Research agencies develop new variant of rice variety
20 NOVEMBER 2017 Last Updated at 9:30
PM
Hyderabad, Nov 20 The CSIR-Centre
for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) today said it has developed an
improved variant of a popular rice variety in collaboration with the
ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR).
The variety, Improved Samba
Mashuri (ISM), is cultivated in an area of 1,30,000 hectares across the
country, mainly in the states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, the city- based CCMB said in a release.
"The CSIR-CCMB, a basic life
science research institute and a constituent laboratory of the Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice
Research (ICAR-IIRR) have developed an Improved Samba Mashuri (ISM)," the
release said.
"Recently, in a study
carried out by the National Institute of Nutrition (a constituent institution
of the Indian Council of Medical Research), it has been established that ISM
has another unique feature of low glycemic index (ie a value of 50.99), which
is amongst the lowest value for several rice varieties tested," it said.
Foods with Glycemic Index (GI)
value below 55 are considered suitable for consumption by patients suffering
from diabetes as consumption of foods with low GI results in slow release of
glucose into the bloodstream, the release said.
ISM, in addition to possessing
desirable attributes like high yield, fine-grain type, bacterial blight
resistance and premium market price, also has a unique advantage of low GI,
thus enhancing its market potential and profit earned by the farmers, it said.
CCMB-IIRR tie-up for low
GI rice
HYDERABAD , NOVEMBER
21, 2017 00:51 IST
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 21, 2017 07:50 IST
MEETING
New variety is considered suitable for those
with diabetics
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
(CCMB) in association with the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) has
come out with an Improved Samba Masuri (ISM) which is not only resistant to
bacteria blight but also has a low Glycemic Index (GI) considered suitable for
those with diabetes.
National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), a
constituent of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has done
extensive human trials on the new variety and had come to the conclusion that ISM
has low GI of 50.99 which is among the lowest value for several rice varieties
tested and usually in the range of 53 to 69, explained IIRR director P. Ananda
Kumar and his colleague R.M. Sundaram, CCMB’s Ramesh Sonti, Vishnupriya and
others on Monday.
GI value of a food is determined by feeding 10
or more healthy people a portion of the food containing 50 grams of digestible
(available) carbohydrate and then measuring the effect on their blood glucose
levels over the next two hours.
Consumption of food with low GI results in slow
release of glucose into the bloodstream reducing the ill-effects of diabetes.
Plus, ISM also has desirable attributes like
better yield and fine grain type enhancing market potential and profit for
farmers, they told a press conference.
With financial support from National
Agricultural Technology Project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR) and CSIR800 program of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR) work began in 1999 and completed in 2006, it was validated in 10
different locations for two years across the country. It was released in 2008.
“We did molecular breeding in CCMB and actual traditional rice breeding at the
rice research institute. Its not a transgenic plant. It is already been grown in
1.50 lakh hectares last year in seven rice breeding states including Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh, TS, TN, UP, etc.,” the scientists said. Farmers in several rice
growing States have testified to the improved yield of up to 40% because of
successful tackling of Bacteria Blight. In two/three years time, the scientists
are confident of coming out with a new variety of rice which can not only give
high yields but also be resistant to three different pests affecting rice crop
with field trials currently on.
CCMB
Director Rakesh Kumar Misra said ISM development was an excellent example of
inter-institutional collaboration. Two firms have expressed interest in
commercial production of the seed and scientists expect more farmers to take to
it in the coming years.
Jeremy Vincent: Oven-baked chicken curry
JEREMY VINCENT, The Weekly Times
November 21, 2017 6:00pm
WHILE it’s easy to keep a few
ready meals in the freezer for when you want a no-fuss midweek curry, fresh is
best — and almost as convenient. This version takes less than an hour, leaving
plenty of time for a summertime pre-dinner drink while the oven is doing all
the work.
OVEN-BAKED CHICKEN CURRY
I like this easy chicken curry as
most of the cooking is done in the oven. It’s even better the next day, when it
can be gently reheated.
Serves 4
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
500g skinless chicken thigh
fillets, cut into bite-size pieces
1 medium red onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 red chillies, seeds removed,
finely chopped (you can reduce to one chilli)
2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
and finely chopped
2-3 tablespoons commercial curry
paste (your preference in regards to ‘heat’ will inform which you choose)
400g tin chopped tomatoes
400ml tin coconut milk
Small punnet cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons chopped coriander
2 cups basmati rice, cooked, to
serve
Preheat the oven to 190C. Heat
the sunflower oil in a flameproof casserole dish over medium-high heat. Add the
chicken, onion, garlic, chilli and ginger and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or
until the chicken starts to brown.
Add curry paste and cook,
stirring, for a further minute or until fragrant. Season, then stir in tinned
tomatoes and coconut milk until combined.
Cover and bake for 40 minutes or
until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened.
Stir through the cherry tomatoes
and return to the oven for a further five minutes to warm them through.
Sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve with cooked plain rice.
TIPS FOR A QUICK CURRY
OF COURSE you can be really authentic and mix your own spices to suit, but
if you are looking for a quick and easy option when making a curry, there are a
great range of curry pastes already available in the supermarket. If you are
insistent on making your own, make sure the spices you buy are fresh — best to
choose a supplier that has a good turnaround.
IDEALLY when you are starting your curry with the mix of onion, garlic
and ginger, you should soften them rather than browning them too much.
YOU want your curry sauce to have a good body. This is where tinned
tomatoes (with their liquid) and even other ingredients like roasted capsicum
can supply some extra flavour. Yoghurt or cream, coconut milk or even spinach
can provide an interesting character to the finished result.
MAKE YOUR OWN CURRY PASTE
PUT 3 tablespoons coriander seeds, 2 tablespoons cumin seeds, 1
tablespoon mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon fennel seeds and 1 teaspoon black
peppercorns into a dry frying pan over a medium heat.
Cook for about three minutes,
stirring often, until the mustard seeds start to pop and the seeds turn golden
and aromatic. Tip into a bowl and allow to cool for a few minutes.
Add 1 teaspoon ground turmeric, 1
teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon paprika and 1 or 2 dried chillies, to a
pestle and mortar. Add the cooled toasted spices and grind everything together
into a fine powder.
Add 1 teaspoon salt. Add a 2cm
piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated, 4 garlic cloves, finely grated, 1
tablespoon tomato purée and 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
and mix well to make a paste.
Pakistan's Punjab
province CM writes to Amarinder Singh on pollution
By Harpreet Bajwa | Express
News Service | Published: 21st November 2017 09:14
PM |
Last Updated: 21st November 2017 11:49
PM | A+A A- |
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder
Singh. | File Photo
CHANDIGARH:
Shehbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province and brother of
former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has written a letter to Punjab
Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh inviting him to join hands to tackle smog
and pollution.
In a tweet,
the Govt of Punjab (Pakistan), stated, “The intensity of smog issue that has
wide implications for human health calls for concerted efforts to take on this
challenge. @CMShehbaz has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Indian
Punjab @Capt_amarinder for a cooperative & coordinated approach.
@ArvindKejriwal.
The letter
from Sharif, dated November 19, states, “You are aware since last year people
of both Pakistani and Indian Punjabs have been facing the problem of smog
during the months of October and November. This year the problem has become
more aggravated and widespread.”
“It goes without saying that the smog has an
adverse effect on public health, especially on the old and children; on
agriculture in the form of delayed sowing of wheat and damage to potato and
other crops, and causes accidents,’’ it stated.
The letter
further states, “Main causes of smog range from vehicular and industrial
emissions to rice stubble burning. The phenomenon has now assumed regional
proportions and it now engulfs areas from New Delhi to Lahore and beyond. You
will agree with me that the problem is essentially scientific and economic and
cannot be tackled through other means.”
“I firmly
believe that it is in the interest of people of both Punjabs to make a
collective effort towards identifying technologies and business methods that
may eliminate the need to burn rice stubble and help control smog formation,”
the letter says.
It added,
“With this in view, I would like to invite you for entering into a regional
cooperation arrangement to tackle the issue of smog as well as environmental
pollution. Let us join hands for securing a prosperous future for the people of
our two provinces.”
Replying to
the tweet, Raveen Thukral, Media Adviser to Capt. Amarinder Singh,
tweeted, “Amarinder Singh is extremely concerned about the issue and is
actively pursuing it with the Indian government. He expects early resolution of
the matter. He is, however, yet to receive the letter from Shehbaz Sharif and
will reply to it at a suitable time.”
State set to invoke Revenue Recovery Act
91 rice millers delaying supply
of custom milled rice to govt.The Civil Supplies Department has decided to
invoke the provisions of Revenue Recovery Act against the rice millers who have
been delaying supply of custom milled rice (CMR) to the government, milled from
the paddy procured from farmers and supplied to them from 2010-11 to 2013-14.
According to Commissioner of
Civil Supplies C.V. Anand, 115 rice millers had dues in supply of rice to the
tune of ₹150 crore.The department has been
holding meetings frequently with the millers who have utilised the paddy
supplied by the government for their commercial needs and delaying returning
the custom milled rice due to the government, but in vain.
Officials of the Civil Supplies
Department stated that such defaulting millers were given time for about a year
and were also given the facility to clear the rice dues in instalments.
Further, they were also assured
that cases registered against them would be withdrawn, if they cleared the
dues.
However, lack of proper response
from the millers has forced the department to work out the steps to invoke the
provisions of the Revenue Recovery Act against them.
Under the Act, the defaulting
millers would be served notices first and given some time before resorting to
steps including attaching the bank accounts and auctioning the moveable and
immoveable properties to recover the due. Officials of the department in
districts have already been directed to identify the properties of the millers.
“While allotting paddy to millers
for custom milling during the last (2016-17) Rabi season, the defaulting
millers were given the facility of clearing 50% of dues in the form of either
raw rice or cheques/demand drafts, and for the remaining dues, they were given
the option of providing bank guarantee or collateral security along with two
other rice millers surety for one year. Availing the facility, 24 millers have
cleared ₹22.54 crore,” Mr. Anand said.
Custom milled rice dues worth ₹128 crore from another 91 millers
are still due to the government and they were given another opportunity to
clear at least 50% of the dues till the month-end, the officials stated.They
were unable to contact some of the 91 defaulters.
Science, technology week reels off
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
ALL is set for the
holding of the 2017 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) regional
celebration from Wednesday, November 22, until Friday, November 24, in
Zamboanga City. DOST OIC-Regional Director Martin Wee said the NSTW regional
celebration will be held back-to-back with the Regional Invention Contest and
Exhibits (RICE).
Wee said the twin events is also targeted at bridging the gap
between the world of scientists and research buffs to reach of every Juan
across the country while promoting DOST’s programs and services. Among the
activities lined-up for the NSTW and RICE events include technology bazaars and
exhibit, Science and Technology (S&T) Film Festival, technology fora and technical
sessions on Intellectual Property Rights Protection, Science Journalism, Food
Packaging and Labelling, Green Engineering and Health and Wellness. Inventions
and research projects of the qualified RICE entries will also be showcased and
adjudged. Wee said this year’s S&T Week regional celebration, which is
anchored on the theme “Science for the People,” will feature the
department-developed technologies and inventions in line with its goal of
bridging the world of the sciences to the Filipino communities.
Wee said that also to be featured are the DOST assisted food and
non-food products as well as the different programs and services and
interactive exhibits. He said that DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña will
keynote the NSTW regional celebration. Other top DOST officials, including
former DOST regional director and now Undersecretary for Regional Operations
Brenda, are expected to join Dela Peña in gracing the event in this city. The
event is open to all interested individuals such as S&T enthusiasts, entrepreneurs,
students, researchers, inventors, innovators, professionals and the general
public. (Bong Garcia/SunStar Philippines) Tags:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2017/11/22/science-technology-week-reels-575965
This Week in PNAS
Nov 21, 2017
In the early, online edition of
the Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from Stanford
University and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub describe results from a T cell receptor beta-chain sequencing and
immune profiling analysis of blood, tumor, and matched normal breast tissue
samples from more than a dozen individuals with early-stage breast cancer.
Based on results for 16 breast cancer patients, they saw enhanced T cell
density and distinct clonal patterns relative to the blood and normal breast
tissue. As some T cell sequences overlapped in each individual's tumor, blood,
and normal tissue, the authors note that they also uncovered a "subset of
'enriched' [T cell receptor beta] sequences with high abundance in each tumor
and absent or low abundance in normal breast."
A team from the US and Japan take
a look at the consequences of transposable
element bursts in Oryza
sativa rice. Using whole-genome sequencing and comparative
genomics, the researchers profiled transposable element patterns in two rice
strain pairs — sets of inbred rice that diverged from a common ancestor within
the past few decades. In both cases, insertions involving a type of class 2
transposable elements called mPing elements were about twice as common as new
SNPs in each rice strain pair. There was a dearth of insertions by other
transposable element families, the authors note, suggesting mPing insertion
bursts can dodge host detection for decades after strains start diverging.
University of California, Riverside, researchers report on a
transgenic CRISPR/Cas9 approach for editing the genome of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a
common vector for dengue virus, Zika virus, and several other disease-causing
arboviruses. In the hopes of accomplishing more effective genome engineering in
the mosquito species, the team established transgenic mosquito strains that
carry and express Cas9 in their genomes. Paired with improve homology-directed
repair in this genome engineering system, the authors saw a boost in the
ability to upend selected Ae. aegypti mosquito genes.
"Given their high editing efficiencies, the Cas9 strains we developed can
be used to quickly generate genome modifications, allowing for high-throughput
gene targeting, and can possibly facilitate the development of gene
drives," they write.
Filed Under
Palace to
review return of NFA to DA supervision
November 21, 2017
DAVAO CITY—President Duterte said
he would consider the suggestion of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol to
revert the supervision of the National Food Authority (NFA) to the Department
of Agriculture (DA).
Duterte told reporters here over
the weekend that he would consult the NFA Administrator Jason Laureano Y.
Aquino regarding the possibility of returning the supervision of the NFA to the
DA. “We have to hear his opinion also.”
The NFA, National Irrigation
Administration, Philippine Coconut Authority, and the Fertilizer and Pesticide
Authority were transferred to the Office of the President in May 2014. Former
President Aquino signed Executive Order 165 which authorized the transfer.
The President said he agreed with
the suggestion of Piñol that the NFA should be given a bigger role in ensuring
that the country would have a steady food supply.
During the launch of the TienDA
farmers’ market at the Ayala-owned Abreeza Mall here, Piñol said that while the
NFA “is not under me, as the secretary of Agriculture I am recommending that
the NFA be given a wider role in ensuring food supply.”
“The NFA should not only be a rice-importing
agency, especially so that we are expecting to produce enough rice by 2020. We
will not be dependent anymore in importing rice,” he said.
Piñol said the NFA “should be
consolidator of products, from their regions to be repositioned in other parts
of the country where these are needed.”
“If there is an abundance of fish
in Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, let the NFA put up a regional food
depot that would consolidate all fish produce to Cebu or Manila,” he
said. “If there is abundance of vegetables in Baguio, let the NFA consolidate
these products to the other parts of the country where the commodity is
needed.”
Piñol’s suggestion came after he
lambasted traders and middlemen for taking advantage of farmers and fishermen,
causing them to “lose their enthusiasm to produce more.”
“The sad story in this
food-supply chain in this country is that, the traders and middlemen dictate
how much a fisherman would earn from his catch, or how much the farmer would
earn from his produce. He also determines the price of his goods in the
market,” he added.
For example, Piñol noted that, in
February 2018, “when the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources lifts the
three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea and Zamboanga Peninsula,
the price of tamban and bangsi is expected to go as low as P5 per kilogram
[kg].”
But this would only be in the
communities near the fishing grounds. “Brought to the market by the traders who
own the fish vans and fish cars, the same fish sold by the fishermen would fetch
at least P100 per kg.”
Reinventing
the NFA’s role
November 21, 2017
The National Food Authority
(NFA), which is currently under the Office of the President, is vested with the
functions of ensuring food security and the stability of rice supply and price.
The NFA resorts to importing rice from neighboring Southeast Asian countries
and procures paddy from farmers to beef up its stockpile. When supply is tight, usually after a strong typhoon, the food
agency distributes rice to areas devastated by natural disasters. NFA rice sold
in these areas serve as a warning to unscrupulous traders that the government
is ready to intervene and help keep prices in check.
This function has undoubtedly
kept rice prices stable, which is probably why Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel
F. Piñol wants President Duterte to expand the role of the NFA. Piñol had
proposed to the President that the NFA serve as a “consolidator,” to buy other
farm goods in bulk and sell these in areas in need of these products. To do
this, the Department of Agriculture chief made a pitch for the set up of
regional food terminals (RFTs) where farmers could sell their produce at a
“fair price.” Piñol said the President could do this by merely issuing an
executive order (EO). Anyway, NFA’s nongrain marketing activities were stopped
by a mere EO issued in May 1985.
The NFA was created through
Presidential Decree (PD) 4 dated September 26, 1972, under the name National
Grains Authority, with the mission of promoting the integrated growth and
development of the grains industry covering rice, corn, feed grains and others
like sorghum, mongo and peanut. PD 4 abolished the Rice and Corn Board (Ricob)
and the Rice and Corn Administration (RCA) but absorbed their respective
functions. The Ricob regulated the rice and corn-retail trade and was tasked to
nationalize it within a target date. The RCA was in charge of marketing or
distribution of low-priced rice, especially during the lean months.
The NGA was vested additional
functions aimed at developing the grains postharvest systems and processes. It
also supported the paddy-production program of the government, dubbed as the
“Masagana ‘99 Program,” which aimed for self-sufficiency. It engaged in massive
paddy procurement at government-support prices. Under this program, the
Philippines was able to export rice at a limited volume from 1977 to 1981.
The NGA was reconstituted into
what is now the NFA, after PD 1770 was issued in January 1981. This decree
widened the agency’s social responsibilities and commodity coverage to include,
in addition to grains, other food items like raw or fresh fruits and vegetables
and fish and marine, manufactured, processed, or packaged food products, and
these were collectively referred to as non-grains commodities. PD 1770 served
as the basis of the Kadiwa chain of stores or government retail stores, which
sold low-priced basic food and household items in the National Capital Region
and in all provinces of the country.
EO 1028, which was issued in May
1985, provided for the deregulation of the NFA’s non-grains marketing
activities. This decree resulted in the termination of the NFA’s non-grains
trading activities and allowed the return of feed grains and wheat importation
to the private sector, as well as the lifting of price controls/ceilings on
rice and corn. It also caused Kadiwa stores to be shuttered or devolved to the
private sector.
Allowing the NFA again to engage
in the trade of other farm products would drastically reduce the influence of
middlemen and unscrupulous traders in setting prices. But government must
consider where it would source the funds required to procure farm products
directly from farmers and fishermen. The palay-procurement program of the NFA
alone costs billions of pesos as the food agency buys paddy from farmers at P17
per kilogram. Should the President give his go signal to the setup of RFTs, the
national government must see to it that this would not fall under the control
of local politicians.
Given the gravity of failure of
the country’s agricultural supply chain, economist Pablito M. Villegas said
there is justification for expanding the powers of the NFA. To ensure
transparency and to curb corruption, Villegas said the private sector must be
involved in operating schemes that are similar to the Kadiwa. Also, the
University of the Philippines economist said the government must ensure that
they would deal directly with farmers and fishermen.
Portuguese rice imports increase
as output declines
November 21, 2017 - by
Arvin Donley
LISBON, PORTUGAL – As rice planted area continues to decline,
imports are steadily rising in Portugal, according to a Nov. 13 Global
Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the Foreign Agricultural
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).The report said domestic production, which fell to 166,000 tonnes
in 2016 from 184,000 tonnes in 2015 and is estimated at 151,000 in 2017, is in
decline due to high input costs, stiff competition from imports and water
limitations in key production areas. Rice planted area has fallen steadily from
31,000 hectares in 2011 to an estimated 26,000 in 2017.
Rice imports, under preferential
trade agreements, have continuously increased over the past five years, it
said. Main origins of Portuguese rice imports include Guyana, Suriname, India,
Cambodia, and Thailand. Imports have risen dramatically the last several years,
increasing from 111,324 tonnes in 2014 to 182,898 in 2016, according to the
report.Portugal is the fourth largest E.U. rice producer, accounting for about
6% of production, the report said. The country’s per capita rice consumption is
nearly 17 kg per year, well above the E.U.’s average per capita consumption.
Temporary Ban on Rice Imports Removed
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
The temporary ban on rice imports has been lifted from Nov. 22 up
until July 22, 2018, as per a directive by the Ministry of Industries, Mining
and Trade issued on Tuesday.Every year and during the rice harvest season, the
government bans rice imports in support of local farmers and production. Import
tariffs have increased from 22% four years ago to 40% at present for the same
reason.
Iranians consume 3 million tons
of rice a year while domestic production stands at 2.2 million tons. Therefore,
there is need for around 800,000 tons of imports every year.
“We need imports, but imports
that are limited and controlled,” Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati was
quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.
More than 1.05 million tons of
semi- and wholly-milled rice worth close to $996 million were imported into
Iran during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22),
registering an 84.4% and 108.4% surge in weight and value respectively compared
with the corresponding period of last year.
Rice imports accounted for 6% and
4.2% of the volume and value of Iran’s overall imports respectively during the
six-month period. Rice importers bypass the ban during the harvest season by
receiving the import permit before the ban period.
Imports are made mainly from the
UAE, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey and Iraq.
The southern Vietnamese city of
Can Tho expects to export its first batch of rice to Iran in the last quarter
of 2017, deputy director of the city’s Department of Industry and Trade said
last month.
Huynh Trung Tru also said a company
in Iran in August directly dealt with a rice firm in Can Tho to finalize a
contract to export to Iran 100,000 tons of rice from now until the end of the
year.
According to Tru, if rice
shipment to Iran meets favorable conditions, the city hopes that the partner
will sign a longer term contract next year.
Iran’s state grains buyer
Government Trading Corporation has issued an international tender earlier this
month to buy 30,000 tons of rice to be sourced from India. The tender closes on
Dec. 12. The rice is sought in three consignments of 10,000 tons for shipment
in early 2018.
The Agriculture Ministry expects
domestic rice production to increase by 10-15% in the current Iranian year
(started March 21), because of favorable weather condition and timely distribution
of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, machinery and equipment among local farmers.
According to the Central and West
Asia Rice Center, with around 54% of Central and West Asia’s paddy fields
located in Iran, the country accounts for 61% of the regions’ combined rice
production.
The two northern provinces of
Gilan and Mazandaran are home to a majority of Iran’s paddy fields.A total of
81% and 70% of rice harvest in the two provinces respectively were mechanized
in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017).
Science,
technology week reels off Tuesday,
November
21, 2017 ALL is set for the holding of the 2017 National Science and Technology
Week (NSTW) regional celebration from Wednesday, November 22, until Friday,
November 24, in Zamboanga City. DOST OIC-Regional Director Martin Wee said the
NSTW regional celebration will be held back-to-back with the Regional Invention
Contest and Exhibits (RICE). Wee said the twin events is also targeted at
bridging the gap between the world of scientists and research buffs to reach of
every Juan across the country while promoting DOST’s programs and services.
Among
the activities lined-up for the NSTW and RICE events include technology bazaars
and exhibit, Science and Technology (S&T) Film Festival, technology fora
and technical sessions on Intellectual Property Rights Protection, Science
Journalism, Food Packaging and Labelling, Green Engineering and Health and
Wellness. Inventions and research projects of the qualified RICE entries will
also be showcased and adjudged. Wee said this year’s S&T Week regional
celebration, which is anchored on the theme “Science for the People,” will
feature the department-developed technologies and inventions in line with its
goal of bridging the world of the sciences to the Filipino communities.
Wee
said that also to be featured are the DOST assisted food and non-food products
as well as the different programs and services and interactive exhibits. He
said that DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña will keynote the NSTW regional
celebration. Other top DOST officials, including former DOST regional director
and now Undersecretary for Regional Operations Brenda, are expected to join
Dela Peña in gracing the event in this city. The event is open to all
interested individuals such as S&T enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, students,
researchers, inventors, innovators, professionals and the general public. (Bong
Garcia/SunStar Philippines).
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2017/11/22/science-technology-week-reels-575965
Research agencies develop new variant of rice
variety
Business News, Nation
(Hyderabad), November 21:-The CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
(CCMB) on Monday said it has developed an improved variant of a popular rice
variety in collaboration with the ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR).
The variety, Improved Samba
Mashuri (ISM), is cultivated in an area of 1,30,000 hectares across the
country, mainly in the states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, the city- based CCMB said in a
release.
“The CSIR-CCMB, a basic life
science research institute and a constituent laboratory of the Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice
Research (ICAR-IIRR) have developed an Improved Samba Mashuri (ISM),” the
release said.
“Recently, in a study carried out
by the National Institute of Nutrition (a constituent institution of the Indian
Council of Medical Research), it has been established that ISM has another
unique feature of low glycemic index (ie a value of 50.99), which is amongst
the lowest value for several rice varieties tested,” it said.
Foods with Glycemic Index (GI)
value below 55 are considered suitable for consumption by patients suffering
from diabetes as consumption of foods with low GI results in slow release of
glucose into the bloodstream, the release said.ISM, in addition to possessing
desirable attributes like high yield, fine-grain type, bacterial blight
resistance and premium market price, also has a unique advantage of low GI,
thus enhancing its market potential and profit earned by the farmers, it said
Global
Rice Seed Industry 2017 Emerging Markets in Developing Countries
Brooklyn,
NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/21/2017 -- Qyresearchreports include new market research
report Global Rice Seed Industry 2017 Market Research Report to its huge
collection of research reports.
This
given report on the global Rice Seed market, is a result of a research
conducted by a group of market research analysis experts with an aim to act as
a reliable business material for stake holders. The report offers information
on the current market scenario and the prospects that may arise in future as
well. Use of well proven research methodologies is done in generating this
report which offers both qualitative and quantitative analysis of all the
aspects that may influence the growth of the global Rice Seed market. The
potential of lesser factors of the Rice Seed market can be evaluated by
analysing its multiple segments such as products, end users, types,
application, services, and others, whichever are applicable. The report also
inspects the future scenarios of Rice Seed market in all the important regions
across the world, such as North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa
(MEA), Asia Pacific, and Europe. The market potential of the Rice Seed of each
region is provided by examining their related policies government, growth
prospects, and demand percentage.
This
report on the global Rice Seed market provides estimations regarding the market
size in terms of value (USD million). The opportunities open in the market for
Rice Seed by manufacturing countries type and application, and presents
forecast for the duration of 2017-2022 has also been discussed extensively in
this research report.
Complete
report with detailed table of content is available at:
https://www.qyresearchreports.com/report/global-rice-seed-industry-2017-market-research-report.htm/toc
One
of the important features of the study report is the company profiling chapter,
where several leading players of the Rice Seed market have been inspected.
Moreover, the competitive landscape of the global Rice Seed market is
researched along with identification of chances of upcoming players that are
present in the market. The report give out some of the prominent companies in
the global Rice Seed market and inspects their tactical decisions such as
mergers, collaborations, and acquisitions, new product announcements, and
investments. Crucial information about the companies such as market share,
business sales price, margin, and revenue generation, are provided in the
research report.
Table
of Contents
Global
Rice Seed Market Research Report 2017
1
Rice Seed Market Overview
1.1
Product Overview and Scope of Rice Seed
1.2
Rice Seed Segment by Type (Product Category)
1.2.1
Global Rice Seed Production and CAGR (%) Comparison by Type (Product
Category)(2012-2022)
1.2.2
Global Rice Seed Production Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2016
1.2.3
Long-Grain Rice
1.2.4
Medium-Grain Rice
1.2.5
Short-Grain Rice
2
Global Rice Seed Market Competition by Manufacturers
2.1
Global Rice Seed Capacity, Production and Share by Manufacturers (2012-2017)
2.1.1
Global Rice Seed Capacity and Share by Manufacturers (2012-2017)
2.1.2
Global Rice Seed Production and Share by Manufacturers (2012-2017)
3
Global Rice Seed Capacity, Production, Revenue (Value) by Region (2012-2017)
3.1
Global Rice Seed Capacity and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.2
Global Rice Seed Production and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.3
Global Rice Seed Revenue (Value) and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
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List
of Tables and Figures
Figure
North America Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure
Europe Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure
China Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure
Japan Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure
Southeast Asia Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure
India Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure
Global Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) Status and Outlook (2012-2022)
Figure
Global Rice Seed Capacity, Production (K Units) Status and Outlook (2012-2022)
Figure
Global Rice Seed Major Players Product Capacity (K Units) (2012-2017)
Table
Global Rice Seed Capacity (K Units) of Key Manufacturers (2012-2017)
Table
Global Rice Seed Capacity Market Share of Key Manufacturers (2012-2017)
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RRI: Using plant science to increase the
production and profitability of rice
IRRI uses plant science to
explore new rice traits and improve farming productivity in a
resource-efficient, profitable, environmentally sustainable way.
November 22, 2017
By Pearly Neo
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) welcomed
delegates from CropLife Asia to its campus to discuss the vital role that pest
management and biotechnology plays in securing food supply for the future. The
visit was part of CropLife Asia’s Plant Science Primer event, an effort to
bring together key journalists and other food stakeholders from across
Southeast Asia to share information and experiences with regard to the role
plant science plays in enabling farmers across the region.
As a leading global research institution, IRRI works closely
with partners from around the world in exploring rice germplasm for new traits,
improving the productivity of farming systems so that they are
resource-efficient, profitable, and environmentally sustainable.
One such partner is CropLife Asia, whose focus is around
ensuring that crop protection products such as pesticides are utilised
responsibly and handled in the safest and most effective way to help farmers
improve agricultural productivity and contribute to food security.Biotechnology
provides farmers with tools that can make production cheaper and more
manageable and provides consumers with foods that are nutritionally-enriched.
Biotechnology has helped to make both insect pest control and weed management
safer and easier while safeguarding crops against disease. The application of
biotechnology in agriculture has resulted in various benefits to farmers,
producers, and consumers.
“IRRI’s work will enable innovations that will empower
governments and private sector players to overcome the inter-related challenges
of continuing population growth, malnutrition, poverty, climate change, and
deteriorating natural resources,” said V. Bruce Tolentino, IRRI Deputy Director
General for Communication and Partnerships.
IRRI’s scientists and researchers have been developing new
approaches and products that fit farmer practices, production environments, and
are resilient to climate change. Moreover, IRRI’s rice breeding work
encompasses the multiple disciplines of conventional and modern biotechnology
to improve rice for better grain quality and higher yield, resistance to pests
and diseases, tolerance of environmental stresses, less farm input
requirements, and higher nutrient content. Crop protection solutions have
addressed problems caused by pests such as weeds, diseases and insects, leading
to higher and quality yields.
“The challenge of growing more food with fewer natural resources
and less impact on the environment is one that requires solutions that are
game-changing and sustainable – the innovations plant science technology
provides are just that. At the same time, the responsibility of supporting our
region’s farmers to ensure they have access to the technology and tools they
need is a shared endeavour, and we proudly stand with IRRI in continuing this
important work,” added Dr. Siang Hee Tan, CropLife Asia Executive Director
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Brooklyn, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/21/2017 -- Qyresearchreports include
new market research report Global Rice Seed Industry 2017 Market Research
Report to its huge collection of research reports.
This given report on the
global Rice Seed
market, is a result of a research conducted by a group of market
research analysis experts with an aim to act as a reliable business material
for stake holders. The report offers information on the current market scenario
and the prospects that may arise in future as well. Use of well proven research
methodologies is done in generating this report which offers both qualitative
and quantitative analysis of all the aspects that may influence the growth of
the global Rice Seed market. The potential of lesser factors of the Rice Seed
market can be evaluated by analysing its multiple segments such as products,
end users, types, application, services, and others, whichever are applicable.
The report also inspects the future scenarios of Rice Seed market in all the
important regions across the world, such as North America, Latin America,
Middle East and Africa (MEA), Asia Pacific, and Europe. The market potential of
the Rice Seed of each region is provided by examining their related policies
government, growth prospects, and demand percentage.
This report on the global
Rice Seed market provides estimations regarding the market size in terms of
value (USD million). The opportunities open in the market for Rice Seed by
manufacturing countries type and application, and presents forecast for the
duration of 2017-2022 has also been discussed extensively in this research
report.
One of the important
features of the study report is the company profiling chapter, where several
leading players of the Rice Seed market have been inspected. Moreover, the
competitive landscape of the global Rice Seed market is researched along with
identification of chances of upcoming players that are present in the market.
The report give out some of the prominent companies in the global Rice Seed
market and inspects their tactical decisions such as mergers, collaborations,
and acquisitions, new product announcements, and investments. Crucial
information about the companies such as market share, business sales price,
margin, and revenue generation, are provided in the research report.
Table of Contents
Global Rice Seed Market
Research Report 2017
1 Rice Seed Market Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Rice Seed
1.2 Rice Seed Segment by Type (Product Category)
1.2.1 Global Rice Seed Production and CAGR (%) Comparison by Type (Product
Category)(2012-2022)
1.2.2 Global Rice Seed Production Market Share by Type (Product Category) in
2016
1.2.3 Long-Grain Rice
1.2.4 Medium-Grain Rice
1.2.5 Short-Grain Rice
2 Global Rice Seed Market
Competition by Manufacturers
2.1 Global Rice Seed Capacity, Production and Share by Manufacturers
(2012-2017)
2.1.1 Global Rice Seed Capacity and Share by Manufacturers (2012-2017)
2.1.2 Global Rice Seed Production and Share by Manufacturers (2012-2017)
3 Global Rice Seed Capacity,
Production, Revenue (Value) by Region (2012-2017)
3.1 Global Rice Seed Capacity and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.2 Global Rice Seed Production and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
3.3 Global Rice Seed Revenue (Value) and Market Share by Region (2012-2017)
List of Tables and
Figures
Figure North America Rice
Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Europe Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure China Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Japan Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Southeast Asia Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate
(2012-2022)
Figure India Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Global Rice Seed Revenue (Million USD) Status and Outlook (2012-2022)
Figure Global Rice Seed Capacity, Production (K Units) Status and Outlook
(2012-2022)
Figure Global Rice Seed Major Players Product Capacity (K Units) (2012-2017)
Table Global Rice Seed Capacity (K Units) of Key Manufacturers (2012-2017)
Table Global Rice Seed Capacity Market Share of Key Manufacturers (2012-2017)
About QYReseachReports
QYReseachReports.com delivers the latest strategic market intelligence to build
a successful business footprint in China. Our syndicated and customized
research reports provide companies with vital background information of the
market and in-depth analysis on the Chinese trade and investment framework,
which directly affects their business operations. Reports from
QYReseachReports.com feature valuable recommendations on how to navigate in the
extremely unpredictable yet highly attractive Chinese market.
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