J’suguda
farmers face problems for paddy sale
Thursday,
26 December 2019 | PNS | JHARSUGUDA
Farmers of Laikera and Kirmira blocks in Jharsuguda district are
facing difficulties while selling paddy in the Maa Samleswari Rice Mill and the
RNSN Rice Mill at Bagdihi.
The paddy purchase policy has been a flop show even if the State
Government has been formulating hundreds of policy one after another, said the
aggrieved farmers.
Taking all government schemes on one hand, the farmers are being
harassed by the policy of millers. They also alleged that the millers are posing
themselves as all in all in paddy procurement process.
The farmers said that they would bring their paddy to the market
place where quality evaluation would be done in the presence of farmers, RMC,
members of the farmers association and millers, but the millers are not obeying
rules under different pleas.
Hence the poor farmers are forced to take their paddy to mills
where 3 kg a quintal is reduced in the name of FAQ and even more than that.
They alleged that weighbridge authorities have a nexus with the millers and are
cheating them.
The farmers have suffered immense losses as they didn’t get fair
price for their paddy, said Dharnidhar, a farmer of Laikera.
The farmers have demanded stringent action against the millers.
The CSO has refused to comment on the issue.
Farmers again
incur losses
Md Owasim Uddin Bhuyan |
Published: 00:22, Dec 26,2019
The government’s procurement
programme failed to provide any relief to the growers.
Growers said that they were
forced to sell 40 kg of un-husked rice for Tk 700 much below their production
cost of around Tk 1,000.
Farmers said that the government
began procuring un-husked aman rice for Tk 1,040 but not directly from
the growers.
The government announced earlier
that it would procure 10 lakh tonnes of aman rice, six lakh tonne of un-husked
rice and four lakh tonnes of rice.
Food department director for procurement
Zulfiqar Rahman told New Age Wednesday that they just began procuring of
un-husked rice from growers at 16 locations across the country.
About 1.5 lakh farmers were
enlisted for procuring their rice and their prices would be paid through banks,
he said.
He, however, said that
procurement of six lakh tonnes of un-husked rice out of total production
of 1.53 crore tonnes would leave little impact.
According to food ministry,
procurement started on November 20 and would continue until February 28.
From November 20 to December 22,
the government procured only 22, 6 67 tonnes of husked rice from the millers,
according to the food ministry website.
Food ministry officials said that
they were procuring more husked rice from the millers as they had the capacity
to supply moisture free dry rice.
They said that aman price would
increase after the government procures in massive scales from the growers and
the millers.
Sohel Bhuiyan, a miller at
Sararchar Bazaar, Bajitpur, Kishoreganj told New Age that newly harvested rice
was selling at Tk 700 per 40kg.
On Tuesday, a coordination
meeting on rice procurement was held at Deputy Commissioner’s office in
Cox’s Bazar, where the food department officials stressed the need for
procuring more husked rice’s from the millers.
An official who attended the
meeting told New Age that about 300 tonnes of un-husked rice was procured
against the local target of 8,781 tonnes.
Until December 24, said
department of agricultural extension officials about 98 per cent of aman rice
was harvested.
DAE director for field service
wing Chandi Das Kundu told New Age that the per hectare production of aman
husked rice was about 2.89 tonnes.
He said that the cyclonic
Bulbul caused some damage to the aman crop in the coastal areas in November.
In last boro season also farmers
incurred heavy losses and in protest some of them burnt their crops or threw
away their rice after harvest.
Black Rice, a magical variety
12:00 AM,
December 26, 2019 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:59 AM, December 26, 2019
Farmer
Manjur Hossain talks with Shykh Seraj at his black rice, inset, field in
Cumilla’s Monagram village. Photo: Hridoye Mati O Manush
I know Manjur Hossain, a farmer
from Cumilla, for many years now. This guy is a little ahead of time, I say it
frequently. You may also remember Haripada Kapali from Jhenidah for his
greatest rice variety, ‘Haridhan’. It has spread in many regions of the country
just because the yield ia very good. Manjur is doing a great job on black rice.
He has done successful production of this variety and now spreading it among
farmers of his village. He is producing seven black rice varieties in his land.
Manjur has seen farmers who couldn’t even sell their produce at Tk 500 per
maund (USD 5.89). However, he has noticed that black rice is selling at Tk
1,000 (USD 11.78) per kg in the city malls. He thought if farmers can earn
more, it might bring back their golden days. I have been to Cumilla’s Monagram
to see what Manjur was doing. It was amazing to see his demonstration and
research plot of black rice there. I had the privilege of talking with other
growers who are cultivating this exceptional variety.
A few days back, the fields were
filled with Aman. Farmer Manjur is an exceptional farmer who always looks at things
a bit differently. He is cultivating a rare variety of rice for years now and
it was great to know many features of black rice from him.
“How much do you get per hectare?”
“5.5 tons.”
“Is black rice available in our
country?”
“I have ancient black rice which
has a production of 1.5-2.5 tons.”
“I also have Vietnamese variety of
black rice” he added.
Manjur also has black rice from
Indonesia. He is doing the cultivation on two acres of land and wishes to
extend his cultivation area in near future.
“How much production would you get
from one hectare?”
“5.5 tons.”
“Same as Vietnamese?”
“Yes, but sometimes this Indonesian
variety of black rice may give you six to seven tons per hectare.”
I was talking with Manjur about how
he was inspired to do black rice. I wanted to know in detail how did all start.
“Where did you get the inspiration?
“Once I saw it at a mall in Dhaka
getting sold at Tk 1,000 per kg. It was imported variety of course.”
“Then what did you do?”
“Then I went to meet Dr Mehedi
Masud, a Horticulturalist at Agriculture Department, and he gave me 23 seeds of
black rice. Then I gradually grew those experimentally.”
“How many varieties of black rice
do you have right now?”
“Seven varieties of black rice.
Agriculture department has taken five of my varieties and stored those in their
bank in my name.”
“That’s great to know.”
I have seen how different Manjur is
from other farmers. Alongside agricultural production, he is also adept in
commercial matters. He predicts the market beforehand. Thus he is ensuring a
market for the black rice while spreading it among other farmers. He already
discovered diversified benefits of black rice reading on the internet.
“Black rice can cure cancer,
diabetes, heart disease, obesity etc.”
“How do you know this?”
“I have read on the internet and I
also have documents to prove this.”
“What about the local demand?”
“A local company contacted me and
they said they want to buy the black rice from me and they’re eager to export
this.”
“Great to hear.”
“Some city malls are also
contacting me to buy the rice from me.”
“That’s quite impressive.”
What Manjur is saying is this
variety will really help farmers who can’t get Tk 500 from one maund of rice
(40 kg). Rotary Club is taking 5,000 kilograms of black rice from Manjur. Many
farmers in Tetuara village has also taken seeds from Manjur and started
cultivating the variety. They all know from Manjur that they will get a good
price from the market.
Farmer Belal Hossain Bhuiyan has
cultivated black rice on 24 decimals of land and he’s getting Tk 2,000 per
maund. This new rice variety has brought a new dream to them.
Alongside Anwar Hossain, another
farmer who is cultivating the rice, there are many others who are cultivating
this variety since they found great promise and prospect in
this.
As you already know Manjur has
cultivated seven varieties of black rice. Among them, some are very black. Some
are red and some are mixed of black and red. When they’re cooked they look
black, of course the taste is good.
He has collected some varieties
from India’s Monipur and Assam. He believes those varieties are most
sustainable and they smell great. Manjur also has black rice varieties from
Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia. At the end of Aman
season, farmers here start cultivating black rice. Manjur has prepared seed
beds for three black rice varieties in his field during this Boro season.
Manjur has made contract with 15
farmers who are cultivating black rice on a total of 10 acres of land. Another
farmer, who has taken black rice seeds from Manjur, said he has done it on 40
decimals and got 29 maunds. In case of other rice varieties he would have had
18 maunds, he added.
Black rice is a new hope for the
farmers. They didn’t used to take their rice to the market before. Some didn’t
even use to harvest it in the past. Because they couldn’t pay for the labour
needed for harvest. But black rice has generated new dream among the farmers.
They are able to sell it for Tk 2,000 per maund at field level. It is a product
of Manjur and he is planning to distribute the seeds all over Bangladesh.
This is a great initiative. Manjur has already built a rice seed storage. In
his storage he has rare black rice variety from China along with other black rice
varieties. He also has exceptional plants in his farmhouse. He has a purple
variety of mango which looks awesome.
Cardiologist Professor Dr Chandra
Ghosh conducted a research on the diversified benefits of black rice and
himself is a regular consumer of this rice. Many studies show that this rice
has plenty of anti-oxidant ingredients. It helps to sustain youth and heart
diseases, cancer, diabetes etc can be prevented by consuming this rice. Even
though this rice is expensive, it is beneficial for health. Awareness should be
spread through promotion, says the doctor.
It is a great achievement of our
farmers, government, researchers and media that we achieved self-sufficiency in
food production.
Now the entire world is thinking
about nutrition safety. Educated and concerned farmers are prioritizing
nutrition in agricultural products. In this aspect, Manjur, a visionary farmer,
showed something really exceptional through black rice. He dreams to spread
nutritious black rice all over the country at an affordable price.
He expects the rice will ensure
nutrition and become a healthy food for the consumers.
Taveta farmers
appeal to the government for help
Farmers
at work [Source/infonet-biovision.org]
They said that the government should provide them with machinery so that they can mechanize farming and increase their profits at the end of the day.
Led by Moses Makau, the farmers said that they have nothing to smile about since their gains are negligible. The farmers said that they have been pumping lots of money in the farming sector but the benefits are not much. The affected farmers hail from Kitobo, Timbila and Kimoringo areas.
"The machine we have mixes are broken and whole grain rice. We need a machine with a higher capacity. We also require the fertilizer depot at Timbila to be stocked with urea fertilizer for top dressing,” Makau said.
Another farmer Isaac Muteta said that through mechanization they are likely to reap in the long run.
The common varies of rice grown in the area are Saro and Japan. The farmers have also been concerned about the state of roads in the area. They have been lamenting that some of the roads are impassable.
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Gov’t should provide ‘offsetting
compensation’ to farmers – PIDS study
Rappler.com
Published 3:07 PM, December 26, 2019
Updated 3:14 PM, December 26, 2019
LOWER INCOME. In this
file photo, a farmer in Pugo, La Union show off high grade palay amid concerns
over the negative impact of the rice tarrification law on palay prices. Photo
by Mau Victa/Rappler
MANILA,
Philippines – Government efforts should focus on the acceleration of the
compensation of farmers affected by the rice tariffication
law, according to a
study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).
The state think tank conducted a simulation analysis to measure
the long-term impact of the law on both the production and consumption sides.
The study projected that consumers will benefit from the law but farmers will
suffer losses in the long run.
PIDS senior research fellow and agricultural trade expert
Roehlano Briones presented the study in a forum jointly organized by PIDS and
the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department of the House of
Representatives in November. The study estimated that consumers would benefit
around P197 billion every year for the first 5 years.
“If we value all of those benefits and convert them as if we got
them today, the equivalent value is P2.26 trillion,” said Briones.
However, the study also showed that farmers will suffer in the
long run. Using two scenarios, with and without tariffication, the study
projected that the farmers' income growth would be flat in the next 5 years – a
considerable loss compared to the 2.5% projected income growth without
tariffication. (READ: Farmers seek floor
price as palay sells for just P7 per kilo)
Nagpur
Foodgrain Prices Open- December 26, 2019
DECEMBER 26, 2019 / 2:22 PM /
* * * * * *
Nagpur Soybean, Soyoil, Soymeal Open-December 26, 2019 Nagpur, Dec
26 (Reuters) – International edible oils price rise since past fifteen days
showed its effects here. Major edible and non-edible oil prices today reported
strong in Vidarbha region of Western Maharashtra on increased offtake by
vanaspati millers amid a firming trend in producing regions. Buying activity in
edible oils picked up as Malaysian palm oil climbed in overseas markets. Sharp
rise on NCDEX and reported demand from South-based traders also boosted prices,
sources said Thursday.
***** VIDARBHA MARKETS OILS * Soyabean, cottonseed, groundnut
loose, groundnut refined, linseed and rapeseed oil
today recovered strongly here on increased demand from local
traders. * Sunflower refined, castor and coconut KP oil ruled steady here in
thin trading
activity. * Traders expect further hike in major edible and
non-edible oils here.
SOYMEAL * Soymeal prices today zoomed up here on increased demand
from South-based traders. Notable hike in international soymeal prices also
boosted sentiment.
SOYABEAN * Soyabean prices firmed up again in Nagpur Agriculture
Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) auctions on good demand from local crushing
plants. Sharp recovery in soyabean oil, good hike in soymeal, upward trend on
NCDEX and fresh hike in Madhya Pradesh soyabean prices also helped to push up
prices here. Heavy rains yesterday and today morning affected trading activity.
About 1,000 soyabean bags reported for auction in Nagpur APMC,
according to
sources. Nagpur soybean prices in rupees/tonne:
——-Soybean yellow——- Soybean black
Available Previous
(Auction price) (Auction price)
Market delivery 36,500-42,200 36,000-42,000 —
(Available price)
Market delivery 36,600-42,300 36,100-42,100 —
(Traders price)
Plant delivery 44,500-45,000 44,100-44,500 —
Soybean yellow arrivals (in 90-kg bags) and prices (in rupees per
tonne) in Vidarbha, according to officials of Agriculture Produce Marketing
Committee and trade sources.
Deliveries Available prices
Hinganghat n.a. n.a.
Akola n.a. n.a.
Amravati n.a. n.a.
Khamgaon n.a. n.a.
Wardha n.a. n.a.
Arvi n.a. n.a.
Umred n.a. n.a.
Chandrapur n.a. n.a
Soyabean plant prices at other places in Maharashtra : Adilabad –
n.a.,
Akola – 44,500, Washim – 44,500, Khamgaon – 44,500, Dhulia –
44,750,
Hingoli – 45,700, Jalna – 44,500, Nandurbar – 43,700,
Latur – 45,500, Nanded – 45,500, Solapur – 45,500, Sangli – 43,500.
Sunflower arrivals (in 50-kg bag), Rapeseed (in 40 Kg bag),
groundnut and Dhaniya arrivals (in 40 kg bag), linseed arrival (90 kg bag),
Dhan arrival (75 kg bag), cotton (100 kg) and prices (in rupees per 100
kilogram) in Nagpur, according to APMC sources:
Deliveries Available prices Previous close
Sunflower n.a. n.a. 2,400-2,600
Groundnut n.a. n.a. 700-900
Linseed n.a. n.a. 4,300-4,600
Castor n.a. n.a. 2,850-3,000
Rapeseed n.a. n.a. 1,520-1,625
Til n.a. n.a. 7,500-8,000
Dhaniya 25 6,000-6,300 5,400-5,800
Bajra n.a. n.a. n.a.
Gavarani Corn 10 1,500-2,000 1,800-2,200
Dhan n.a. n.a. 1,800-2,102
Cotton n.a. n.a. 4,300-4,600
NAGPUR
Today’s open Previous close
Soyoil refined crushing plant delivery 910 900
Soyoil solvent crushing plant delivery 870 860
Cottonseed refined 880 870
Cottonseed solvent 840 830
Groundnut oil – loose (10 kg) 1,330 1,300
Groundnut oil refined (15 Litre) 1,920 1,880
Sunflower oil refined (10 kg) 980 980
Linseed oil (10 kg) 970 940
Rapeseed oil (for 15 kg) 1,530 1,500
Castor oil (for 15 kg) 1,500 1,500
Coconut KP oil (for 15 kg) 2,950 2,950
AMRAVATI
Soyoil refined 915 905
Soyoil Solvent 875 865
Cottonseed refined 875 865
Cottonseed solvent 835 825
AKOLA
Soyoil refined 915 905
Soyoil Solvent 875 865
Cottonseed refined oil 875 865
Cottonseed solvent 835 825
DHULIA
Soyoil refined 905 900
KHAMGAON
Soyoil refined
JALNA
Soyoil refined
NANDED
Soyoil refined 899 892
Soyoil refined prices at other places in Maharashtra : Washim –
910,
Latur - 900, Solapur – 900, Sangli – 907.
(Please add 5% Goods and Service Tax on Soyabean and Cotton oil
prices.
Soyabean and Cottonseed oil - 10 litre)
Nagpur soymeal prices in rupees per tonne
Today’s open Previous Close
Soymeal (Nagpur) 36,500-37,000 36,000-36,500
Soymeal prices at other places in Maharashtra : Akola – 36,500,
Washim – 37,000, Dhulia – 37,800, Hingoli – 36,000, Jalna – 37,900,
Nandurbar – 37,800, Khamgaon – 36,000, Latur – 37,500, Nanded –
37,800,
Solapur – 35,800, Dharwad – 36,800, Sangli – 37,500 WEATHER
(NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 30.1 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 20.6 degree Celsius
Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rains or
thunder-showers. Maximum and minimum temperature likely to be around 30 degree
Celsius and 21 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.—not available (For oils,
transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market
prices)
* * * * * * Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-December 26,
2019 Nagpur, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Gram prices showed weak tendency in Nagpur
Agriculture Produce and Marketing Company (APMC) here on lack of demand from
local millers amid high moisture content arrival. Fresh fall on NCDEX, easy
condition in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and downward trend in other foodgrain
mandis also pushed down prices here. About 150 bags of gram reported for
auction. Heavy rains yesterday evening and today morning affected arrival,
according to sources.
GRAM
* Desi gram raw reported down in open market here in absence of
buyers.
TUAR * Tuar Karnataka declined further in open market here on poor
demand from local
traders.
* Masoor dal firmed up in open market here on increased buying
support
from local traders amid tight supply from producing region.
* In Akola, Tuar New – 5,100-5,300, Tuar dal (clean) – 8,000-8,200,
Udid Mogar (clean)
– 9,500-10,700, Moong Mogar (clean) 8,300-9,200, Gram – 4,000-4,100,
Gram Super best
– 5,500-5,700 * Wheat, rice and other foodgrain items moved in a
narrow range in
scattered deals and settled at last levels in thin trading
activity.
Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100
kg
FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close
Gram Auction 3,650-4,000 3,720-4,000
Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction n.a. 4,700-5,120
Moong Auction n.a. 3,950-4,200
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor Auction n.a. 2,200-2,500
Wheat Lokwan Auction 2,050-2,135 2,100-2,150
Wheat Sharbati Auction n.a. 2,900-3,000
Gram Super Best Bold 5,700-6,000 5,700-6,000
Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium Best 5,500-5,600 5,500-5,600
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill Quality 4,350-4,400 4,350-4,400
Desi gram Raw 4,300-4,400 4,350-4,450
Gram Kabuli 8,500-10,000 8,500-10,000
Tuar Fataka Best-New 8,200-8,400 8,200-8,400
Tuar Fataka Medium-New 7,600-8,000 7,600-8,000
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 7,300-7,500 7,300-7,500
Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 6,500-7,000 6,500-7,000
Tuar Gavarani New 5,350-5,450 5,350-5,450
Tuar Karnataka 5,650-5,750 5,700-5,800
Masoor dal best 5,700-5,900 5,600-5,800
Masoor dal medium 5,400-5,500 5,300-5,400
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold (New) 9,000-9,500 9,000-9,700
Moong Mogar Medium 8,000-8,500 8,000-8,500
Moong dal Chilka New 7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500
Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki best 8,500-9,500 8,500-9,500
Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 10,000-11,000 10,000-11,000
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 8,500-9,500 8,500-9,500
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 7,200-7,700 7,200-7,700
Mot (100 INR/KG) 6,700-7,500 6,700-7,500
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 5,000-5,200 5,000-5,200
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 5,650-5,850 5,650-5,850
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 9,000-9,200 9,000-9,200
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 2,350-2,450 2,350-2,450
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,300 2,200-2,300
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,600 2,500-2,600
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,200 3,600-4,200
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,200 2,800-3,200
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500
Rice BPT best new (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,600 3,000-3,600
Rice BPT medium new(100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,000 2,700-3,000
Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,100 3,000-3,100
Rice Swarna best new (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,800 2,600-2,800
Rice Swarna medium new (100 INR/KG)2,400-2,500 2,400-2,500
Rice HMT best new (100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,200 4,000-4,200
Rice HMT medium new (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000
Rice Shriram best new(100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,100 4,900-5,100
Rice Shriram med new (100 INR/KG) 4,300-4,600 4,300-4,600
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 8,500-13,500 8,500-13,500
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500
Rice Chinnor best new 100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Rice Chinnor medium new(100 INR/KG)5,100-5,300 5,100-5,300
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,350-2,550 2,350-2,550
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 2,050-2,250 2,050-2,250 WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 30.1 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 20.6 degree Celsius Rainfall :
Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rains or
thunder-showers. Maximum and minimum temperature likely to be around 30 degree
Celsius and 21 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.—not available (For oils,
transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market
prices)
