Basmati rice challenges abound for Indian farmers as EU demands
crackdown on fungicide
Farmers sowing
Basmati rice in India have been facing big challenges after the recent European
Union decision to bring down the maximum residue limits for Tricyclazole in
imported rice shipments.
Farmers sowing Basmati rice in
India have been facing big challenges after the recent European Union (EU)
decision to bring down the maximum residue limits (MRL) for Tricyclazole in
imported rice shipments. Tricyclazole is a fungicide sprayed on basmati paddy
crops against leaf and neck blast disease in rice 3 to 4 times that could even
be done after 90 days of transplantation, reported The Indian Express quoting a
farmer. But following the EU decision, the All India Rice Exporters Association
(AIREA) is asking the farmers not to spray it beyond 70-75 days after
transplanting of the popular Pusa-1401 basmati paddy variety.
In a series of workshops namely
farmer awareness camps focusing on the EU decision, the organization is
advising to reduce the MRL for the fungicide to 0.01 parts per million (ppm),
much less against the existing tolerance level of one ppm. Thus, they need to
spray Tricyclazole just once before the ‘boot leaf’ stage, while the developing
panicle is still to emerge from the stem. However, the advice has put the
farmers into a dilemma. If they go against the recommendation given, they will
lose their market and if they follow the advice, they may lose their crop, said
the report.
The EU alone imports 3.5 lakh
tonnes (lt) basmati rice annually out of India’s total 40 lt exports,
with much of it constituting Pusa-1401 and Pusa Basmati-1 rice, said
the report quoting Vijay Setia, president of AIREA. According to him, the
EU decision reducing the MRL for Tricyclazole to default levels can
significantly affect country’s shipments and amounts to a non-tariff barrier.
He further said that the government should take the matter up as so far there
was no report of health-related issues because of the use of this fungicide.
AK Gupta, director of the Basmati Export
Development Foundation, a society under the Union Commerce Ministry’s
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority also told
The Indian Express that Tricyclazole residues remain in the plant for 30-35
days. Therefore, if spraying is done at booting stage, the molecules will break
down and there will hardly be any residues during maturity.
Meanwhile, a New Delhi-based institute, which has developed all
the well-known Pusa basmati varieties, has been working on ‘breeding for
disease-resistance’, as an alternative to spraying of pesticides
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Iran, Pakistan Optimistic over Trade Turnover
'Iran and Pakistan are enjoying complementary trade
capacities,' as the two countries produce items that both of them need, said
Khan Pasha.He added that right now under the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)
only 300 items are covered in the range of 7,000 plus items.'To achieve the
figure of $5 billion USD, we immediately need to increase that list. We need to
pay more focus on the things which are in demand and Pakistan can export like
agriculture items, textiles, rice and many other things to Iran and can import
petroleum products, cement and other chemicals,' the Pakistani official
suggested.
At the moment, Tehran and Islamabad are now holding the
second round of negotiations on Free Trade Agreement in the Pakistani
capital.Last year, trade turnover between Iran and Pakistan increased to more
than $1 billion which shows a growing trend after the nuclear deal between
Tehran and six world powers, formally named Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
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Big-wheel sectors trading on the policies of partiality’
LAHORE: The bureaucracy remains
confused over how to formulate policies in consultation with the businesses or
business associations as in most of the cases the new measures, regulations,
directives fail to please all the stakeholders.
They say the associations and
business sectors recommend policies to protect their vested interests instead
of national interests. Auto vendors association for instances pleads for higher
import duties on auto components while the producers of cars plead for lower
duties to lower the cost of cars to the consumers. The All Pakistan Textile
Mills Association desires higher import duties on the import of yarn and fabric
while the apparel exporters plead for duty-free access to these items for they
are basic raw materials for their final products.
The bureaucracy also complains that
associations provide only that data to them that strengthen their stance and
conceal the one that injures their interest. For instance during the recent
global recessions the exports of most of our competing economies declined but
that of Bangladesh and Vietnam strengthened.
The point that the exporters missed
was that the products exported from Pakistan were mostly different than the
products exported by these two countries. For instance exports of basic textiles,
leather and rice declined sharply in Pakistan but its apparel exports
registered increase.
Bangladesh and Vietnam are in
apparel export only. They entered textile trade very late but in most lucrative
value-added sectors. Pakistanis are in global textile exports for more than
five decades but they confined themselves mostly to low value-added basic
textiles.
The dominant basic textile sector
persuaded the government to protect their products from foreign competitors
resulting in higher cost for basic raw materials of apparel sector. As a
result, it not only hurt the basic textile exports but also stunted the growth
in apparel exports.
The bureaucracy desires a free hand
in formulating policies promising that technology would ensure no sector would
be unduly targeted. They say that compromises are made under political
pressures to change the policies. For example, they added that principle of
open market economy demands there should be no subsidy on sugar exports but the
political necessity says it’s inevitable.
There is no scope of fixed import
price tariff on items that undergo constant price fluctuations. In case of used
car imports, the import trade price (ITP) for different classifications and
brands of cars is fixed and has not been updated on real time basis.
The used cars enjoy a tariff
subsidy of one percent per month on the original tariff. Another of their
arguments was if the import of used cars is allowed under the ITP fixed three
years back, the tariff subsidy would be very high as the prices have jumped by
20-30 percent over that period.
Similarly the manufacturers want
high duty protection for the products they market in the country while the
importers plead for lowest possible duties. Here again the decisions are taken
on the basis of influence. The manufacturers have proved a number of times that
the imported finished products are under-invoiced. But despite having been
presented hard evidence, the planners simply raised the ITP nominally or the
duty by 5 to 7 percent when the actual impact demanded it to be jacked up by
500 percent or the tariff substantially. The winners, however, in all cases are
those sectors that enjoy political clout
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Oxfam Signs MoU to Improve the Lives of Rice Growers in Pakistan
The lives of rice growers in Pakistan are hostage to adverse
socio-economic and environmental conditions. A range of factors, including a
lack of sufficient monetary compensation for labor, shortage of health
facilities, civic facilities, education, and government support along with
natural hazards have adversely affected rice growers. The Basmati rice supply
chain in Pakistan is characterized by a high number of challenges; issues of
uncontrolled chemical use, causing health issues as well as pollution of soils,
water and the environment. Additionally the highly volatile prices of inputs
prevent rice producers from making profits. Many growers are in a debt spiral
and cannot avail credit or loans. Last but not the least, climate change
patterns in Punjab cause extreme weather conditions, alter the dates of
cropping seasons and increase the occurrence of pests and diseases.
The project to improve the lives of rice growers in Pakistan will
be piloted by Oxfam and Doaba Foundation. During the ceremony, Oxfam in
Pakistan’s Country Director Mr. Qazilbash said, “Among the most vulnerable and
marginalized people in the rice industry are the rice workers. They are mostly
women and children who work in poor conditions for low wages. It is difficult
for the workers to negotiate better working conditions. Together with the
technical support of UAF, Oxfam aims to facilitate research, engage experts in
multi-stakeholder consultations and conduct training programs to achieve our
common goals in the sector of sustainable rice production.” He also mentioned
that rice growers have limited opportunities to learn improved farming
practices, integrated pest management, alternatives to chemical fertilizers and
water management.
Mr. Javed Iqbal of Doaba Foundation stated that the project “Towards
a Gender Transformative and Sustainable Basmati Rice Value Chain in Pakistan”
is a joint effort to reduce gender discrimination and to increase the per actor
yield with improvement of paddy quality. During implementation of this project
different researches and studies will be conducted for further assessing the
challenges of this sector. 10 rice grower organizations will be established
consisting of men and women rice farmers in 10 selected villages of district
Muridke. These areas will be capacitated with modern techniques for rice
cultivation.( Press Release)
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Iran invests big to boost agricultural
mechanization
Source:
Xinhua| 2017-07-13 23:19:19|Editor: Mu Xuequan
TEHRAN, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian government will speed up
agricultural mechanization by allocating more funds, Financial Tribune reported
on Thursday.
About 395.5 million U.S. dollars will be invested in
agricultural mechanization in the current Iranian year, which ranges from March
2017 to March 2018.
The investment is 25 percent more than that of the past year,
said the head of the Agricultural Mechanization Expansion Center with the
Ministry of Agriculture.
"About 211 million dollars, 80 million dollars and 40
million dollars will be allocated to the fields of farming, horticulture,
livestock and poultry respectively," Kambiz Abbasi said.
He added that "20 million dollars will be invested in
fisheries and seafood, and 10.5 million dollars in medicinal herbs."
Since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013, a
total of 1.38 billion dollars of investments have gone into the mechanization
of different fields of agriculture, said Abbasi.
According to the report, the share of mechanized rice farming
has risen from 12.5 percent to 80 percent over the past four years.
"The incumbent government has invested a record high of
about 156 million dollars in the mechanization of rice production," Abbasi
said.
Mechanization has helped lower costs of production and harvest
and increase productivity, he said, adding that rice production in 250,000
hectares of paddy fields have become automated over the past four years.
The volume of agricultural waste in Iran is twice the global
average. Currently, up to 30 percent of agro products go to waste in the
country during the pre-harvest, harvest, post-harvest and supply stages.
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization, 1.3 billion
tons of food, mainly fruit, vegetables, fish and grains, are wasted globally
every year and Iran is responsible for 2.7 percent of it, equal to about 35
million tons of the total sum.
Old machinery is the main culprit contributing to agricultural
waste, which is said to cost Iran's economy over 5 billion dollars annually.
Last year, Iran imported renowned brands of rice planting
machinery, heavy tractors, combines and orchard tractors, Abbasi said, adding
that most of the imports came from Germany, Italy, France, South Korea and
Japan.
Iranian government has also plans to invest some 870 million
dollars to modernize irrigation systems across the country this year, Iranian
Deputy Agriculture Minister Alimorad Akbari said
Wheat, rice basmati soften on low demand
PTI | Jul 13, 2017, 02:37 PM IST
New Delhi, Jul 13 () Prices of wheat and rice basmati eased by
up to Rs 100 per quintal at wholesale grains market today owing to slackened
demand against sufficient stocks position.
However, other bold grains rose on pick-up in demand from
consuming industries.
Traders said fall in demand from flour mills and stockists
against sufficient stocks position helped wheat and rice basmati prices to
trade lower.
In the national capital, wheat dara (for mills) shed Rs 5 to Rs
1,760-1,765 per quintal. Atta chakki delivery enquired lower by a similar
margin to Rs 1,765-1,770 per 90 kg.
Rice basmati common and Pusa-1121 variety also slipped to Rs
6,800-7,100 and Rs 5,600-5,650 from previous levels of Rs 6,800-7,200 and Rs
6,800-7,200 per quintal, respectively.
On the other hand, other bold grains like, bajra, maize and
barley settled higher at Rs 1,190-1,200, Rs 1,335-1,340 and Rs 1,460-1,470 from
previous levels of Rs 1,135-1,145, Rs 1,295-1,305 and Rs 1,410-1,430 per
quintal, respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,100-2,345, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs
1,760-1,765, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,765-1,770, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10
kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 975-980 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1010-1020
(50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,035-1,040 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice
Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 6,800-7,100, Rice Pusa (1121)
Rs 5,600-5,650, Permal raw Rs 2,225-2,250, Permal wand Rs 2,275-2,300, Sela Rs
2,500-2,600 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,850-1,900, Bajra Rs 1,190-1,200, Jowar yellow Rs
1,450-1,500, white Rs 2,900-3,100, Maize Rs 1,335-1,340, Barley Rs 1,460-1,470.
SUN KPS SBT
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20,000 tonnes of rice arrive from Vietnam
Published
at 01:22 PM July 13, 2017
Last
updated at 04:53 PM July 13, 2017
Unloading of
the rice may begin by Saturday or Sunday
The first consignment of rice
that the government purchased from Vietnam has arrived at the Chittagong port.The
ship carrying 20,000 tonnes of rice anchored around 9:30am Thursday at the
Kutubdia outer anchorage, Controller of Movement and Storage Jahirul
Islam of the Department of Food Chittagong told the Dhaka Tribune.The
department will now assess the rice for quality, he said. This will be followed
by other customs formalities.
“All considered we can hopefully
allow the unloading of the rice to begin by Saturday or Sunday,” he said.He
said the next to consignments will arrive on July 18 and 22.The government has
purchased 200,000 tonnes of white rice at $430 per tonne and 50,000 tonnes of
parboiled rice at $470 per tonne from Vietnam to maintain immediate
availability of stock in the market, as well as reserves.The country’s rice
stock has hit a five year low, at 193,000 tonnes.
‘Rice reserve to be 1.2m tonnes by September’
The government’s rice reserve is
expected to stand at 1.2 million tonnes by September, Food Minister Qamrul
Islam told journalists later in the day.“We are expecting 22,000 tonnes on July
18, 21,000 tonnes on July 24 and 24,000 tonnes more on July 30. Another 40,000
tonnes of rice will arrive by August. The rice that was bought through tender
between July 15 and July 20 will also be arriving. We have invited bids for
four tenders, and one is being processed,” he said. The minister said that
16,000 dealers had been blacklisted by the government for three years for
creating artificial shortage to raise the price of rice.
More rice is also expected from
India, Myanmar and Thailand. The minister said: “450,000 tonnes of rice will be
arriving from various sources in August. We are expecting a team of
representatives from India on Sunday. The delegation from Thailand will be
arriving on July 24. There will be government-to-government contracts with
India and Thailand. I will also be going to Cambodia on August 1 or 2 to sign a
contract for more rice.
After the import duty on rice was
cut by 18%, 84,000 tonnes of rice have come from India through the private
sector. Dealers that had been reluctant to sell rice to the government have
begun selling us their rice now as well, Qamrul said.“We are expecting to
collect 3-4 lakh tonnes of rice from local markets as well,” he added.When
asked about the government’s current stocks of grains, he said: “We have
sufficient stores of food. There are no plans to distribute the rice except for
emergency relief.”
Drought, floods to halve Sri
Lanka's Yala 2017 rice crop
Jul 13, 2017 06:58 AM GMT+0530 |
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is
expecting paddy output during the minor Yala cropping season to fall 48 percent
to 789,000 metric tonnes in 2017 from a year earlier amid lagging effects of
last year's drought and floods in the wet zone.Sri Lanka's main Maha season
paddy output has already plunged 49 percent to an estimated 1.478 million
tonnes, down from last year's record 2.9 million tonnes, the state Department
of Agriculture said.
Rains returned in the first
quarter of 2017 with floods in the Western and South-Western areas of the
island, but major irrigation tanks in the dry zone remain at low levels.
Dry zone tanks are filled during
the North Eastern monsoon in the last quarter of the year. Both monsoons failed
in 2016, leading to low water levels for rice growing this year.
Floods in Colombo, Gampaha,
Matara, Ratnapura and Hambantota destroyed 5,349 hectares of newly sown paddy,
leading to 16,870 metric tonnes of crop losses.
This year, only about 400,000
hactares of rice is expected to be sown, down 20 percent from last year.
In a weather update in June the
Department of Agriculture said dry weather will prevail in the dry and
intermediate zones until mid-September with only occasional showers, which will
not be enough to boost storage in irrigation tanks, requiring stringent water
issue.
Total expected paddy output in
2017 would be 2.267 million tonnes, down 48 percent from last year's 4,420
million tonnes.
After setting aside stocks for
seed paddy and wastage, 2.28 million tonnes of paddy is expected to be
available for milling. About 1.38 million tonnes of rice is expected to be
milled this year, generating a deficit of 978,00 tonnes of rice.
However, reliable data
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NFA wants more bidders for for
250,000 MT rice imports
By Louise Maureen
Simeon (philstar.com) | Updated July 13, 2017 - 3:20pm
According to NFA, previous G2P schemes several years ago had an
average of 10 to 15 bidders. Philstar.com/file photo
MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority wants more
bidders for the procurement of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice as part of the
planned government-to-private sector (G2P) importation scheme.During the
pre-bidding conference Thursday, only 11 bidders bought bid documents for the
the 250,000 MT (25 percent brokens, long grain white rice, well-milled) to be
divided in eight lots.
Although the NFA did not set a target number of bidders to
participate, the agency wants to have as many as possible."We have eight
lots and 11 bidders. We are not saying that it is not enough but we would want
to have more and to open up to many bidders as possible," NFA Special
Assistant to the Administrator Rachel Miguel said.
"The very purpose of the NFA Council is for more
private participation and that the volume will not be from a single supplier
only," NFA deputy administrator Tomas Escarez added.According to NFA,
previous G2P schemes several years ago had an average of 10 to 15 bidders.Of
the 11 bidders, five are from Thailand: Ponglarp Co. Ltd., Thai Hua Co. Ltd.,
Capital Cereals Co. Ltd., Asia Golden Rice Co. Ltd. and Thai Granlux
International Inc.
Vietnam has four: Vietnam Northern Food Corp., Vietnam
Southern Food Corp. II, Gentraco, and Gia International Corp.The remaining
bidders are Olam International Ltd. from Singapore and Louis Dreyfus Co. from
the Netherlands.The NFA will still accept bidders until the opening of bid
documents on July 25.
Of the total import volume, 100,000 MT will be discharged in
the port of Manila, 30,000 MT in Batangas, 25,000 MT each in Tabaco, Cebu,
Cagayan de Oro, 20,000 MT in Poro Pt. in La Union, 15,000 MT in Davao and
10,000 MT in General Santos City.The imported volume is expected to arrive
starting August until September, the period of the lean season, and the agency
has allotted P5.6 billion for the procurement.Current NFA inventory can only
last for five days compared to its mandated buffer stock of having reserves
good for at least 15 days at any given time.
Starting this month, which marks the onset of the lean season for
rice, the NFA must have at least a 30-day buffer stock to meet the requirements
of victims of calamities and emergencies."We continue to monitor the
supply and we are ready with any eventuality. Nothing to worry, because in the
next three weeks, the importation will arrive and we will also be opening the
MAV (minimum access volume)," Escarez said.Based on computations, the
250,000 MT can only cover for seven days.
Following the 32,000-MT daily consumption of the country, at
least 544,000 MT is needed to maintain the agency’s buffer stocking
mandate.Escarez said the NFA Council is set to meet next week to prepare the
documents for the approval of the terms of reference for the 805,000 MT to be
shouldered by the private sector.
Meanwhile, prospective bidders for the 250,000 MT may bid for any
of the lots provided that the bid must be the minimum or maximum of the
imported rice allocated per lot. The maximum quantity to be awarded per
supplier must not be higher than 50,000 MT.NFA said rice must be shipped in
break bulk where packing shall be in 50 kilograms net each in woven
polypropylene bags suitable for rice export with NFA markings, designs and
specifications.Winning bidders shall deliver the goods free of obligations and
expenses of NFA up to NFA’s designated warehouses.
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Philippines
sets $451.08/tonne price ceiling for rice imports
MANILA, July 13 (Reuters) - The
Philippines' state grains agency said on Thursday it set a price ceiling of
$451.08 a tonne for the 250,000 tonnes of rice it was seeking from
international suppliers, and identified 11 prospective bidders from Vietnam,
Thailand and Singapore.
The Philippines, one of the world's
biggest rice importers, usually buys from major sellers Vietnam and Thailand,
where export prices have fallen amid weak demand.
The National Food Authority (NFA) is
seeking supply of 25 percent broken long grain white rice for delivery between
August and September to boost its thinning stockpile ahead of the typhoon
season later this year.
That variety is trading at around
$393-$398 a tonne in Vietnam RI-VNBKN25-P1 and quoted at $393 a tonne
RI-THWHT25-A by the Thai Rice Exporters Association.
"That (price ceiling) is the
average of all the rice prices including (shipping) expenses," Tomas
Escarez, head of the bids and awards panel at the NFA, told reporters after
meeting with prospective bidders.
The NFA's initial list of
prospective bidders includes Olam International Ltd and Louis Dreyfus Corp of
Singapore, and Vietnam Northern Food Corp, also known as Vinafood I, and
Vinafood II.Thai suppliers Asia Golden Rice Co Ltd, Ponglarp Co Ltd, Thai Hua
Co Ltd, Capital Cereals Co Ltd and Thai Granlux International Inc, and
Vietnamese traders Gentraco and Gia International Corp are also interested in
bidding, the NFA said.Bids must be submitted on or before July 25, when the
sealed offers will be opened. The NFA will award a maximum 50,000 tonnes to
each winning bidder.
State inventories have shrunk to the
least in more than three years, just enough to cover five days of national
requirement, or just a fraction of the 30-day buffer stock required during the
lean harvest season from July to September.Escarez said the NFA will also allow
local private rice traders to import up to 805,000 tonnes of rice under an
annual quota scheme, which should arrive between December and February next
year. (Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz; Additional reporting by My Pham in HANOI
and Patpicha Tanakasempipat in BANGKOK; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri
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11 show interest in gov’t-to-private importation of 250,000 MT
of rice
Published July 13, 2017, 10:01 PM
By Madelaine B. Miraflor
With less than a couple of weeks
left, state-run grains agency National Food Authority (NFA) is still hoping
that more companies would participate in the government-to-private (G2P)
auction of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice after having to attract only 11
companies so far.
During a pre-bid conference held
yesterday in Quezon City, NFA Deputy Administrator Tomas Escarez said
only 11 interested firms have so far formally expressed interest to join the
bidding.
These 11 companies are Olam
International Limited, Ponglarp Co. Limited, Thai Hua Co. Limited, Vietnam
Southern Food Corp. II, Gentraco, Gia International Corp., Louis Dreyfus
Company, Vietnam Northern Food Corp. (Vinafood I), Capital Cereals Co. Ltd.,
Asia Golden Rice Co. Ltd., Thai Granlux International, Inc.
“The very purpose of the NFA
Council is for more private sector participation. The more participants the
better so one supplier can’t have all the contracts,” Escarez said in an
interview.“We want more. Even one day before the bidding day, we will accept
interested bidders,” he added.NFA is particularly inviting interested bidders
for the supply contracts of 250,000 MT of 25 percent brokens long grain white
rice well-milled.
The exact bidding date is
happening on July 25 (Tuesday).The government will only allot eight to 10 lots
for this auction, with the maximum quantity to be awarded per supplier only
stood at 50,000 MT.When asked if putting a cap on the volume to be awarded to
each supplier might defeat the purpose of bidding, Escarez only said “it is a
collective decision of the NFA council, we are just implementing it.”
To recall, NFA Council Chairman
Leoncio B. Evasco said before the government decided to transition to G2P
importation from government to government (G2G) in order to ensure a corrupt
free and competitive bidding process at the NFA.“The Council is looking at
dividing the importation to 8 to 10 lots with minimum of 25,000 MT and
maximum of 50,000 MT per lot. This year’s government to private
importation seeks to do away with the old G2G that lacks transparency and
competition,” Evasco said before.
For this G2P deal, the NFA will
only purchase for $451 per MT of rice, totaling to R5.6 billion.
130,000 MT of the imported volume
is expected to arrive in tranches starting August, while the remaining 120,000
should be here by September.
As of now, NFA’s buffer stock is
only meant to last for five days.NFA Spokesperso Marietta Ablaza said earlier
that the additional 250,000 MT of rice will boost the said inventory only for
seven days.Escarez said there’s no need to worry about the dwindling rice
supply as the country can also tap the Minimum Access Volume (MAV)
importation.MAV refers to the volume of commodities that is allowed to be
imported by a member country as a commitment to the World Trade Organization
(WTO).
Aside from the G2P importation,
NFA is also pushing for the approval of the guidelines that will formally allow
the purchase of another 805,000 MT of rice through MAV.“There is still no
approval from the NFA Council but based on the proposal, that (MAV importation)
would start by the last week of December up to February 2018,” Escarez said.“We
have a regular council meeting every third week of the month. We haven’t
received a notice yet but (there’s a meeting) probably next week,” he
added.According to him, the documents are now being prepared for the approval
of Term of Reference (TOR) for MAV importation
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FG to stop importation of rice by December
Minister of Agric, Audu Ogbeh
He lamented that it was unfortunate
that Nigeria was still spending billions of dollars on food importation,
thereby calling for maximum collaboration and partnership between and among the
various authorities to revamp agriculture.
Ogbeh maintained that the Federal
Ministry of Agriculture had been restructured to meet the nation’s needs on
food production so as to bring an end to all forms of food importation, adding
that his visit was aimed at solidifying the existing relationship between the
Osun State Government and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture on the need to
achieve a better agricultural productivity.
According to him, “By December this
year, we will stop importation of rice into the country. It is a pity that as a
nation we spend about five million dollars on the importation of rice on a
daily basis. We have no choice in this country now but to get back to go back
to farm and begin to cultivate it so as to be able to free ourselves and the
land from poverty because oil and gas can no longer do it.
“Our dreams of big foreign exchange
earnings must stop and it is a pity that all our revenue is being spent to
service debts. In Osun, there is a lot of potentialities through various
crops. Just two crops alone are enough
for Osun to make over three billion dollars in a month.
“We have to find extraordinary means
to make agriculture work in this country because by 2050 Nigeria’s population
would have risen to about 450 million and we have to quickly begin to look for
means of being capable to feed ourselves by then,” he remarked.
Ogbeh continued, “If care is not
taken, it will be very difficult to finance the debt which the nation owed all
in the name of food importation. We have to put a stop to this. We have to
rededicate ourselves and look inward in order to chart a new course for our
nation. The only feasible alternative we have to cushion the adverse effect of
the present economy is for all to go back to farm.
In his remarks, Aregbesola, said there was no aspect of agriculture
that his government had not touched, stressing that the present economy has
left Nigerians with options of either to develop or destroy, thus calling for
massive participation in agriculture.
The governor stated, “An alternative
to oil is a quest of all nations. A time is coming when oil will no longer
serve the mono-economic that it serves now, thus, Nigeria must come to that
grim reality that in 25 years to come, there will not be revenue from oil.”http://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-stop-importation-rice-
december/
NFA wants more bidders for for
250,000 MT rice imports
By Louise Maureen
Simeon (philstar.com) | Updated July 13, 2017 - 3:20pm
According to NFA, previous G2P schemes several years ago had an
average of 10 to 15 bidders
MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority wants more
bidders for the procurement of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice as part of the
planned government-to-private sector (G2P) importation scheme.During the
pre-bidding conference Thursday, only 11 bidders bought bid documents for the
the 250,000 MT (25 percent brokens, long grain white rice, well-milled) to be
divided in eight lots.
Although the NFA did not set a target number of bidders to
participate, the agency wants to have as many as possible."We have eight
lots and 11 bidders. We are not saying that it is not enough but we would want
to have more and to open up to many bidders as possible," NFA Special
Assistant to the Administrator Rachel Miguel said.
"The very purpose of the NFA Council is for more
private participation and that the volume will not be from a single supplier
only," NFA deputy administrator Tomas Escarez added.According to NFA,
previous G2P schemes several years ago had an average of 10 to 15 bidders.Of
the 11 bidders, five are from Thailand: Ponglarp Co. Ltd., Thai Hua Co. Ltd.,
Capital Cereals Co. Ltd., Asia Golden Rice Co. Ltd. and Thai Granlux
International Inc.
Vietnam has four: Vietnam Northern Food Corp., Vietnam Southern
Food Corp. II, Gentraco, and Gia International Corp. The remaining bidders
are Olam International Ltd. from Singapore and Louis Dreyfus Co. from the
Netherlands.
The NFA will still accept bidders until the opening of bid
documents on July 25.Of the total import volume, 100,000 MT will be discharged
in the port of Manila, 30,000 MT in Batangas, 25,000 MT each in Tabaco, Cebu,
Cagayan de Oro, 20,000 MT in Poro Pt. in La Union, 15,000 MT in Davao and
10,000 MT in General Santos City.The imported volume is expected to arrive
starting August until September, the period of the lean season, and the agency
has allotted P5.6 billion for the procurement.
Current NFA inventory can only last for five days compared
to its mandated buffer stock of having reserves good for at least 15 days at
any given time.Starting this month, which marks the onset of the lean season
for rice, the NFA must have at least a 30-day buffer stock to meet the
requirements of victims of calamities and emergencies."We continue to
monitor the supply and we are ready with any eventuality. Nothing to worry,
because in the next three weeks, the importation will arrive and we will also
be opening the MAV (minimum access volume)," Escarez said.
Based on computations, the 250,000 MT can only cover for
seven days.Following the 32,000-MT daily consumption of the country, at least
544,000 MT is needed to maintain the agency’s buffer stocking mandate.Escarez
said the NFA Council is set to meet next week to prepare the documents for the
approval of the terms of reference for the 805,000 MT to be shouldered by the
private sector.
Meanwhile, prospective bidders for the 250,000 MT may bid
for any of the lots provided that the bid must be the minimum or maximum of the
imported rice allocated per lot. The maximum quantity to be awarded per
supplier must not be higher than 50,000 MT.NFA said rice must be shipped in
break bulk where packing shall be in 50 kilograms net each in woven
polypropylene bags suitable for rice export with NFA markings, designs and
specifications. Winning bidders shall deliver the goods free of
obligations and expenses of NFA up to NFA’s designated warehouses.
http://www.philstar.com/agriculture/2017/07/13/1719215/nfa-wants-more-bidders-250000-mt-rice-imports
Tanzania: Traders Told to Brand
Mbarali Rice
By Godfrey Kahango TheCitizenTz gkahango@tz.nationmedia.com
Mbarali. Mr Reuben Mfune, the Mbarali District Commissioner
(DC), has reminded rice traders of the importance of branding and packaging
before the product enters the market.Mr Mfune said the aim is to ensure that
rice from the district was well recognised to avoid profit-mongering traders
who sell produce from other regions claiming that it is from Mbarali.
The commissioner made the remark after visiting paddy mills at
Ubaruku Ward where he disclosed that the district had a total of 18 mills plus
the other for producing packing materials. "We will now allow people to
take rice out of Mbarali, but we need traders to transport the commodity in
special packages bearing the logo of the district," said the
DC."Customers nowadays go to the market to buy rice, but unscrupulous
traders sell to them substandard rice claiming that it is from Mbarali. We
don't want this to continue that's why we must package and brand our
product."
He added that the rice production
has gone down this year because of insufficient rains, adding that a big number
of farmers decided not to cultivate. Besides, the DC advised the Mbarali
residents not to sell their yields to avoid hunger. "We had low rainfall this
season, which has affected the quantity of production, for instance, last year
we had a surplus of 200,000 tons of paddy, but this year, it is impossible to
get to that figure. Our early estimates show that we will have at least 87,000
tons," he said. "So, I would like to advise the residents that they
should keep preserving what they have reaped this season. They must not be tempted
to sell because of high prices that are on offer,' said the DC.
A rice trader at Ubaruku Ward,
George Mbilah, said the decision of the government calling for better package
of rice was good for it would make the Mbarali rice to be uniquely identified in
and outside the district.
However, he said this would be
possible only if a proper system was introduced on how to obtain such packages
at affordable prices.A farmer, Joseph Ngungulu, concurred with the district
administration on food storage, urging every household to heed the advice
16,000 millers
blacklisted for illegal rice hoarding
There are 20,000 rice mills in the country, according to Md
Badrul Hasan, director general of Directorate General of Food.Consumers enjoyed
steady rice prices in the last couple of years with abundance in production but
this year, flash floods hit hard the ‘Boro’ rice cultivation damaging around
600,000 tonnes of paddy in the backswamps in northeastern Bangladesh.
The government’s stock of rice also thinned following the ‘Rice
at Tk 10 per kg’ project for poor families.
At this point, import duty on rice was slashed to 10 percent,
from the existing 28 percent, to encourage private traders to purchase more
from abroad.Wholesalers blamed the hike during Ramadan, when rice prices soared
to Tk 60 a kg, on some industrialists trying to control the rice market
countrywide with auto-mills.At the end of June, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
blamed “unscrupulous traders” for the “abnormal rice price hike” during a
session in parliament.
There are currently 16,000 auto rice mills in the country,
according to Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Rice Mill Owners. These mills
have taken over the traditional rice production methods.
When asked whether the demand can be met through only 4,000
registered mills, Badrul said: “The government procures around 1.2 million
tonnes of rice internally which can be easily collected from 2,000 to 2,500
mills.”Hoarders are now releasing the stocks as consignments have started to
arrive from India, the minister said.Bangladesh is importing a quarter million
tonnes of rice from Vietnam under a government-to-government deal, the first
consignment of which has already arrived.
With 20,000 metric tonnes of rice, the ship arrived at
Chittagong port on Thursday, said Qamrul.
“The ship will be unloaded after finishing customs formalities,”
he said. The second onsignment with 22,000 tonnes of rice will arrive on Jul 18
while two more consignments with 21,000 tonnes and 30,000 tonnes of rice will
arrive on Jul 30.Neither the minister nor other officials of his ministry
responded to reporters’ repeated queries on what the exact amount of rice the
government has in reserve.
Qamrul only said: “There is enough.”“We do not need to spare
from our stock at this moment except for some relief work.”He called on
journalists to refrain from publishing “negative news” over rice stock.When
asked why the rice import was delayed, he said: “We issued a letter asking for
removal of tariff earlier but the prime minister was thoughtful about farmers.
It was removed after farmers received due prices for their produces.
http://businessnews24bd.com/16000-millers-blacklisted-for-illegal-rice-hoarding/
Rice self-sufficiency
Many of the estimated 1,700 varieties of rice that
have evolved to suit the country's micro-climates and soils are now in danger
of becoming extinct
Sean Shoemaker
SEAN SHOEMAKER
HIGH BREED: Women planting paddy at the 15th annual Paddy Festival
on 29 June in Pokhara.
Nepal is one of the most diverse
countries for rice in the world, with paddy growing from the heights of the
3,000m Sinja Valley to the plains of Ilam, at 100m. However, many of the
estimated 1,700 varieties of rice that have evolved to suit the country's
micro-climates and soils are now in danger of becoming extinct.
Scientists say this would worsen
Nepal’s already precarious food security situation, and the country would be
much more dependent on imported hybrids. Nepal’s rice varieties are also
threatened by climate change and rapid urbanisation of fertile valleys, as well
as the out-migration of young men.
“The educated stay abroad, only us
elderly farmers remain in the village. A lot of terraces are now fallow, they
have turned into jungle,” says Surya Prasad Adhikari from Sundari Danda near
Pokhara, who has been at the forefront of a farmer-driven effort to preserve
the genetic diversity of rice seeds by cross-breeding rice varieties to make
them more resilient.
“Local strains of rice are being
abandoned not only because farmers have left, but also because some are
attracted to higher yields of hybrid varieties. Local strains can better resist
climate change, and if they are preserved maybe some farmers would even return
to their land,” says Adhikari, who has worked closely for the Pokhara-based
group, Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)
that helps cooperatives practice sustainable agriculture.
“The farmers protect quality
seeds so they can breed improved varieties, and planting them in turn protects
the soil,” explains LI-BIRD’s plant breeder, Rajeev Dhakal.
Nepal has an annual rice deficit
of about 1 million tons even during years with good monsoons. Rice production
is averaging about 5 million tons because only 18% of the land is irrigated,
and productivity is low. This year, only 40% of rice fields have been planted
because of late monsoons and elections.
However, hope may be at hand.
Three irrigation projects that will divert water to huge tracts of the Tarai
are about to launch in the central and western plains. This means farmers will
be able to plant spring rice as well. New techniques like System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and cross-breeding by farmers like Adhikari
have improved yields, and these techniques need to be scaled up.
SRI is now being practised in 12
districts and has doubled the yield in many places, while using half the amount
of seedlings and much less water. SRI combined with mechanisation has boosted
productivity in Tarai farms from an average of 3 tons/hectare to 9 tons/hectare
at a lower cost. Power tillers, automatic paddy planters and harvesters are
replacing manual farming even in the hills.
Says Rajendra Uprety at the
Regional Directorate of Agriculture in Biratnagar and a strong proponent of
SRI: “We need to grow more rice to achieve food security, and need a new
methodology for local seeds for higher yields. SRI is suitable to achieve that
objective.”
http://nepalitimes.com/article/nation/rice-self-sufficiency,3834
Prof Yuan
Longping — Feed The World With Hybrid Rice
JULY 14, 2017 01:05 AM
Prof
Yuan Longping: “I believe our world stands a good chance of wiping out the
chronic scourge of human starvation.”
Prof
Yuan Longping has invented a rice species that produces 50 percent more grains.
There are 852 million people
globally that live in a constant state of starvation and, each year, 50,000
children die of hunger or malnutrition. More appallingly, the absolute number
of hunger-stricken people in three-quarters of Third World countries has risen
over the past five years.
Despite efforts of governments
and charities, the declarations made by the United Nations, the G7 and the G20,
global hunger persists on a horrific scale. One only need look at the situation
in the remote villages of South Sudan and Somalia this year to see that the
status quo is not working.
Perhaps a more sustainable
approach needs to be adopted — such as if poor rice-growing communities could
continue to grow rice, but grow a species that withstood the elements and
produced up to 50 percent more grains. This is the theory of Prof Yuan
Longping, an 86-year-old agricultural scientist who is credited with inventing
the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. He has dedicated his life — often
putting it in mortal danger — to its development. Last year he was honoured
with the inaugural LUI Che Woo Prize for sustainability.
Prof Yuan Longping tells his remarkable story.
How could hybrid rice wipe out
starvation?
There are 150 million rice-growing hectares in the world today. If we succeed in planting hybrid rice in half of the total rice-growing hectares, the increased yield each year will be able to feed 400-500 million people more globally. Therefore, I believe our world stands a good chance of wiping out the chronic scourge of human starvation.
There are 150 million rice-growing hectares in the world today. If we succeed in planting hybrid rice in half of the total rice-growing hectares, the increased yield each year will be able to feed 400-500 million people more globally. Therefore, I believe our world stands a good chance of wiping out the chronic scourge of human starvation.
Could hybrid rice be grown in
areas of drought like Somalia, South Sudan and elsewhere in Africa?
As for the development of hybrid rice in Africa, in tropical areas such as South Sudan and Somalia, the climate is not an issue. One of the key requirements for carrying out hybrid rice technology tests is whether there are enough water resources. We have carried out hybrid rice drought tests under dry weather conditions before, and positive results have been made. Piracy and safety issues are amongst the main concerns in Somalia. And it would be difficult to provide teaching and instruction on hybrid rice technology if these problems can’t be addressed.
As for the development of hybrid rice in Africa, in tropical areas such as South Sudan and Somalia, the climate is not an issue. One of the key requirements for carrying out hybrid rice technology tests is whether there are enough water resources. We have carried out hybrid rice drought tests under dry weather conditions before, and positive results have been made. Piracy and safety issues are amongst the main concerns in Somalia. And it would be difficult to provide teaching and instruction on hybrid rice technology if these problems can’t be addressed.
What was your experience of
living through the famine?
In the three-year-long period of extreme difficulties in the 1960s, China experienced a widespread famine. Witnessing people collapsing dead on the roadside at the ridge of the fields or under a bridge was very upsetting. As an intellectual specialising in farming research and trained by the state since the founding of the new China, I felt very guilty seeing a decrease in yield on a large scale and a nationwide famine. From that moment forth, I had a greater determination to try my utmost to increase the grain yield and never let our people suffer from hunger again.
In the three-year-long period of extreme difficulties in the 1960s, China experienced a widespread famine. Witnessing people collapsing dead on the roadside at the ridge of the fields or under a bridge was very upsetting. As an intellectual specialising in farming research and trained by the state since the founding of the new China, I felt very guilty seeing a decrease in yield on a large scale and a nationwide famine. From that moment forth, I had a greater determination to try my utmost to increase the grain yield and never let our people suffer from hunger again.
What led you to imagine you
could create hybrid rice?
It was a natural hybrid rice plant. In July 1961, I went to the paddy fields and I found a peculiarly strong rice plant. I planted its seeds but by the time the plants fully matured the following spring, I was disappointed to find that none of them showed anything resembling their parent plants in morphology: some tillered early, some late; some plantswere tall, some short. I felt low, but I had a sudden inspiration: the rice is a self-pollinated plant and so strains of a pure line cannot exhibit the behaviour of genetic segregation. Why did these show a variety of diverse and varied traits in morphology? At last, I had discovered that the segregation ratio between the tall phenotypes and the short phenotypes was 3:1, in perfect agreement with Mendel’s law of segregation. A plant that I had picked out from the farmland because of its superb morphology had turned out to be a natural hybrid rice plant!
It was a natural hybrid rice plant. In July 1961, I went to the paddy fields and I found a peculiarly strong rice plant. I planted its seeds but by the time the plants fully matured the following spring, I was disappointed to find that none of them showed anything resembling their parent plants in morphology: some tillered early, some late; some plantswere tall, some short. I felt low, but I had a sudden inspiration: the rice is a self-pollinated plant and so strains of a pure line cannot exhibit the behaviour of genetic segregation. Why did these show a variety of diverse and varied traits in morphology? At last, I had discovered that the segregation ratio between the tall phenotypes and the short phenotypes was 3:1, in perfect agreement with Mendel’s law of segregation. A plant that I had picked out from the farmland because of its superb morphology had turned out to be a natural hybrid rice plant!
So I reasoned: if nature breeds
its own hybrid rice in a spontaneous way, this means rice has its own
heterosis, and it must be possible for us to make use of the hybrid heterosis
of rice in an artificial way. The idea of cultivating hybrid rice cultivars
came into my mind.
It must have been very
difficult to get resources for your research, or even enough food to feed
yourself at the time?
In 1967, I drafted a plan for the selective breeding of the male sterile line of rice in school. In response, the provincial science and technology commission made a decision to list our research work into projects funded by the provincial authorities and granted us an annual fund of up to 400 yuan. The letter from the State Science and Technology Commission played the role of a protective shield, not only protecting me from political persecution, but also providing a certain shelter so that the initial stage of our research was immune from disturbances.
In 1967, I drafted a plan for the selective breeding of the male sterile line of rice in school. In response, the provincial science and technology commission made a decision to list our research work into projects funded by the provincial authorities and granted us an annual fund of up to 400 yuan. The letter from the State Science and Technology Commission played the role of a protective shield, not only protecting me from political persecution, but also providing a certain shelter so that the initial stage of our research was immune from disturbances.
When did you publish your
findings?
There were a lot of hardships and setbacks during the early stage of our research. Hua Guofeng, chief of the Hunan Provincial Revolutionary Committee, fully affirmed the staged results scored by our tentative exploration, despite exceedingly difficult conditions, and instructed us to propagate our research work to the grassroots masses.
There were a lot of hardships and setbacks during the early stage of our research. Hua Guofeng, chief of the Hunan Provincial Revolutionary Committee, fully affirmed the staged results scored by our tentative exploration, despite exceedingly difficult conditions, and instructed us to propagate our research work to the grassroots masses.
Afterwards, our research on
hybrid rice was listed as an independent entry in the research projects whose enforcement
was to be well coordinated by all research bodies throughout the province. We
had proven that the ‘three-lines’ approach and the cooperation of the different
research bodies were key to sustaining the progress of our research and in
driving our breakthrough. After we made the discovery of wild abortive rice, we
shared our findings with 18 research units across the nation. Thanks to the
collective hard work and effort of the teams nationwide, we successfully
established a complete set of the ‘three lines’ to develop hybrid rice
cultivars in 1973. If we had kept it a secret, it would have taken us much
longer to achieve such success.
How do you feel that your rice
became the first case of intellectual property moving from China to the US?
During the 1980s, US agro-scientists explored the potential for heterosis in rice. Our success in studying hybrid rice attracted worldwide attention and, on 9 May 1980, Chen Yiwu, Du Shenyu and I flew to Los Angeles. Our US tour for propagating the know-how of hybrid rice and the resulting media coverage enabled more people to learn about the hybrid rice. So far, I have made five visits in succession to the US to popularise our research knowledge and findings. We have helped our US colleagues solve several tough problems and issues, and our work in the US was often praised by the late president Lyndon Johnson.
During the 1980s, US agro-scientists explored the potential for heterosis in rice. Our success in studying hybrid rice attracted worldwide attention and, on 9 May 1980, Chen Yiwu, Du Shenyu and I flew to Los Angeles. Our US tour for propagating the know-how of hybrid rice and the resulting media coverage enabled more people to learn about the hybrid rice. So far, I have made five visits in succession to the US to popularise our research knowledge and findings. We have helped our US colleagues solve several tough problems and issues, and our work in the US was often praised by the late president Lyndon Johnson.
How many lives have you saved?
The total acreage planted with various hybrid rice in the world today has amounted to six million hectares. In the upcoming five to six years, the global acreage of croplands devoted to hybrid rice might be expected to go up to 15 million hectares worldwide, so the increased yield might reach some 30 million tons each year, which is capable of feeding an additional 100 million people. In the future, I will remain dedicated to promoting the hybrid rice cultivars, especially in developing countries. I believe the development of hybrid rice cultivars in the world is the solution to food shortages.
The total acreage planted with various hybrid rice in the world today has amounted to six million hectares. In the upcoming five to six years, the global acreage of croplands devoted to hybrid rice might be expected to go up to 15 million hectares worldwide, so the increased yield might reach some 30 million tons each year, which is capable of feeding an additional 100 million people. In the future, I will remain dedicated to promoting the hybrid rice cultivars, especially in developing countries. I believe the development of hybrid rice cultivars in the world is the solution to food shortages.
http://www.billionaire.com/philanthropy/environment/2881/prof-yuan-longping-feed-the-world-with-hybrid-rice
Genome-edited rice gets a step
closer to the kitchen
Scientists in Japan await first
harvest of crop developed using new GMO technology
July 13, 2017 10:00 am JST
TOMOYUKI ENDO, Nikkei staff writer
Seedlings of genome-edited rice
strains are planted outdoors to test their real-world viability. (Courtesy
NARO)
TOKYO Japan has begun its first outdoor
test-planting of rice strains developed using genome editing. This technology,
which allows scientists to make changes to specific genes, promises a more
efficient method for improving agricultural strains of all types.
On May 23, the National
Agriculture and Food Research Organization, or NARO, planted two modified
strains of rice in a paddy at its facility in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. The
main purpose is to determine whether the plants will show the desired
improvements in yield when grown outdoors rather than in a lab environment.
NARO modified one of the strains
to produce larger grains, and the other to produce more grains per ear. The
organization plans to harvest the rice as early as October to analyze crop
volume and other factors.
"With this technology we can
reduce the time needed to develop new strains from between three and five
years, at best, to just one," said Hiroshi Ezura, a professor at the
University of Tsukuba who specializes in genome editing.
AN ELEGANT SOLUTION Genome editing changes how genes work by
removing and altering targeted pieces of the genome. Like text editing, it
allows specific changes to be made in targeted locations, making it possible to
produce improvements with a single edit.
Conventional methods of strain
improvement use induced genetic mutation triggered by, for example, dipping
amounts of rice in a chemical solution. Any resulting plants that manifest the
desired trait, like larger grains, are selected for further breeding. This
approach, however, involves a large degree of chance. As a result, it usually
takes a long time to obtain a strain with the exact intended trait.
The first genome-editing
technology was unveiled in 1996. Steady improvements have led to the current
CRISPR/Cas method, and research in the field has blossomed. Genome editing has
been used to improve not only crops, but also fish and other farmed products.
Much is also expected from its application in the medical field.
But the technology is currently
most effective in agriculture, where much progress has been made in analyzing
the genomes of various crops. This analysis has helped identify genes that
influence yield, sweetness and other characteristics of grains, rice in
particular, and of tomatoes and vegetables. Targeting these genes for editing
makes strain improvement more efficient.
Corporations in the U.S., too,
are using genome editing to improve crop strains. DuPont Pioneer, for instance,
has developed a high-yield strain of corn and test-grown it outdoors. The
company expects to commercialize the product in four years. Seed giant Monsanto
recently formed a partnership with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,
which develops genome editing technologies.
Crop improvements announced in
Japan include herbicide-resistant rice and tomatoes that require no
pollination, but cultivation of all of these new strains remains limited to
closed greenhouses.
http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20170713/Tech-Science/Genome-edited-rice-gets-a-step-closer-to-the-kitchen
Waiguru, Karua endear themselves to Mwea
Jul.
14, 2017, 12:00 am
By
GEOFFREY KIBISU
The top two contenders for
Kirinyaga governor, Anne Waiguru of Jubilee and Martha Karua of Narc Kenya,
have set their sights on the vote-rich Mwea.Waiguru camped in the area on
Tuesday and Wednesday last week and was spotted buying tomatoes and cereals
from hawkers in Ngurubani town. Mwea is known for its delicious pishori rice.Karua
was in the area on Thursday and Friday. She visited Nice rice millers together
with her running mate Kirinyaga Central MP Joseph Gitari.
Karua and Gitari rode on boda
bodas instead of their vehicles.Waiguru and Karua are trying to endear
themselves to the voters by portraying themselves as down-to-earth and in touch
with the common mwananchi.Waiguru's running mate Peter Ndambiri comes from Ngariama
South village, Mwea, and is expected to deliver the Mwea vote.Gitari says he
has two subcounties, Mwea West and Mwea East.
''I grew up and schooled in
Kimbimbi. That is my home and my family is still here in Mwea. I'm one of your
sons, kindly give us a chance to lead you since I understand the problems
facing my kinsmen and we have the solution,' he told a crowd at Ngurubani town
on Friday.Mwea has 122,380 votes and is considered a swing vote.
A strategist in the Karua camp
yesterday told the Star on the phone they are targetting between 60 and 70 per
cent votes in Mwea.''If we manage over 60 per cent in Mwea we are going to win
this thing ( sic) by 2pm on Election Day,'' said the strategist, who did not
want to be named.In Mwea West Karua has tasked JP Senate primary loser Elias
Nganga to deliver the vote.
Nganga, who lost to senator
Daniel Karaba, comes from Rukanga village in Mwea West.He has been meeting
women and youth groups and urging them to vote for Karua, saying she has an
agenda for the people of Kirinyaga.During the Jubilee primaries on April 24
Waiguru was trailing Gitari, who was also vying for the governor ticket, with
results from Gichugu, Ndia and Kirinyaga Central. The number, however, satrted
tiltinh in Waiguru's favour when the results from Mwea started flowing in. She
won with a landslide. That's how important the Mwea vote is
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/07/14/waiguru-karua-endear-themselves-to-mwea_c1596144
Govt blacklists
16,000 rice millers
‘Stockpiling
by them one of the reasons behind price hike’
Some
16,000 rice millers have been blacklisted for illegally hoarding rice, said
Food Minister Qamrul Islam on Thursday, reports UNB."The government won't
procure rice from these millers for the next three years," the minister
told a press briefing at the secretariat.Replying to a question, he said
stockpiling the staple food by the vested millers is one of the main reasons
behind the rice price hike."The prices of different varieties of rice are
decreasing after the lifting of tariff on rice import to encourage the private
sector," he added.
Dismissing
the allegation of shortfall in government stock behind the rice price hike,
Qamrul Islam said the government has enough rice in its stock.Describing the
government efforts to ensure adequate rice supply to meet the demand, he said
the government's rice stock will reach 0.8-1.0 million tonnes in August next,
while 1.2 million tonnes in September.At present, the government is allocating
rice for relief for the flood-affected people, he said.
BSS
adds: The country's rice stock will be increased to 1.0 million (10 lakh)
tonnes by August to ensure supply of the staple food-grain and meet any
emergency demand, Food Minister Qamrul Islam said."There is no food crisis
in the country", the minister asserted at the press conference.
According
to the minister, 110 thousand tonnes of rice would reach Chittagong Port from
Vietnam by July when another 180 thousand tonnes would come in August."The
government is procuring a total of 2.5 lakh tonnes (250 thousand tones) of rice
from Vietnam on G2G (government to government) contract basis, of which 20
thousand tonnes arrived in the outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port,"
the minister said.
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/07/14/76853/Govt-blacklists-16,000-rice-millers
Bangladesh blacklists 16,000
millers for illegal rice hoarding
2017-07-13 16:15:12.0 BdST Updated: 2017-07-13 18:15:18.0 BdST
Food Minister Qamrul Islam
addressing the media at the ministry on Thursday.
The government has blacklisted
16,000 rice millers for hoarding in an effort to manipulate prices.Food Minister
Qamrul Islam said on Thursday that they will not procure rice from these
millers for the next three years."The only reason behind spiralling rice
prices was stockpiling by unscrupulous traders following the flash floods in
the haor area," he said at a media briefing at the ministry.Islam said the
government's target for procuring rice hit snags for the 'huge difference'
between the market price and the government-fixed rate of Tk 34 for a kg.
There are 20,000 rice mills in the country, according to Md Badrul Hasan,
director general of Directorate General of Food.Consumers enjoyed steady rice
prices in the last couple of years with abundance in production but this year,
flash floods hit hard the ‘Boro’ rice cultivation damaging around 600,000
tonnes of paddy in the backswamps in northeastern Bangladesh.
The government’s stock of rice
also thinned following the 'Rice at Tk 10 per kg' project for poor families.At
this point, import duty on rice was slashed to 10 percent, from the existing 28
percent, to encourage private traders to purchase more from abroad.
Wholesalers blamed the hike
during Ramadan, when rice prices soared to Tk 60 a kg, on some industrialists
trying to control the rice market countrywide with auto-mills.At the end of
June, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed “unscrupulous traders” for the
“abnormal rice price hike” during a session in parliament.There are currently
16,000 auto rice mills in the country, according to Bangladesh Auto Major and
Husking Rice Mill Owners. These mills have taken over the traditional rice
production methods.
When asked whether the demand can
be met through only 4,000 registered mills, Badrul said: “The government
procures around 1.2 million tonnes of rice internally which can be easily
collected from 2,000 to 2,500 mills.”Hoarders are now releasing the stocks as
consignments have started to arrive from India, the minister said.
Bangladesh is importing a quarter
million tonnes of rice from Vietnam under a government-to-government deal, the
first consignment of which has already arrived.With 20,000 metric tonnes of
rice, the ship arrived at Chittagong port on Thursday, said Qamrul.“The ship
will be unloaded after finishing customs formalities,” he said. The second
consignment with 22,000 tonnes of rice will arrive on Jul 18 while two more
consignments with 21,000 tonnes and 30,000 tonnes of rice will arrive on Jul
30.
Neither the minister nor other
officials of his ministry responded to reporters’ repeated queries on what the
exact amount of rice the government has in reserve.Qamrul only said: “There is
enough.”“We do not need to spare from our stock at this moment except for some
relief work.”He called on journalists to refrain from publishing “negative
news” over rice stock.When asked why the rice import was delayed, he said: “We
issued a letter asking for removal of tariff earlier but the prime minister was
thoughtful about farmers. It was removed after farmers received due prices for
their produces.”
http://bdnews24.com/business/2017/07/13/bangladesh-blacklists-16000-millers-for-illegal-rice-hoarding
Rice millers
urged to apply for loans
The government is preparing short-term emergency loans
for rice millers to bolster paddy prices for farmers in the upcoming harvest season. Local
officials, rice millers, and provincial governors in Battambang and Banteay
Meanchey provinces met this week to discuss the plan.
Rice millers are now preparing relevant documents for the loans, according to Kao Thach, president of the government-backed Rural Development Bank.
Rice millers are now preparing relevant documents for the loans, according to Kao Thach, president of the government-backed Rural Development Bank.
“I have held talks with rice
millers, local officials and provincial governors to inform them about the
availability of emergency loans from the government, which will be disbursed to
rice millers to make sure they have funds to buy paddy in the upcoming rice
harvest season,” Mr Thach said yesterday. “This will boost purchases of paddy
from farmers.”The RDB wants rice millers to prepare documents including
warehouse and rice inventories, plus sales contracts, to act as collateral for
any loan, Mr Thach said.
The amount available for emergency loans this year will be the same as last year and the interest rate will be unchanged, he added. Last year, the government launched its first one-year emergency loan offer through the RDB to help rice millers buy paddy rice from farmers. The fund was worth about $27 million with an interest rate of 7 percent per annum. Rice sector representatives requested the loans from government, warning the country’s rice sector would collapse if they did not have enough funds to buy paddy.
Mr Thach said the amount paid out of the emergency loan fund will be adjusted to market demand. “At the moment, the emergency loan package this year will be the same as last year and the interest rate will be the same.If demand is more than that, we may increase what is available according to the situation. The interest rate will be the same, but if possible, we will pull it down a bit more than last year,” he said.
Mr Thach suggested the amount of loans disbursed this year could increase, since rice millers have been given more time to apply than last year. Last year, five rice millers applied for nearly $5 million worth of loans from RDB. They had all paid the entirety back by its maturity date in May.
Phou Poy, president of Baitong Rice Mill in Battambang province, said that provision of emergency loans from RDB is important for sustaining the business of rice millers.“Rice millers who are interested in getting loans to buy paddy should prepare now,” Mr Poy said. Demand for loans will likely increase this year, Mr Poy said, but rice millers are still hoping for a cut in the interest rate.
Responding to that concern, Mr Thach said he will raise the issue with RDB’s board council.
Meanwhile, rice farmers can expect some kind of short respite due to current high prices caused by a depletion of rice stockpiles in neighbouring Thailand.Hun Lak, vice president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, said rice prices had gone up by about 17 percent with the cost price of white rice at $425 per tonne and jasmine rice fetching between $690 to $700 per tonne. “Cambodia can be expected to benefit from this price rise,” said Mr Lak.
Song Saran, CEO of Amru Rice, said that rice prices are high now due to demand from the Middle East, Bangladesh and the Philippines.
“The Thai stockpile is almost finished so there is a global shortage,” said Mr Saran.
“Cambodia will benefit because we have different markets, compared with Thailand and Vietnam.“Our main markets are China and Europe and we hope this coming year we can reach out to the Middle East and the US,” he said
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/40296/rice-millers-urged-to-apply-for-loans/
Vietnamese private rice exporters
can bid for Philippines shipments
Update: July,
14/2017 - 13:20
HCM CITY — Vietnamese private rice exporters will be
allowed to participate in the bidding for the supply contract of 250,000 tonnes
of rice to Philippines on July 25.The announcement was made by
the Việt Nam Food Association (VFA) while raising concerns over strict
regulations for the participants.
According to the VFA, it is the first time that
the Philippines’ National Food Authority (NFA) will open bidding for
private suppliers from participating countries, instead of limiting the bidders
to government counterparts.
In previous years, NFA’s auctions for rice were done through a
government-to-government importation regime, where state-run suppliers from
Việt Nam, Thailand and Cambodia were invited to
participate.
However, requirements for private enterprises to be invited in
the bidding are quite strict and Vietnamese rice exporters do not have much
experience in executing procedures for the bidding, VFA said.
Those satisfying the requirements would be allowed to bid and
take full responsibility of the shipment. The Vietnamese Government’s Decree
109/2010/NĐ-CP on rice trading and the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s
Circular 44 on guiding the implementation of the decree will not be applied in
these cases.
The total volume of 25 per cent broken long grain well-milled
white rice is expected to arrive between August and September as requested by
the NFA.
The imported volume is divided to eight lots -- six lots with
25,000 tonnes each and two lots with 50,000 tonnes each.
Prospective bidders may bid for any of the lots, provided that
the bid must be the minimum or maximum of the imported rice allocated per lot,
but the maximum quantity to be awarded per supplier must not be higher than
50,000 tonnes.
Statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development revealed that Philippines was the second largest importer of
Vietnamese rice in the first five months of the year with 8.6 per cent of the
market share.
Rice export to the market in the period reached 237,400 tonnes
in volume and US$90.4 million in value, representing a year-on-year increase of
23.4 per cent and 10.4 per cent, respectively. — VNS
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/380139/vietnamese-private-rice-exporters-can-bid-for-philippines-shipments.html#FZwv8jvMZqfsLVdb.99
Bangladesh blacklists 16,000 millers
for illegal rice hoarding
Published: 2017-07-13 16:15:12.0 BdST Updated: 2017-07-13 18:15:18.0
BdST
Food Minister Qamrul Islam
addressing the media at the ministry on Thursday.
The government
has blacklisted 16,000 rice millers for hoarding in an effort to manipulate
prices.
Food Minister Qamrul Islam said on Thursday that they will not
procure rice from these millers for the next three years.
"The only reason behind spiralling rice prices was
stockpiling by unscrupulous traders following the flash floods in the haor
area," he said at a media briefing at the ministry.
Islam said the government's target for procuring rice hit snags
for the 'huge difference' between the market price and the government-fixed
rate of Tk 34 for a kg.
There are 20,000 rice mills in the country, according to Md Badrul Hasan, director general of Directorate General of Food.
There are 20,000 rice mills in the country, according to Md Badrul Hasan, director general of Directorate General of Food.
Consumers enjoyed steady rice prices in the last couple of years
with abundance in production but this year, flash floods hit hard the ‘Boro’
rice cultivation damaging around 600,000 tonnes of paddy in the backswamps in
northeastern Bangladesh.
The government’s stock of rice also thinned following the 'Rice
at Tk 10 per kg' project for poor families.
At this point, import duty on rice was slashed to 10 percent,
from the existing 28 percent, to encourage private traders to purchase more
from abroad.
Wholesalers blamed the hike during Ramadan, when rice prices
soared to Tk 60 a kg, on some industrialists trying to control the rice market
countrywide with auto-mills.
At the end of June, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed
“unscrupulous traders” for the “abnormal rice price hike” during a session in
parliament.
There are currently 16,000 auto rice mills in the country,
according to Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Rice Mill Owners. These mills
have taken over the traditional rice production methods.
When asked whether the demand can be met through only 4,000
registered mills, Badrul said: “The government procures around 1.2 million
tonnes of rice internally which can be easily collected from 2,000 to 2,500
mills.”
Hoarders are now releasing the stocks as consignments have
started to arrive from India, the minister said.
Bangladesh is importing a quarter million tonnes of rice from
Vietnam under a government-to-government deal, the first consignment of which
has already arrived.
With 20,000 metric tonnes of rice, the ship arrived at Chittagong
port on Thursday, said Qamrul.
“The ship will be unloaded after finishing customs formalities,”
he said. The second consignment with 22,000 tonnes of rice will arrive on Jul
18 while two more consignments with 21,000 tonnes and 30,000 tonnes of rice
will arrive on Jul 30.
Neither the minister nor other officials of his ministry
responded to reporters’ repeated queries on what the exact amount of rice the
government has in reserve.
Qamrul only said: “There is enough.”
“We do not need to spare from our stock at this moment except
for some relief work.”
He called on journalists to refrain from publishing “negative
news” over rice stock.
When asked why the rice import was delayed, he said: “We issued
a letter asking for removal of tariff earlier but the prime minister was
thoughtful about farmers. It was removed after farmers received due prices for
their produces.”
http://bdnews24.com/business/2017/07/13/bangladesh-blacklists-16000-millers-for-illegal-rice-hoarding
Qamrul finds food stock sufficient
Bins media reports but won't share information on current rice
reserve
Staff Correspondent
Food Minister Qamrul Islam
yesterday trashed some recent media reports on low food stock in public
granaries, claiming that the government had sufficient stock.He, however,
refused to share specific information about the current food reserve.Speaking
at a press conference at his ministry, he said the country would have at least
12 lakh tonnes of food in stock by September.Pressed several times on the
current food reserve, Qamrul said, “I don't want to speak further.”
Interestingly, the official website
of his ministry shows that the government silos have a stock of only 3.37 lakh
tonnes now. The minister blamed the recent price hike of rice
on unscrupulous traders and rice millers who took advantage of flashflood in
Haor areas.He hoped the prices would come down soon with the first consignment
(20,000 tonnes) of rice, imported by the government, reaching Chittagong Port
yesterday.He said the government struck a deal with Vietnam to import 2.5 lakh
tonnes of rice. Of the amount, 1.1 lakh tonnes would reach the country by July
24 and the rest by next month.
More rice is being imported through
international tenders and the government is hopeful that 4.5 lakh tonnes rice
will reach Bangladesh within next month, said Qamrul.The minister told
reporters that he would visit Cambodia on August 1 to explore the possibility
of importing rice from there. Also, two Indian and Thai delegations would visit
Bangladesh within next few days for the same purpose.
Private traders brought in 84,000
tonnes of rice from India since June 20 when the government slashed the import
duty from 28 percent to 10 percent, he added.According to government
statistics, coarse rice prices increased 47 percent on a year-on-year basis.
The Daily Star ran a report yesterday on the food ministry's indifference to
low stock and delayed decisions on rice import and cutting import tariff.Asked
why the decision on rice import was delayed, he said they started
importing rice in “proper time”.
He said the ministry had earlier
written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to withdraw rice import tariff, but she
took a “proper and timely decision” considering the farmers' benefit and the
people were being benefitted from the PM's decision.He expressed optimism that
the government would be able to collect 3 to 4 lakh tonnes of rice through
internal procurement within next month.“We'll be able to build a handsome stock
within next month. Our stock would be at least 8 to 10 lakh tonnes within
August and 12 lakh tonnes within September.”“You won't have any opportunity to
run negative news on food stock,” he added.
About the recent media reports on
low food stock, he said, “Your news has no basis. I am telling you we have
sufficient stock. Except for relief work, we don't need to supply rice to any
other sector now.... We have sufficient stock to carry out relief work.”Asked
about a report on the six-year low food stock and its adverse impact on rice
prices, he said, “Those who are saying this are giving a wrong explanation.”
The government blacklisted some
16,000 millers for refusing to sell rice to it and stockpiling the staple, the
minister said, adding that the government would not buy rice from them for next
three years.Qamrul said his ministry was not responsible for supplying food to
market and controlling prices.When a journalist pointed out that rice prices
increased by Tk 30 to Tk 40 per mound due to flood, the minister said, “Your
information is totally false. There is no question of price hike of rice. Don't
ask such irrelevant questions.”
http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/qamrul-finds-food-stock-sufficient-1432867
Philippines sets $451.08/tonne price ceiling for rice imports
JULY
13, 2017 / 1:04 PM / A DAY AGO
MANILA, July 13 (Reuters) - The Philippines' state grains agency
said on Thursday it set a price ceiling of $451.08 a tonne for the 250,000
tonnes of rice it was seeking from international suppliers, and identified 11
prospective bidders from Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.The Philippines, one
of the world's biggest rice importers, usually buys from major sellers Vietnam
and Thailand, where export prices have fallen amid weak demand.
The National Food Authority (NFA) is seeking supply of 25
percent broken long grain white rice for delivery between August and September
to boost its thinning stockpile ahead of the typhoon season later this year.That
variety is trading at around $393-$398 a tonne in Vietnam RI-VNBKN25-P1 and
quoted at $393 a tonne RI-THWHT25-A by the Thai Rice Exporters Association."That
(price ceiling) is the average of all the rice prices including (shipping)
expenses," Tomas Escarez, head of the bids and awards panel at the NFA,
told reporters after meeting with prospective bidders.
The NFA's initial list of prospective bidders includes Olam
International Ltd and Louis Dreyfus Corp of Singapore, and Vietnam Northern
Food Corp, also known as Vinafood I, and Vinafood II.Thai suppliers Asia Golden
Rice Co Ltd, Ponglarp Co Ltd, Thai Hua Co Ltd, Capital Cereals Co Ltd and Thai
Granlux International Inc, and Vietnamese traders Gentraco and Gia
International Corp are also interested in bidding, the NFA said.Bids must be
submitted on or before July 25, when the sealed offers will be opened. The NFA
will award a maximum 50,000 tonnes to each winning bidder.
State inventories have shrunk to the least in more than three
years, just enough to cover five days of national requirement, or just a
fraction of the 30-day buffer stock required during the lean harvest season
from July to September.Escarez said the NFA will also allow local private rice
traders to import up to 805,000 tonnes of rice under an annual quota scheme,
which should arrive between December and February next year. (Reporting by
Enrico dela Cruz; Additional reporting by My Pham in HANOI and Patpicha
Tanakasempipat in BANGKOK; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)
http://www.reuters.com/article/philippines-rice-idUSL4N1K42VF
U.S. university researchers simplify incorporation of nitrogen
into molecules
Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-14 03:06:20|Editor: Mu Xuequan
HOUSTON, July 13 (Xinhua) -- A research team of the Rice
University in Texas state found a way to incorporate nitrogen atoms into
molecules in a single efficient step, which may help design for drugs and
agricultural compounds.
According to a news release published recently by the Rice
University, researchers who specializes in synthesizing reagents and intermediate
molecules for the design and manufacture of drugs and other fine chemicals has
delivered on a promise to generalize the synthesis of electrophilic
(electron-poor) aminating agents.
Aminating agents are valuable building blocks that can
incorporate nitrogen atoms into molecules in a single efficient step without
the use of contaminating metals or catalysts.László Kürti, Rice synthetic
organic chemist, said the novel approach represents an operationally simple,
scalable and environmentally friendly alternative to transition
metal-catalyzed, carbon-nitrogen cross-coupling methods that are currently used
to access structurally diverse amines
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/14/c_136442069.htm
Costa Rice Gets a Taste of Cajun Cooking with U.S. Rice
By Sarah Moran
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA -- Late last month, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture hosted a cooking event with the U.S. Ambassador to
Costa Rica Stafford Haney. USA Rice was one of the groups that supported
this culinary diplomacy event, which shared Cajun cooking with Costa Rican
chefs and consumers. Chef Ryan Hughes and Ambassador Haney cooked a Cajun
chicken étoufée, utilizing U.S. rice.
"Cajun cooking is all about the layering of
spices and flavors," said Chef Hughes, who can normally be found at
Purloo, his restaurant inside the Southern Food & Beverage Museum in New
Orleans. "Building one spice upon another is what makes this tasty
dish a staple in Southern cooking." Chef Hughes continued, "This
[U.S.] rice that we import [here], it's got this beautiful shine to it."
"Local media outlets covered the event,
commenting on the tasty and diverse flavors of Louisiana," said Hugh
Maginnis, USA Rice vice president international. "We know they hold
U.S.-grown rice in high regard here as Costa Rica has imported over 70,000 MT -
valued at nearly $20 million - in the first five months of this year, 41
percent more than the same time period last year."
First shipment of rice from Vietnam
arrives in Chittagong
Published: 2017-07-13 13:41:21.0 BdST Updated: 2017-07-13 13:53:26.0 BdST
Government data shows a 47
percent rise in the price of coarse rice while a fine variety saw around 20
percent rise in a year.
The first shipment of rice from
Vietnam has arrived at the Chittagong port.The Directorate of Food said that
the ship carrying 20,000 tonnes of rice anchored at the port on Thursday
morning.“We believe the next shipment will arrive on Jul 18 and the third will
arrive on the 22nd,” Md Jahirul Islam, controller of its Movement, Storage and
Silo Division, told bdnews24.com.
Bangladesh decided to import
250,000 tonnes of rice from the Southeast Asian country after flooding in haor
areas destroyed crops and depleted the government’s rice reserves.On Jun 14
this year, the government cleared the 9.08 billion procurement under a under a
government-to-government deal.
According to the agreement,
Bangladesh will buy 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice for around Tk 1.95 billion,
or $470 a tonne and 200,000 tonnes of white rice for about Tk 7.14 billion at
$430 a tonne.Vietnam’s state-run Vinafood 2 will supply 60 percent of shipments
through Chittagong port and the rest through the Mongla port
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- JUL 14, 2017
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-July 14
Nagpur, July 14 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices
reported strong in Nagpur Agriculture Produce
and Marketing Committee (APMC) on increased buying
support from local millers amid weak supply
from producing regions. Good recovery on NCDEX, fresh
hike in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and
enquiries from South-based millers also jacked up
prices.
About 1,200 of gram and 650 bags of tuar were available
for auctions, according to sources.
FOODGRAINS
& PULSES
GRAM
* Gram
varieties ruled steady in open market here on subdued demand from local traders
amid ample
stock in ready position.
TUAR
* Tuar
gavarani reported higher in open market on renewed seasonal demand from local
traders.
* Rice BPT and
rice Swarna showed weak tednecny in open market on poor demand from
local
traders amid good supply from producing regions.
* In Akola,
Tuar New – 3,900-4,000, Tuar dal (clean) – 5,500-5,700, Udid Mogar (clean)
–
7,200-8,200, Moong Mogar (clean) 6,300-7,000, Gram – 5,100-5,350, Gram Super
best
– 7,200-8,000
* Wheat, other
varieties of rice and other commodities moved in a narrow range in
scattered
deals and settled at last levels in thin trading activity.
Nagpur
foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg
FOODGRAINS
Available prices Previous
close
Gram
Auction 4,700-5,240 4,600-5,100
Gram Pink
Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600
Tuar
Auction 3,500-3,850 3,500-3,725
Moong
Auction n.a. 3,900-4,200
Udid
Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500
Masoor
Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800
Wheat Mill
quality Auction 1,550-1,650 1,550-1,650
Gram Super
Best Bold 7,600-8,100 7,600-8,100
Gram Super
Best n.a. n.a.
Gram Medium
Best 6,700-7,100 6,700-7,100
Gram Dal
Medium n.a. n.a
Gram Mill
Quality 5,100-5,200 5,100-5,200
Desi gram
Raw 5,500-5,600 5,500-5,600
Gram
Yellow 7,100-8,100 7,100-8,100
Gram
Kabuli 12,300-13,400 12,300-13,400
Tuar Fataka
Best-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Tuar Fataka
Medium-New 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Tuar Dal
Best Phod-New 5,200-5,400 5,200-5,400
Tuar Dal
Medium phod-New 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000
Tuar
Gavarani New 3,950-4,050 3,900-4,000
Tuar
Karnataka 4,000-4,100 4,000-4,100
Masoor dal
best 5,000-5,200 5,000-5,200
Masoor dal
medium 4,600-4,900 4,700-4,900
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar
bold (New) 6,500-7,000 6,500-7,000
Moong Mogar
Medium 6,000-6,500 6,000-6,500
Moong dal
Chilka 5,000-5,900 5,000-5,900
Moong Mill
quality n.a. n.a.
Moong Chamki
best 6,500-7,500 6,500-7,500
Udid Mogar
best (100 INR/KG) (New) 7,500-8,500
7,500-8,500
Udid Mogar
Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,800-7,200 6,800-7,200
Udid Dal
Black (100 INR/KG)
4,400-4,900
4,400-4,900
Batri dal
(100 INR/KG) 4,500-5,000 4,500-5,000
Lakhodi dal
(100 INR/kg) 2,850-3,000 2,850-3,000
Watana Dal
(100 INR/KG) 2,800-2,900 2,800-2,900
Watana White
(100 INR/KG) 3,500-3,700 3,500-3,700
Watana Green
Best (100 INR/KG) 4,100-4,600 4,100-4,600
Wheat 308
(100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000
Wheat Mill
quality (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800
Wheat Filter
(100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,100-2,300
Wheat Lokwan
new (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100
Wheat Lokwan
best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,350 2,100-2,350
Wheat Lokwan
medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,050 1,900-2,050
Lokwan Hath
Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.
MP Sharbati
Best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,600 3,000-3,600
MP Sharbati
Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,700 2,200-2,700
Rice BPT new
(100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,300 2,800-3,400
Rice BPT
best (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,500 3,500-3,700
Rice BPT
medium (100 INR/KG)
3,000-3,100
3,000-3,200
Rice Luchai
(100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,800 2,500-2,800
Rice Swarna
new (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,400 2,300-2,500
Rice Swarna
best (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,650 2,600-2,800
Rice Swarna
medium (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,400 2,400-2,500
Rice HMT New
(100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000
Rice HMT
best (100 INR/KG)
4,500-5,000
4,500-5,000
Rice HMT
medium (100 INR/KG)
4,100-4,300
4,100-4,300
Rice Shriram
New(100 INR/KG)
4,800-5,500 4,800-5,500
Rice Shriram
best 100 INR/KG) 6,500-6,800 6,500-6,800
Rice Shriram
med (100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,200 5,800-6,200
Rice Basmati
best (100 INR/KG) 10,000-13,500 10,000-13,500
Rice Basmati
Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500
Rice Chinnor
New(100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,000 4,600-5,000
Rice Chinnor
best 100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Rice Chinnor
medium (100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Jowar
Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,200 1,900-2,200
Jowar CH-5
(100 INR/KG) 1,800-1,900 1,800-1,900
WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 29.2 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 24.5
degree Celsius
Rainfall : 1.4 mm
FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky with one or two spells
of rains or thunder-showers. Maximum and
minimum temperature would be around and 29 and 24
degree Celsius respectively.
Note: n.a.--not available
(For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant
delivery prices, butincluded in market prices)
http://in.reuters.com/article/nagpur-foodgrain-idINL4N1K535Q
VCCI proposes rice export decree
be modified
Released at: 16:32, 12/07/2017
Illustrative image (Source: vietnammoi.vn)
Chamber expresses concerns over
rice export decree and planned amendments.
by Hai Van
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (VCCI) has proposed the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) remove
unreasonable business conditions relating to a decree on rice exports.
It said that the abolition of
regulations on rice exporters and draft amendments to Decree No.109 on
expanding the freedom of business in rice exports shows that MoIT has listened
to the business community and made an appropriate policy response. The
amendments, including removing barriers in the rice business, expanding
markets, and diversifying distribution channels, are the basis for the rice
sector to develop and compete.
However, the draft still contains
many limitations and inappropriate articles so needs to be revised.
Specifically, regarding the
conditions on warehouses and rice husking facilities, the draft uses the phrase
“specialized warehouse”, which can be understood differently by different
people.
Therefore, VCCI proposed that MoIT
modify the draft so it only requires that enterprises have the right to use
specialized warehouses, through ownership or leases.VCCI also recommends that
MoIT remove the compulsory conditions on raw material areas and linked
production in the draft as such conditions will limit export opportunities for
enterprises and restrict markets.
Mr. Dau Tuan Anh, Chief Legal
Officer at VCCI, pointed out that administrative procedures are too complex.
Enterprises must complete three procedures, including those with Departments of
Industry and Trade endorsing storage, those with Departments of Agriculture to
obtain certificates of eligibility for food safety, and those with MoIT to
obtain certificates of eligibility to export rice.He added that MoIT’s draft
decree replaces the mechanism for registration of rice export contracts into
rice export contract notices that are implemented via the ministry’s electronic
information portal. However, the draft also requires contracts be announced in
order to secure customs clearance.
It isn’t necessary for an
enterprise to announce information when they export rice, because when carrying
out customs procedures for exports they must submit customs declarations.
“Therefore, we propose the agency that manages rice exports receive information
from the customs department instead of requiring enterprises to carry out
notification procedures,” he said.
http://www.vneconomictimes.com/article/vietnam-today/vcci-proposes-rice-export-decree-be-modified
Nagpur Foodgrain
Prices Open- JUL 14, 2017
Jul 14, 2017, 02:10 PM IST
Nagpur Foodgrain Prices - APMC/Open Market-July 14 Nagpur, July
14 (Reuters) - Gram and tuar prices
reported strong in Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) on increased buying support from local
millers amid weak supply from producing regions. Good recovery on NCDEX, fresh hike in Madhya Pradesh gram
prices and enquiries from South-based millers also jacked up prices. About
1,200 of gram and 650 bags of tuar were available for auctions, according to
sources. FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Gram varieties ruled steady in open
market here on subdued demand from local traders amid ample stock in ready
position. TUAR * Tuar gavarani reported higher in open market on renewed
seasonal demand from local traders. * Rice BPT and rice Swarnashowed
weak tednecny in open market on poor demand from local traders amid good supply
from producing regions. * In Akola, Tuar New - 3,900-4,000, Tuar dal (clean) -
5,500-5,700, Udid Mogar (clean) - 7,200-8,200, Moong Mogar
(clean) 6,300-7,000, Gram - 5,100-5,350, Gram Super best - 7,200-8,000 * Wheat,
other varieties of rice and other commodities moved in a narrow range in
scattered deals and settled at last levels in thin trading activity. Nagpur
foodgrains APMCauction/open-market prices in rupees for
100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 4,700-5,240
4,600-5,100 Gram Pink Auction n.a.
2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,500-3,850 3,500-3,725 Moong Auction n.a. 3,900-4,200
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Wheat Mill
quality Auction 1,550-1,650 1,550-1,650 Gram Super Best Bold 7,600-8,100
7,600-8,100 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a. Gram Medium Best 6,700-7,100 6,700-7,100
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 5,100-5,200 5,100-5,200 Desi gram
Raw 5,500-5,600 5,500-5,600 Gram Yellow 7,100-8,100 7,100-8,100 Gram Kabuli 12,300-13,400 12,300-13,400 Tuar Fataka Best-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000
Tuar Fataka Medium-New 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,200-5,400 5,200-5,400 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New
4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000 Tuar Gavarani New 3,950-4,050 3,900-4,000 Tuar Karnataka 4,000-4,100
4,000-4,100 Masoor dal best 5,000-5,200 5,000-5,200 Masoor dal medium
4,600-4,900 4,700-4,900 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold (New) 6,500-7,000
6,500-7,000 Moong Mogar Medium 6,000-6,500 6,000-6,500 Moong dal Chilka 5,000-5,900
5,000-5,900 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 6,500-7,500
6,500-7,500 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500 Udid
Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 6,800-7,200 6,800-7,200 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
4,400-4,900 4,400-4,900 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,500-5,000 4,500-5,000 Lakhodi
dal (100 INR/kg) 2,850-3,000 2,850-3,000 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 2,800-2,900
2,800-2,900 Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,500-3,700 3,500-3,700 Watana Green Best(100
INR/KG) 4,100-4,600 4,100-4,600 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000
Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,700-1,800 1,700-1,800 Wheat Filter (100
INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,100-2,300 Wheat Lokwan new (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100
1,900-2,100 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,350 2,100-2,350 Wheat Lokwan
medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,050 1,900-2,050 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.
n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,600
3,000-3,600 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,700 2,200-2,700 Rice BPT
new (100 INR/KG) 2,700-3,300 2,800-3,400 Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,500
3,500-3,700 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,100 3,000-3,200 Rice Luchai
(100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,800 2,500-2,800 Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,400
2,300-2,500 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,650 2,600-2,800 Rice Swarna
medium (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,400 2,400-2,500 Rice HMT New (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000 Rice HMT
best (100 INR/KG) 4,500-5,000 4,500-5,000 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG)
4,100-4,300 4,100-4,300 Rice Shriram New(100 INR/KG) 4,800-5,500 4,800-5,500 Rice
Shriram best 100 INR/KG) 6,500-6,800 6,500-6,800 Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG)
5,800-6,200 5,800-6,200 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 10,000-13,500
10,000-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500 Rice
Chinnor New(100 INR/KG) 4,600-5,000 4,600-5,000 Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG)
5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 5,400-5,600 5,400-5,600
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,200 1,900-2,200 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG)
1,800-1,900 1,800-1,900 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 29.2 degree Celsius,
minimum temp. 24.5 degree Celsius Rainfall : 1.4 mm FORECAST: Generally cloudy
sky with one or two spells of rains or thunder-showers. Maximum and minimum
temperature would be around and 29 and 24 degree Celsius respectively. Note:
n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery
prices, but included in market prices)
New EU norms likely to hit rice exports from India
The new criteria for the maximum residue limit (MRL)
for tricyclazole, a chemical used in India to treat rice, to the level of 0.01
ppm (parts per million) from 1ppm by European Union (EU) has left rice
exporters in the lurch.The EU has also fixed a deadline to bring down the MRL
of tricyclazole to 0.01 ppm by January 1, 2018 while the paddy crop, which
would be exported in 2018 after processing, is being cultivated in the fields
and the rice exporters have very less time.Rice exporters are worried that that
this criteria may hit the rice exports of around 3.5 lakh tonne to the EU.
The exporters have approached the Union government to
make efforts for providing Indian industry more time from the EU. Besides, they
are approaching the farmers for the perfect use of pesticides. As many as 24
workshops would be organised in various parts of basmati-growing areas like
Haryana, UP and Punjab to educate farmers.“Tricyclazole is a good chemical to
save the plant from leaf and neck blast, but the haphazard use of this chemical
by farmers may hit the export of around 3.5 lakh tonne of rice varieties — PUSA
basmati-1 and PUSA basmati-1401 to EU,” said Vijay Setia, president, All India
Rice Exporters’ Association.“Earlier, the MRL for tricyclazole was fixed at
1ppm in EU, while it is still 3ppm in the US. It is very tough to meet the new
EU norms and it can pose hardships for the exporters and farmers,” he said.“We
have already conducted more than 10 workshops and the rest would be conducted
by the end of this month so that we can educate farmers about the proper use of
pesticides,” he said.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/new-eu-norms-likely-to-hit-rice-exports-from-india/436151.html
Govt blacklists 16,000 rice millers
‘Stockpiling by them one of the reasons behind price
hike’
Some 16,000 rice millers have been blacklisted for
illegally hoarding rice, said Food Minister Qamrul Islam on Thursday, reports
UNB."The government won't procure rice from these millers for the next
three years," the minister told a press briefing at the secretariat.
Replying to a question, he said stockpiling the staple food by the vested
millers is one of the main reasons behind the rice price hike. "The prices
of different varieties of rice are decreasing after the lifting of tariff on
rice import to encourage the private sector," he added. Dismissing the
allegation of shortfall in government stock behind the rice price hike, Qamrul
Islam said the government has enough rice in its stock.
Describing the
government efforts to ensure adequate rice supply to meet the demand, he said
the government's rice stock will reach 0.8-1.0 million tonnes in August next,
while 1.2 million tonnes in September. At present, the government is allocating
rice for relief for the flood-affected people, he said. BSS adds: The country's
rice stock will be increased to 1.0 million (10 lakh) tonnes by August to
ensure supply of the staple food-grain and meet any emergency demand, Food
Minister Qamrul Islam said.
"There is
no food crisis in the country", the minister asserted at the press
conference. According to the minister, 110 thousand tonnes of rice would reach
Chittagong Port from Vietnam by July when another 180 thousand tonnes would
come in August. "The government is procuring a total of 2.5 lakh tonnes
(250 thousand tones) of rice from Vietnam on G2G (government to government)
contract basis, of which 20 thousand tonnes arrived in the outer anchorage of
the Chittagong Port," the minister said.
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2017/07/14/76853/Govt-blacklists-16,000-rice-millers
Rice prices fall on weak demand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rice prices in India and Thailand,
the world’s top two exporters of the grain, fell this week on low export
demand, traders said yesterday.
Thailand’s benchmark 5-percent broken rice was quoted at $400 to $405
per tonne yesterday compared with $420 to $430 per tonne last week. “Big markets are done with their purchases,
and exporters have also stopped buying as the loading is done,” said a trader
in Bangkok. The arrival of off-season
crops from next month and potential new deals also dragged down prices,
Chookiat Ophaswongse, the honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association,
said. The Philippines issued an
international tender last week to buy 250,000 tonnes of rice and bids for this
need to be submitted on or before July 25.
“A contract to
sell 200,000 tonnes of 5 percent parboiled rice to Bangladesh has been drawn
up,” he said, adding that a delegation from Bangladesh was in Thailand last
week to discuss the government-to-government rice deal. Thailand’s Commerce Ministry said last week
that the shipment to Bangladesh can be expected around September to October. It also said it will negotiate deals with
Iraq and Sri Lanka, which is expected to buy 200,000 tonnes of Thai rice. In India, the 5 percent broken parboiled
rice prices eased by $8 per tonne to $411-$414 per tonne.
“Buyers were
quoting lower prices due to a fall in prices in other markets,” said an
exporter based at Kakinada in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, adding that
demand from Asian and African buyers was weak as they were waiting for a drop
in prices. India mainly exports
non-basmati rice to African countries and premier basmati rice to the Middle
East. “An appreciating rupee has been
denting our profit margin. We could not lower prices further,” said a
Mumbai-based dealer with a global trading firm.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/40330/rice-prices-fall-on-weak-demand/
Philippines sets $451.08/tonne price ceiling for rice imports
MANILA, July 13 (Reuters) - The Philippines' state grains agency
said on Thursday it set a price ceiling of $451.08 a tonne for the 250,000
tonnes of rice it was seeking from international suppliers, and identified 11
prospective bidders from Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.
The Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice importers,
usually buys from major sellers Vietnam and Thailand, where export prices have
fallen amid weak demand.The National Food Authority (NFA) is seeking supply of
25 percent broken long grain white rice for delivery between August and
September to boost its thinning stockpile ahead of the typhoon season later
this year.
That variety is trading at around $393-$398 a tonne in Vietnam
RI-VNBKN25-P1 and quoted at $393 a tonne RI-THWHT25-A by the Thai Rice
Exporters Association."That (price ceiling) is the average of all the rice
prices including (shipping) expenses," Tomas Escarez, head of the bids and
awards panel at the NFA, told reporters after meeting with prospective bidders.
The NFA's initial list of prospective bidders includes Olam
International Ltd and Louis Dreyfus Corp of Singapore, and Vietnam Northern
Food Corp, also known as Vinafood I, and Vinafood II.
Thai suppliers Asia Golden Rice Co Ltd, Ponglarp Co Ltd, Thai Hua
Co Ltd, Capital Cereals Co Ltd and Thai Granlux International Inc, and
Vietnamese traders Gentraco and Gia International Corp are also interested in
bidding, the NFA said.
Bids must be submitted on or before July 25, when the sealed
offers will be opened. The NFA will award a maximum 50,000 tonnes to each
winning bidder.State inventories have shrunk to the least in more than three
years, just enough to cover five days of national requirement, or just a
fraction of the 30-day buffer stock required during the lean harvest season
from July to September.
Escarez said the NFA will also allow local private rice traders to
import up to 805,000 tonnes of rice under an annual quota scheme, which should
arrive between December and February next year. (Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz;
Additional reporting by My Pham in HANOI and Patpicha Tanakasempipat in
BANGKOK; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)
Annual Mississippi Delta Rice Testing Luncheon Sept. 15
Delta Rice Promotions, Inc., will
participate in National Rice Month (September) by hosting the 27th annual Rice
Tasting Luncheon on Sept. 15.This year’s Rice Tasting Luncheon will begin at 11
a.m. and end at 1 p.m. at Walter Sillers Coliseum on the Delta State University
campus in Cleveland, Miss.
It will feature over 300 rice
dishes. Around 1,000 people from various states and other countries attend this
event.The rice dishes are prepared by local rice-growing families and Delta
restaurants. Most recipes served at the luncheon can be found in the rice
cookbook Between the Levees, which will be
on sale at the luncheon for $10.Delta Rice Promotions, Inc., is a group of
farmers, agri-businesseses, farm organizations and government agencies, whose
sole purpose is to promote Mississippi rice.
For additional information, call Laura Giaccaglia at (662)
843-8371
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Cabinet approves rice research institute for Varanasi
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The
Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center
(ISARC) in Varanasi, which will work to develop special rice varieties.It will
be the first such international centre in eastern India and will play a major
role in sustaining rice production in the region.
The ISARC will be established on
the campus of the National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC) in Varanasi.“Under
the proposal, a Centre of Excellence in Rice Value Addition (CERVA) will be set
up in Varanasi. This will include a modern and sophisticated laboratory with
capacity to determine quality and status of heavy metals in grain and straw.
The Centre will also undertake capacity building exercises for stakeholders
across the rice value chain,” read a release.“It is expected to be a boon for
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other South Asian and African countries,” it said
http://www.canindia.com/cabinet-approves-rice-research-institute-for-varanasi/
Cabinet approves establishment of the International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Varanasi
12-07-2017
New
Delhi, July 12: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi has approved the establishment of the International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) at campus of National Seed
Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi. Under
the proposal, a Centre of Excellence in Rice Value Addition (CERVA) will be set
up in Varanasi. This will include a modern and sophisticated laboratory with
capacity to determine quality and status of heavy metals in grain and straw.
The Centre will also undertake capacity building exercises for stakeholders
across the rice value chain.
This
Center will be the first international Center in the eastern India and it will
play a major role in harnessing and sustaining rice production in the region.
It is expected to be a boon for food production and skill development in the
eastern India and similar ecologies in other South Asian and African countries.
Benefits
from ISARC
The
Centre will help in utilizing the rich biodiversity of India to develop special
rice varieties. This will help India to achieve higher per hectare yields and
improved nutritional contents. India's food and nutritional security issues
will also be addressed. The Centre will support in adopting value chain based
production system in the country. This will reduce wastage, add value and
generate higher income for the farmers. The farmers in Eastern India will
benefit in particular, besides those in South Asian and African countries.
Management
of ISARC
ISARC
will operate under the governance of the IRRI Board of Trustees who will
appoint an appropriate IRRI staff member as Director. A Coordination Committee
will be headed by Director General, IRRI as Chair and Secretary, Government of
India, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DACFW) as Co-Chair.
The other members of Coordination Committee are Deputy Director General (Crop
Sciences), ICAR; Director, NSRTC; IRRI representative in India, representative
of Government of UP and representatives of Governments of Nepal &
Bangladesh and Private Sector.
For
setting up of the Centre, A Memorandum of Agreement, will be signed between
DAC&FW and IRRI, Philippines. The Department of DAC&FW will provide
physical space for laboratories, offices, training classes, etc. with
associated infrastructure and land at NSRTC, Varanasi. The Centre will be
commissioned within six months
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