MP’s inclusion in Basmati area will spell doom for Punjab
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Delhi : The Punjab Government has opposed inclusion of Madhya Pradesh in the
areas earmarked for growing the basmati rice, asserting that it would spell
doom for the farmers in Punjab and other approved states by way of drop in the
Basmati prices that have just increased by 50% over last year.
Its
protest comes even as the GI (Geographical Indication) registry is expected to
include Madhya Pradesh in the list of the Basmati growing areas by this month
end. It has already asked the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) to include rice from Madhya Pradesh for GI
tagging for the purpose of exports.
Madhya
Pradesh had sought inclusion of its 13 districts in the GI area for basmati.
The Punjab Government has, however, written to APEDA not to
accept rice from Madhya Pradesh as the basmati variety. Basmati rice is
produced even in some districts of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat, but the
Agriculture Ministry last month decided to allow the GI certification right to
grow this rice variety to only seven states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Western UP and two districts of Jammu and Kashmir,
all lying in the Indo-Gangetic plains.
The All India Rice Exporters Association has also approached
APEDA in support of Punjab’s claim. Its President Vijay Kumar Setia has warned
that once India expands the GI area by including Madhya Pradesh, other rice
growing states will also start demanding that their rice too be recognised as
basmati rice.
He warned that Pakistan may also follow suit by declaring
more area in the country as basmati producing area. He said a judicial order
favouring expansion of GI area will also mean that China, Ethiopia and
Philippines, which have been claiming to grow basmati, will get precedence as
they too will start selling their paddy as Basmati.
His worry is that diluting the basmati tag will hit exports
badly, specially at a time when exports are already down.
http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/mps-inclusion-in-basmati-area-will-spell-doom-for-punjab-farmers/1155976
EU SET TO BAN INDIAN BASMATI
October 18, 2017
Basmati
rice could be banned in the new year
by LAUREN CODLING
BASMATI rice could be banned in the UK
from the new year if a resolution is not found over the use of a pesticide used
by farmers in India.
Conservative MEP Syed Kamall warned last
Sunday (15) of a price rise as well as a “disastrous” impact on basmati farmers
in India if the matter was not sorted out soon.
The controversy is over the use of
tricyclazole pesticide after the EU commission ordered manufacturers to reduce
the amount being used. The limit is due to be slashed from one milligram to
0.01 milligram per kilo, a hundredth of its current legal level.
India produces 60 per cent of the
world’s basmati rice and accounts for 80 per cent of the EU’s imports, Kamall
said.
Approximately 360,000 tons of the
fragrant rice are imported each year by the EU, 150,000 of which come to
Britain.
The
fragrant rice could be banned in the UK if a resolution is not found (Pic:
DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images)
Earlier this summer, Indian government
officials said they needed at least two crop cycles to adopt the new EU
guidelines on tricyclazole.
However, if no resolution is found in
the next few weeks, basmati from India could be banned in this country from as
early as January 2018.
Kamall said: “You don’t need a PhD in
business and economics to realise that if you ban imports from a country that
grows 60 per cent of the world’s basmati rice, the price will go up.
Conservative
MEP Syed Kamall
“This could have a disastrous effect on
farmers’ livelihoods in India – and at the same time we in Britain will end up
paying more for our favourite rice.”
A spokesperson for one of Britain’s
leading rice brands told Eastern Eye on Tuesday (17) that the import of
the distinctive long-grained fragrant rice was going to be “tricky” in three
months’ time.
“We have known about this issue for a
long time and we have taken action accordingly,” the spokesperson said. “The
imports from India are going to be quite tricky from January 2018 and it’ll be
very difficult to import basmati rice from India because of tricyclazole
concerns.”
The spokesperson added that there was
uncertainty about revising the limits, although
there was an expectation that the evaluation process by the EU commission and Food Safety Agency (FSA) could take up to 18 months.
there was an expectation that the evaluation process by the EU commission and Food Safety Agency (FSA) could take up to 18 months.
“We are expecting the limits to be
revised down in June 2019. That is a huge amount of issue for the trade because
you have to either import basmati rice from India now or you can’t supply any
basmati and you have to go depend on Pakistan – which increases the price for
the product,” the spokesperson explained.
The spokesperson also confirmed that
prices of rice would increase due to the interest and storage cost of
reimporting the product from India in 2017 to then supply it in 2018 and 2019.
India is arguing that the new restrictions
for the use of the pesticide, used to combat rice blast disease, are “drastic”
in contrast to other markets. In the US and Japan, the limits are 3mg/kg
compared to the EU restrictions of 1mg/kg.
The Indian government said the limited
time in which rules have been implemented is not enough for farmers to adapt
their procedures.
Kamall called on the EU commission to
delay the regulations, in order to make sure Indian farmers had time to make
their crops conform, “especially since no-one is seriously claiming that Indian
basmati rice had suddenly become unsafe to eat”.
Baroness Sheehan, a spokesperson on
international development for the Liberal Democrats, said if the review
concluded the measure should still be executed, enough time should be given to
allow adaptation by Indian farmers.
She added that while the UK is still a
member of the EU, asserting influence on the commission would be viable.
However, she went on: “Once we leave,
there will be very little we can do to support Indian farmers and ensure this
is done properly”
The Indian High Commission in London did
not respond for a comment as Eastern Eye went to press.
Muneer Ahmad, first secretary from the
Pakistan High Commission, confirmed to Eastern Eye that Pakistan exports of
basmati rice are expected to increase in the EU markets.
Alex Waugh, the association secretary
for UK Rice Association, said the issue has been under discussion for “quite a
long time”.
“The government in India has been
working hard to educate farmers and there has been quite a discussion over here
on how to manage things,” he said.
A spokesperson at Indo European Foods
Ltd confirmed that the company is taking necessary steps to ensure the product
– Kohinoor basmati – they offer is “compliant” with EU standards.
“The issue will not affect our company
adversely,” the spokesperson said. “We have always sourced basmati from both
India and Pakistan and offer different products under different brands/labels
in our portfolio. This strategy will continue.”
Surya Foods managing director Harry
Dulai said the news was “great” as it ensured more diligence and care within
the supply chain, as well as commenting consumers would not be subjected to
high levels of pesticides.
Dulai also confirmed the pending EU
regulation changes would have no bearing on the food chain. “We fully endorse
these changes for improvement on farming methods and a credible sustainability
path across the supply chain for the safety of our customers,” he added.
In the summer, Indian grain exporters
had previously raised concerns about the EU regulations and said the trade
could shift to Pakistan.
Earlier this year, Gurnam Arora,
Kohinoor Foods Joint managing director, was quoted in
Indian media reports as saying that the EU norms are “unjust, one-sided and not in the interest of farmers,” and raised concerns the trade would shift over to Pakistan, which does not use the pesticide on its rice supplies.
Indian media reports as saying that the EU norms are “unjust, one-sided and not in the interest of farmers,” and raised concerns the trade would shift over to Pakistan, which does not use the pesticide on its rice supplies.
A joint statement from the European
Commission following the 14th India-EU Summit in New Delhi on October 6 said:
“With regard to import tolerance level of tricyclazole in rice (Commission
Regulation (EU) 2017/983) the relevant plant protection companies will be
invited to present new scientific data in order for the European Food Safety
Authority to carry out an additional risk assessment without delay.
“On this basis, the European Commission
would expeditiously consider whether to review the above mentioned regulation.”
Kamall said: “Like most Brits I love a
curry – and I like it with basmati rice. Nothing else is as aromatic and tasty.
I don’t really think we need the EU banning imports because of scientific
measurements rather than any overnight health concerns.”
https://www.easterneye.eu/eu-set-ban-indian-basmati/
Pakistan offers lowest bid for Iraq’s
rice tender
18.10.2017
The lowest
price offer in the tender from Iraq’s state grains buyer to purchase at least
30,000 tonnes of rice was $427 a tonne c&f free out for rice to be sourced
from Pakistan, traders said on Tuesday.
No decision about a purchase was believed to have been made in the tender, which closed on Tuesday with offers remaining valid up to Oct 22.
The offer was made for 40,000 tonnes from Pakistan, they said. No other offers from Pakistan were reported.
This was followed by an offer of 40,000 tonnes rice from Thailand at $432 a tonne c&f. Other offers for Thai rice were made at prices between $447 to $485 a tonne c&f free out.
The lowest offer for rice from the United States was around $653.5 a tonne for 30,000 tonnes. Another offer of US rice was made at $658 a tonne c&f.
Indian rice was offered at $543 a tonne c&f free out with only one offer made.
Rice optionally from Argentina or Uruguay was offered at $572 a tonne. The lowest offer from Argentina only was $579 a tonne c&f and lowest from Uruguay only was $584 a tonne c&f.
Volumes in Iraq’s tenders are nominal and the country can buy more than requested in the tender. In its last report tender on Aug 31, Iraq purchased a total of around 60,000 tonnes to be sourced from Pakistan and Uruguay.
No decision about a purchase was believed to have been made in the tender, which closed on Tuesday with offers remaining valid up to Oct 22.
The offer was made for 40,000 tonnes from Pakistan, they said. No other offers from Pakistan were reported.
This was followed by an offer of 40,000 tonnes rice from Thailand at $432 a tonne c&f. Other offers for Thai rice were made at prices between $447 to $485 a tonne c&f free out.
The lowest offer for rice from the United States was around $653.5 a tonne for 30,000 tonnes. Another offer of US rice was made at $658 a tonne c&f.
Indian rice was offered at $543 a tonne c&f free out with only one offer made.
Rice optionally from Argentina or Uruguay was offered at $572 a tonne. The lowest offer from Argentina only was $579 a tonne c&f and lowest from Uruguay only was $584 a tonne c&f.
Volumes in Iraq’s tenders are nominal and the country can buy more than requested in the tender. In its last report tender on Aug 31, Iraq purchased a total of around 60,000 tonnes to be sourced from Pakistan and Uruguay.
http://www.blackseagrain.net/novosti/pakistan-offers-lowest-bid-for-iraq2019s-rice-tender
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What Is Basmati Rice? And How Do I Buy It?
OCTOBER 2017
By Alex Delany
You've heard of it. You've eaten it. But do you really, truly know
it? What is basmati rice, really? And what do you need to know to buy the good
stuff?
Most
people know that basmati rice is different. That, somehow, it's fancier than
the stuff you're used to. Or maybe rarer? More exclusive? But what is basmati
rice, really? Why do we love it with curries and pilafsand
braised meats? All right, enough questions. This is what you need to know:
First of
All, There Are Different Kinds of Rice
Rice
is not a one-size-fits-all scenario, because rice is actually classified in
different groups, by size. There’s long-grain, medium-grain, and short-grain
rice, and yeah, the names kind of tell you what each of them are. Long-grain
rice is long and skinny, and it includes our beloved basmati, as well as rice
like jasmine and American long-grain. Medium-grain falls in the middle of both
length and width (medium, duh) and includes varieties like Valencia or Arborio
(great for paella, risotto, or just straight-up with a bit of butter, salt, and
chopped herbs). And short-grain varieties, like sushi rice or American brown
rice, are short, squat, and produce a stickier finished product.
Where Does
Basmati Rice Come From?
There
are many countries that grow basmati rice domestically, but it was originally
cultivated and grown in India and Pakistan. Of the two, India accounts for
about two-thirds of the global supply. This origin is the strong link to basmati
rice and its identity to a side for your favorite curry dish.
Christopher Baker
Pilaf is where basmati rice feels at home.
How Does It
Smell? What Does It Taste Like? What’s It Good For?
Basmati
comes from the Hindi word for “fragrant,” and fittingly so. Basmati rice is all
about the flavor and aroma, which is intensely spicy, nutty, and floral
(compared to other rice that is, not hot sauce or cashews or
like, actual flowers). The textural value lies in the fact that the long grains
remain individual, non-sticky grains, allowing curry and other sauces to coat
each grain for maximum flavor. And yeah, like we said, long-grain rice is
perfect as sides for saucy dishes or the base of a pilaf.
How Do I Buy
the Good Stuff? What Do I Look For?
Packaging: Good basmati doesn’t come in a
plastic bag. Look for cloth packaging, labeled with “extra-long grain,” for
that high-quality grain action.
Shape: The longer the basmati grain, the better it is. Another important sign is a slightly tapered end of the grain. Basmati grains should never be flat along the sides.
Color: The best basmati rice isn’t pearly white—the grains will have a slightly golden hue, but shouldn’t be gray. That's because quality basmati rice is actually aged, sometimes for as much as a few years, which helps to dry the rice fully and keep those grains fluffy and separated in a pilaf.
Shape: The longer the basmati grain, the better it is. Another important sign is a slightly tapered end of the grain. Basmati grains should never be flat along the sides.
Color: The best basmati rice isn’t pearly white—the grains will have a slightly golden hue, but shouldn’t be gray. That's because quality basmati rice is actually aged, sometimes for as much as a few years, which helps to dry the rice fully and keep those grains fluffy and separated in a pilaf.
And once you
buy that good-good? Make some damn pilaf.
Perfect Rice Pilaf with Curry and Peas
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System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Nepal
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Nepalese Rice Sector
In Nepal, Rice accounts for about 44% of
the total food grain production and holds about 20% share in national GDP. Rice
is grown on about 1.42 million ha, producing 4.8 million tons with an average
productivity of 3.38 ton/ha. Of the total rice area, more than 70% is grown
under the rainfed condition, 9% under upland and 21% under partially or fully
irrigated conditions.
One-fourth of the population in Nepal
lives below the poverty line and is food insecure. There is vast regional
variation in agriculture production and food balance. The Terai has food surplus
while hill and mountain regions are in a severe food deficit situation. Out of
Nepal’s 75 districts, 38 suffer from food deficiency. Nepal imported 47323
mt-milled rice from India in fiscal year 2014/15.
Nepal was once a grain exporting country.
Slow agricultural development, land
shortages and population growth have been pushing more and more families into a
vulnerable situation regarding food security. Land and water resources will
become scarce for rice production in Asia in the next 30 years or so, mainly
because of urbanization, industrialization, and increased population. Nepal is no exception. Rice
yield in Nepal was reduced by about 5% in 2015 than of 2014 at national basis
due to drought.
Irrigated rice production is the largest
consumer of water in the agricultural sector, and its sustainability is
threatened by increasing water shortages. Such water scarcity necessitates the
development of alternative systems of irrigation that require less water than
traditional flooded rice.
Additional rice will have to be produced
on less land with less water, less labor and fewer chemicals. Promising
technologies generated by research can play a pivotal role in increasing
productivity and thus Nepal’s food security. The system of rice intensification
(SRI) can be a suitable methodology in this regard.
System of Rice Intensification
French Jesuit Fr Henri de Laulanie in
Madagascar invented SRI in 1983 after 30 years of research. It is based on some new insights
into how rice can be grown best, translated into certain principles and
practices.
Today it is used in 30 countries including
China, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Laos and Cambodia, where research has shown
yield increases of 30-50% using half the amount of water. China, in particular,
is leading the way, using SRI in conjunction with hybrid seeds. India has
adopted SRI as one of the components of its food security program and is
promoting the method in 39 districts and is planning to convert 5 million
hectares of land into SRI plots in the next five years.
In Nepal, SRI was pioneered by Rajendra
Uprety when he was District Agriculture Extension Officer in Morang. He
read about it in an agriculture journal and decided to give it a try. Today
there are SRI tests and demonstrations being carried out in 35 districts across
the country.
Morang district farmers repeatedly
reported two things. First, their SRI crops, in addition to giving often
doubled yield, are maturing 2, 3, even 4 weeks sooner than when the same
variety is grown with ‘normal’ methods. This
saves water, reduces the risks of crop loss, and makes land available for other
crop production.
Second, once farmers have acquired
experience and skill with SRI methods, the new system of crop management is
labor-saving rather than labor-intensive. Saving labor as well as seeds, water
and costs of production makes SRI increasingly attractive to farmers.
World Neighbors and SRI
World Neighbors works in Mahadevsthan
Village, Kavre with small landholders, most of whom are women. The experience
to date is farmers using SRI are experiencing an average yield 30% higher than
farmers using standard practices. Yield increases have been as high as 62%.
Based on this success, WN is also now
working to introduce SRI to farmers in Udaypur.
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Thursday to voice concerns about how a proposed rule affecting the wild rice
habitat may affect the mineral industry and residents.
The issue puts two industries at odds. Ojibwe and Dakota people
consider wild rice particularly important to protect for economic, cultural and
spiritual reasons. Mining, which produces water effluent that allegedly harms
wild rice growth, supports thousands of Iron Range jobs and residents. The rule
also could affect community water treatment plants.
The dispute involves the interaction between sulfide and sulfate
how they affect discharged water. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
researchers have discovered the complicated process varies among water bodies.
An existing rule limits sulfate to 10 milligrams per liter in
wild rice waters. New MPCA research suggests that sulfide in the sediment in
which wild rice grows is a concern. The proposed rules are designed to limit
sulfide to 120 micrograms per liter. One microgram is one thousandth of a
milligram.
In a Tuesday statement, the Iron Mining Association believes the
proposed standard "could have devastating economic implications for
communities in Northeast Minnesota that discharge into wild rice waters –
including municipal wastewater treatment facilities and the iron mines,"
said Kelsey Johnson, president. The association contends the standard may have
no impact on protecting wild rice.
The IMA represents Minnesota’s iron mines and 150 companies that
supply goods and services to the mines. It will be joined at a Thursday press
conference by the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools, the Iron Ore
Alliance, the United Steelworkers Union, local chambers of commerce, Jobs for
Minnesotans, Better in our Backyard area legislators and local elected
officials.
“We believe the changes we’re proposing are an
innovative and precise approach to protecting wild rice,” MPCA Commissioner
John Linc Stine said in August. “The proposal also allows for flexibility in
permitting for facilities that discharge to wild rice waters.”
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A large group of mining supporters will gather in Virginia
Thursday to voice concerns about how a proposed rule affecting the wild rice
habitat may affect the mineral industry and residents.
The issue puts two industries at odds. Ojibwe and Dakota people
consider wild rice particularly important to protect for economic, cultural and
spiritual reasons. Mining, which produces water effluent that allegedly harms
wild rice growth, supports thousands of Iron Range jobs and residents. The rule
also could affect community water treatment plants.
The dispute involves the interaction between sulfide and sulfate
how they affect discharged water. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
researchers have discovered the complicated process varies among water bodies.
An existing rule limits sulfate to 10 milligrams per liter in
wild rice waters. New MPCA research suggests that sulfide in the sediment in
which wild rice grows is a concern. The proposed rules are designed to limit
sulfide to 120 micrograms per liter. One microgram is one thousandth of a
milligram.
In a Tuesday statement, the Iron Mining Association believes the
proposed standard "could have devastating economic implications for
communities in Northeast Minnesota that discharge into wild rice waters –
including municipal wastewater treatment facilities and the iron mines,"
said Kelsey Johnson, president. The association contends the standard may have
no impact on protecting wild rice.
The IMA represents Minnesota’s iron mines and 150 companies that
supply goods and services to the mines. It will be joined at a Thursday press
conference by the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools, the Iron Ore
Alliance, the United Steelworkers Union, local chambers of commerce, Jobs for
Minnesotans, Better in our Backyard area legislators and local elected
officials.
“We believe the changes we’re proposing are an innovative and
precise approach to protecting wild rice,” MPCA Commissioner John Linc Stine
said in August. “The proposal also allows for flexibility in permitting for
facilities that discharge to wild rice waters.”
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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and
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scientific research organisations for their contributions to Việt
Nam’s agriculture development,
in the context of devastating natural disasters due to climate changes.—
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HÀ NỘI — Deputy Minister of Agriculture and
Rural Development Lê
Quốc Doanh on Wednesday hailed international
scientific research organisations for their contributions to Việt
Nam’s agriculture development,
in the context of devastating natural disasters due to climate changes.
Speaking
at a meeting with representatives from the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research on Wednesday in Hà Nội, the deputy minister recognised
the support from organisations including Worldfish, the International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI) and the International Livestock Research Institute
(ILRI) in helping the agriculture sector
implement projects in fishery breeding, rice cultivation and production, and reduce
the environmental
risks in livestock breeding.“One of the key solutions for the successful implementation of the agricultural sector’s restructuring goals is the application of science and technology, so the strengthening of co-operation in the field of scientific and technological research with international organisations always attracts attention from the Government and agricultural agencies,” said Doanh.
Research needs to be reformed in line with technological process and with co-operation between national and international agencies, according to the deputy minister.
Dr Bjorn Ole Sander from the IRRI said the organisation, one of Việt Nam’s most active agricultural international supporters since 1963, pledged to assist Vietnamese partners in increasing productivity, reducing inputs such as pesticides, fertilisers, water, labour and seeds and improving the quality of rice.
The scientist revealed the IRRI bank of rice genes had preserved a rich collection of natural genes, an important resources for research on rice adaptable to climate change in Việt Nam.
He also said IRRI research could help both reduce post-harvest losses and optimise supply and product quality.
Meanwhile, Dr Nguyễn Việt Hùng, Chief Representative of the ILRI in East and Southeast Asia, said the ILRI had been working with Việt Nam since 2007 in areas including
mitigating risks resulting from agricultural systematic changes, developing science and technology in animal husbandry as well as solutions for the development of animal husbandry
in connection with markets.
Hùng said currently, ILRI research was being expanded to ensure husbandry development integrated with environmental protection.
In the last few years, Doanh said, particularly last year and the first nine months of this year, the country had been suffering from continuous natural disasters including the most recent tropical depression, which caused huge damage to national agricultural production. Floods due to heavy rains hit many regions in the north and the centre of the country.
The deputy minister cited northern Hòa Bình and Nam Định povinces as typical examples of losses caused by floods, with Nam Đinh bearing the loss of a total of 50,000ha or a reduction by 100,000 tonnes of rice this year.
Despite such hardships due to impacts from natural disasters, Doanh confirmed the agricultural sector’s restructuring was moving in the right direction, reflected in its growth, added value and particularly through its export turnover.
It is estimated that the sector will reach total turnover worth US$35 billion this year, up $3 billion over the last year. It is also expect to supply jobs for about 10 million farmer households or more than 68 per cent of the population, contributing about 22 per cent of GDP to the national economy and 35 per cent to the national export value. — VNS
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