires special care. Therefore, we prefer to
germinate what seed we have on the station.
“When we have more seed
available, at F3 or F4, we’ll send it to a winter nursery. But at the earliest
stages — and it doesn’t matter if you’re working with a hybrid or other type of
rice — the best place to do the seed increase and evaluate your lines based on
molecular studies is the greenhouse.
“Developing new rice varieties is
different than other crops in that yield isn’t the only thing to look for.
Quality is very important. Just because a line yields well, it may not have
good eating quality and will go nowhere.
“So, we have to make sure the
plant has proper quality. To do that, the best thing is to grow the plants in
the greenhouse, collect leaf samples from each single plant and take them to
our molecular genetic lab. There, we analyze each sample via a set of molecular
markers to see if the plant has the genes related to the desirable agronomic
traits.
“If the line has those genes, we
can go ahead and develop it. If a line doesn’t have a gene associated with ...
agronomic traits such as eating quality and disease resistance, it can be
eliminated. We only choose the best ones.”
On the physical layout of the
greenhouse…
“This greenhouse is very unique
for us. When we got the budget to build it, we did our homework. We — me, Dr.
Glenn Bathke (RREC project director) and Dr. Nathan McKinney (at the time,
interim director at the RREC) — traveled to different states and checked
greenhouses. We asked those working there, ‘If you were to build this
greenhouse again, what would you change?’ They told us the advantages and
disadvantages. We took all that information together and then came up with
exactly what would work best for us.
“It’s very important everyone
knows the greenhouse is a result of support from the checkoff funds and the
Arkansas Rice Promotion Board.
“We can control the heating, the
humidity, the CO2, the temperature. We also have sensors attached to a computer
and it can control all environments in the greenhouse. It can also be
programmed to what we desire for study.
“There are three systems for
controlling temperature. If temperatures are very hot, we can use a curtain on
the ceiling to control light.
“When the temperature or humidity
changes, for example, the greenhouse signals that to the computer. The computer
then tells us immediately what is going on and can turn on the cooling system
or release water through sprinklers.
“Another thing our system has is
a place for flash drives. That way we can collect data for 24 hours on what’s
happening in the greenhouse. We can also receive information over our
telephones telling us something is wrong and we can come fix it quickly.
“The greenhouse facility also has
two walk-in growth chambers. These growth chambers are presently being used for
high nighttime temperature project. We can use the large size growth chambers
to evaluate number of rice variety at the same time in control conditions.”
Using this new facility, are you
expecting to team up with other facilities interested in your research — maybe,
say, your high nighttime temperature work?
“Yes. Our research station is
already collaborating with others outside the state and also internationally.
We’d welcome more of that type of research.”
As mentioned previously, “the
breeding programs (are conducting) a high nighttime temperature project. High
nighttime temperature stress has become an issue in Arkansas rice production.
When the temperature rises during seed developing stage, it affects seed quality
by increasing chalk in seeds.
“This is a collaborative study
between geneticists, plant breeders, and a plant physiologist at the RREC.
Currently, our scientists are evaluating more than 70 rice verities under
control conditions in the greenhouse and growth chambers to identify tolerant
varieties to this stress. Then, we will identify genes associated with high
nighttime temperature stress via advanced molecular techniques. The results can
be used for developing new rice lines that tolerant to such stress.
“Work in the high nighttime
temperatures is important and this greenhouse provides enough controls so a
researcher can gain better data more quickly.”
On more research…
“Right now, our rice breeding
program is looking at long-grain, medium-grain and hybrids. We may be working
on different projects but feel we’re part of the same team.
“We’re doing molecular studies to
identify genes associated with yield. We’re evaluating the threshold of the
temperature for the male sterile.
“Most importantly, in the high nighttime study we’re looking at
the effects on seed quality. We want to know how best to address the issue.”
Greenhouse gases from rice paddies may be 2x higher than thought
September 10,
2018 by Kerry Sheridan
Farmers prepare a paddy
field to cultivate rice in Naypyidaw on July 28, 2018. The way some irrigated
rice paddies are managed worldwide, with cycles of flooding followed by dry
periods, may lead to twice the planet-warming greenhouse gas …more
The way some irrigated rice paddies
are managed worldwide, with cycles of flooding followed by dry periods, may
lead to twice the planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution as previously
thought, researchers said Monday.
Since rice is a major staple for at
least half the world's seven billion people, the way it is managed has
significant effects on the Earth's warming climate, said the report in
the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a
peer-reviewed US journal.
For the study, researchers at the
non-profit Environmental Defense Fund took a closer look at emissions of
nitrous oxide, a long-lasting atmospheric pollutant that is more potent than
methane or carbon dioxide.
N2O rises when rice fields are
allowed to dry before being wetted again.
This process, called intermittent
flooding, happens when water falls below the soil level several times per year.
It is encouraged by some
agricultural organizations affiliated with the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization as a way of saving water and reducing methane, another
major greenhouse gas emitted by rice paddies. It remains unclear how many
farmers do it.
"When the soils are frequently
wetted and dried, they repeatedly become ideal environments for microbes that
produce nitrous oxide," explained lead author Kritee Kritee, senior
scientist at the EDF.
"Methane on the other hand is
produced by microbes that require soils to be submerged in water," she
told AFP in an email.
It is widely assumed that
"almost all irrigated farms in the world are continuously flooded and it
is a fact that continuously flooded farms do not produce significant amounts of
nitrous oxide," she added.
But it is not true that all farms
are continuously flooded.
That's why Kritee says the
"full climate impact of rice farming has been significantly underestimated."
200 coal plants
Currently, the amount of
unaccounted-for N2O global emissions from rice may be as high as the annual
climate pollution from about 200 coal power plants, according to the authors.
In India alone, where the study
took place across five intermittently flooded rice fields, nitrous oxide
emissions "could be 30-45 times higher than reported under continuous
flooding," researchers estimated.
Overall, they calculated that
nitrous oxide per hectare (2.5 acres) was three times higher than ever reported
by research on intermittently flooded farms before.
"When this new information is
extrapolated across the world and embedded into estimates of methane emissions,
the net climate impact from both methane and nitrous oxide could be two times
higher than previous estimates," Kritee said.
Experts say a better way would be
for all irrigated rice farmers to shallowly flood their fields, meaning the
water level stays within five to seven centimeters of the soil level.
"This flooding regime produces
the least amount of methane and nitrous oxide," Kritee said.
As of now, N2O from rice-growing
simply isn't being tracked on a broad scale, and is left out of greenhouse gas
inventories reported to the United Nations by major rice-producing countries
including China and India.
But as water becomes scarcer around
the globe, many rice farmers may look to wet and dry cycles as a solution, not
knowing the danger they are posing to the planet.
To avoid that, scientists need
better tracking and reporting of N2O worldwide, the EDF said.
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'bookkeeping' turned on its head
More information: Kritee Kritee el al., "High nitrous oxide fluxes from
rice indicate the need to manage water for both long- and short-term climate
impacts," PNAS (2018). www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1809276115
Rice farming up to twice as bad
for climate change as previously thought, study reveals
Levels of overlooked greenhouse gas are up to 45 times higher in
fields that are only flooded intermittently
Rice is a vital crop that provides people with more calories in
total than any other food (
STR/AFP/Getty Images )
Rice farming is
known to be a major contributor to climate change, but
new research suggests it is far bigger a problem than previously thought.
Techniques intended to reduce
emissions while also cutting water use may in fact be boosting some greenhouse
gases, meaning the impact of rice cultivation may be up to twice as bad as
previous estimates suggest.
Scientists at the US-based
advocacy group the Environmental Defense Fund suggest the short-term warming
impact of these additional gases in the atmosphere could be equivalent to 1,200
coal power plants.
Considering the importance of
rice as a staple food crop, providing more calories to the global population
than any other food, the researchers have recommended ways to adapt farming
practices and make its cultivation more climate-friendly.
Past estimates have suggested
that 2.5 per cent of human-induced climate warming can be attributed to rice
farming.
The main culprit is methane, a
potent greenhouse gas emitted from flooded rice fields as bacteria in the
waterlogged soil produce it in large quantities.
However, there is another gas
produced by rice fields that can have a harmful climate effect. Nitrous oxide,
commonly known as laughing gas, is also produced by soil microbes in rice
fields.
Partly in a bid to reduce methane
emissions, several international organisations have promoted intermittent
flooding of rice fields, but this practice comes with problems of its own.
“The full climate impact of rice
farming has been significantly underestimated because up to this point, nitrous
dioxide emissions from intermittently flooded farms have not been included,”
said Dr Kritee Kritee from the Environmental Defense Fund, who led the
research.
Analysis by the team showed that
process of alternately wetting and drying rice fields – while reducing methane
levels – is producing up to 45 times more nitrous oxide than constantly flooded
fields.
The intermittent flooding and
airing of the fields results in pulses of microbial activity that in turn leads
to increased nitrous oxide levels.
These results, obtained by working with farms in southern India,
were published in the journal Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences.
“Increasing pressure on limited
water resources under a changing climate could make additional rice farming
regions look to intermittent flooding to address water limitations and concerns
about methane emissions,” said Dr Kritee.
“Water management on rice farms
needs to be calibrated to balance water use concerns with the climate impacts
of both methane and nitrous oxide emissions.”
Despite being a powerful
greenhouse gas in its own right that traps even more heat in the atmosphere
than methane over long time periods, most rice producing countries do not
report their nitrous oxide emissions.
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UK visit
Dr Kritee said it was essential
that scientists began investigating this overlooked threat so that nations can
tackle it effectively.
“We now know nitrous oxide
emissions from rice farming can be large and impactful,” said Richie Ahuja, a
co-author of this study.
By considering each farm
individually and taking into account their methane, nitrous oxide and
water use, the scientists suggest that specific strategies can be used that can
minimise emissions of climate harming gases.
“We now also know how to manage
the problem. Major rice producing nations in Asia are investing to improve the
agriculture sector and could benefit from the suggested dual mitigation
strategies that lead to water savings, better yields, and less climate
pollution,” said Mr Ahuja.
Warriors win over Ashland
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Sep
9, 2018
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RICE
LAKE — The Ashland High School boys soccer team struggled in its biggest tests
of the season so far Saturday in Rice Lake, where the Oredockers dropped a pair
of non-conference matches to the Warriors.
Amery posted a 10-0 shutout
against Ashland (1-7-0) in the opening match, while host school Rice Lake
defeated the Oredockers 4-0 in the second game later in the day.
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Plastic bags for rice to be exempted from SST: Guan Eng
- September 9, 2018 @
11:11pm
ALOR STAR: Plastic bags used by
distributors and traders to pack rice will also be exempted from the Sales and
Service Tax (SST), Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today.
This, he said, is to ensure that
distributors would then be able to reduce the cost of packaging rice, which is
among the items exempted from SST.
"There is a request from the
distributors and traders not to tax the plastic bags and since rice is exempt
from taxes, we will also exclude the plastic bags for rice from being taxed. We
hope this will reduce their costs," he said.
Lim was speaking at a press
conference after delivering a SST briefing to more than 500 traders and
representatives of business associations at a hotel here which was also attended
by Customs Department director-general Datuk Seri T. Subromaniam.
Earlier, during the session,
there were traders who had raised the plastic bag issue claiming that they
would have to spend almost RM1 million to buy the before SST part from the cost
for rice.
Lim also said the government
would also exempt the management and maintenance services charges from SST
equally for homes with strata titles as well those with non-strata titles.
Lim said previously only the
former was exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to encourage
homeowners to apply for strata titles.
"We have to bear in mind
that it is not the owners who do not want to apply (for strata ownership) but
it could be problems related to bankers and financing, so the government does
not feel it is necessary (to charging SST for management services charges for
residential owners without strata titles)," he said.
Commenting on the price of
imported vehicles after the implementation of the SST, Lim said the government
had given tax exemptions to companies that were re-assembling vehicles in the
country if they used local components.
"To encourage them to use
local components, the government granted them exemptions to exclude the
Industrial Linkage Programme (ILP) costs, so that when the ILP is removed from
the price for sales tax purposes, its impact would be lesser than the during
the GST and SST 1.0 period.
"That's why the response of
the automotive industry is very positive. They respond by reducing the price of
their respective vehicles, but that's only for vehicles that have local inputs,
and if there are higher local inputs, the costs would be a lot lesser,” he
said. -- BERNAMA
Lim Guan Eng was speaking at a press conference after delivering
a SST briefing at Royale Signature Hotel. (NSTP/SHARUL HAFIZ ZAM)
Transferring sorghum’s weed-killing power to rice
ARS scientists are testing rice to determine if they
can transfer sorghum's weed-killing properties.
USDA researchers studying potential to transfer sorghum
weed-killing compound into rice.
Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) scientists have transferred a biochemical pathway found in sorghum, which
produces a weed-killing compound, into rice plants.
The compound, sorgoleone,
secreted by sorghum, helps the plant combat weeds. It works so well that some
other crops struggle to grow in fields where sorghum has been raised, causing
problems for growers who want to rotate different crops in those fields.
Scientists at ARS’s Natural
Product Utilization Research Unit (NPURU) in Oxford, Mississippi, are
investigating whether sorghum’s weed-inhibiting properties can be transferred
to other crops like rice and used as a bioherbicide. Producing sorgoleone in
other crops would potentially give those plants the ability to fight weeds and
reduce reliance on synthetic herbicides, says NPURU molecular
biologist Scott Baerson.
Prior to this research, nothing
was known about the genes that make sorgoleone, Baerson says. After years of
research, the NPURU team, which include Baerson and molecular
biologist Zhiqiang Pan, recently reached a milestone that allowed them to
transfer the sorgoleone compound into rice. The impact of this research, part
of which was recently published in New Phytologist, is twofold, according
to Pan and Baerson. The rice plants that produce sorgoleone should require less
herbicides to control weeds. At a minimum, the natural compound could reduce
the amount of synthetic chemicals sprayed onto food crops. Secondly, growers
would spend less on buying and applying chemicals—a major part of their
overhead cost.
In addition, a crop that produces
its own herbicide potentially would be more efficient—increasing profits for
farmers and food processors. Ultimately, these savings could be passed on to
consumers, Baerson adds.
In earlier studies, the
researchers successfully increased sorgoleone to make sorghum more resistant to
weeds, which would help growers who do not rotate sorghum with other crops.
They also stopped sorghum plants from producing sorgoleone, which would benefit
farmers who want to rotate different crops with sorghum.
The next step is to see if rice
plants grown in the laboratory will produce sorgoleone as they grow and have
the same weed-fighting ability as sorghum.
ARS has five patents on this technology.
Source: Sandra Avant, USDA
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By Kurt Richter
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Rice Radio is an inside look at
all things related to the California Rice Industry and the Sacramento Valley.
Produced and Hosted by California Rice Grower, Kurt Richter, Rice Radio covers
the crop, the market, water, water and property rights, conservation,
regulations, and much more.
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Rice prices jump to new highs in 4th week of
August
Ralf Rivas
Published 8:45 AM, September 10, 2018
Updated 9:45 PM, September 10, 2018
RICE PROBLEM. Individuals queue
to buy NFA rice at the Commonwealth Market. File photo by Darren Langit/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – As poor
Filipinos struggled to keep up with elevated prices of fish, meat, and vegetables, prices of rice
accelerated further to new highs in August.
According to the latest price
monitoring report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the average
retail price of regular milled rice rose to P43.86 per kilo during the 4th week
of August, while well-milled rice soared to P47.12.
These prices were 15.2% and 11.6%
higher compared to prices during the same period last year. (IN CHARTS: This is how bad August 2018 inflation looks like in
regions)
The prices were much higher in
some regions and provinces.
For instance, regular milled rice
in Western Visayas, the Davao Region, Soccsksargen, the Zamboanga Peninsula,
Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM), and Eastern Visayas were much higher than the national average.
Regular milled rice in the Ilocos
Region and Cagayan Valley were below the P40 level.
Well-milled rice in Western
Visayas, the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Davao Region, and Soccsksargen were above
P50. Both the Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley had well-milled rice at around
P43 per kilo. (READ: Taming rice prices: What lawmakers, experts say)
Rice prices in Basilan continued
to be problematic, with regular and well-milled rice priced at a hefty P60 and
P58 per kilo, respectively.
Sulu enjoyed the cheapest prices.
Regular and well-milled rice there were at P38 and P31, respectively. These
levels can even compete with National Food Authority (NFA) rice priced at P27
and P32, respectively.
Long lines for NFA rice
The NFA assured the public that
it will continue to distribute cheap rice to ensure that consumers will have
alternative sources.
The agency distributes rice
through almost 16,000 market accredited retailers and outlets.
From January to August 23, the NFA
had already distributed a total of 4,443,082 bags of rice through its
accredited retailers, outlets, and other recipients.
However, access to cheap rice
remains limited. While the NFA allows up to 5 kilos per individual, some have
reported that they were only allowed to purchase less.
Cathy Estavillo of Bantay Bigas
said they have received reports that there were people being turned away
despite patiently waiting for their turn.
"May bigas pero halatang
kulang pa rin kasi iniipit nila. Hindi rin nila binaha ang merkado ng murang
bigas kaya hindi naapektuhan ng NFA ang presyuhan ng regular rice,"Estavillo said.
(There's rice but it's obvious
that it's not enough because they're limiting purchases. The NFA wasn't able to
flood the market with cheap rice, that's why it wasn't able to influence
prices.)
The NFA Council has approved
additional importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to boost current
stocks.
"The additional importation
can increase NFA's active participation in the market by as much as 20%,"
the NFA said.
The NFA Council also approved the
immediate importation of 133,500 MT of rice by the private sector for
distribution to Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (Zambasulta) to bring down prices. Additional
allocation for NFA rice is also expected for consumers to have access to
cheaper alternatives.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel
Piñol previously said he expects prices of the staple to stabilize by
November. – Rappler.com
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2018 Summer Science Research Program
September 10, 2018 – by Reilly
Wright ’20
Ohio Wesleyan professor Robert Harmon and student Amanda Jewell ’19
conduct research at OWU’s Perkins Observatory. They are exploring starspots –
dark regions of heavy magnetic field – on the surface of the star LO
Pegasi. (Photo by James D. DeCamp)
Ohio Wesleyan Students Complete
Original Research with Faculty Mentors
From songbird communication to
atomic nuclei, this summer was one for the books – and the microscopes, petri
dishes, and pipettes – for Ohio Wesleyan students participating in the
University’s annual Summer Science Research Program.
Over the course of 10 weeks, 21
OWU students participated in this year’s program, working side by side with
faculty mentors from May to July to conduct original research both on and off
campus. Seven students from other institutions across the nation traveled to
Ohio Wesleyan to participate in the prestigious program as well.
Students will discuss and present
their findings during the annual Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research
Symposium at noon Sept. 24 in the atrium of Schimmel/Conrades Science Center.
Meet some of this year’s SSRP
participants and read about their Summer Science Research Program (SSRP)
experiences.
Investigating
Neuronal Development
Landry
Cowles ’19
Landry Cowles ’19 of Louisville, Ohio; Benjamin Arnold ’20 of
Tiffin, Ohio; and Maddie Meyer ’20 of
Marion, Massachusetts, researched “The Role of miRNA-7 in Neuronal Development”
with faculty mentor Suren Ambegaokar, assistant
professor of neuroscience and microbiology. Ambegaokar’s research involves
neurodegenerative disorders, infectious diseases of the nervous system, and the
intersection of the two.“It has been eye-opening to see the knowledge from my
previous courses come together and actually observe the interplay of chemistry,
biology, and neuroscience,” says Cowles, a pre-medicine and molecular
neuroscience double major and Spanish minor.
Arnold, a neuroscience and
pre-medicine double major and chemistry and psychology double minor, says,
“Because the research we are doing is extremely applicable to the medical
field, it has led to a lot of thoughtful conversation and reading of scientific
articles related to the origin and possible treatment of different brain
cancers.”
Benjamin
Arnold ’20
Arnold says his research has led
him to heavily consider pursuing a Ph.D. through a joint program at a medical
school that would allow him to not only practice medicine, but also conduct his
own research.Meyer, a neuroscience and biochemistry double major, says a major
lesson she learned from Dr. Ambegaokar is the importance of communication.
“This is true within a single lab
group,” she says, “but it’s also encouraging to see that researchers all over
the nation and world will make time to share information with other researchers
who they have never met, and everyone is only one phone call or email away.”
After graduation, Meyer hopes to
attend graduate school while both Cowles and Arnold plan to attend medical
school.
Why did these three
student-scientists choose OWU?
Maddie
Meyer ’20
Cowles says, “I chose OWU because
I wanted a smaller campus, and it had an established neuroscience department.”Arnold
says, “Because of my mother’s career in higher education, I knew I wanted to
attend a private, liberal arts school that offered a neuroscience program. Like
most other OWU students, upon my initial visit, I fell in love with the
Delaware area, academic opportunities, and beautiful campus. The connections
I’ve made since – both with peers and faculty members – have made my first two
years at Ohio Wesleyan the best of my life so far!”
And Meyer adds, “Professors were
very helpful and welcoming when I visited campus – even those outside my majors
were happy to help and show me around campus.”
Studying
Invasive Species
Aidan
Shumaker ’20
Aidan Shumaker ’20 conducted a study on the “Impacts of Invasive Species on
Ecological Processes in the Kraus and Bohannan Nature Preserves.” Shumaker, a
microbiology major and computer science and data analytics double minor from
Loveland, Ohio, conducted his research under the mentorship of Laurie
Anderson, professor of botany-microbiology.
“Working with Dr. Anderson has
shown me what it is really like to think in a practical sense in field and
laboratory work, including all the processes of how to start a project, obtain
funding, and planning out how to perform the tasks that will provide answers,”
he says.
After graduation, Shumaker hopes
either to attend graduate school or work with microbiological interactions for
an agricultural or medical company.
Why did he choose OWU?
“I chose OWU because of the
Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium,” Shumaker says. “I
was motivated by hearing students talk about their experiences, opportunities,
and connections gained from their experiences.”
Exploring
Video Game Exposure
Mickey Rice ’20
Mickey Rice ’20 of Louisville, Kentucky, and Lexi
Lease ’20 of Toledo, Ohio, concentrated research on “The
Effects of Video Game Exposure on Cognitive Control.” Rice and Lease, both
psychology and neuroscience double majors, worked under the guidance of Kira
Bailey, assistant professor of psychology.
“I have taken multiple classes at
OWU that have discussed research methods, how research has been impactful in
the scientific community, and the significance of a well-executed study,” Rice
says. “My experience with SSRP has allowed me to put this knowledge into
action, as well as learn all of the intricacies and nuances required to conduct
a study with human participants.”
Rice says the process of creating
ideas to carrying out an authentic scientific study has sparked her interest in
pursuing experimental psychology or clinical neuropsychology in graduate
school, an ambition shared by Lease.
Lexi Lease ’20
During spring semester, Lease
took cognitive neuroscience taught by Bailey. There, she learned the
foundations of the biological processes underlying our thoughts and this
summer’s research heavily built on concepts gained from the class.
“Experiences like the SSRP matter
because they allow students to transition what they have learned in the
classroom to actual concrete practice,” Lease says.
Why did these student-researchers
choose to attend OWU?
Rice says, “I chose OWU because I
loved the layout of the campus and the city of Delaware. I was also very
interested in OWU’s neuroscience program and was impressed by the all the
faculty members I met. I knew I wanted a close relationship with my professors
and advisors, and OWU has provided me with that opportunity countless times.”
And Lease adds, “I was impressed
by their neuroscience program. I also wanted an opportunity to be mentored by a
professor. I knew that with a smaller school, my chances of getting a mentor
would be higher, and SSRP has given me that experience this summer.”
Undertaking a
Salty Experiment
Becca
Porter ’20
Becca Porter ’20, an English and zoology double major from Washington Grove,
Maryland, and Katie Vonderembse ’19, an
environmental science major and classics minor from Toledo, Ohio, conducted
“The Global Salt Experiment.” They explored how freshwater ecological
communities interact internally and environmentally under the mentorship
of Amy Downing, professor of
zoology.
“I’m able to see for myself the
ways that human-caused threats, like runoff, can disrupt entire ecosystems and
drastically change their composition and viability,” Porter says.
Porter plans a career in marine
conservation ecology and says this summer’s experience introduced her to
techniques and equipment valuable for her future career.
Vonderembse says, “Dr. Downing
has taught us that large experiments, like the one we are undergoing, can be
tedious, but also rewarding. Hot or rainy days in the field or long days at the
microscope pay off when interesting findings pop up during the process.”
Katie Vonderembse ’19
After graduation, Vonderembse
plans to pursue an advanced degree in ecology or environmental science, while
Porter says she wants to work for a few years before enrolling in graduate
school.
Why did these student-scientists
select OWU?
Porter says, “OWU fit my needs as
a liberal arts institution with small, often discussion-based classes, and lots
of opportunity for research and travel.”
And Vonderembse adds, “I wanted
to attend a small college that would challenge me academically. I am glad I did
choose OWU because I have had so many great opportunities, like SSRP, that I do
not think would have been the same at another school.”
Examining
Artificial Intelligence
Eugene
Kramskoi ’19
Eugene Kramskoi ’19, a computer science major from Lewis Center, Ohio, researched
“Artificial Intelligence for Modern Board Games” under the mentorship of Sean
McCulloch, professor of math and computer science.
“With this project, I’m having to
combine a lot of the different knowledge of algorithms and programming I’ve
learned into one large independent program,” he says. “This is a great learning
opportunity since this kind of holistic project is usually not possible in a
normal class setting.”
Kramskoi plans to find a career
in software development once he graduates.
Why did he choose OWU?
“The main reason I chose Ohio
Wesleyan is for the small classes and the chance to get to know my professors,”
Kramskoi says. “My relationship with my professors is actually what led me to
this research in the first place.”
Studying
Health and House Wrens
Cailynne
Angelo ’20
Cailynne Angelo ’20, a pre-professional zoology and sociology/anthropology double
major with a chemistry minor, studied the “Stress Response and Immune Function
in Female House Wrens.” Joe Brush ’20, a
pre-professional zoology major, concentrated on the “Social Modulation of
Testosterone and Corticosterone in Two Species of North American Wren.” Both
students worked under the guidance of Dustin Reichard, assistant
professor of zoology.
Angelo, from Monaca,
Pennsylvania, says the skills she has gained, including laboratory techniques
and procedure, are helping her to prepare for the future.
“[This experience] has given me
the opportunity to enjoy what I am doing in order to pursue my goals,” she
says. “It has reminded me that, while end goals are important, so is stopping
to take in more of the experiences that are meant to prepare you for it.”
Joe Brush ’20
Brush, from Lawrenceburg,
Indiana, says, “I want to work with different types of animals in the future,
so getting to handle birds every day this summer and learning more about them
is going to be a huge asset moving forward. This experience is invaluable in
that I have gained insight into the ways in which we go about understanding
phenomena in the natural world, a process I definitely took for granted while
learning out of a textbook.”
After graduation, Angelo hopes to
study healthcare in graduate school, while Brush plans to focus on mixed animal
medicine in veterinary school.
Why did these future healers
choose OWU?
Angelo says, “I chose Ohio
Wesleyan because of the opportunities it provided for world travel and valuable
experiences through study abroad, travel-learning courses, and grant programs.”
Brush concludes, “I chose Ohio
Wesleyan because it had everything I wanted in a school: a strong zoology
program and a great soccer team. The small class sizes make being successful in
academics possible for anyone, and the opportunities to get involved on campus
are extensive.”
Learn more about Ohio Wesleyan’s
Summer Science Research Program at www.owu.edu/ssrp.
https://www.owu.edu/news-media/details/2018-summer-science-research-program/
India
study: greenhouse gases from rice paddies may be two times higher than thought
Amount of unaccounted-for N2O global emissions from rice may be
as high as the annual climate pollution from about 200 coal power plants
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 11 September, 2018, 8:44am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 September, 2018, 8:44am
Since rice is a major staple for at least half the world’s seven
billion people, the way it is managed has significant effects on the Earth’s
warming climate, said a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
a peer-reviewed US journal.
For the study, researchers at the non-profit Environmental
Defence Fund (EDF) took a closer look at emissions of nitrous oxide, a
long-lasting atmospheric pollutant that is more potent than methane or carbon
dioxide.
N2O rises when rice fields are allowed to dry before being
wetted again.
This process, called intermittent flooding, happens when water
falls below the soil level several times per year.
It is encouraged by some agricultural organisations affiliated
with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation as a way of saving
water and reducing methane, another major greenhouse gas emitted by rice
paddies. It remains unclear how many farmers do it.
“When the soils are frequently wetted and dried, they repeatedly
become ideal environments for microbes that produce nitrous oxide,” said lead
author Kritee Kritee, senior scientist at the EDF, on Monday.
“Methane on the other
hand is produced by microbes that require soils to be submerged in water.”
It is widely assumed that “almost all irrigated farms in the
world are continuously flooded and it is a fact that continuously flooded farms
do not produce significant amounts of nitrous oxide,” she added.
But it is not true that all farms are continuously flooded.
That is why Kritee says the “full climate impact of rice farming
has been significantly underestimated”.
Currently, the amount of unaccounted-for N2O global emissions
from rice may be as high as the annual climate pollution from about 200 coal power
plants, according to the authors.
In India alone, where the study took place across five
intermittently flooded rice fields, nitrous oxide emissions “could be 30-45
times higher than reported under continuous flooding”, researchers estimated.
Overall, they calculated that nitrous oxide per hectare (2.5
acres) was three times higher than ever reported by research on intermittently
flooded farms before.
“When this new information is extrapolated across the world and
embedded into estimates of methane emissions, the net climate impact from both
methane and nitrous oxide could be two times higher than previous estimates,”
Kritee said.
Experts say a better way would be for all irrigated rice farmers
to shallowly flood their fields, meaning the water level stays within 5cm to
7cm of the soil level.
“This flooding regime produces the least amount of methane and
nitrous oxide,” Kritee said.
As of now, N2O from rice-growing is not being tracked on a broad
scale, and is left out of greenhouse gas inventories reported to the United
Nations by major rice-producing countries including China and India.
But as water becomes scarcer around the globe, many rice farmers
may look to wet and dry cycles as a solution, not knowing the danger they are
posing to the planet.
To avoid that, scientists need better tracking and reporting of
N2O worldwide, the EDF said.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2163638/india-study-greenhouse-gases-rice-paddies-may-be-two-times
Civil
Supplies Dept completes sapling planting target in one day!
Hyderabad, Sept.10 (NSS): The Civil Supplies
Department has taken Haritha Haram program prestigiously and completed the
target set by the government in one day only. It supplied one sapling with each
cylinder delivered at household in some parts.
The State government communicated
District wise and Department wise tree planting targets for implementation
target to Civil Supplies Department 1,29,600 plants. The Department took the
project prestigiously and took measures in that direction.
It has given responsibilities to
Department and Corporation officials in the district levels and also involved
the stake holders — Consumer Forum, LPG Dealers, Ration Dealers, Petrol Bunks
and Rice Millers in the program.
On Monday, Commissioner for Civil
Supplies Akun Sabharwal planted a sapling at Hyderabad MLS point. The District
officials planted saplings at various Civil Supplies godowns, Petrol Bunks, LPG
godowns, Rice mills and so on.
https://www.therahnuma.com/civil-supplies-dept-completes-sapling-planting-target-in-one-day/
Agriculture Sec. Piñol: 'Rice prices to stabilize by November
2018'
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol made this forecast
during deliberations on the Department of Agriculture (DA)’s proposed
P55.9-billion budget for 2019 by the Senate finance sub-committee, chaired by
Sen. Cynthia Villar.
MANILA, Philippines — Rice prices
are expected to stabilize in November when the harvest season starts, although
prices will not likely go below P40 per kilo, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel
Piñol said yesterday.
Piñol made this forecast during
deliberations on the Department of Agriculture (DA)’s proposed P55.9-billion
budget for 2019 by the Senate finance sub-committee, chaired by Sen. Cynthia
Villar.
Prior to the price surge,
commercial rice was sold at P35 to P40 per kilo while National Food Authority
(NFA) rice was at P27 per kilo.
The agriculture chief said the
new price level was because traders are now buying from farmers “fresh” palay
at P22 to P25, and P29 per kilo for “dry” palay.
“If it’s any comfort, the price
change has led to expansion of more rice areas,” he said, adding that farmers
are already starting their harvest this month and which is expected to end by
October.
Villar and Sens. Joseph Victor
Ejercito and Juan Miguel Zubiri supported Piñol’s push to revive his proposal
to give beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) rice
instead of cash to buy food to help them cope with the rising inflation while
helping farmers increase their income.
There are about 4.4 million
families benefiting from the 4Ps who were allocated P89 billion for this year
under the budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Piñol said 4Ps beneficiaries – or
the poorest segment of the population – are given additional cash subsidies
supposedly to allow them to buy rice. However, he claimed that there is no
guarantee the beneficiaries were using the cash grants to buy rice, adding that
over P35 billion would be infused to the farming sector if the subsidy was
converted to grain.
He told the senators the program
was ready for implementation with the involvement of farmers’ cooperatives but
the DSWD opposed it, saying it was difficult to implement.
Sen. Francis Escudero questioned
why the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) slashed the DA’s proposed
budget by P49 billion when the country was experiencing what can be argued as a
food crisis. Piñol said he was warned by economic managers not to lobby before
senators to increase the budget.
Meanwhile, House appropriations
committee chairman and Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles yesterday called on the
NFA leadership to start procuring palay from farmers this early.
“The NFA has not had a good track
record in procuring rice from local farmers, but if there is a time for them to
step up and intensify their rice procurement operations, this is it,” he
suggested.
The NFA Council, according to
him, should also increase the buying price of palay from the current
P17 to at least P22 if it wants to compete with local rice traders.
Nograles said that with rice
buffer stocks down to three days as reported by the NFA and imported rice not
expected to arrive in the country until November, “the onus is on the NFA to
find and purchase additional rice stocks as soon as possible.” The three
days is far lower than the minimum 15-day buffer stock the NFA is required to
maintain.
“The NFA has to try to secure as
much rice locally because one, if they do not buy the palay stocks,
these might be adversely affected by the coming super typhoon. Two, if the
country continues to get hit by strong typhoons, the NFA will need a healthy
buffer stock to allow it to distribute rice for government relief operations in
the provinces that will be affected,” he added.
In Bulacan, the Department of
Trade and Industry, NFA and private rice traders are expected to launch several
outlets that will sell rice at only P38 per kilo in several depressed areas in
the province.
Roderico Sulit, vice president of
the Golden City Business Park Association and spokesman for the Bulacan Rice
Millers Association, informed Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez that the plan was
hatched after the association members coordinated with rice importers and NFA
on the possibility of selling imported rice at cheap prices. – With
Delon Porcalla, Ramon Lazaro
Read more at https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/09/11/1850462/agriculture-sec-piol-rice-prices-stabilize-november-2018#SkBhkDJJQ9IMMakY.99
Full-time Customs exec eyed to handle rice
import permits
September 11, 2018
A
man arranges sacks of NFA rice at the agency’s warehouse in Quezon City in this
file photo.
Malacañang is looking to
designate a full-time Customs person who will focus on authorizing the issuance
of import permits for rice. This, after August inflation soared to a nine-year
high and the delayed delivery of rice imports to the warehouses of the National
Food Authority (NFA) was delayed partly for causing the supply pinch.
Presidential Spokesman Harry L.
Roque Jr. said on the designation of the Bureau of Customs point person is
being owing to the delays in rice importation in terms of logistics and the
actual signing of relevant documents like import permits from the BOC.
Sometimes, he said in Filipino,
“importation gets delayed because…the one who authorizes the issuance of
permits is with the chairman of Customs, so rice import permits pile up or some
import permits are not being signed. That’s why imported rice cannot be
unloaded.”
Bad weather has delayed rice
imports’ delivery to the NFA’s warehouses and it has also hindered the agency
from immediately distributing cheaper rice to local markets.
“We know the problem. We have the
problem in logistics. We have a problem sometimes on the time gap when it comes
to signing the relevant documents at Customs. All of those are being addressed
by the government,” Roque said.
Earlier, the economic managers
agreed to recommend to the President the issuance of a directive to further
simplify and streamline the licensing procedures for rice imports of the NFA.
Roque also said in a radio
interview over the weekend that the President has made some decisions on the
NFA, but he refused to give details yet on what such decisions are.
Asked if it is related to sacking
NFA Administrator Jason Aquino, Roque said, “I’d rather that the President make
that declaration if he has made up his mind on it.”
The President is also set to
speak to the nation through a press conference later at 3 p.m. on
Tuesday at Malacañang.
As of press time, there were no
details yet on what prompted this sudden call for a press conference or what
the President will be announcing.
After the press conference, the
President will also be attending the Cabinet meeting, where the government
preparations for the upcoming super typhoon, expected to enter the Philippine
Area of Responsibility on Wednesday night, might be discussed.
Roque also urged the public to
start preparing for the upcoming typhoon and gave assurances that the
Department of Social Welfare and Development is ready to provide humanitarian
assistance.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/full-time-customs-exec-eyed-to-handle-rice-import-permits/
Import delays, hoarding may have caused
rice woes, says DA chief
ABS-CBN News
Workers unload sacks of rice at a warehouse in Manila
on August 07, 2018. George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
MANILA -- Delayed imports and hoarding by some traders might
have caused the spike in rice prices, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said
Tuesday.
Imports are expected to account for 7 percent of requirements of
the staple grain, with local production accounting for 93 percent, Piñol told
DZMM.
"Na-delay ang importation, ngayon pa lang ibinibaba. In
fact, may nagrereklamo nang importers na mukhang mabagal ang pag-release ng
Bureau of Customs," he said.
(Imports were delayed, some are just arriving. In fact, some
importers are complaining about the slow release by the Bureau of Customs.)
Asked where the record palay harvest of 19.28 million metric
tons in 2017 went, Piñol said hoarding was possible.
"The only explanation there is somebody getting it. In the
eyes of the government, that's hoarding," he said.
Piñol said the lack of NFA rice supply earlier this year and
discussions on the effects of tax reform could have triggered speculation in
the rice market.
The Agriculture chief told senators on Monday that he expected
rice prices to stabilize in November as imports arrive, adding there was no
shortage of the staple.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/11/18/import-delays-hoarding-may-have-caused-rice-woes-says-da-chief
Senate to pass rice tariffication
bill in September
September 11, 2018
In
this May 7, 2014, file photo, workers unload bags of rice imported from Vietnam
at North Harbor in Manila.
THE head of the Senate Committee
on Agriculture and Food vowed that the upper chamber will pass the rice
tariffication bill within the month after the Economic Development
Cluster’s (EDC) recommended fast-tracking the measure as one of the nonmonetary
inflation busters.
inflation busters.
The rice tariffication bill,
which would convert the country’s quantitative restriction (QR) on rice into
tariffs, is seen by the EDC as crucial in arresting the accelerating inflation
and rising prices of the staple. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) last
week reported a 6.4-percent inflation in August, beating all estimates. All
rice varieties also posted double-digit price increases during the month.
“Yes. We will try hard,” Sen.
Cynthia A. Villar, committee chairman, told reporters, when asked if senators
can pass the bill within the month. She spoke to journalists after the budget
hearing of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday.
Villar said her committee has
already released its report on the rice tariffication bill, and the measure is
already on the Senate floor.
The House of Representatives
passed last month on third reading its version of the rice
tariffication bill.
tariffication bill.
NFA powers
However, Villar did not say
whether her version of the rice tariffication bill includes a provision that
would remove the regulatory powers of the National Food Authority (NFA) in
relation to imports, particularly its licensing role.
“The things that I will only
defend on the floor are the rice tariffication and the rice competitiveness
enhancement fund,” she said.
Villar said she would seek a
clarification with the Department of Finance (DOF) regarding the removal of the
licensing power of the NFA in relation to the tariffication of rice imports.
“From my understanding, when I
talked to the DOF, once we pass the rice tariffication [bill], then our rice
importation will be liberalized,” she said.
“The NFA will [no longer have
the] power to determine importation. That’s why I was shocked when they [DA
officials] said that it is [not the case],” she added.
During the DA’s budget hearing,
Agriculture Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Segfredo R. Serrano said the
tariffication of rice imports is not tantamount to full liberalization. Despite
the conversion of the QR into tariffs, Serrano said the current import regime,
where imports are monitored by the NFA, could stay.
“Our commitment after the expiry
of our waiver is to tariffy rice. Meaning to say, [we just have to] put a
tariff value,” Serrano said. “You put a tariff but the import regime can stay
as it is. [We can still have the control] until we touch the mandate of the
NFA, which has the import licensing function,” Serrano added.
Full liberalization of the rice
sector would entail scrapping the minimum access volume, import licensing power
and all administrative measures that control the entry of the staple, according
to Serrano.
“The whole point, madam chair, is
that when you say tariffy, it doesn’t mean you fully liberalize the sector,” he
said.
Nonetheless, Agriculture
Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said he will continue to push for the retention of
the NFA’s licensing power on rice imports in a post-QR regime.
https://businessmirror.com.ph/senate-to-pass-rice-tariffication-bill-in-september/
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Nigeria’s rice sector economics gets trickier by the day
Rice production and consumption
in Nigeria have long become a conundrum that must be of grave concern to both
the government and Nigerians. The reason is that Nigerians’ love for and
consumption of imported long grain rice has assumed the status of a troubling
phenomenon. But even more troubling is that Nigeria’s attempt at producing the
major staple locally has continued to be stumped.
The seeming addiction of
Nigerians to imported rice, which makes smuggling of the commodity through the
land borders a very profitable venture, is yet one reason local production suffers.
Another is the lack of capacity and / or collusion of the Nigeria Customs
Service (NCS) in the lucrative smuggling trade. Lastly, the inability of
government to muster the will to build a sustainable rice sector has made the
rice crisis seemingly intractable.
Solving what has become Nigeria’s
rice albatross would therefore require an especial ingenuity and dedicated
effort to span at least a decade. And it must be said that the effort would be
well worth it.
In the last seven years or so,
the Federal Government has been making spirited efforts, including spending
billions of naira to grow enough rice for local consumption. During the
Goodluck Jonathan administration, a 2015 deadline was proclaimed for achieving
self-sufficiency in local rice production. The period marked a renaissance of
sort as paddy fields were expanded and for the first time, modern rice mills
were installed in some parts of the country.
At the end of 2015, neither the
target was achieved nor was serious dent made to Nigeria’s rice import bill.
The Muhammadu Buhari administration intensified efforts at rice production with
more mills, more loans to local farmers and increased sensitisation of the
populace. Both the private sector and even state governments have shown more
interest in the last three years more than ever before.
However, contrary to government’s
claims, results remain shockingly dismal. While it is claimed that Nigeria
saved about $800 million (N288 billion) from rice imports, there are
indications that the country may have actually lost close to N1 trillion (over
$2billion) in the last one year. Chief AuduOgbeh, the Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development, caused a stir early in the year when he asserted that
the Thai ambassador to Nigeria had lamented to him that increased production of
local rice had caused warehouses to shut down in Thailand, one of the chief
exporting countries to Nigeria.
However, a global trade portal,
Index Mundi, has released figures stridently repudiating government’s numbers.
The outfit noted that while Nigeria imported 2.6 million tons of rice in 2017,
as at 2nd quarter of 2018, Nigeria had reportedly imported 3.0 million
tons. It suggests that domestic consumption may have risen sharply to nearly
7.0 million tons from 6.4 million tons in 2015 while local production may have
stagnated since 2015.
What this boils down to is that
Nigerians’ crave for imported rice far out-strips supply. Measures like high
tariff and strictures in foreign exchange availability for rice imports have
not tamed demand for it; not even the ban on imports through the land borders.
Ironically, more foreign rice is
imported and smuggled through the neighbouring countries of Benin Republic and
Cameroun than come in officially through Nigeria’s sea ports. It becomes double
jeopardy as huge revenues are lost to these countries which now find rice
business as their economic mainstay.
We urge government to review its
rice policy once again. First, it must think long term, during which to achieve
sufficiency and second, it must initiate bilateral engagements to secure the
buy-in of her neighbours. The NCS must raise its game; there is so much more
the service can do to cage the monster of smuggling. Then there is need for a
massive, well planned and sustained attitudinal change campaign to get
Nigerians to see the good in their local rice. Finally, a private-sector driven
and sustained large scale rice production process must be put in place.
Providing home-grown rice for a
population inching towards 200 million will conserve ample forex and give the
Nigerian economy a big boost.
http://thenationonlineng.net/new-twist/
Vietnam
to grow rice shipments; PH among main markets
By Asia News Network, Inquirer.net|September 09,2018 - 11:37 PM
Jade Mesias, Asturias’ municipal agriculturist, checks on the
tungro-affected rice crop in Barangay Lunas in Asturias during a field
inspection on Sunday.
CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO
CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO
HCM CITY — Vietnam’s rice exports
are expected to rise in the remaining months of the year thanks to increasing
demand in many markets, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development.
Higher demand has been forecast
in China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Iraq, and Southern African countries, it
said.
The Philippines, for instance,
plans to import 500,000 to 800,000 tonnes to supplement its depleting stocks
and stabilize prices.
A new decree, which takes effect
in October, is expected to remove difficulties and legal barriers faced by rice
businesses in expanding exports.Rice exporters said they are likely to see
positive signs from October but also challenges.Lam Anh Tuan, director of the
Ben Tre Province-based Thinh Phat Foodstuffs Co Ltd, said if the Philippines
and Indonesia buy in the near future they would buy through bids or
negotiations at low prices.Prices of certain varieties of Vietnamese rice are
higher than their rivals, he said.
http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/193223/vietnam-grow-rice-shipments-ph-among-main-markets
600 rice containers from Pakistan held up at Kenyan port
September 08, 2018
LAHORE: At least 600 containers of
Pakistani rice are stuck up at Kenyan ports as the customs authorities there
have subjected the consignment to 100 per cent scrutiny and verification
against the norms.
Rice Exporters Association of
Pakistan (Reap) Chairman Sameeullah Chaudhry says the Kenya Bureau of Standards
and Customs started full verification and sampling of rice containers reaching
Mombasa port, Kenya, for inspecting phytosanitary standards and physical
characteristics (broken, damaged) since one month.
The step is being taken despite
appropriate certificate of conformity at the loading port by the agencies
recommended by KEBS including SGS, Intertek and Bureau Veritas etc, he says,
adding the detention of containers is causing heavy demurrages and thus landing
cost of the rice is increasing with each passing day.
He says that there is only one lab
in Kenyan capital Nairobi to conduct the heavy metal tests whereas the cargo is
stuck up at Mombasa port and thus the testing process is taking extraordinary
time.
Mr Chaudhry demands that the
foreign office should take up the issue with their Kenyan counterparts for
Pakistan High Commission as commercial consular’s requests are not being
entertained by Nairobi. Kenya is one of the largest markets for Pakistani rice
as it imports at least 475,000 tonnes or 12pc of the total rice exports of
Pakistan.
Published in Dawn, September 8th,
2018
https://www.dawn.com/news/1431656/600-rice-containers-from-pakistan-held-up-at-kenyan-port
Nigeria: Tough Time Awaits
Nigerians, As Price of Rice Soars
Nigerians would need to brace up
for another round of hardship, with the soaring price of rice, considered as a
staple food for households in the country.Based on feelers from industry
analysts, The Guardian reliably gathered that the price might escalate in few
weeks to come and may last till December or beyond if urgent provisions are not
made to address the challenges.
Currently, a 50kg of parboiled rice initially sold between N12,
000 and N12, 500 has risen to between N13, 000 and N14, 500, depending on the
area, in the last two weeks.
This has not only resulted in panic buying and hoarding, it has
also added to stress of already distraught Nigerians, as the price is gradually
taking the commodity beyond their reach.
Attesting to this development was the release of several bags of
the Lake Rice, penultimate week by the Lagos State government to designated
retail outlets; high end markets, super markets, open markets and stores in
large quantities across the state, to cushion the effect of the price hike.
According to the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr.
Oluwatoyin Suarau, through a statement: "The attention of the state
government has been drawn to the skyrocketing price of other rice brands in the
market and as such it behooves government to ensure all year round availability
of Lake rice to residents at affordable prices."
Shaming the much-hyped success of the Federal Government in
achieving a 90 per cent reduction in the importation of rice, The Guardian
learnt that importation of rice has not been reduced by 90 per cent because 80
per cent of food consumed locally is still imported, as smugglers have become
warlords under the direct nose of government officials.
Based on the Federal Government's claim, the current yield per
hectare of rice has increased from 2.5million tons in 2005; 3.5 tons in 2010 to
5.5 tons in 2018.
Contrary to government's claims, the country's import bills keep
increasing by the day, thereby reducing the foreign reserves.
The country is ranked the largest producer of rice in West
Africa, at the same time she is ranked second largest importer of rice in the
world as at 2017, incurring an average import bill of N1b daily on rice import.
According to the import data from a global trade portal, Index
Mundi, the country imported 5.6 million tonnes of rice between 2017 and now, at
the global price of $410, which amounts to $2.29m.
This is contrary to claims by the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) that
Nigeria had saved $800 million from importation of rice.
Experts in the rice industry have attributed this to several
factors: low productivity, which triggers scarcity in the market; ban on rice
importation; unavailability of local rice as alternatives; and scarcity of
paddy rice.
The Managing Director/CEO of Bama Farms, Prince Wale Oyekoya,
told The Guardian that he is not surprised by the sudden sharp price rise, said
the development was expected because of government's insincerity about the
state of the country's economy.
"Our economy is struggling with low production of food,
especially the carbonate section of Agric produce that the government is
heavily promoting, such as rice and cassava.
The production is so low and it triggers scarcity in the market,
and price increase. Banning of rice importation is another factor that shoots
up the price because smugglers are having a field day with Nigeria Custom
Service.
"The economics of scale is effective here where the product
is very scarce and demand is high thereby forcing the price to go up.
The price will continue to increase, especially with Christmas
approaching. We will continue to have price increase on staple foods until the
central government can have people-oriented policy and not selfish policies
that increase the amount of their bank accounts."
Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Kebbi
State Chapter, Muhammed Augie, who told The Guardian that scarcity of paddy
rice has hit the market, said inability of rice processors to get paddy, is the
major cause of the price increase.
"This is a lean period where supply from the market is
declining, due to the fact that harvest season is still far away, prompting
current price hike."
The local rice that should have served, as alternatives are
currently not much in circulation as expected, and the few ones in the market
are expensive, more than the imported rice.
For instance, a 50kg bag of local rice in Kebbi State was N15,
000, compared to the imported type that was around N12, 500.
For those buying retail, a measure that was N300 is currently
N350.
In the Southwest, a measure of Ofada rice, which contains about
12 Dericas, is currently N4, 000, as against N3, 100 price of the imported
type.
The same goes for local rice from Asaba, Ebonyi and the likes,
originally to crash the market.
Adekoya, who was Chairman, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (LCCI)'s agriculture sector, berated government for lack of capacity.
"Production will improve if the government introduces
policy that will favour the masses and not the elites or cabals.
The government has no business doing agriculture business, but
instead it should provide enabling and conducive environment for farmers to do
business.
"Our government is the problem of our economic woes where
they want to be in charge of everything and in the process get confused and
misappropriate our funds.
Importation has not been reduced by 90 per cent because 80 per
cent of food we consume in the country are still been imported, where smugglers
have become warlords under the direct nose of government officials.
"The only solution to avert more food crises is for the
three tiers of government to do more in rolling out conducive environment for
farmers to strive and survive thereby increasing production of our farm
produces and provide adequate storage facilities, provide very low interest
rate soft loans with adequate moratorium to pay and to use farmers asset
debentures, instead of draconian demand of collateral from farmers to access
loans," he said.
https://allafrica.com/stories/201809100018.html
India summer crop sowing edges up; rice area expands 2.3 percent
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian farmers
have planted summer-sown crops on 104.17 million hectares as of Sept. 7, up 0.2
percent from a year earlier, government data showed.Cotton sowing was down 2.4
percent, while rice planting rose 2.3 percent.Monsoon rainfall was 7 percent
lower than normal as of Sept. 7, but in some states such as Manipur the
rainfall deficit was as high as 53 percent, data compiled by the state-run
India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed.
India’s monsoon rains, a crucial
element for the country’s farm output, are likely to be below average in 2018,
after the country experienced lighter than usual rainfall during the first half
of the season.The following figures are provisional and are in million
hectares. Some numbers have been rounded, and the table does not include all
crops.
Crops 2018/19 2017/18
Rice 38.193 37.336
Pulses 13.441 13.745
Pigeon peas 4.520 4.511
Cereals 17.431 18.164
Corn 7.861 7.870
Oilseeds 17.395 16.920
Soybean 11.192 10.526
Sugar cane 5.194 4.986
Cotton 11.810 12.098
Total 104.165 103.957
Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav;
editing by David Evans
https://in.reuters.com/article/india-crops-sowing/india-summer-crop-sowing-edges-up-rice-area-expands-23-percent-idINKCN1LN26F
Hot right now: Our top
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In the
first of our monthly reviews of the top five stories finding favour on social
media, we highlight the latest developments at Nestle, DuPont and around palm
oil and e-commerce.
1 - Nestlé Philippines responds to
Greenpeace waste criticisms following Manila's 'plastic waves'
Our most popular story on social media
covers Nestlé
Philippines’ response to criticisms from Greenpeace over packaging
waste, with the firm issuing reassurances that steps are in place to ‘reduce
its environmental footprint’.Tropical Storm Yagi (local name: Karding) hit Manila earlier this month, and its aftermath saw enormous waves of plastic waste crashing into the shores.
This comes just months after Manila made international headlines for its ‘trash bin’ waterway, Estero de Magdalena, being covered in plastic bags, bottles and food containers.
“At Nestlé Philippines, we are committed to play our part. We continuously find ways to reduce our environmental footprint,” said Nestle Philippines in an official response to queries from FoodNavigator-Asia.
2 - ‘Fabricated hysteria’: Food firms
making dubious ‘no palm oil’ claims under fire as GAR highlights sustainability
gains
In second place is our spotlight
on palm oil giant GAR, which claims sustainability practices in
Indonesia are slowly reaping rewards, while arguing that manufacturers which
make unjustified ‘no palm oil’ label claims are merely cashing in on
‘fabricated hysteria’.Palm trees were responsible for 270k hectares of annual tropical forest loss, while cattle-rearing and soy farming was responsible for 2.7 million hectares and 480k hectares of forest loss, according to Supply Change Report 2017.
“There is increasing evidence that the efforts being made by the palm oil companies, particularly in Indonesia, is slowing rates of deforestation,” Anita Neville, Vice President of Corporate Communications and Sustainability Relations from Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) commented on palm oil sustainability efforts in an interview with FoodNavigator-Asia.
3 - Beating the market rate: DuPont
seeks to accelerate sales growth in Japan with new innovation centre
Next we have news that DuPont aims to drive
sales growth that is four to five times higher than the market rate
for its Japan’s health and nutrition business.In an interview with FoodNavigator-Asia and NutraIngredients-Asia, Kobus De Klerk, global innovation leader (sales application food ingredients) of DuPont Nutrition & Health and Dr Li YongJing, regional president (APAC) of DuPont Nutrition & Health, revealed DuPont’s aspiration for its newly opened innovation centre in Japan.
Located in the Kanagawa Prefecture, Tokyo, it is hoped that the 700m2 innovation centre will boost sales growth by providing an array of customised food and nutrition solutions.
4 - Philippine rice crisis escalates as
shortages push prices to a three-year high
In fourth spot is the rocketing price
of rice in the Philippines, which has increased for the eighth
month straight and hit a three-year peak, despite the injection of rice
imports.Rice costs continued on an upward trend despite imported supplies arriving in June. Philippines’ National Food Authority (NFA) has admitted the lack of effect the imports have had on the predicted lowering of prices, especially in Manila, the nation’s capital city.
“As of now, no effect. There are areas that have minimal reduction but here in Metro Manila, where we do not have rice production, there is none,” it said in a statement.
5 - Newly-launched UAE organic food
e-commerce site seeks to become region’s biggest
Our final story concerns UAE-based
Organic&Real.com (O&R), which is aiming to become the biggest
online marketplace for certified organic and natural, vegan,
gluten-free and free-from healthy food products.Founder and CEO Manu Mahdi said the e-commerce site already carried almost 2,000 products, and will be crossing 3,000 in a month’s time.
“Our target is to reach more than 15,000 products by the end of the year, which would be one of the largest stores carrying exclusively organic range of products,” Manu told FoodNavigator-Asia.
https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/09/11/Hot-right-now-Our-top-trending-food-and-beverage-stories-on-social-media
Barley up on scattered demand
PTI | Sep 10, 2018, 14:42 IST
New
Delhi, Sep 10 () Barring a marginal rise in barley prices on mild demand, other
grains held steady at the wholesale grains market on Monday.
Traders
said scattered enquiries from consuming industries led to rise in barley
prices. Meanwhile, activity in the market remained restricted as enquiries from neighbouring states remained negligible due to 'Bharat Bandh' call given by the Congress and several other parties against rising fuel prices.
In the national capital, barley traded higher by Rs 10 to Rs 1,570-1,580 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,320-2,420, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 2,000-2,005, Atta Chakki(delivery) Rs 2,010-2,015, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 250-280, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 275-310, Roller flour mill Rs 1,070-1,090 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,170-1,180 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,220-1,230 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati rice Rs 9,900, Basmati common new Rs 7,900-8,000, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,850-6,950, Permal raw Rs 2,425-2,450, Permal wand Rs 2,525-2,575, Sela Rs 3,050-3,150 and rice IR-8 Rs 2,025-2,075.
Bajra
Rs 1,350-1,355, Jowar yellow Rs 1,650-1,700, white Rs 2,850-2,900, Maize Rs
1,360-1,365, Barley Rs 1,570-1,580. SUN KPS SHW ADI ADI
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65753181.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
PDS rice, wheat worth Rs 8.2 lakh
misappropriated: police
TNN
| Sep 10, 2018, 04:48 IST
Mangaluru: City police have confirmed the misappropriation
of food
under the public
distribution system by private firms.
On receiving information of commodities under PDS being transported to a
private godown
in Manjalpade
near Bondel
under Kavoor police station limits, the police had on Friday raided a godown
and seized 290 quintals rice
and 9 quintals wheat.
These items were supposed to be supplied to a ration shop and three hostels
meant for minorities. The total value of the edible commodities is estimated at
Rs 8.2 lakh. A lorry, a mini lorry and a pick-up truck, of a total value of Rs
9 lakh, were also seized. In addition, the police also seized an electronic
weighing machine costing Rs 4,000 and a machine to stitch gunny bags. A driver
of one of the vehicles, Mobeerul Islam Rajabarabhuya, 21, was detained.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/pds-rice-wheat-worth-rs-8-2-lakh-misappropriated-police/articleshow/65745803.cms
Vietnam to grow rice shipments; PH among main
markets
HCM CITY — Vietnam’s rice exports are expected
to rise in the remaining months of the year thanks to increasing demand in
many markets, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.HCM
CITY — Vietnam’s rice exports are expected to rise in the remaining months
of the year thanks to increasing demand in many markets, according to the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Higher demand has been forecast in China, the
Philippines, Indonesia, Iraq, and Southern African countries, it said.
The Philippines, for instance, plans to import
500,000 to 800,000 tonnes to supplement its depleting stocks and stabilize
prices.
The Philippines, for instance, plans to import
500,000 to 800,000 tonnes to supplement its depleting stocks and stabilize
prices.
A new decree, which takes effect in October,
is expected to remove difficulties and legal barriers faced by rice
businesses in expanding exports.
Rice exporters said they are likely to see positive
signs from October but also challenges.
Rice exporters said they are likely to see positive
signs from October but also challenges.
Lam Anh Tuan, director of the Ben Tre Province-based
Thinh Phat Foodstuffs Co Ltd, said if the Philippines and Indonesia buy in
the near future they would buy through bids or negotiations at l ow
prices.Prices of certain varieties of Vietnamese rice are higher than their
rivals, he said.
https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/cebu-daily-news/20180910/281556586717007
Measures to curb inflation
underway: Lambino
September 10, 2018
MANILA – An official of the Department of Finance (DOF) allayed
fears surrounding the country’s elevated inflation rate, citing recently
approved measures aimed at addressing supply constraints.
DOF Assistant Secretary Tony
Lambino, during the launch of the Presidential Communications Operations Office
(PCOO) program “The Presser” at the PIA Auditorium Monday, said the eight-point
measure approved by the Economic Development Cluster (EDC) last week should
address lack of rice supply, among others.
This, amid the further
acceleration of food inflation due to supply issues created by weather
disturbances.
Headline inflation rose to 6.4
percent last August from month-ago’s 5.7 percent, bringing the average to date
to 4.8 percent. Average inflation in the first eight months this year is
already way beyond the government’s two to four percent target band until 2020.
The eight-point measures include
replicating the issuance of certificates being issued by the Department of
Agriculture (DA) to allow importation of fish to be distributed in wet markets
in Metro Manila and other parts of the country, and immediate distribution of
4.6 million sacks of rice that are available in warehouses of the National Food
Authority (NFA) to markets nationwide.
Members of the EDC expect the
delivery by the end of this month of about two million sacks of rice that have
been contracted earlier.
The supply is expected to be
boosted further after the NFA Council authorized the importation of five
million sacks of rice for delivery in the next one-and-a-half-months and
another five million sacks in early 2019.
Since rice shortage is high in
the areas of Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, the EDC agreed that 2.7
million sacks will be allocated in these areas.
Lambino said average price of
rice, a staple food in the Philippines, in these four areas in Mindanao rose to
about PHP42.85 per kilo last August from below PHP40 in the past.
“So over the short-term, the
National Food Authority is helping address high rice prices by sending more
stock to affected provinces and importing more rice,” he said.
Lambino said the NFA is sending
around 4,000 bags of rice to Zamboanga alone on a daily basis thus, covering
some 80 percent of the province’s rice requirement.
Tarrification
He said economic managers have
also called on Senators to approve the proposed rice tariffication bill to
liberalize rice importation.
To date, rice importation is
covered by a quantitative restriction (QR), which allows importers to purchase
rice from overseas based on their license.
With the proposed tariffication,
Lambino said NFA would be mandated to ensure adequate emergency buffer as well
as proper logistics “to make sure that this buffer stocks gets to where it’s
needed.”
He said the proposed measure is
beneficial to local farmers since it will help increase their production or
allow them to shift to higher value crops.
“Under a tariff regime, the
tariff will be collected from anyone who wants to import rice and that money
will be used to support our farmers,” he said.
Other recommended measures
Aside from measures aimed at
increasing rice supply, the EDC also agreed to recommend to President Rodrigo
R. Duterte the issuance of a directive that will further simplify and streamline
the licensing procedures for importation of rice.
Other measures include: the
formation of monitoring teams to be composed of representatives from the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), NFA, Philippine National Police (PNP),
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); farmer groups to closely watch the
transport of rice from ports to NFA warehouses and retail outlets; reduction of
gap between farm gate prices and retail prices of chicken; the opening by the
Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) of sugar importation to direct users to
moderate costs for consumers; and for the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to prioritize
the release of essential food items in the ports.
Lambino said the rate of price
increases should decelerate once the eight approved measures have been
implemented.“The point is this – implementing the solutions is the priority of
the Duterte administration’s economic development cluster. They are based on an
understanding of the problem based on data from PSA, not speculations,” he
added. (Joann Villanueva/PNA)
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