Less
fertilizer, greater crop yields, and more money: China’s agricultural
breakthrough
§
Nearly 21 million
farmers in 452 counties across China have
adopted recommendations from scientists in a 10-year agriculture sustainability study to
reduce fertilizer use. According to Nature,
their efforts are paying off: all told, the farmers are now $12.2 billion
better off than they were before.
46 scientists, led by Cui Zhenling of China
Agricultural University, were part of the landmark study aiming
to cut fertilizer use. Chinese farmers use around four times the global average
of nitrogen without lowering yields, which has
myriad environmental consequences. The researchers conducted 13,123 field
studies between 2005 and 2015 all across China at wheat, rice, and corn farms,
testing “how yields varied with different crop varieties, planing times, planing
densities, fertilizer, and water use. They also measured sunlight and the
effect of the climate on farm production,” according
to Nature.
The scientists came up with tailored advice for farmers
depending on conditions in their location. Nature gave northeast China rice farms as an example: there the
researchers suggested farmers cut overall nitrogen use by around 20 percent.
They said farmers could plant seeds closer together and increase nitrogen
applied late in a growing season.
Between 2006 and 2015, millions of farmers adopted the
suggestions, and the scientists held around 14,000 workshops and outreach
programs. Cui said, “The [farmers] were skeptical, but we gained their trust,
and then they depended on us — that was our greatest reward.” That trust seemed
to pay off: according to the China Agricultural University’s press release, the practices “increased grain production by 33 million tons, reduced
nitrogen fertilizer use by 1.2 million tons, and increased income by 79.3
billion yuan.”
Some researchers think the lessons learned in the $54 million
project may not translate easily in other countries. University of Leeds
scientist Leslie Firbank told Nature,
“It would clearly have benefits across sub-Saharan Africa, but an approach is
needed that crosses borders, organizations, and funders.”
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STARTSLIDESHOW
HOW TO: Grow an Avocado Tree from an Avocado Pit
§
STEP 1 – REMOVE & CLEAN PIT
You’ll need to start by removing the pit from the avocado
carefully (without cutting it), and then washing it clean of all the avocado fruit
(often it helps to soak the pit in some water for a few minutes and then scrub
all the remaining fruit off). Be careful not to remove the brown skin on the
pit – that is the seed cover.
STEP 2 – LOCATE WHICH END IS ‘UP’ AND WHICH IS ‘DOWN’
Some avocado pits are slightly oblong, whereas others are shaped
almost like perfect spheres – but all avocado pits have a ‘bottom’ (from where
the roots will grow), and a ‘top’ (from which the sprout will grow). The
slightly pointier end is the top, and the flat end is the bottom. In order to
get your pit to sprout, you will need to place the bottom root end in water, so it’s very important to figure out which
end is the ‘top’ and which is the ‘bottom’ before you go piercing it with toothpicks.
STEP 3 – PIERCE WITH FOUR TOOTHPICKS
Take four toothpicks and stick them at a slight downward
angle into the avocado seed, spaced evenly around the circumference of the
avocado. These toothpicks are your avocado scaffolding, which
will allow you to rest the bottom half of the avocado in water, so therefore
the toothpicks need to be wedged in there firmly. I recommend sticking them in
at a slight angle (pointing down), so that more of your avocado base rests in
the water when you set this over a glass.
STEP 4 – PLACE AVOCADO SEED HALF SUBMERGED IN A GLASS OF WATER
And set on a quiet windowsill with sunlight. It’s helpful to use a clear glass so you
can easily see when roots start to grow, and also when the water needs to be
changed. Many guides recommend to change the water every day, but I found,
through trial and error, that it is better to change the water every five days
to a week or so. You do want to make sure you change the water regularly, to
prevent mold, bacteria and fungus growth, which can doom
your little avocado sprout.
STEP 5 – WAIT FOR YOUR AVOCADO SEED TO SPROUT!
Many online guides I have read say that sprouting can take
anywhere from 2-4 weeks, but in my experience, it usually takes at least 8
weeks to get a sprout, so be patient. Here is the process you will
witness:
1. The top of the avocado pit will dry out and form a crack,
and the outer brown seed skin will slough off.
2. The crack will extend all the way to the bottom of the
avocado pit, and through the crack at the bottom, a tiny
taproot will begin to emerge.
3. The taproot will grow longer and longer (and may branch),
and eventually a small sprout will peek through the top of the avocado pit.
4. Do not allow your taproot to dry out unsubmerged EVER –
doing so will be the death of your plant.
STEP 6 – POT IN SOIL WHEN TREE IS ABOUT 6” TALL
When the stem is 6-7 inches long, cut it back to about 3 inches,
this will encourage new growth. When it hits 6-7 inches again, pot it up in a
rich humus soil in an 8-10″ diameter pot, leaving
the top half of the seed exposed. Place on a sunny windowsill. Avocados love
sun – the more sun the better.
STEP 7 – WATER & WATCH IT GROW
Give it frequent waterings with an occasional deep soak. The
soil should always be moist, but not saturated. Yellowing leaves are a sign of over-watering; let the plant dry out for a
few days.
STEP 8 – PINCH OUT TOP LEAVES TO ENCOURAGE BUSHINESS
When the stem reaches 12
inches tall, pinch out the top two sets of leaves. This will encourage the
plant to grow side shoots and more leaves, making it bushy. Each time the plant
grows another 6 inches pinch out the 2 newest sets of leaves on top.
STEP 9 – TROUBLESHOOTING BUGS
My avocado trees seem to collect aphids – the nasty critters can’t get enough
of the delicious avocado leaves. If you get them, here’s how to get rid of
them: Wash all of the aphids off the plant by spraying your plant down with a
hose outside or in the sink/shower. Once the little pests are off, spray your
plant with a mixture of water with a small squirt of dishwashing liquid and a
teaspoon of neem oil. This will keep aphids from returning.
Check your plant every 4-5 days and re-clean and spray when necessary.
STEP 10 – WINTERING
Baby avocado trees can kick it outdoors
in summer, but if you live anywhere where it gets
cooler than 45 degrees F, you’ll need to bring them back indoors in the
fall/winter, before the temperatures fall.
WILL MY AVOCADO TREES EVER GROW FRUIT?
Hard to say! Sometimes avocado plants will begin growing fruit
after they’re 3 or 4 years old, others take 15+ years to grow fruit, and some
never do. It helps to have several avocado trees growing together to aid
with pollination. However, don’t expect the fruit to be
anything like the avocado that yielded your seed. Commercial avocados are grown
from grafted branches to control the outcome of the fruit – a naturally grown
avocado may be very different than its parent!
Three new varieties of rice to boost Bengal’s paddy production
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Kolkata, Mar
17 (UNI) Scientists of the State Agriculture Department have developed three
new varieties of rice, which will ensure further increase in Bengal’s paddy
output.
The scientists of the Department, who are posted at different research
institutes, have been researching on this for some years now.
The three new varieties of rice that will be available soon in the markets are
Bhupesh, Rajdip and Dhruba.
The production of these varieties has already been started in some places,
following necessary tests by the Department’s scientists.
The State Agriculture Department has chalked out an elaborate plan to ensure
that all the three varieties are produced throughout the state.
The varieties of aromatic flavour will further increase the demand for rice
from Bengal.
The new varieties of rice will be cultivated across the state and is expected
to increase the yield several times, thus proving beneficial for the farmers.
Our food self-sufficiency and SKUAST (K)
Published at: Mar 17, 2018
84 Views
Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it
does not harvest, and drinks a wine that flows not from its own wine-press,
says Khalil Gibran.
Since the immemorial times Kashmir has predominantly been an agriculturist
country, according to Walter R. Lawrence in his book “the Valley of Kashmir”.
Agriculture is a type of cultivation that is used to produce food and the
products associated with it. Over the past decade agriculture of the state
continues to be in decline. Its contribution to the state’s gross domestic
product (GDP) has fallen by 8 per cent.
In the recently concluded assembly session, JK Minister for agriculture has
expressed his anguish over the shrinking state agricultural land.
According to the report submitted by the Agriculture department, Jammu and
Kashmir the state has lost 10 lakh kanal of agriculture land to non-agriculture
purpose in the last ten years because of non-implementation of the land
conversion law.
Kashmiris according to Marion Doughty, she writes in her book, Afoot through
the KASHMIR VALLEY, “The Kashmiris are great connoisseurs in rice, and even
while in leaf they will distinguish between the sixty odd varieties grown in
the valley, and when well enough off to do so, will be particular to the sort
they prefer for their food, as they are knowing their choice of drinking water.
The red varieties are decorative in cooking, but not so good as white, and
there are an infinity of degree in both.”
Before the land Revenue Settlement 1887 land has no value and after this it was
eagerly sought by all, cultivation has extended and improved, many reforms were
made in agriculture production. Subsequently government has established a Food and
Supplies department in Gulabgagh Srinagar for ensure the smooth supply of food
grains to those residents of Srinagar having no agricultural land of their own.
The government used to procure the food gains from the cultivators and was
supplied to the city dwellers on the concessional rates in the local parlance.
Every year before making the supply to the people the quality of the grain was
checked by non-other than himself by the Maharaja. And in case it was not fond
good for consumption there were orders for burning these food grains then and
there.
Even up to recent times the people of the valley were averse of using any
agricultural product that was not produced locally and these products were then
known as Punjabi Rice, Punjabi eggs and Punjabi hens.
The agricultural scientists all over the world are trying their best to produce
more and more on the available fields.
In this changing global scenario Jammu and Kashmir besides being having its
glorious agricultural past history is no exception, it has also began to pick
up the momentum. So to give the boost to its agricultural production the Jammu
and Kashmir government has established Government Agriculture College, at
Wadura in Sopore in the year of 1960 after its successful achievements in the
field of agricultural sector the government has subsequently felt the need for
establishing an university that would meet the need and basic requirements of
agriculture.
In 1982 the government established an agriculture university under the name
ofSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology
(J&K).
Since then it has kept trying to facilitate the research in the various fields
of agriculture Science, never ideas were explored, it catered all the needs of
the farming community of the J&K state. It has also the reputation of
producing eminent scholars in the field of agriculture science, it produced
good administrators and other personalities in civil service and corporate
world.
Notwithstanding its achievements in the various fields of agricultural research
social sector, it was not given any good environment to have a sigh of relief
as in the year of 1997-98 it come under the axe of regional bias which has
forced the government of the time to hewed it into two separate entities like
SKUAST (J) and SKUAST (K).
The SKUAST (K) requires large area of land as the trial fields, it needs
libraries, laboratories, irrigation facilities, good pastures for its livestock
products.
It requires pounds and water for its aqua produce. SKUAST (K) was never given
the support it needed to illustrate its potential in the field of agricultural
science.
Though the promise was made by the government that it would provide the
university substitute of land in SagamLarnoo but no transfer of land was made
there. Then assurance was given that substitute of the land would be provided
in Ganashpora, that too has not materialized. Now it is said that the land
would be provided in Seer Salaia but virtually that too has not yet been
transferred to Rice Research Station Khudwani. Similarly, a large portion of
the land of Mountain livestock Research Institute Mansbal is under the
occupation of security forces.
No doubt, agriculture is considered one of the pillars of financial solidarity
in the major economies in the world, but horticulture being a form of
agriculture has a good prospective to grow as a separate entity especially in
Kashmir.
SKUAST (K) is still going through its initial stages of development it has not
achieved the mark it deserves, it has the potential to grow as world class
university but it seems that it does not have proper support to utilize its
full potential. A big applause should be given to the members of governing body
especially Vice Chancellor, Scientists, teaching and non-teaching staff for
making this year’s gala Kisan Mala ( Grand farmers fair) a great success.
In the university stalls of various agricultural products were laid which
besides including various qualities of agricultural, horticultural,
aquaculture, apicultural, floricultural, sericulture products forestry plants
poultry birds, fish. There were also stalls of various farm equipments,
machinery, and tools the agricultural engineers have devised for the farming
community.
The university campus of Shalimar was abuzz a people from all walks of live thronged
to purchase these products, experts were available to give on spot opinion to
farmers related to various agricultural issues. The SKUAST (K) still needs much
more support from the government for its development.
(Author can be reached at: younis.2007@rediffmal.com)
https://kashmirmonitor.in/Details/145069/our-food-self-sufficiency-and-skuast-kChina dominating in rice could offer export
opportunities
16.03.2018
As it has
with other crops, including cotton, corn and wheat, China is fast becoming the
800-pound gorilla in the world’s rice markets.
Based on what’s happened in recent years, China is now the top producer, top
consumer, top stockholder, top importer and a “rising exporter” of rice,
according to a USDA Foreign Agriculture Service international economist.
“One thing to note, as was highlighted in the February 2018 Grain World Market
and Trade Report, is China has strengthened its importance in global rice trade
not only as an importer but now strikingly also as an exporter,” says USDA’s
Rachel Trego.
Trego, who is team leader for food grains analysis at USDA-FAS’ Office of
Global Analysis, said China’s exports have been relatively limited because of
the high domestic rice prices within the country until recent months. Most
Chinese exports have tended to be to the nearby regional markets such as South
Korea, Mongolia and Hong Kong.
Part of that, Trego says, is that China has begun resuming exports to Africa.
“These dwindled and virtually were down to nothing by the time of 2012, but, in
2017, approximately two-thirds of Chinese exports were to Africa.
“There have been a couple of reasons they have been able to enable these
exports. China has begun to have some more available supplies of some of the
multi-year-old rice from the stocks. China is beginning to auction off and have
increasing amounts of sales from the auctions of some of the 2013 rice from the
government temporary reserves.”
Less from Thailand
Meanwhile, the amount of rice Thailand has been exporting, especially to
Africa, has dwindled, as Thailand is left with only the
no-longer-good-for-human consumption rice within the country’s domestic stocks.
“Given Thailand’s ending of exporting especially low-priced rice to Africa,
China has been able to see some in roads into Africa, as well as beyond,” said
Trego, who is a regular contributor to USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and
Demand Estimates.
“Notably, China’s average export price as reported by China’s custom data developed
precipitously in 2017, and this has been quite interesting in that the Chinese
customs data also shows that the exports have primarily been of medium-grain
rice. Seeing prices in the $500 per range on average for total exports is
certainly a shift from where they have been in the past.”
With China becoming a top importer of rice, as well, U.S. growers are asking
where the U.S. stands on its ability to tap into the Chinese import market,
which up to now has been confined primarily to nearby rice-producing countries
such as Burma and Cambodia.
“USDA has been working actively on a phytosanitary protocol for access of rice
to China, and this process has lasted for more than a decade,” Trego said. “On
the U.S. side, USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service has been working
with the AQSIQ, the comparable agency in China. We had it signed a couple years
ago at the technical level, but we were waiting for it to be signed at the
political level, which was finally accomplished in 2017.
“Although the phytosanitary protocol has been signed, there remain a few steps,
including a questionnaire that has been sent to the United States regarding
some of the facilities as well as audits,” Trego noted. “While the
phytosanitary protocol has been signed, there are still some steps to take
before we can begin to see U.S. shipments of rice to China.”
Judging from Chinese domestic prices relative to some of the California export
prices, U.S. export quotes at times have been lower than Chinese retail prices.
“That may suggest some opportunities to be able to ship to China if given the
opportunity once the phytosanitary protocol and the necessary arrangements are
accomplished,” Trego said.
Types of rice
During the question and answer session of the webinar, Trego was asked what
types of U.S. rice would be competitive in China’s markets?
“The
predominant suppliers right now to the China market have been some of the
neighboring countries that are sending long-grain rice,” she said. “As noted
from that exporter export quote chart earlier, the Asian prices for long-grain
are quite a bit lower than those for the U.S.
“So for long-grain it would primarily be focusing on some of the high-end and
niche markets. China has been importing, especially because of price, but also
because of concerns on food safety, and so really targeting the high end would
be helpful for that on long grain.”
For the medium- and short-grain, China has a Tariff Rate Quota for
medium-grain, and the U.S. is a predominant medium-grain exporter and is
relatively competitive. “Given the price chart I shared earlier for Chinese
retail versus U.S. prices, given the limited competition from other
medium-grain suppliers in that market, there could be some great opportunities
Paddy
procurement scam: ED attaches assets of 3 rice millers
TNN | Mar 17,
2018, 13:18 IST
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PATNA: Sleuths of Bihar-Jharkhand zonal office of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday
seized movable and immovable properties worth around Rs 1.1 crore of owners of
three rice mills in Nalanda district. These rice millers were allegedly
involved in the paddy procurement scam.
ED sources said properties of Priti Rice Mill owner Pankaj Kumar,
Modern Rice Mill owner Rajesh Rai and Ramdas Agro Industries owner Purushottam Jain were seized. All three
are accused in different FIRs lodged by Bihar police in connection with the
scam. The trio had allegedly caused a loss of Rs 3.5 crore to the state
exchequer by selling rice in open market instead of giving it to the state
government after milling.
ED sources said Rajesh’s one plot land each at Nagarnausa and Hilsa, a
motorcycle and deposits in two bank accounts with Madhya Bihar Grameen Bank and
State Bank of India were attached.
“Four plots owned by Pankaj at Hilsa and three plots at Karaiparshurai, a
truck, a tractor and seven bank accounts with four different banks were also
attached. Two plots owned by Purushottam at Hilsa and his deposits in three
bank accounts were attached,” ED sources said, adding some other rice mill
owners were also under ED scanner.
CARI trains 16 integrated rice millers In paddy grading
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Dr
Andrew Efisue, the Country Operations Manager of CARI — a programme aimed at
boosting the competitiveness of domestic rice supply in selected African
countries — made this known Friday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Abuja.
He
said that the training in paddy grading standard in Abuja was organised to
enable the rice millers to use uniform standard in grading paddy, instead of
using personal standards that were different from one another.
He
said that Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Standard Organisation
of Nigeria (SON) and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
(FMARD) had come up with a grading paddy standard which should be used by all
millers across the country.
“Some
mills have their own grading standard but once SON grading standard comes into
force, the standards of the rice mills are expected to be synchronised with the
SON standard and a uniform grading standard would be applied to paddy in all
the mills.
“The
non-uniform grading has been causing confusion for rice farmers because if
farmers sell paddy directly or indirectly to millers, the same paddy would
attract different grades in different mills.
“The
standard guideline, which has been signed by the Minister of Agriculture, Chief
Audu Ogbeh, relevant agencies and stakeholders, will mandatorily be used and
sub-standard paddy cannot be officially traded,’’ he said.
Mr
Mike Nasamu, Managing Director, Minaaz Agro Services, said that CARI was
training rice millers, especially paddy buyers, quality control managers and
relevant officers of the integrated rice mills, in the paddy grading standard.
Nasamu,
who is also a Lead Trainer and Consultant, said that one of the objectives of
the training was to know how to process rice in Nigeria in ways that conform to
international standards.
“The
only way to achieve that is to process quality paddy, and the selected trainers
will go back to their respective states to step the knowledge down to rice
farmers and other stakeholders.
“Farmers
do accept the results of the grading and even receive the payment of cheaper
prices because most of them cannot go to rice mills or afford equipment for
paddy grading to verify the exact grade of their produce.
“The
standard manual will make the process simple and save time, while farmers will
be able to ascertain the grade of their paddy with less expensive tools,’’ he
said.
Also
speaking, Alhaji Shuibu Ishaka, Chief Agriculture Superintendent, FMARD, said
that the selected integrated millers were trained on how to identify quality
paddy before processing it to avoid its mix-up with other kinds of paddy.
“The
training will empower the millers with skills on how to get quality paddy, mill
rice and train the farmers who supply the paddy to them.
“A
farmer can discuss with the miller over particular grades, if the mill gives
his or her paddy a grade that is lower than the expected grade.
“We
will show them our laboratory that has been equipped by JICA; we will also
train them on how to use the equipment if any of the integrated mills have some
of the equipment,’’ he added.
Buhari Constitutes
Food Security Council
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Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday
constituted the National Food Security Council few days after announcing the
establishment of the council.
Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made the announcement in a
statement in Abuja.
According to Shehu, the council, to
be chaired by the president will be inaugurated on March 26, and it will have
as members, the governors of Kebbi, Taraba, Plateau, Lagos, Ebonyi and Delta.
He said that other members of the
council would include the secretary to the government of the federation; the
chief of staff to the president; the national security adviser and seven ministers.
“The ministers to be represented are
for agriculture and rural development; finance; interior; industry, trade and
investment; water resources; environment and budget and national planning.’’
Other people named in the council are
the chief of defence staff; governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN);
directors-generals of the department of state services and the National
Intelligence Agency as well as the comptroller-general of the Nigeria
Immigration Service.
Shehu listed the objectives of the
council to include developing sustainable solutions to farmers/herdsmen
clashes; climate change and desertification.
The council is also to appraise the
impact of the issues on farmland; grazing areas and lakes, rivers and other
water bodies; oil spillage and its impact on Niger Delta fishing communities
and agricultural research institutions and extension services.
It will also take interest in
regional and global policies and trends that bear implications for food
security in Nigeria as well as address the problem of smuggling, piracy and
banditry.
On March 13, Buhari at a meeting with
the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Rice Millers Association and Rice
Distributors, including the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefile and governors of
Jigawa and Kebbi, Abubakar Badaru and Atiku Bagudu, respectively, announced the
establishment of the council.
Our food self-sufficiency and SKUAST (K)
Published at: Mar 17, 2018
85 Views
Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, eats a bread it
does not harvest, and drinks a wine that flows not from its own wine-press,
says Khalil Gibran.
Since the immemorial times Kashmir has predominantly been an agriculturist
country, according to Walter R. Lawrence in his book “the Valley of Kashmir”.
Agriculture is a type of cultivation that is used to produce food and the
products associated with it. Over the past decade agriculture of the state
continues to be in decline. Its contribution to the state’s gross domestic
product (GDP) has fallen by 8 per cent.
In the recently concluded assembly session, JK Minister for agriculture has
expressed his anguish over the shrinking state agricultural land.
According to the report submitted by the Agriculture department, Jammu and
Kashmir the state has lost 10 lakh kanal of agriculture land to non-agriculture
purpose in the last ten years because of non-implementation of the land
conversion law.
Kashmiris according to Marion Doughty, she writes in her book, Afoot through
the KASHMIR VALLEY, “The Kashmiris are great connoisseurs in rice, and even
while in leaf they will distinguish between the sixty odd varieties grown in
the valley, and when well enough off to do so, will be particular to the sort
they prefer for their food, as they are knowing their choice of drinking water.
The red varieties are decorative in cooking, but not so good as white, and
there are an infinity of degree in both.”
Before the land Revenue Settlement 1887 land has no value and after this it was
eagerly sought by all, cultivation has extended and improved, many reforms were
made in agriculture production. Subsequently government has established a Food
and Supplies department in Gulabgagh Srinagar for ensure the smooth supply of
food grains to those residents of Srinagar having no agricultural land of their
own. The government used to procure the food gains from the cultivators and was
supplied to the city dwellers on the concessional rates in the local parlance.
Every year before making the supply to the people the quality of the grain was
checked by non-other than himself by the Maharaja. And in case it was not fond
good for consumption there were orders for burning these food grains then and
there.
Even up to recent times the people of the valley were averse of using any
agricultural product that was not produced locally and these products were then
known as Punjabi Rice, Punjabi eggs and Punjabi hens.
The agricultural scientists all over the world are trying their best to produce
more and more on the available fields.
In this changing global scenario Jammu and Kashmir besides being having its
glorious agricultural past history is no exception, it has also began to pick
up the momentum. So to give the boost to its agricultural production the Jammu
and Kashmir government has established Government Agriculture College, at
Wadura in Sopore in the year of 1960 after its successful achievements in the
field of agricultural sector the government has subsequently felt the need for
establishing an university that would meet the need and basic requirements of
agriculture.
In 1982 the government established an agriculture university under the name
ofSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology
(J&K).
Since then it has kept trying to facilitate the research in the various fields
of agriculture Science, never ideas were explored, it catered all the needs of
the farming community of the J&K state. It has also the reputation of producing
eminent scholars in the field of agriculture science, it produced good
administrators and other personalities in civil service and corporate world.
Notwithstanding its achievements in the various fields of agricultural research
social sector, it was not given any good environment to have a sigh of relief
as in the year of 1997-98 it come under the axe of regional bias which has
forced the government of the time to hewed it into two separate entities like
SKUAST (J) and SKUAST (K).
The SKUAST (K) requires large area of land as the trial fields, it needs
libraries, laboratories, irrigation facilities, good pastures for its livestock
products.
It requires pounds and water for its aqua produce. SKUAST (K) was never given
the support it needed to illustrate its potential in the field of agricultural
science.
Though the promise was made by the government that it would provide the
university substitute of land in SagamLarnoo but no transfer of land was made
there. Then assurance was given that substitute of the land would be provided
in Ganashpora, that too has not materialized. Now it is said that the land
would be provided in Seer Salaia but virtually that too has not yet been
transferred to Rice Research Station Khudwani. Similarly, a large portion of
the land of Mountain livestock Research Institute Mansbal is under the
occupation of security forces.
No doubt, agriculture is considered one of the pillars of financial solidarity
in the major economies in the world, but horticulture being a form of
agriculture has a good prospective to grow as a separate entity especially in
Kashmir.
SKUAST (K) is still going through its initial stages of development it has not
achieved the mark it deserves, it has the potential to grow as world class
university but it seems that it does not have proper support to utilize its
full potential. A big applause should be given to the members of governing body
especially Vice Chancellor, Scientists, teaching and non-teaching staff for
making this year’s gala Kisan Mala ( Grand farmers fair) a great success.
In the university stalls of various agricultural products were laid which
besides including various qualities of agricultural, horticultural,
aquaculture, apicultural, floricultural, sericulture products forestry plants
poultry birds, fish. There were also stalls of various farm equipments,
machinery, and tools the agricultural engineers have devised for the farming
community.
The university campus of Shalimar was abuzz a people from all walks of live
thronged to purchase these products, experts were available to give on spot
opinion to farmers related to various agricultural issues. The SKUAST (K) still
needs much more support from the government for its development.
(Author can be reached at: younis.2007@rediffmal.com)
ED attaches rice millers' riches worth Rs 1 crore
Dipak Mishra Mar 17,
2018 00:00 IST
Patna: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on
Friday attached movable and immovable property worth around Rs 1.10 crore
belonging to three rice mill owners.
The properties were attached on
the basis of a case lodged by the food and consumer affairs department in 2015,
accusing the millers of not depositing milled foodgrain with the State Food and
Civil Supplies Corporation. The mill owners are Pankaj Kumar, Rajesh Rai and
Puroshottan Jain.
The ED investigated the charges
against them and found that they lifted grains for milling from the Bihar State
Food & Civil Supplies Corporation and were supposed to return 65 per cent
of it as rice. But they did not do so, instead selling it in the market. The
state suffered a loss of Rs 3.5 crore. The ED maintained that the money was
used by millers to purchase land and property and has been deposited into bank
accounts. The ED has seized land and money kept in the bank accounts.
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USDA and USAID Laud Rice
Success Story
WASHINGTON,
DC -- Last month, members of the USA Rice Food Aid Subcommittee met with key
leadership staff from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Office of Food for Peace and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food
Assistance Division to discuss the increased use of fortified rice in global
feeding programs.
While the use of all rice increased to more than 100,000 MT in 2017, this was
buoyed in part by the introduction of fortified rice. Implementing
agencies are adding fortified rice to their food rations with greater
frequency as a superior micronutrient fortified food that can save and
improve lives around the world. In one year alone,
the use of fortified rice in global feeding programs increased to 25,000 MT
from a few hundred tons the previous year.
USDA released a revised commodity specification document for fortified rice
at the start of 2017 allowing for the use of both extruded and rinse
resistant coated versions. Previously, only extruded fortified rice was
approved for use in global feeding programs.
"The inclusion of a second fortification technology provides more
availability and pricing options, and is particularly attractive to USA Rice
members who participate in food aid tenders," said Bobby Hanks, chairman
of the USA Rice Food Aid Subcommittee. "We expect to see not only
an increase of fortified rice tonnage in food assistance, but increased
participation in future tenders as well."
While fortified rice is already being used in significant amounts in USDA's
food assistance programs, there was new news from USAID about their
commitment to use increasing quantities of fortified rice this year and
beyond.
"Both USDA and USAID were emphatic that they view the process of
introducing, approving, and utilizing fortified rice as a major success
story," Hanks said. "Both agencies credit USA Rice for the
technical input along the way, the close collaboration in the implementation
process, and the ongoing partnership in rolling out a superior product that
will make a significant contribution to ending global malnutrition."
Over the next months, USA Rice will work with partners at both agencies to
finalize the revised tender language, work on packaging solutions for
improved shelf life, and ensure that the food aid bags provide maximum
protection for the micronutrient contents.
Hanks concluded, "This is a perfect example of the success of the
public/private partnership between USA Rice, USDA, and USAID."
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Heart
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USA Rice
Instagram Campaign Urges Everyone to Have a Healthy Heart
ARLINGTON, VA -- In February, USA Rice partnered with 12
social media influencers in honor of American Heart Health Month to promote the
health benefits of U.S.-grown rice. This strategy used visual
storytelling via Instagram to raise awareness and highlight the significant
role U.S.-grown rice can play in attaining or maintaining a healthy heart.
Each influencer created a unique Instagram post
featuring a rice recipe accompanied by one recipe image and a video guiding
viewers through the recipe. To further increase exposure, the posts were
pushed out via each influencer's social channels including Facebook, Twitter,
Pinterest, and blogs. The posts were amplified by USA Rice on Facebook
and Instagram.
The campaign concluded with 583 rice recipe
posts all with U.S.-grown rice messaging. Together, the recipe posts and
videos created more than 10.5 million impressions and 51,778 interactions.
The campaign saw an engagement rate of 12.5 percent on Instagram - more than 10
percent higher than Instagram's average engagement rate.
In addition to the immediate impact of the
campaign, USA Rice retained and owns all of the influencers' videos and photos
to use across social media channels in the future.
"We worked with great partners who helped tell the
positive health story of U.S. rice in a compelling way," said Michael
Klein, USA Rice vice president of domestic promotion. "We are
grateful that these influential folks are willing to stake their hard-earned
reputations on U.S. rice, which is a testament to our product, and our ability
to serve as a reliable and credible source for health and nutrition-minded
influencers and consumers."
USA Rice Daily
Plight of rice exporters: Pakistan needs a
new bank that deals in regional currencies
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Pakistan is an agriculture based economy
since the majority of the population is, directly or indirectly, employed in
the agricultural industry. It contributes to about 24 percent Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) of Pakistan and is the one of the biggest source of foreign
exchange earnings in the country. Rice has been one of the most
important exports of Pakistan in the agricultural industry and
Iran has been one of the chief importers of Pakistan’s Basmati rice.
In the past 5 years, Pakistan has been
gradually losing its Basmati rice market in Iran to India. The chief reason for
the loss was the sanctions imposed on Iran by the international
world for pursuing its nuclear program and developing missile technology. In
May 2011, the US blacklisted Iranian central bank followed by further sanctions
in 2012. This seriously hampered Pakistan’s trade with Iran and the market was
gradually taken over by India.
The issue of Letter of Credit
will also be resolved since Pakistan won’t have to deal with US
banks. Pakistan will be added to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
list in June 2018. The increasing hostility from the USA might also result in
sanctions against Pakistan.
GVS spoke to a few members of the Rice
Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) who informed us that Pakistan lost 90%
of its market to India when sanctions were imposed on Iran. Despite permission
of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to trade with Iran, no bank in Pakistan got
involved in the trade. The main reason for it is that all banks in Pakistan
deal in US dollars and while making an international transaction, they have to
obtain a letter of credit (LC) from the US.
Since the US has put sanctions on Iran,
the transactions were frozen at the US and exports and banks were unable to
obtain their required amount. Another major reason that the REAP members
pointed out is that Pakistani grain cannot compete with the new Indian grain
1121 which is longer in size and cooks much better than the Pakistani grain.
They further told us that with the efforts of the REAP, the exports were
increased by up to 15-20% but Pakistan still lacks control of the Iranian
market.
How did India
find a way around the Sanctions?
All banks in India also deal with in the
US dollars and Indian exporters faced the problems as Pakistani exporters but
the Indians found an ingenious solution to this problem. India chose a small
state owned bank called UCO bank to trade with Iran. It does not deal in the US
dollars but in the local currencies, that way it doesn’t have to engage with
the US to obtain a letter of credit (LC).
The REAP proposed that the
SBP needs to create a separate bank with focus on regional trade, one which
deals with regional currencies like Chinese Yuan, Iranian rial, Saudi rial etc.
India has traded with Iran using
the barter system; the deals are made in the US dollars
but paid in the Indian rupees after conversion. When India imports oil from
Iran, rather than paying immediately, the money is credited at the UCO bank and
when Iran exports something from India, the amount is subtracted from the
credit at the UCO bank.
India mainly exports rice, wheat,
oilseeds, cotton, tea, potato, dairy products, textile products, chemical
products, food products, steel, cement, coconut and banana to Iran. The trade
value between Iran and India was 13 billion dollars in the year 2014-2015 while
it was only 1.13 billion dollars with Pakistan in the same year.
The new Indian
Rice
The other major reason for the India
takeover of the market is that India developed a new rice seed called Pusa 1121 in 2003 which became widely used in
2007. It has greater yield for a lower cost and it has greatly enhanced Indian
rice exports. The grain is also one of the chief reasons for Indian takeover of
Pakistani rice markets.
India greatly invested in agricultural
research and produced rice of superior quality compared to that of Pakistan. On
the other hand, Pakistan did not invest enough on agricultural research and the
same old techniques and crops are being used for several decades.
What needs to
be Done?
A challenge for Pakistan turned out to be
an opportunity for India. They adapted with the needs of India and evaded
international pressure while dealing with Iran. Pakistan failed to create new
institutes to cope up with the growing needs of time and lost 90% of its rice
market in Iran to India. There have been reports of surges in trade volume but
they are nowhere close to the old export rates.
India chose a small state
owned bank called UCO bank to trade with Iran. It does not deal in the US
dollars but in the local currencies, that way it doesn’t have to engage with
the US to obtain a letter of credit (LC).
The REAP proposed that the SBP needs to
create a separate bank with focus on regional trade, one which deals with
regional currencies like Chinese Yuan, Iranian rial, Saudi rial etc. that way,
Pakistan would be able to bypass the sanctions imposed by the US and deal
directly with these countries without the need of US dollars to support the
transactions. The issue of Letter of Credit will also be resolved since
Pakistan won’t have to deal with US banks.
Pakistan will be added to the Financial
Action Task Force (FATF) list in June 2018. The increasing hostility from the
USA might also result in sanctions against Pakistan. If such a situation
arises, Pakistan needs to have a back-up plan and lower its reliance on the US
dollar. Opening a bank for regional currencies will also promote trade with
other Central Asian and South Asian countries.
Iran Invited to Invest in Pakistan’s
Sindh Province
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Iran Invited to Invest in Pakistan’s Sindh
Province
Pakistan’s
southeastern Sindh Province boasts vast investment opportunities, particularly
in energy, infrastructure development, education, health, agriculture and in
various other sectors.
This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah
while addressing the Iran-Pakistan Business Forum on Tuesday, Pakistani
newspaper The Nation reported.
The program was attended by a large number of Iranian
businessmen led by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
The chief minister said Zarif was leading a high-level
delegation of Iranian businessmen to explore investment opportunities in Sindh
and boost trade between the two countries.
“His personal interest, experience and stature would definitely
make difference in his endeavors,” he said.
“We [the Sindh government] have introduced Public Private
Partnership concept that is producing best results.”
Shah added that some of the projects launched under the PPP mode
were Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas Road, Jhirk-Mulakatiar Bridge on River Indus among
many others.
The chief minister said new projects being launched under the
PPP mode is Kandhkot-Ghotki Bridge on River Indus. He added that trade between
the two countries showed a 33% growth compared to the previous year.
“In the last nine months, as a result of the facilities provided
by the Iranian side to Pakistani rice exporters, the volume of Pakistani rice
export to Iran has jumped by 42%,” he said.
“In Sindh, Sukkur and Larkana divisions are
rice producing divisions, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad and Shaheed Benazirabad
division are rich in mango production, Larkana has guava,” he added, calling
for investment in the agriculture sector.
Bilateral banking ties between the two countries are developing.
“I know the process is very slow but hope it would be done.
Banking relations are necessary to expand bilateral trade that currently stands
at $1.2 billion. The target is to increase it to $5 billion per annum over the
next few years,” Shah said. https://financialtribune.com/sites/default/files/field/image/17january/pakistan_354-ab.jpgBasmati Rice Market By Applications, Types, New
Technology – Opportunity Analysis And Forecast: 2017 – 2022
Basmati
Rice Market report helps to analyse competitive
developments such as joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions,
new product developments, and research and developments in the Basmati Rice
Sales Market 2017 Industry Trend and Forecast 2022.
Global
Basmati Rice market is a growing market in Agriculture sector at present years. The Basmati Rice has
uncovered rapid development in the current and past years and is probably going
to proceed with a continuing development in the upcoming years.
Top Key Players of Basmati
Rice Market: KRBL
Limited,Amira Nature Foods,LT Foods,Best Foods,Kohinoor Rice,Aeroplane
Rice,Tilda Basmati Rice,Matco Foods,Amar Singh Chawal Wala,Hanuman Rice
Mills,Adani Wilmar,HAS Rice Pakistan,Galaxy Rice Mill,Dunar Foods,Sungold.
After
the basic information, the report sheds light on the production. Production
plants, their capacities, production and revenue are studied. Also, the Basmati
Rice market growth in various regions and R&D status are also covered
Major classifications are as
follows: Indian Basmati
RicePakistani Basmati Rice Kenya Basmati RiceOther .
Major applications are as
follows: Application1,
Application2. & more.
Following
are major Table of Content of Basmati Rice Industry:
·
Basmati Rice Market Sales Overview.
·
Basmati Rice Market Sales Competition by
Manufacturers.
·
Basmati Rice Market Sales Analysis by Region.
·
Basmati Rice Market Sales Analysis by Type.
·
Basmati Rice Market Analysis by Application.
·
Basmati Rice Market -Manufacturers Analysis.
Furthermore,
the study offers a detailed overview of the Basmati Rice market in terms of the
competitive scenario. A list of all the leading players operating in the
Basmati Rice market has been listed in the study, along with the key strategies
that are being used by them in order to flourish and sustain in the market
The
regions which have been studied in depth are North America, China, Europe, Southeast
Asia, Japan, India. This helps gain better idea about the
spread of this particular market in respective regions. A list of leading
manufacturers has been given prime value to ensure their strategies are
understood in this particular market.
Price
of Report: $2900 (Single User)
Scope
of Basmati Rice: Basmati Rice Market report evaluates the growth rate and the
market value based on market dynamics, growth inducing factors. The complete
knowledge is based on latest industry news, opportunities, trends. The report
contains a comprehensive market analysis and vendor landscape in addition to a
SWOT analysis of the key vendors.
In
conclusion, Basmati Rice market 2017 report presents the descriptive analysis
of the parent market based on elite players, present, past and futuristic data
which will serve as a profitable guide for all the Basmati Rice industry
competitors.
Our
expert research analysts team has been trained to provide in-depth market
research report from every individual sector which will be helpful to
understand the industry data in the most precise way.
Basmati Rice Market By Applications, Types,
New Technology – Opportunity Analysis And Forecast: 2017 – 2022
Basmati
Rice Market report helps to analyse competitive
developments such as joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers and
acquisitions, new product developments, and research and developments in the
Basmati Rice Sales Market 2017 Industry Trend and Forecast 2022.
Global
Basmati Rice market is a growing market in Agriculture sector at present years. The Basmati Rice has
uncovered rapid development in the current and past years and is probably going
to proceed with a continuing development in the upcoming years.
Top Key Players of Basmati
Rice Market: KRBL
Limited,Amira Nature Foods,LT Foods,Best Foods,Kohinoor Rice,Aeroplane
Rice,Tilda Basmati Rice,Matco Foods,Amar Singh Chawal Wala,Hanuman Rice
Mills,Adani Wilmar,HAS Rice Pakistan,Galaxy Rice Mill,Dunar Foods,Sungold.
After
the basic information, the report sheds light on the production. Production
plants, their capacities, production and revenue are studied. Also, the Basmati
Rice market growth in various regions and R&D status are also covered
Major classifications are as
follows: Indian Basmati
RicePakistani Basmati Rice Kenya Basmati RiceOther .
Major applications are as
follows: Application1,
Application2. & more.
Following
are major Table of Content of Basmati Rice Industry:
·
Basmati Rice Market Sales Overview.
·
Basmati Rice Market Sales Competition by
Manufacturers.
·
Basmati Rice Market Sales Analysis by Region.
·
Basmati Rice Market Sales Analysis by Type.
·
Basmati Rice Market Analysis by Application.
·
Basmati Rice Market -Manufacturers Analysis.
Furthermore,
the study offers a detailed overview of the Basmati Rice market in terms of the
competitive scenario. A list of all the leading players operating in the
Basmati Rice market has been listed in the study, along with the key strategies
that are being used by them in order to flourish and sustain in the market
The
regions which have been studied in depth are North America, China, Europe, Southeast
Asia, Japan, India. This helps gain better idea about the
spread of this particular market in respective regions. A list of leading
manufacturers has been given prime value to ensure their strategies are
understood in this particular market.
Price
of Report: $2900 (Single User)
Scope
of Basmati Rice: Basmati Rice Market report evaluates the growth rate and the
market value based on market dynamics, growth inducing factors. The complete
knowledge is based on latest industry news, opportunities, trends. The report
contains a comprehensive market analysis and vendor landscape in addition to a
SWOT analysis of the key vendors.
In
conclusion, Basmati Rice market 2017 report presents the descriptive analysis
of the parent market based on elite players, present, past and futuristic data
which will serve as a profitable guide for all the Basmati Rice industry
competitors.
Our
expert research analysts team has been trained to provide in-depth market
research report from every individual sector which will be helpful to
understand the industry data in the most precise way.
Science
and technology reach Bolivian producers and increase crop yields up to 100 per
cent
REPORT
YapacanÃ, in Santa Cruz-Bolivia, is home to hundreds
of farming families. The extensive fields of rice, corn, yucca, potatoes and
bananas show that in this community the agricultural activity is intense.
The project played a central role to improve the
production yield and to deal with pests, diseases and climate impacts that
affect crops and, subsequently, the farmers' income.
"We participated in events in which the
technicians taught us new methods to prepare the land and store water. In
addition, the use of seeds certified by INIAF has really helped us to improve
our production", says Segundo Maldonado, a rice farmer.
In fact, the seed strengthening certification system
was one of the most successful components of the project. The use of certified
seeds increased the yield and productivity of crops nationwide by 25 percent
and, along with other scientific innovations, contributed to fighting pests
since they were developed with tolerance to pathogens that diminish the
productivity in the sector.
The volume of certification increased from 78,691 tons
in 2011 to 119,124 tons in 2015. Since 2012, the certification has been
extended from 210 to 284 varieties including fruits and medicinal plants and,
during the five years of project activity, certified seedlings have gone from
one million to 10 million. Today it is estimated that more than 50 percent of
the agricultural area in Bolivia uses certified seed.
The INIAF certification services reached about 4,500
producers and 300 seed associations annually, which represents benefits for
more than 14,000 families in the rural area.
Yapacanà is just one example of the scope of PISA. At
a national level, the wheat and rice research programs that INIAF developed, in
partnership with international centers, managed to introduce 10,000 genotypes
that have been adapted by local researchers to different production contexts.
Producers increased crop yields by 100 percent. This is an impressive result.
It is expected that in the following years these new
varieties will replace a significant percentage of the area under cultivation
in the country, generating a significant increase in value. The challenge now
is to disseminate these technologies quickly.
INIAF also assumed a leading role in the project to
train and technically assist farmers. Since its inception, the entity advised
193 municipalities and 1,505 communities in the nine departments of the
country, reaching about 36,336 beneficiaries, of which 34 percent were women.
Francisco Obreque, agriculture specialist at the World
Bank in Bolivia and manager of the project considers this work “strengthened
the capacity of producers to adapt to climate change and increased productivity
in strategic areas, through partnerships with multiple actors".
Objectives achieved
“One year after the end of the PISA, INIAF has the
capacity to articulate the National System of Agricultural and Forestry
Innovation (SNIAF) and develop research that allows the generation of
agricultural and forestry technology to improve the productivity of the
sector”, said Carlos Osinaga, general executive director of INIAF.
There are other goals achieved in these five years:
· The Innovare event has been
institutionalized and, in its fifth edition in 2017, has consolidated the
process of promoting innovations in the agricultural, livestock, forestry and
aquaculture fields.
· 31 strategic varieties were
released, such as corn, wheat, rice, potatoes, vegetables and quinoa, with
characteristics of high productivity and quality, tolerant to diseases and
extreme temperatures caused by climate change.
· The national system of
conservation of genetic resources and the actions of collection,
characterization and use are articulated, keeping to date 19,073 records of
genetic material.
Key learnings of the project
The first lesson is that the
needs for innovation should be identified in a participatory process (from the
bottom up). By the other side, building alliances with producer organizations,
research institutes, universities, NGOs and private companies leads public
agencies to improve their capacity to promote the adoption of innovations.
Finally, the collaboration between co-financiers - in this case, the World
Bank, DANIDA and COSUDE - add value to the projects in terms of
greater availability of resources and complementation of technical support.
The PISA project contributed to the growth of
productivity, sustainable rural development, and the improvement of the income
of thousands of families that depend on agriculture and forestry activities.
Segundo Maldonado in Yapacanà is one of the 30,000 producers that benefited
from its implementation.
Rhizobacteria
can help boost rice yield
Graduate CLSU student makes major discovery
A
research conducted by a graduate student from the Central Luzon State
University (CLSU) in Munoz, Nueva Ecija, has shown the potential of
rhizobacteria to enhance the growth and yield of rice.
The study
entitled “Enhancement of Growth and Yield of Aerobic Rice [Oryza sativa
L.] by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria” revealed rhizobacteria can be
an effective growth promoter of rice in vitro, or taking place outside a
living organism such as test tube.
According
to Eduardo Jimmy Quilang, head of the Agronomy, Soils, and Plant Physiology
Division of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the research was
carried out by Harry Jay Cavite, a graduating student from the CLSU.
Cavite
conducted the research in three studies.
The first
study revolved on isolation, selection, and identification
of rhizobacterial isolate (a culture of microorganisms that was set apart
for a study) the from the upland rice ecosystem. Twenty-five rhizobacterial
isolates were initially obtained from upland rice rhizosphere (the
portion of soil surrounding a plant root). From the isolates, four were
selected to proceed for examination in the next studies. The isolates were
selected based on their plant growth-promoting activities.
The following study
evaluated the selected isolates in enhancing rice seedling growth in
vitro using PSB Rc23 seedlings. Significant results showed two isolates
had better effect on shoot (isolate Ralstonia pickettii) and root length (isolate
IBBw1a) by 23 percent and 60 percent, respectively, compared with the control
treatment.
Moreover, isolate
IBBw1a performed 53 percent better than control in terms of seedling
vigor.
From in
vitro, the third study examined the isolates under screenhouse conditions.
Isolates were studied for two factors: different soil treatments and
inoculation-fertilization treatments.
Results
show that one isolate (A. delafieldii) in combination with half fertilization
rate, while inferior to treatment with 100-percent recommended rate of
inorganic fertilizer, has comparable growth promotion in terms of root fresh
weight, shoot, and root oven dry weights, plant height, productive tiller
count, grain yield, and NPK (nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium) uptake.
Cavite
concluded isolates were proven to be effective growth promoters in
vitro but not totally effective under screenhouse conditions.
He
recommended further assessment of rhizobacteria under field conditions. He
added there is a need to look into the use of molecular techniques to
identify and further assess the characteristics of selected rhizobacterial
isolates.
Following
his presentation, Cavite conversed with PhilRice researchers in an open
forum where alternative recommendations for further studies were
discussed.
Cavite is
finishing his master’s degree on crop science. He is a Department of Science
and Technology scholar and has received awards from the study. One of his
awards was from the International Conference on Integration of Science and
Technology for Sustainable Development.
Plant
growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a group of free-living bacteria that
colonize the rhizosphere and benefit the root growth.
PGPR
exert a direct effect on plant growth by production of phytohormones,
solubilization of inorganic phosphates, increased iron nutrition through
iron-chelating siderophores and volatile compounds that affect the plant’s
signaling pathways.
Madhya
Pradesh loses basmati war, fails to get GI tag
Basmati
rice
CHENNAI: Madhya Pradesh’s bid to get geographical indication
(GI) tag for its basmati rice and join an elite ‘basmati
league’ failed, as the nation’s GI registry rejected its claim as being the
original and unique basmati growing region.
On March 15, the assistant registrar of the Geographical Indications Registry in
Chennai, Chinnaraja G Naidu, rejected the opposition raised by the Madhya Pradesh government and some other
entities like New Darpan Social Welfare Society, which was represented in the
forum by IPR attorney and advocate P Sanjay Gandhi.
“The documents and evidence filed by Madhya Pradesh show the importance,
special characters of rice cultivated in Madhya Pradesh but not the basmati
cultivation in the traditional growing area. It has, therefore, failed to
satisfy the fundamental requirement of ‘popular public perception’ of
basmati-cultivation in Madhya Pradesh,” said Naidu, adding that the state had
filed the plea without supported of any corroborative evidence.
No documents had been produced before the tribunal to substantiate the claim of
Madhya Pradesh as being a part Indo-Gangetic plain, he added.
In May 2010, GI status was given to basmati grown only in Punjab, Haryana,
Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and parts of western Uttar Pradesh and Jammu
& Kashmir. Madhya Pradesh moved a statutory opposition demanding that its
13 districts be recognised as traditional Basmati growing regions.
GI is recognition of the uniqueness of a handicraft or agricultural product
traceable to specific geographical locations. Once granted, product-makers have
to comply with certain protocol and quality standards and those not belonging
to the geographical area or not recognised by the GI tag-holder cannot claim
the product name which, in this case, is basmati.
The 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh which would now find themselves in a fix are
Monera, Vidisha, Bhind, Raisen, Gwalior, Sehore, Sheopur, Hoshangabad, Datia,
Jabalpur, Shivpuri, Narsinghpur and Guna.
Oppositions were filed questioning the notification published in GI Journal
dated May 31, 2010. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board directed the GI
registry to issue a certificate of registration within four weeks to the
Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
and asked the tribunal to consider Madhya Pradesh’s claim afresh by affording a
reasonable opportunity to both sides.
Madhya Pradesh said these 13 districts had been growing basmati for several
decades and they were located in the Indo-Gangetic plains having climatic condition
favourable for cultivation of basmati. Non-inclusion of the state in the
basmati growing areas would have an adverse effect on the lives of farmers who
mainly depend upon basmati cultivation, it said, adding, “it will also affect
the export potential, which will indirectly reduce the country's turnover from
the export of basmati.”
The APEDA, however, denied that the rice produced in Madhya Pradesh had all the
required characteristics of basmati -- like long, slender kernels with high
length to breadth ratio, an exquisite aroma, sweet taste, soft texture,
delicate curvature, intermediate amylase content, high integrity of grain on
cooking and linear kernel elongation with least breadth wise swelling on
cooking. It said self-styled areas would not fall within the defined
geographical region of Indo-Gangetic Plains and there was no public perception
that basmati was grown and cultivated in Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh denied GI tag for basmati,
will need to find new name for its rice
Currently, over two lakh hectares area
in MP is reported to be under cultivation of improved basmati varieties such as
Pusa-1 and Pusa-1121. This constitutes nearly 10 per cent of the estimated
total area under cultivation in the country.
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APEDA, a statutory body under the Union Commerce Ministry, had in
November 2008 filed an application for GI registration of basmati grown in the
seven states.
MADHYA PRADESH has lost its claim to market rice under
the basmati tag, with the Geographical Indications (GI) Registry issuing an
order excluding the state from the area officially demarcated for cultivation
of this aromatic paddy variety.
“Farmers in MP can continue growing the premium rice, but
it cannot be called basmati. The GI certification rights for basmati
cultivation will be limited only to seven states in the Indo-Gangetic plains on
the foothills of Himalayas: Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi,
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh (west) and two districts of Jammu & Kashmir
(Jammu and Kathua),” a top official from the Agricultural & Processed Food
Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) told The Indian Express.
MP principal secretary (agriculture), Rajesh Rajora, said
the state government would challenge the GI Registry’s order in the Madras High
Court Monday. “Many facts submitted by us have not been taken into
consideration,’’ he said.
The Chennai-based Registry operates under the Office of
the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks.
The APEDA, a statutory body under the Union Commerce
Ministry, had in November 2008 filed an application for GI registration of
basmati grown in the seven states. However, in December 2013, the GI Registry
asked APEDA to also include MP, Rajasthan and other states where basmati
varieties are grown, and submit an amended application. This was challenged by
APEDA, which filed an appeal in February 2014 before the Intellectual Property
Appellate Board (IPAB).
Backed by rice miller-exporters and farmer organisations
in Punjab and Haryana, along with the two state governments, the main argument
put forth by APEDA was that adding MP and others to the list of states eligible
to be issued GI mark would result in basmati losing its premium tag and a
beating down of prices.
In February 2016, the IPAB upheld APEDA’s appeal and
ordered the GI Registry to grant recognition for basmati rice grown only in the
seven states. But it also directed the MP government to provide additional
evidence to show that the state had an established tradition of growing basmati
to warrant a GI tag, while asking the Registry to consider these claims afresh.
“The GI Registry has now rejected MP’s case,” said the
APEDA official.
The ruling would imply that farmers in Morena, Bhind,
Sheopur, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Hoshangabad,
Narsinghpur and Jabalpur — the 13 districts for whose inclusion MP had staked
claim — cannot technically grow basmati rice.
Currently, an area of over 2 lakh hectares in MP is
reported to be under cultivation of improved basmati varieties, such Pusa-1 and
Pusa-1121. This constitutes nearly 10 per cent of the estimated total area
under cultivation in the country — about 18 lakh hectares, including 7 lakh
hectares in Haryana, 6 lakh hectares in Punjab and 2.5 lakh hectares in UP.
The GI Registry’s judgment is expected to impact not just
farmers but also companies such as LT Foods, which sells basmati rice under the
popular Daawat brand, SSA International and Narmada Cereals Pvt. Ltd. All of
them source significant quantities of basmati from MP and have set up modern
rice mills near Bhopal.
In his order dated March 15, Chinnaraja G Naidu,
Assistant Registrar, Trade Marks & GI, stated: “The documents and evidence
filed by opponents (MP government and the above three companies) shows the
importance [and] special characters of rice cultivated in Madhya Pradesh, but
not Basmati cultivation.Opponent has therefore failed to satisfy the
fundamental requirement of Popular Public perception of Basmati cultivation in
Madhya Pradesh.The tribunal reaches a conclusion that there is proper
demarcation of cultivation area in the GI application filed by the
respondent/application (i.e. APEDA). The opponent failed to prove the Basmati
cultivation in the claim with supporting documents. A mere plea, without
supported by any corroborative evidence, has no gravity in the eye of law.”
Priyanka Mittal, director of KRBL Ltd, India’s largest
basmati exporter and owner of India Gate, welcomed the order. “It restores the
sanctity and preserves the heritage of basmati as a premium rice indigenous to
the Indo-Gangetic plains on the Himalayan foothills. We should protect basmati
the way France has done for champagne. The basmati brand was getting diluted to
the extent where even states like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were taking up
cultivation and sale of basmati. They should develop their own aromatic rice
varieties,” she said.
For the BJP government in MP, the order comes at an
inopportune time, when it has been trying to placate farmers after the unrest
in June 2017 that led to police firing near Mandsaur. Besides, assembly
elections are due in the state later this year.
During the legal battle, the state pointed out that its
farmers had been growing basmati for decades using traditional and new
techniques. Its petition also argued that the Madhya Pradesh Seed and Farm
Development Corporation had been distributing basmati seed varieties to
farmers, and that there was no consensus on traditional basmati growing areas
in the country.
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Bangladesh exceeds its Boro rice cultivation
target
Farmers were given the target of planting over 4.99 lakh
hectares of land but finally, they planted Boro rice seedling in 5.08 lakh
hectares of land.
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The farmers have overpassed the
fixed cultivation target of Boro rice in the agriculture region of Rangpur,
achieved by various pro-farmer and effective steps taken by the government.
There is an excellent growth in
Boro rice plants and government is looking for the bumper production of the
crop, says Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE). As
per Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, heavy production of Boro rice will meet half
of the demand in the northern region.
Farmers were given the target of
planting over 4.99 lakh hectares of land but finally, they planted Boro rice
seedling in 5.08 lakh hectares of land, 8,686 hectares more. This has been
achieved in one season.
The scientists are providing
practical knowledge and assistance along with the latest technology to meet the
production target. The government has a fixed target to produce over 20.70 lakh
tonnes of Boro rice from 4.99 lakh hectares of land, says Horticulture
Specialist of DAE, Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam.
As per the programme, from 1.40
lakh hectares of land, around 6.69 lakh tonnes of hybrid Boro rice and 13.97
lakh tonnes of high yielding variety of Boro rice from the 3.56 lakh hectares
of land is to be produced.
The farmers have reached 2,638
hectares of land for cultivation of local variety Boro rice and over 3.24 lakh
hectares of land for high yielding variety of Boro rice.
Around 2.25 lakh irrigation
devices have been introduced which includes 2.21 lakh shallow tube wells, 2,694
deep tube wells, and 440 low lift pumps for irrigation of Boro rice fields.
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Fire at rice mill destroys stock worth 1 crore
Pithapuram: A major
fire broke out at Ayyappa traders rice mill in Gollaprolu near here on
Wednesday. Electric short-circuit was stated to be the cause for the mishap.
The loss of property due to fire accident was put at Rs 1 crore.
While paddy
is being milled, at once fire broke out in the machine section and the mill
workers raised a hue and cry and ran out of the mill. Rice mill
machinery, paddy bags, plastic rice bags, packing machines, electric equipment
and other goods were destroyed in the mishap. Tonnes of paddy and rice
kept ready for milling caught fire.
To bring the
flames under control became a Herculean task as the mill’s upper part caught
fire. Fire brigade personnel led by divisional fire officer Ratnaraju, tried to
bring the flames under control. Mill owner Velugula Ayya Rao put the loss due
to the mishap at Rs 1 crore.
Mechanisation
can double rice production in five years, says PwC
Low mechanisation is one of the major production constraints in
the rice value chain. The low rice mechanisation impacts negatively on the rice
yields and production, as Nigeria’s rice yield is one of the lowest globally at
two tonnes per hectare, relative to 4 – 7 tonne per hectare in Asia.
So, for the country to boost rice production, there is a need to
increase rice mechanisation rate from the current 0.3 horsepower per hectare
(hp/ha) to 0.8 hp/ha in the next five years. This will double the rice
production capacity, which peaked at 3.7 million tonnes in 2017 to 7.2 million
tonnes.
These were key highlights of the latest report published
by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC Nigeria). The report titled: “Boosting
Rice Production Through Increased Mechanisation,” said for Nigeria to double
production, there is the need to, at least, triple its current stock of
machinery over the same period.
The report, which was made available to The Nation, said in
addition to raising production, adequately increasing mechanisation has the
capacity to raise yields, increase labour productivity, reduce post-harvest
losses and increase income generated by farmers while also deepening import
substitution.
It noted that in recent years, government has changed its
approach to mechanisation from providing machinery through subsidised sales to
private-sector-led hiring services. This model, the report said, facilitates
the establishment of hiring centres, enabling farmers’ access to machinery
without an outright purchase. In addition, subsidies are provided to
small-scale farmers who require agricultural machinery.
“The hiring services model, if successfully implemented, has the
potential to change the agriculture mechanisation landscape in Nigeria as it
did in India. The hiring services scheme in India increased mechanisation from
0.63hp/ha to 1.96 hp/ha, promoting self-sufficiency in rice production and
placing the economy as the second largest rice producer in the world,” the
report added.
It, however, said Nigeria’s mechanisation gap provides numerous
opportunities for investment across the agricultural value chain. And to
attract the required investment, the PwC report said there is need for
government to create an enabling environment that ensures mechanisation is
profitable.
“In terms of priorities, the government should concentrate on
addressing challenges around land tenure and ownership, providing rural
infrastructure and extension services, and ensuring incentives are transparent
and accessible to all investors’’, the report, authored by seven experts at PwC
Nigeria, advised.
These measures, the report said, were necessary to address
Nigeria’s low mechanisation, relative to other countries. It said, for
instance, that Nigeria’s mechanisation rate is low at 0.3 hp/hectare, relative
to India’s 2.6 hp/hectare, Vietnam’s 2.2hp/hectare and China’s 8hp/hectare.
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) identified
mechanisation as a key input for developing the agriculture sector in
sub-Saharan Africa, recommending a minimum of 1.5 hp/hectare.
In Africa, 80 per cent of agricultural area is cultivated by
human power, with only five per cent by tractors. The remaining
activities are facilitated by draft animals and manual processes, accounting
for 15 per cent and 78 per cent, respectively.
The report said low income and lack of technical skills limited
the adoption of mechanisation in Nigeria and in sub-Saharan Africa, noting that
smallholder farmers, who account for 80 per cent of the agricultural production
in Nigeria, have low income and limited access to credit facilities.
“Hence, high acquisition and maintenance cost of agricultural
machinery has limited their capacity for investment in agricultural machinery.
Also, low technical skills have constrained the adoption of mechanisation.
Without training, smallholder farmers do not have the technical capabilities to
operate machinery and equipment,” it said.
The report, however, said the impact of government’s
intervention in agricultural mechanisation has been limited, noting that from
the 1980s till date, the Federal Government has sought to enhance mechanisation
through several agriculture policy interventions.
“These range from the establishment of National Centre for
Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) in 1990, to the recent Mechanisation
Implementation Programme (MIP).
“Similarly, many states have attempted to increase mechanisation
through the provision of subsidies for tractor hire. However, the adoption of
mechanisation is still low as a result of the bureaucratic processes and
inadequate agricultural machinery.” PwC said.
The firm emphasised that mechanisation can double rice
production in the next five years. Citing a study, which analysed the drivers
of increased rice production in five sub-Saharan African countries, including
Nigeria, PwC said farmers who ploughed with a tractor increased their
production by 51 per cent relative to those who utilised manual methods.
In addition, mechanisation reduces production costs and
post-harvest losses. The introduction of mechanisation in rice farming reduced
production costs by 27 per cent and increased profits per hectare by 36 per
cent in Nepal, for instance.
Also, the Africa Rice policy stated that the use of appropriate
technologies could reduce a country’s rice imports by 151 7 per cent. “Based on
our analysis, we estimate that an increase in mechanisation rate from 0.3hp/ha
to 0.8hp/ha in the next five years, can double rice production to 7.2 million
tonnes,” the report concluded.
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The NSW Department of Primary
Industries (DPI) has today launched a new rice variety, Viand, which combines
water-saving attributes with the ability to fit high-value markets.
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premium rice variety launched
by Grain Central, 15 March 2018
THE NSW Department of Primary
Industries (DPI) has today launched a new rice variety, Viand, which combines
water-saving attributes with the ability to fit high-value markets.
Speaking at the rice industry
field day at the Yanco Agricultural Institute, NSW DPI plant systems group
director, Dr Alison Bowman said Viand offers growers
up to 10 per cent water-use efficiency gains on existing varieties.
“NSW DPI, in partnership with
SunRice and AgriFutures Australia, has bred a high-yielding, fast maturing,
medium grain rice, which delivers water saving advantages through its shorter
growing season,” Dr Bowman said.
“In late sown on-farm trials
Viand outperformed medium grain Reiziq rice by 107 per cent per megalitre of
water.”
“Shorter season varieties add
flexibility to farming systems, giving growers options to manage risk and
extend the sowing window for rice.”
Local rice growers, Chris
and Sue Hardy, grew Viand in commercial trials when it was known as
YRM70 and were able to double crop with irrigated winter crops and extend the
rice sowing window to utilise late irrigation water allocations.
“We grew five Viand crops in
two and a half years in a 25-hectare paddock, alternating Viand with winter
cereals on an irrigation layout of beds in bays,” Mr Hardy said.
“Double cropping improved our
returns, allowing us to take advantage of available water to deliver a system
which arguably gives us the best return on our available asset base.”
AgriFutures Australia general
manager research and innovation, Michael Beer, said the
new variety addresses the key industry challenge of growing more rice with less
water.
“Rice growers can look forward
to the benefits of Viand, backed with a sound agronomic package and a variety
bred with more tolerance to cold damage, this new rice variety allows for
better yields across seasons,” Mr Beer said.
Aimed at maximising grower
returns, Viand meets the requirements of high value domestic and export markets
and should prove popular with growers and consumers.
The release of Viand marks 90
years of rice breeding by NSW DPI and the 110-year anniversary of the research
station at Yanco.
Source: NSW DPI
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machinery over the same period, says a PWC report. Rice is one of the most
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resolve NFA row next week
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PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte plans to meet the National Food Authority (NFA)
Council next week to personally address the shortage of buffer stock of
subsidized rice.
Leoncio Evasco, the secretary to the Cabinet
who also heads the NFA Council, made the disclosure in an interview with The
Manila Times, when asked about the controversies hounding the state grains
agency.
“The President will join the meeting of the
NFA council, and he will make a statement on this matter. We will have a
resolution after the meeting,” Evasco said.
The shortage of stocks of subsidized rice has
revived persistent allegations of a “rice cartel” or mafia in the government’s
rice procurement program.
Because
of the dwindling buffer stock, the agency stopped selling rice to accredited
retailers, resulting in the unavailability of affordable rice in the market
that then led to the spike in prices of commercial rice.
NFA Administrator Jason Aquino has welcomed
any audit or inquiry into the agency’s rice distribution system.
But no less than Agriculture Secretary
Emmanuel Piñol has claimed there were many instances of NFA rice being sold to
“favored” retailers.
Most
indebted agency
At the resumption of the Senate hearing on
the NFA rice shortage, Roehlano Briones, senior research fellow of the
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, told lawmakers the NFA was the
most indebted government agency with a net worth of negative P150 billion based
on 2017 data of Department of Budget and Management.
The NFA was also ineffective in its price
stabilization function, which adheres to the policy of “buying high” from
farmers and “selling low” to consumers.
He said the NFA’s objectives of ensuring
farmers a reasonable return to their investment in rice cultivation and provide
low prices for consumers were clearly in conflict with each other, and had led
to huge losses.
Yet the average share of actual NFA palay
(paddy rice) procurement to total production was only at 1.89 percent from 2000
to 2017.
Moreover, the agency’s annual procurement
targets were never reached, except in 2008 and 2015, Briones said.
The volume of NFA rice distributed to consumers was also too small to influence
retail prices. The NFA has failed to meet its annual distribution targets,
except in 2013 and 2018.
Not
the poor
Briones’ presentation also showed that 48
percent of the beneficiaries of NFA rice were not even poor.
“The buffer stocking and price stabilization
interventions of the NFA have done little in improving food security and have
resulted in high fiscal cost on the part of the government,” Briones said in
his presentation on Friday.
Briones presented two options for the NFA:
one is to allow the status quo and maintain its importation monopoly, and the
second, restrict the agency to buffer stocking.
Sen. Cynthia Villar said the Senate
agriculture committee, which she leads, was looking at the removal of the rice
import function and regulation of the NFA and allow the private sector to take
over.
“Definitely, status quo is out, we want to
look at the reforms,” Villar told reporters.
The committee is also looking at the model of
the sugar industry, which keeps 15 percent of production as buffer stock that
the government can buy if needed.
“We will look into the practice of the Sugar
Regulatory Authority (SRA) where farmers are under agreement with SRA to sell
stocks when the need arises,” she added.
NFA
rejects higher palay buying price
The
policymaking body of the National Food Authority (NFA) has rejected lawmakers’
proposal to increase the agency’s buying price for paddy rice (palay) so it
could immediately replenish its rice stock.
During a
hearing in the Senate on Thursday, Development Bank of the Philippines director
Teodoro M. Jumamil, a member of the NFA Council, said the body rejected the
proposal because increasing the buying price for paddy rice would result in
additional spending that would amount to P800 million.
Farmers’ incentives
Jumamil
said the council decided to provide additional incentives to local farmers to
entice them to sell their produce to the NFA.
“For every
individual farmer who will sell 2 kilos of their palay to the NFA, they will be
given a coupon that will entitle them to 1 kilo of rice. This will help them a
lot since 39 percent of their total budget go to rice,” he said.
“For farmer
cooperatives and organizations, for every 1 ton of palay they will sell to the
NFA, we will also give them 1-ton worth of import quota. Whatever is their
opportunity loss, they can easily recover through the import quota,” Jumamil
added.
Problem at harvest time
Sen.
Cynthia Villar, head of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said the
plan might solve the problem of poor farmers who could not afford their
own harvest.
She said,
however, that the NFA must be quick in procuring paddy rice and must not wait
for the farmers to come to the agency.
But NFA
Administrator Jason Aquino said that even with the additional incentives and
the availability of rice in the market, farmers were unwilling to sell their
produce to the agency because rice traders buy their paddy rice at a higher
price.
The NFA’s
buying price is P17 per kilogram.
Rice
Prices
as on : 16-03-2018 11:28:38 AM
Arrivals
in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
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Arrivals
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Price
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Current
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%
change
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Season
cumulative
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Modal
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Prev.
Modal
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Prev.Yr
%change
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Rice
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Hapur(UP)
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40.00
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NC
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1090.00
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2680
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2680
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17.54
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Jasra(UP)
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25.00
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-16.67
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303.50
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2400
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2450
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-
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Silapathar(ASM)
|
6.20
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12.73
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42.30
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2600
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2600
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-13.33
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Chhibramau(Kannuj)(UP)
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5.00
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25
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169.50
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2250
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2240
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0.90
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Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)
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2.50
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25
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59.40
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2800
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2800
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12.00
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Khairagarh(UP)
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1.20
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9.09
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48.30
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2520
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2520
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-1.56
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Jagnair(UP)
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0.80
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-27.27
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41.40
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2530
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2500
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-1.17
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Published on March 16,
2018
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/rice-prices/article23268671.ece
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Myanmar returns
confiscated land to farmers in eastern state
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Source:
Xinhua 2018-03-16 09:52:45
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YANGON,
March 16 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar government has returned some 385 acres (156
hectares) of land out of 1,081 acres, confiscated by the Ministry of Defense,
to 82 farmers in Tachileik, the country's eastern Shan state, Myanmar News
Agency reported Friday.
Other
696 acres of such land have also been given back to the Shan state
government.
Second
Vice President U Henry Van Thio, who is also Chairman of the Central
Committee for Scrutinizing Confiscated Farmlands, stressed the importance of
improving the living standard of farmers and finding markets for agricultural
products after the return of the confiscated land to farmers who make up 70
percent of the country's rural population.
He
urged related departments to continue to work for returning the remaining
confiscated land and preventing exploitation of farmers.
Myanmar
saw a rice export of 3.2 million tons in the current fiscal year of 2017-18,
a highest record in more than seven decades.
Earlier,
Myanmar government had returned 622.48 acres of land, confiscated by the
Ministry of Defense, to 356 farmers in Taunggyi, the capital of the country's
Shan state, with 1,347 acres given back to the Shan state government.
Myanmar
government has been taking measures since last year to return seized land to
farmers, the original owners, across the country.
During
the tenure of the former government, private companies and government
departments were allowed to confiscate land, including farmland, in
accordance with the 2012 Farmland Law under the pretext of urbanization and
industrialization, which brought about land disputes between the government,
landowners and investors.
More
than one month after taking office in April 2016, the new government voiced
commitment to the speedy resolution of farmland confiscation issue and the
prompt return of confiscated land to their lawful owners.
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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/16/c_137042907.htm
