IPO lauded on completion of draft strategy for 2017-2021
KARACHI: The Capacity Building Working Group (CBWG) of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) has felicitated the Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) for completion of draft strate- gy for 2017-2021 to facil- itate the effective cre- ation, development, man- agement and protection of intellectual property (IP) at national level, says a Press release. Zulfikar Thaver chair- man CBWG said the strat- egy will provide guidance for future activities to strengthen the country's ability to generate valu- able IP assets for econom- ic progress.
Thaver said the IPO is holding a consultative ses- sion on the draft IPO national strategy on 25th January 2017 at a local hotel in Karachi and has invited stakeholders for refinement of the draft.
The IPO has informed the participants that the NIPO strategy would help in effective and result ori- ented coordination with stakeholders to fully bene- fit from national IP assets in a planned, efficient and sustainable manner. Resultantly , it would promote innovation and creation which is salient basis of national develop- ment in knowledge -based global era, In its vision statement the strategy states its aim and objective is to estab- lish a modern, balanced and customer oriented intellectual property sys- tem in the country for nur- turing innovation and cre- ativity, encouraging trade and investment for har- nessing the full potential of key economic sectors of Pakistan.
Thaver said the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) time and again urged the federal ministry of com- merce to complete the Geographical Indications (GI) law since it has attained importance in international trade because it identifies a good as originating from a particular place and these goods secure a premium value in domestic and international market.
Pakistan is rich in GI goods and therefore GI law and the IPO strategy together will go a long way in protecting the tags, the value and rights of the stakeholders
Rice prices rise
in India on demand from African buyers
Govt agencies, exporters buy
aggressively while export markets in Thailand, Vietnam quiet in the absence of
buyers ahead of Lunar New year holidays
India’s summer-sown rice output is
seen at a record 93.88 million tonnes in the crop year to June 2017, 2.81%
higher than last year, as plentiful monsoon rains help boost yields. Photo:
Mint
Hanoi: Rice prices in India advanced this week as demand from African
buyers improved and government agencies and exporters bought aggressively,
while export markets in Thailand and Vietnam were quiet in the absence of
buyers ahead of Lunar New year holidays, traders said on Thursday.India, the
world’s biggest rice exporter, saw 5% broken parboiled rice rise $7 per tonne
to $352 to $357 per tonne, as aggressive purchases by the government and
exporters pushed prices of unmilled rice in the local market.
Export demand has improved from
African buyers over the last few weeks, said an exporter based at Kakinada in
the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
“Supplies from new season crop are
coming, but the government agencies are active in the market,” he said.
The government’s move to scrap
high-value currency notes disrupted supplies in November and December and many
domestic buyers could not replenish their inventories, said a Mumbai-based
trader.
India scrapped Rs500 and Rs1,000
notes in November to crack down on rampant corruption and counterfeit currency.
India’s summer-sown rice output is
seen at a record 93.88 million tonnes in the crop year to June 2017, 2.81%
higher than last year, as plentiful monsoon rains help boost yields.
Meanwhile, Thai benchmark 5% broken
rice was quoted at $360-$365 a tonne, free-on-board (FOB) Bangkok on Thursday,
the same as last on Wednesday.
With the Chinese New Year just days
ahead, there was no order as shipments would not make it in time for the
holidays, said a trader in Bangkok.
The Thai Rice Exporters Association
quoted the 5% broken rice at $380 a tonne on Thursday.
Vietnam’s 5-percent broken rice was
quoted at $335-$345 a tonne, FOB Saigon, down from $345-$350 a tonne a week
earlier.
“The market is quiet as there are
no buyers,” said a trader based in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam and the Philippines have
extended a rice trade agreement to December 2018, under which Vietnam pledged
to provide its partner up to 1.5 million tonnes of the grain per year.
Vietnam is expected to export 5.8
million tonnes of rice in 2017, up 7.4% from a year earlier, according to a
report by the US Department of Agriculture in December. Reuters
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Opportunities and challenges facing Vietnam’s
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Paddy prices likely to increase
soon in Andhra Pradesh
DECCAN CHRONICLE.
PublishedJan 19, 2017, 6:47 am IST
UpdatedJan 19, 2017, 6:47 am IST
Scanty rainfall, poor water reserves
drastically hit farmers.
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Besides shortage of water, demonetisation had also contributed to a sharp drop
in the extent of cultivation. (Representational Image)
Nellore: The rain-fed rice cultivation areas in
Nellore district came down drastically following scanty rainfall and poor water
reserves, especially in cultivation areas.Out of the total paddy cultivation
area of 7 lakh acres, cultivation is being taken up in about 4 lakh acres at
Pennar Delta and a few other areas during the present agriculture season
(Rabi).Besides shortage of water, demonetisation had also contributed to a
sharp drop in the extent of cultivation. The situation is certain to boost
the cost of the rice and hit the rice
industry, which exports raw rice as well as boiled rice to neighbouring states.
Secretary of the Federation of Farmers’
Associations, C. Koti Reddy, has alleged that a large number of farmers dropped
plans to raise crops even in the delta area, because of the cash crunch
post-demonetisation and this had hit the farm labour hard.“Those who have opted
out of cultivation during the current season will not be in a position to raise
the next crop also as they will not have
any revenue to invest on inputs. Those who embarked on cultivation are now are
also not a happy lot since they were forced to borrow money from lenders as
well other inputs from fertiliser dealers at high interest rates, because of
the restriction on withdrawing cash from the banks,” Koti Reddy observed.
He reminded that they cannot pay cheques to
farm labour and suppliers of seed and pesticides. He said most of the farmers
raised super fine variety (Jilakara Masoori) yet the cost may cross `50 per
kilo in the retail market because of the drop in cultivation area.Rice millers
also subscribe to the opinion of Koti Reddy. A rice miller, P. Kishore Reddy,
said the current scenario would drastically affect their industry, which
depends mostly on export.According to Reddy, 80 per cent of the industry is
surviving on exporting raw and parboiled rice and the balance 20 per cent are
specialised rice mills meant to process a fine variety of rice which is being
raised now mostly in delta areas.
He said the rice varieties raised in rain-fed
areas are ideal for export and paddy-to-rice conversion is also 5 to 6 bags (75
kg each) more than the paddy produced in the delta.He added that rice millers
from East Godavari and Miryalaguda in Telangana, concentrate on Nellore to buy
fine variety rice.This will also affect their business as well give room for
sharp increase in the price of the rice
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Government to procure Kharif paddy till April
30
By Express News Service |
Published: 17th January 2017 11:23 PM
|
Last Updated: 17th January 2017 11:23 PM
Labourers work in a paddy field | Reuters
BHUBANESWAR: The Centre has approved the State
Government proposal for extension of Kharif paddy procurement deadline to April
30. Paddy procurement is in full swing in most of the districts except
Kandhamal where the the process will start from next week, Joint Director
(Procurement) in the Food Supply and Consumer Welfare department B K Prusty
said.Setting a target to procure 30 lakh tonnes of rice for the 2016-17 kharif
marketing season (KMS), the state government started the procurement operation
from Bargarh district on November 29 last year. Since post harvest operation of
paddy is still on in many parts of the state, the state government requested
the Ministry of Agriculture to extend the paddy procurement deadline from March
30 to end of April, 2017, he said.
Besides, demonetisation of high currentcy notes
impacted paddy procurement as the agencies involved in procurement could not
pay the minimum support price to the farmers due to cash crunch. About 17.45
lakh tonnes of paddy (equivalent to 11.87 lakh tonnes of rice) worth Rs 2,562
crore has been procured till date and Rs 2,012 crore has been credited to bank
accounts of farmers, Prusty added.This year procurement of paddy has been five
percent more as compared to the corresponding period last year. About 16.63
lakh tonnes of paddy were procured by this time last year. Registered rice
millers have already delivered 2,46,490 tonnes of rice to the state government.
The Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation
(OSCSC) is the principal procurement agency of the State Government. The
corporation is procuring paddy in all the 30 districts through Primary
Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), pani panchayats, Large Scale
Agriculture Multipurpose Societies (LAMPS) and women self help groups. The Food
Supplies and Consumer Welfare department has introduced paddy procurement
automation system (P-PAS) in 294 of the 314 blocks of the state. The remaining
20 blocks do not have surplus paddy for procurement.
The custom milled rice collected under the
decentralised procurement system are supplied under the public distribution
system in the state. The surplus rice was delivered to the Food Corporation of
India (FCI). The deadline for Kharif paddy procurement is March while for Rabi
crop it is June. FCI will not accept rice from the paddy procured beyond the
stipulated time
framehttp://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/jan/17/government-to-procure-kharif-paddy-till-april-30-1560598.html
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to Head Trump's
USDA
By Peter Bachmann
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President-Elect
Trump's Transition Team officially announced the nomination of former Georgia
Governor George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III as the U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture.
Perdue was born and raised on a row crop farm
in Perry, Georgia, and later played football for the University of Georgia
before earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Throughout his career he has started several
small agribusinesses in addition to serving as the 81st Governor of Georgia
from 2003-2011. Perdue was selected from a vast pool of more than two dozen
possible candidates and was President-Elect Trump's final Cabinet position to
be announced, just one day ahead of his inauguration.
Ben Mosely, USA Rice vice president of
government affairs and also a native son of Georgia, said, "I've worked
with Governor Perdue and his staff in the past and cannot say enough good
things about his leadership abilities.
We're truly optimistic and energized to get the opportunity to work with
the Governor in his anticipated role as our Secretary of Agriculture. "
Mosely added, "It's even more comforting
knowing that Governor Perdue and his incoming staff within the Department will
have firsthand experience with Southern agriculture and the unique growing
conditions and marketing challenges for crops like rice, cotton, and
peanuts. We'll be well-served with a
Department that understands the need for a farm safety net that includes price
protection, especially when we're crafting and implementing the next Farm
Bill."
Former Governor Perdue also shares close ties
to the U.S. Senate where his first cousin, Senator David Perdue (R-GA), sits on
the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee.
Flight of the Rusty Patch Bumblebee
Agriculture Abuzz Over EPA Pollinator Efforts
By Lydia Holmes
WASHINGTON, DC -- On the heels of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service listing the Rusty Patch Bumblebee as an endangered
species, EPA released several documents late last week on the risks to bees
from pesticide use. The first document
is a non-binding policy statement outlining new recommended labeling statements
for mitigation of acute risks to bees from pesticide products. Pesticide registrants can voluntarily adopt
the new labeling statements, but EPA cannot compel compliance.
The other documents released include the
preliminary bee risk assessments for the neonicotinoid products clothianidin,
thiamethoxam, and dinotefuran. The
assessment lists rice as a crop that has low on-field risk to bees due to the
fact that rice is self-pollinating. Seed
treatments are the primary vehicle for neonicotinoid use in rice, but EPA
appears to have no risk data from rice seed treatments at this time. Release of these documents was highly
anticipated following a similar draft risk assessment for imidicloprid
published in January 2016. EPA plans to
use the data from the final risk assessments in the registration review of
these four neonicotinoid products.
"Rice has few crop protection products to
use against pests so it's important to have as many tools in our pest
management toolbox as possible," said Ray Vester, Arkansas farmer and
chairman of the USA Rice Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety Committee. "These products are some of the last
available options for producers to manage certain pests and we are hopeful that
the low-risk status of rice will support our case to keep these crucial registrations
for our industry."
USA Rice commented on the Draft Risk Assessment
for the neonicotinoid imidicloprid in early 2016. USA Rice staff is currently reviewing the
pre-release copies of these risk assessments in order to draft comments on
their effects for the rice industry
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basmati farmers in India and Pakistan have switched to hybrids, which are bred for yield rather than
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15-M worth of smuggled rice seized in La Union
port
Thursday, January 19, 2017
AUTHORITIES have seized 603 metric tons (MT) of
Thailand white rice, estimated to be worth P15.4 million in La Union, the
Bureau of Customs said Thursday. Importer Progressive Grains and Milling Corp.
initially filed an Import Entry for 7,200 MT of white rice, which arrived at
the Port of San Fernando, La Union on December 15.
The company paid P46,064,232 worth of duties
and other charges before the goods were released. But after 144,000 sacks have
been released from the port, Acting Chief Port Operations Officer Jose
Guillermo withheld the succeeding releases after it was found that more than
the declared importation quantity has been processed for exit. "Upon
verification, it was found that 603.15 MT rice were released outside the
declared quantity, and that there is no import permit for the excess
shipment," BOC said. District Collector Romeo Rosales issued a warrant of
seizure and detention on January 5 to effect the apprehension of released rice
to the warehouse of a certain Celia Lui in Barangay Santa Maria, San Jacinto,
Pangasinan. As of January 16, BOC said it has seized 12,000 sacks and has
transferred them to the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in San Juan, La
Union for safekeeping pending investigation. BOC said it will charge the
importer with misdeclaration under the Customs and Modernization and Tariff Act
and under Republic Act 10845, which penalizes agricultural smugglers and their
cohorts with life imprisonment, and a fine of twice the fair value of the
smuggled agricultural products and the aggregate amount of the
taxes/duties/charges avoided. Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon has warned
all agricultural importers that effective January 6, his office will not allow
the entry of rice imports without securing an import permit from NFA.
(SDR/Sunnex)
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