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Global Rice Seed Market 2016 - Industry Research Report
Published Date : Jan-2016
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1 Industry Overview of Rice Seed
1.1 Definition and Specifications of Rice Seed
1.1.1 Definition of Rice Seed
1.1.2 Specifications of Rice Seed
1.2 Classification of Rice Seed
1.3 Applications of Rice Seed
1.4 Industry Chain Structure of Rice Seed
1.5 Industry Overview and Major Regions Status of Rice Seed
1.5.1 Industry Overview of Rice Seed
1.5.2 Global Major Regions Status of Rice Seed
1.6 Industry Policy Analysis of Rice Seed
1.7 Industry News Analysis of Rice Seed
2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Rice Seed
2.1 Raw Material Suppliers and Price Analysis of Rice Seed
2.2 Equipment Suppliers and Price Analysis of Rice Seed
2.3 Labor Cost Analysis of Rice Seed
2.4 Other Costs Analysis of Rice Seed
2.5 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Rice Seed
2.6 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Rice Seed
3 Technical Data and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of Rice Seed
3.1 Capacity and Commercial Production Date of Global Rice Seed Major Manufacturers in 2015
3.2 Manufacturing Plants Distribution of Global Rice Seed Major Manufacturers in 2015
3.3 R&D Status and Technology Source of Global Rice Seed Major Manufacturers in 2015
3.4 Raw Materials Sources Analysis of Global Rice Seed Major Manufacturers in 2015
4 Capacity, Production and Revenue Analysis of Rice Seed by Regions, Types and Manufacturers
4.1 Global Capacity, Production and Revenue of Rice Seed by Regions 2011-2016
4.2 Global and Major Regions Capacity, Production, Revenue and Growth Rate of Rice Seed 2011-2016
4.3 Global Capacity, Production and Revenue of Rice Seed by Types 2011-2016
4.4 Global Capacity, Production and Revenue of Rice Seed by Manufacturers 2011-2016
5 Price, Cost, Gross and Gross Margin Analysis of Rice Seed by Regions, Types and Manufacturers
5.1 Price, Cost, Gross and Gross Margin Analysis of Rice Seed by Regions 2011-2016
5.2 Price, Cost, Gross and Gross Margin Analysis of Rice Seed by Types 2011-2016
5.3 Price, Cost, Gross and Gross Margin Analysis of Rice Seed by Manufacturers 2011-2016
6 Consumption Volume, Consumption Value and Sale Price Analysis of Rice Seed by Regions, Types and Applications
6.1 Global Consumption Volume and Consumption Value of Rice Seed by Regions 2011-2016
6.2 Global and Major Regions Consumption Volume, Consumption Value and Growth Rate of Rice Seed 2011-2016
6.3 Global Consumption Volume and Consumption Value of Rice Seed by Types 2011-2016
6.4 Global Consumption Volume and Consumption Value of Rice Seed by Applications 2011-2016
6.5 Sale Price of Rice Seed by Regions 2011-2016
6.6 Sale Price of Rice Seed by Types 2011-2016
6.7 Sale Price of Rice Seed by Applications 2011-2016
6.8 Market Share Analysis of Rice Seed by Different Sale Price Levels
7 Supply, Import, Export and Consumption Analysis of Rice Seed
7.1 Supply, Consumption and Gap of Rice Seed 2011-2016
7.2 Global Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2011-2016
7.3 United States Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2011-2016
7.4 EU Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2011-2016
7.5 China Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2011-2016
7.6 Japan Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2011-2016
8 Major Manufacturers Analysis of Rice Seed
8.1 Dupont Pioneer (USA)
8.1.1 Company Profile
8.1.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.1.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.1.4 Contact Information
8.2 Bayer (Germany)
8.2.1 Company Profile
8.2.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.2.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.2.4 Contact Information
8.3 Nuziveedu (India)
8.3.1 Company Profile
8.3.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.3.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.3.4 Contact Information
8.4 Kaveri (India)
8.4.1 Company Profile
8.4.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.4.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.4.4 Contact Information
8.5 Mahyco (India)
8.5.1 Company Profile
8.5.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.5.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.5.4 Contact Information
8.6 RiceTec (USA)
8.6.1 Company Profile
8.6.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.6.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.6.4 Contact Information
8.7 Krishidhan (India)
8.7.1 Company Profile
8.7.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.7.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.7.4 Contact Information
8.8 Rasi Seeds (India)
8.8.1 Company Profile
8.8.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.8.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.8.4 Contact Information
8.9 JK Seeds (India)
8.9.1 Company Profile
8.9.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.9.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.9.4 Contact Information
8.10 Syngenta (Switzerland)
8.10.1 Company Profile
8.10.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.10.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.10.4 Contact Information
8.11 Longping (China)
8.11.1 Company Profile
8.11.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.11.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.11.4 Contact Information
8.12 China Seed (China)
8.12.1 Company Profile
8.12.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.12.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.12.4 Contact Information
8.13 Grand Agriseeds (China)
8.13.1 Company Profile
8.13.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.13.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.13.4 Contact Information
8.14 DBN (China)
8.14.1 Company Profile
8.14.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.14.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.14.4 Contact Information
8.15 Hefei Fengle (China)
8.15.1 Company Profile
8.15.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.15.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.15.4 Contact Information
8.16 Win-all Hi-tech (China)
8.16.1 Company Profile
8.16.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.16.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.16.4 Contact Information
8.17 Gansu Dunhuang (China)
8.17.1 Company Profile
8.17.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.17.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.17.4 Contact Information
8.18 Dongya Seed (China)
8.18.1 Company Profile
8.18.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.18.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.18.4 Contact Information
8.19 KeepLong Seeds (China)
8.19.1 Company Profile
8.19.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.19.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.19.4 Contact Information
8.20 Hengmao (China)
8.20.1 Company Profile
8.20.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.20.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.20.4 Contact Information
8.21 OPULENT Technology (China)
8.21.1 Company Profile
8.21.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.21.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.21.4 Contact Information
8.22 Zhongnongfa (China)
8.22.1 Company Profile
8.22.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.22.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.22.4 Contact Information
8.23 Anhui Nongken (China)
8.23.1 Company Profile
8.23.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.23.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.23.4 Contact Information
8.24 Beijing Doneed (China)
8.24.1 Company Profile
8.24.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.24.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.24.4 Contact Information
8.25 Origin Seed (China)
8.25.1 Company Profile
8.25.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.25.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.25.4 Contact Information
8.26 Hefei Fengbao (China)
8.26.1 Company Profile
8.26.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.26.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.26.4 Contact Information
8.27 CHENGDU JINZHUO (China)
8.27.1 Company Profile
8.27.2 Product Picture and Specifications
8.27.3 Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Gross and Revenue
8.27.4 Contact Information
9 Marketing Trader or Distributor Analysis of Rice Seed
9.1 Marketing Channels Status of Rice Seed
9.2 Traders or Distributors with Contact Information of Rice Seed by Regions
9.3 Ex-work Price, Channel Price and End Buyer Price Analysis of Rice Seed
9.4 Regional Import, Export and Trade Analysis of Rice Seed
10 Industry Chain Analysis of Rice Seed
10.1 Upstream Major Raw Materials Suppliers Analysis of Rice Seed
10.1.1 Major Raw Materials Suppliers with Contact Information Analysis of Rice Seed
10.1.2 Major Raw Materials Suppliers with Supply Volume Analysis of Rice Seed by Regions
10.2 Upstream Major Equipment Suppliers Analysis of Rice Seed
10.2.1 Major Equipment Suppliers with Contact Information Analysis of Rice Seed
10.2.2 Major Equipment Suppliers with Product Pictures Analysis of Rice Seed by Regions
10.3 Downstream Major Consumers Analysis of Rice Seed
10.3.1 Major Consumers with Contact Information Analysis of Rice Seed
10.3.2 Major Consumers with Consumption Volume Analysis of Rice Seed by Regions
10.4 Supply Chain Relationship Analysis of Rice Seed
11 Development Trend of Analysis of Rice Seed
11.1 Capacity, Production and Revenue Forecast of Rice Seed by Regions and Types
11.1.1 Global Capacity, Production and Revenue of Rice Seed by Regions 2016-2021
11.1.2 Global and Major Regions Capacity, Production, Revenue and Growth Rate of Rice Seed 2016-2021
11.1.3 Global Capacity, Production and Revenue of Rice Seed by Types 2016-2021
11.2 Consumption Volume and Consumption Value Forecast of Rice Seed by Regions, Types and Applications
11.2.1 Global Consumption Volume and Consumption Value of Rice Seed by Regions 2016-2021
11.2.2 Global and Major Regions Consumption Volume, Consumption Value and Growth Rate of Rice Seed 2016-2021
11.2.3 Global Consumption Volume and Consumption Value of Rice Seed by Types 2016-2021
11.2.4 Global Consumption Volume and Consumption Value of Rice Seed by Applications 2016-2021
11.3 Supply, Import, Export and Consumption Forecast of Rice Seed
11.3.1 Supply, Consumption and Gap of Rice Seed 2016-2021
11.3.2 Global Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2016-2021
11.3.3 United States Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2016-2021
11.3.4 EU Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2016-2021
11.3.5 China Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2016-2021
11.3.6 Japan Capacity, Production, Price, Cost, Revenue, Supply, Import, Export and Consumption of Rice Seed 2016-2021
12 New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis of Rice Seed
12.1 New Project SWOT Analysis of Rice Seed
12.2 New Project Investment Feasibility Analysis of Rice Seed
13 Conclusion of the Global Rice Seed Industry 2016 Market Research Report
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GMOs as old as civilization — expert
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Professor crunches numbers on how much food has
changed throughout the decades
If someone from several centuries ago landed in
a local supermarket, she or he would be bewildered by the foods on display.
Indeed, all that person would recognize as food
would be freshly-caught fish, wild berries, and maybe some heritage wheat
products like flax. Everything else — from prepackaged sushi to exotic fruits —
would seem utterly alien.
That’s because just about every food at your
local supermarket has been genetically altered for millennia, through both
natural selection and human attempts to breed stronger varieties of crops and
animals, says DNA expert and Dalhousie University graduate Alan McHughen.
“Virtually everything we eat is genetically different from what our ancestors
ate 10,000 years ago,” said McHughen, who served as a science adviser in the
Obama White House and now teaches at the University of California’s Riverside
campus. “The genes have been altered by human actions over the last 10,000
years.”
Modern humans have sped up the genetic
selection process by using ionizing radiation to mutate crop DNA into stronger
and more beneficial variants.
“It’s produced over 3,000 crop varieties (that)
people are not aware of,” said McHughen.
Scientists can also directly genetically
engineer crop products by manually adding new DNA strands to an organism,
according to the University of Nebraska’s Ag Biosafety website. This can allow
crops to resist pests, tolerate herbicides, or even help prevent blindness.
Golden Rice fortified with vitamin A has helped
combat blindness and reduce deaths in developing nations such as Bangladesh and
the Philippines, where rice is a staple food for millions.
While vitamin A is readily available through
both vegetables like carrots and animal products such as eggs and milk, poor
people in developing nations cannot afford to buy them, according to the
International Rice Research Institute.
“Rich people don’t go hungry,” said McHughen.
“The markets have food in them.”
That’s where enhanced staples such as Golden
Rice can be crucial.
That said, GMO products scare some people.
McHughen said that much of that fear is bound
up with corporate control of the world’s food supply, which he said “should be
a concern to everyone.”
However, while 88 per cent of American
scientists agree that GMO foods pose no threat to human health, only 37 per
cent of the U.S. public are in agreement, according to McHughen.
“For most people it’s an education issue.”
Apps fill gaps in India's medical, agricultural services
YUJI KURONUMA, Nikkei staff writer
NEW
DELHI -- A new breed of apps is cropping up in India, one aimed solving the
problems unique to a rapidly developing -- yet still emerging -- country. India
has the world's second-largest population of mobile phone users, but it also
suffers from insufficient social infrastructure and a deep digital divide.
In February, San Francisco-based MUrgency began offering an app
for emergency medical care in the northern state of Punjab. Users contact the
company using the app, which is free to download, and doctors and nurses are
dispatched to the scene. The service has some 36 hospitals and more than 350
doctors and nurses, and charges start from as little as 350 rupees ($5.22).
MUrgency was founded in the
U.S. by Indian-born entrepreneur Shaffi Mather. Investors include Ratan Tata,
chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, the holding company of India's largest
conglomerate Tata group. Mather told The Nikkei that his company will soon
launch services in the northern state of Haryana and near New Delhi, with plans
to expand the service to the rest of the world by 2020.
In May, the National Rice
Research Institute, part of India's agricultural ministry, began offering an
app for rice farmers called riceXpert. The app provides farmers with
information about rice varieties, pests and post-harvest operations for free.
Experts respond to questions sent by farmers using pictures and voice messages.
These services are available on Android-based smartphones.
Meeting
needsThese new apps are designed to make up for structural deficiencies in India's health care, agricultural and other sectors.
India has just 0.7 hospital beds per 1,000 people, far fewer than Japan's 14, China's 4 and Thailand's 2. This underdeveloped health care system makes it difficult for many Indians to receive proper medical attention. MUrgency's app aims to provide a minimum level of emergency services to such people.
RiceXpert,
meanwhile, is aimed at addressing digital divide issues, which hamper social
development in rural areas. Many farmers in India depend on the brokers who buy
their crops for information on pesticides, as they have no other means of
obtaining such information. As a result, many find themselves getting deeper
and deeper into debt, having been tricked into buying pesticides and other
products they did not need. In the worst cases, some farmers end up committing
suicide when drought or other factors cause crop yields tumble. The mobile app,
it is hoped, will help farmers avoid getting into debt in the first place.
As of the end of March, India's mobile phone subscribers stood at
936 million, far exceeding the 25.22 million fixed-line subscribers. Low mobile
charges and a drop in handset prices are providing a boost. Previously,
smartphones were priced at more than 10,000 rupees, but now some Android
handsets are available for as little as 2,000 rupees
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Are donors pulling back on agriculture research funding?
Three-quarters of the world’s poorest people
depend almost entirely on agriculture for subsistence and income. One in nine
people in the world today are undernourished, according to the United
Nations, and World Bank data
shows humanity needs to produce at least 50 percent more food by 2050 to feed
an estimated 9 billion people.
As the
world grapples with rapid population growth, climate change and other serious
threats to food security, the international development community is pushing
for radical change across the global food and agriculture system to facilitate greater
productivity.Sustainable Development Goal 2, “zero hunger,” emphasizes the need
for increased investment to enhance agricultural productive capacity in
developing countries. Meanwhile, the vast majority of international donors
acknowledge that public investment in research and development is critical to
achieving the technological advances that will help the world grow more
nutritious and affordable foods. The International
Fund for Agricultural Development, for instance, says that productivity
growth in agriculture can be up to four times more
effective in reducing poverty than growth resulting from other
sectors.
In 2008, total global investment in
agricultural research and development was valued at almost $32 billion. But
according to agriculture economists and experts, there is growing anecdotal
evidence that donor investments in agriculture research are leveling off,
raising questions over whether or not international donors are doing enough to
support long-term food security as they grapple with other competing
priorities.“Definitely, agriculture research and development investment as an
overall amount and as a proportion of agriculture investment in general is at
least stagnating and probably declining,” said Rinn Self, a policy and program
officer at the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation. “We’ve done some research ourselves looking
through the DAC and what we’ve noticed is that disbursements are flat for sure,
but it also looks to us like commitments are down, too. It’s something that
we’re very concerned about.”
After a
decade of slow growth in the 1990s, global public investment in agriculture
research and development increased by over 20 percent from 2000 to 2008. The
single most important reason was the drastic surge in global food prices, which
peaked in mid-2008. International prices for staple foods, such as wheat and
maize, more than doubled in a few years while those for rice doubled in the
first few months of 2008 alone. Food riots erupted from Egypt to Haiti.In
response to the crisis, the G8 countries pledged $20 billion to agricultural
development at their 2009 Summit in L’Aquila, Italy. The pledges increased to $22
billion at the Pittsburgh G20 summit when other nations stepped up to provide
aid.
The
high-profile political commitments revived the interest of traditional
bilateral and multilateral donors in agricultural research. The European Union
pledged $3.8 billion to agricultural development. In 2010, President Obama’s
L’Aquila pledge of $3.5 billion over three years became Feed the Future — the
U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative.
That
same year, the World Bank developed and became trustee of the Global
Agriculture and Food Security Program at the request of the leaders of the G20.
The program’s primary objective is to improve food security in the world’s
poorest countries through more effective investment in agriculture. As of
September 2013, the initiative has received pledges amounting to $1.3 billion
from some of the world’s largest bilateral donors and the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.
The
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, a global
partnership between agriculture researchers better known as CGIAR, doubled
its funding between 2008 and 2013 to $1 billion. Similarly, the
nine-member alliance of the Association of International Research and
Development Centers for Agriculture also roughly doubled their funding during
this time.
But it has been a different story over the past
two years as the momentum behind food security subsided, according to Prabhu
Pingali, founding director of the Tata-Cornell agriculture and nutrition
initiative and an agriculture economics professor at Cornell University.
Starting in 2015, Feed the Future’s funding for
agriculture research and development plateaued at roughly $145 million, after
adjusting for inflation. Internal data shows that figure is projected to
decline through 2017. A USAID spokesperson told Devex that “USAID will continue
to provide robust funding for research efforts in support of Feed the Future’s
Research Strategy, which is central to the success of this initiative.”Back in
October 2013, as World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced a $400 million cut
in annual administrative costs over the next three years, funding for CGIAR
decreased from $50 million to $30 million. That figure will be maintained at
least until 2018, but some industry leaders are already worried about what
funding levels will look like thereafter.
“If the World Bank cuts that money, that sends
a really bad signal to the other donor countries,” Pingali said. “It creates a
situation where their confidence in the system will start to decline.”
There’s
already clear evidence that the pressure is on for the more traditional donors
of agriculture research, according to Nick Austin, CEO of the Australian Centre
for International Agricultural Research.
“The
problem is that there’s a several year lag between the decisions that donors make
and the reporting of the consequences of that and by then we’ve locked in
impact for some years ahead,” Austin said. Unsurprisingly, funding
unpredictability is negatively influencing CGIAR planning and operations.
Pingali, who was on the CGIAR Fund council when it hit the $1 billion mark,
says that today there are big layoffs across the CGIAR system.
“These
people who came in 2008-2010 are suddenly finding themselves without jobs,” he
said. “The projects that started at that time are coming to an end and there’s
no renewal of those projects.”That gloomy outlook can be partially traced to
the fact that food prices have declined and donors are focusing on more
immediate priorities. For instance, the European Union, which proactively
confronted the world food price crisis of 2007 and 2008 with a 1 billion euro
investment, is now shifting increasing amounts of ODA to fragile states and
working with refugees.
“Agricultural
research is always long term and when short-term considerations become a
priority, long-term falls out,” says Bruce Tolentino, the deputy director
general for communications and partnerships at the International
Rice Research Institute, one of the CGIAR’s main research centers. “It’s
always a continuing battle.”As the body of evidence related to declining aid to
agriculture research grows, it is difficult to pinpoint which countries or
research organizations could potentially be hardest hit.
One
region to watch is sub-Saharan Africa, which will be home to more than
one-quarter of the world’s population by 2050, or roughly 2.4 billion people,
and remains highly dependent on donor aid to help tackle high rates of food
insecurity. The FAO’s latest estimates suggest that approximately one in four
people living in sub-Saharan Africa is undernourished.According to a 2014
report published by the International
Food Policy Research Institute, Africa invested 0.51 percent of
agricultural output in research in 2011, below the African Union’s target of 1
percent or greater. Even then, the bulk of government funding in most
sub-Saharan African countries is used for salaries. The cost of launching and
maintaining research and development infrastructure equipment draws heavily
from donor aid and practitioners are fearful over what happens when that aid
dries up. The report points to “extensive” anecdotal evidence that some
agriculture-focused agencies in Africa simply cannot survive without foreign
donor funding.
“One of the challenges in agriculture research
is that it needs a long-term sustained investment and big amounts of money can
be more damaging if they’re not sustained than a small constant contribution,”
said ACIAR’s Austin. “Donors need to do better at providing that continuity and
consistency.”
But, it is not just about the money. Small and
medium-sized research programs also depend quite heavily on input, partnerships
and capacity building from international research organizations such as the
CGIAR and ACIAR.“You’re running into this capacity gap and that gap is going to
continue to grow, which is something I would worry about in the new funding
scenario,” Pingali said.
As
official development assistance stagnates, agriculture researchers are finding
that they must welcome other funders to the table and pursue alternative
resource mobilization strategies. For example, several middle-income countries
have been stepping up their investments in agriculture research, which could be
positive for the prospect of sustainability.Emerging donors are
also expanding their agriculture investment activity, potentially helping
fill the void left behind by declines in traditional donor spending. Public
spending in India, China and Brazil account for one quarter of global
investments and half of combined spending in developing countries.
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80% of Africans Consumes Rice As First Food Choice
Experts have estimated that, rice is the staple
food of more than 80 percent of the population of Sub- Saharan Africa.
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means that, rice is the first food choice for about 80 percent of the African
population. However, according to available statistics, Africa is not producing
enough rice though a great number of the people live on rice. rice The Rice
Sector is also more likely than any other sector of the economy to bring
sustainable levels of food security.According to Dr Harold Roy- Macauley,
Director General of Africa Rice Centre, he said, with the exception of Egypt,
most African countries are insufficient in rice. Rice self-insufficiency is a
serious problem, perhaps gradually creeping into a crisis.
The Africa Rice Centre believes that achieving
self-sufficiency is a measure of local and global food security and Africa and
the world must pay attention to that.Now, the good news is that Africa Rice
Centre, through the Africa Riceing initiative is seeking to work with Africa to
achieve rice self-sufficiency on the continent. “Africa Riceing is a strong
concept in the making” says Dr. Roy-Macauley.However, the question is; How is
Africa Rice going to achieve this for the continent?
According to him, Africa Rice Centre is
approaching its initiative as a business. A business model on this has been
developed. The situation is that Rice demand will continue to grow due to
population increase and so will income expected from the industry. It is
estimated that by 2025, 22 million tonnes of rice will be milled.If the Africa
Rice Centre proceeds with the Africa Riceing initiative from West Africa where
rice imports are greatest and expand to all corners of the continent, average
yield will increase. Indeed, using technology with policy and institutional
support, Africa’s paddy rice production in 2025 will increase by 77 million
tonnes per year.
Dr Harold Roy- Macauley, during a presentation
at the 7th African Agriculture and Science Week and General Assembly (AASW7 and
GA) of FARA, in Kigali Rwanda, told the story of the colonial era, “brothers”
from West Africa particularly from the Sene-Gambia area and coastal Sierra
Leone who were sent to the United States were employed at the highest rates
because of their prior knowledge and expertise in the rice culture.Rice has
been cultivated for over 3500 years in different parts of the continent and it
is no wonder that the African tongue and taste buds are so familiar with rice.
The sad thing is that rice was never developed as an industry on the continent
and this continues to this day.
Statistics indicate that total consumption of
imported rice in 2015 was 26 million tonnes. There are other alarming
statistics on the state of African rice consumption and importation that were
shared at one of the plenary sessions by Making business sense out of this,
investment of 22 billion dollars with a promise of a return of a whopping $61
billion is good business.This figure, according to Dr Roy-Macauley excludes
additional benefits from high prices, improvement in quality to attract high
price among others.
Africa Rice Centre has a plan to achieve this.
The plan includes increase in rice cultivation to about 6 million hectors,
application of science and technology, strategies carefully thought out and
tools among others. When all measures are put in place to increase rice
production, Africa will be able to produce 27 million tonnes by 2015.For Dr
Roy-Macauley, the Africa Riceing agenda demonstrates how technology and
innovations delivered through rice research with support of its partners, could
be used to ensure food and nutrition security, Revenue generation and youth and
women employment.
Source: Adnan Adams Mohammed
https://www.newsghana.com.gh/80-of-africans-consumes-rice-as-first-food-choice/
http://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/65095/global-rice-seed-market-2016-industry-news-research-size-share-trends-analysis-growth-by-2020#.V2euK6LfVAE
Imports into Zimbabwe decline 12%
by Staff reporter
Total imports into Zimbabwe in the five months
to May amounted to $2.07 billion, a decline of 12% compared to the same period
last year. According to the latest data released by Zimstat, the country
imported wheat worth $36.8 million, oil cake at $22.8 million and maize at
$97.37 million. Maize imports rose sharply in May at $29.9 million from $13.3
million the previous month. Bulk rice imports amounted to $26.01 million and
soya bean flour and meal imports were at $4.68 million. The country also
imported apples worth $1,7 million, grapes worth $1.4 million while the fruit
and veggie list also included items which are readily produced in the country
like tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, peas, beans and lemons.
Crude soya bean oil imports amounted to $39.6 million with Industry and Commerce minister Mike Bimha saying Government would continue assisting cooking oil manufacturers in importing raw materials. Margarine worth $2.16 million and water (all types) at $2.5 million.
In spite of enough capacity in the local industry, the country brought in $3.44 million worth of Portland cement. Petrol imports were at $175 million, paraffin at $8.3 million while diesel imports were at $323 million. About $43.1 million worth of electrical energy was imported as ZESA seeks to curtail load shedding.
Exports were at $948 million a decline of 9% from the same period last year. The major exports remained primary commodities although there is a current push to beneficiate raw materials in the country. The manufacturing sector's export performance between 2014 and 2015 indicates that the sector's capacity to export is declining
Crude soya bean oil imports amounted to $39.6 million with Industry and Commerce minister Mike Bimha saying Government would continue assisting cooking oil manufacturers in importing raw materials. Margarine worth $2.16 million and water (all types) at $2.5 million.
In spite of enough capacity in the local industry, the country brought in $3.44 million worth of Portland cement. Petrol imports were at $175 million, paraffin at $8.3 million while diesel imports were at $323 million. About $43.1 million worth of electrical energy was imported as ZESA seeks to curtail load shedding.
Exports were at $948 million a decline of 9% from the same period last year. The major exports remained primary commodities although there is a current push to beneficiate raw materials in the country. The manufacturing sector's export performance between 2014 and 2015 indicates that the sector's capacity to export is declining
http://www.bulawayo24.com/index-id-business-sc-economy-byo-90504.html
Philippines may cut rice imports
Ronnel W Domingo
Philippine Daily Inquirer June 20, 2016 1:53 pm
MANILA - The volume of milled rice bound for
the Philippines this year is seen to decrease by 300,000 tonnes to 1.5 million
tonnes, a quarter less than the volume brought in last year.
In its monthly report on the global rice
market, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the substantial reduction
in the forecast import volume was based on adequate supplies monitored and the
relatively slow pace of the import market.
"[This is] despite some crop damage in
2015-2016 that was related to El Niño," the USDA's Economic Research
Service reported.
The agency was referring to the current
marketing year—from the middle of last year to the middle of this year.
The USDA noted that for marketing year
2015-2016, a strong El Niño reduced rice crops in several regions, mostly in
Latin America, Southeast Asia and South Asia.
For crop year 2016-2017, the global output of
milled rice was projected to hit a record 480.7 million tonnes or 2 per cent
higher from a year earlier.
"Recoveries are projected for each of these
regions in 2016-2017, primarily due to expanded harvest area," the agency
said.
The Philippines—along with Brazil, Burma,
Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the United
States—represent the bulk of the global area expansion.
"The global area expansion is largely due
to producer support programmes in several Asian countries and a desire by many
countries to rebuild stocks after El Niño reduced production in
2015-2016," the USDA said.
Earlier this month, the World Trade
Organization said the Philippine government expressed interest in Thailand's
efforts to sell stockpiled rice, even as agriculture officials said they saw no
urgent need for more imports.
Last April, Bangkok announced plans to sell
Thailand's remaining 11.4 million tonnes of rice in government stockpiles.
"Thailand used to have a government
programme to purchase rice from farmers at supported prices, leaving the
country with a large inventory of rice in warehouses," the WTO said in a
statement.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Philippines-may-cut-rice-imports-30288620.html
PhilRice researchers bare best practices
- June 20, 2016
- By Merlito G. Edale Jr.
Maritha Manubay, PhilRice – Isabela science research specialist, said the researchers presented their research entries in the field of Crop Physiology and Biochemistry, Crop Production and Management, Socio-economics, Technology Development and Technology Extension, Dissemination and Education.
Manubay, who also attended the event, said the gathering of crop researchers from all over the country aimed to share and internalize the best practices being undertaken by crop research stations and be utilized in crop production as one intervention for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Integration.
She said the scientific conference also aimed to equip and prepare crop scientists as prime mover of agricultural industry in the region through research, education, and training.
Meanwhile, Atty. Abdurrahman T. Canacan, Chancellor of Mindanao State University - GenSan campus, said the conference will surely foster partnerships and linkages between and among academic, private and public institutions both local and international to boost agricultural productivity in the country. (ALM/MGE/PIA-2/Isabela/with reports from Maritha Manubay of PhilRice-Isabela)
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/481466130473/philrice-researchers-bare-best-practices
