2nd September, 2016 Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter by Riceplus Magazine

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Today Rice News Headlines...
Pakistani mangos special taste appreciated at Ankara festival

Failure to supply rice: Rs 4.2 million bid bond forfeited by TCP
Rs 4.2 million bid bond forfeited by TCP
Pact on research on salt-tolerant rice
NFA shake-up
Noyakong supplies world-class medical equipment and general
machinery
NFA shake-up
Rice Field Day: Sacramento Valley growers fed rice, rice news at
annual gathering
Rice dealer predicts imminent price fall of rice
Ministry adopts new strategy in drive to double rice production
(Kenya)
Govt. agencies on agri, food security bare plans and pograms
Daily Commodity Report
PhilRice urges more brown rice consumption
Philippines closes new rice supply deal at $424.85/MT
Man arrested for smuggling rice as dead bodies
Bags of rice smuggled as corpses in ambulance
Rice paddy bank short of funds
Rice procurement programme lags behind for shortage of supply
The battle over basmati: Is Madhya Pradesh's long-grained aromatic
rice not entitled to the name?
Price of rice to crash soon, says dealer
Missouri Rice Harvest Underway
Louisiana Rice Mills Join Efforts to Feed Flood Victims
Rice growers urged to use pesticides wisely to avoid resistance
KenChaux launches organic rice products in Mer Rouge
Myanmar looks to new rice agreement with Jakarta
Rice Prices
Eat brown rice, give to charity -- DA 12
Editorial Board
Chief Editor
Hamlik
Managing Editor
Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah
Rozeen Shaukat
English Editor
Maryam Editor
Legal Advisor
Advocate Zaheer Minhas
Editorial Associates
Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha
Ch.Hamid Malhi
Dr.Akhtar Hussain
Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui
Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)
Islam Akhtar Khan
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim
Assistant Professor, Gomal

University DIK
Dr.Hasina Gul
Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology

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ART, Peshawar
News Detail...

Pakistani mangos special taste appreciated at Ankara
festival
Thursday, 01 September 2016 20:55
Parvez Jabri
ISLAMABAD: In order to
popularize Pakistani mangoes in
Turkey and facilitate their
availability in the Turkish
market, the Embassy of Pakistan
in collaboration with Trade
Development
Authority
of
Pakistan (TDAP) and Swissotel
Ankara organized a "Pakistan
Mango Festival" in Ankara.Key
political figures, representatives
of the food and beverages
industry,
fruit
importers,
diplomats
and
media
representatives had a first-hand
experience of the taste, juiciness and aroma of Pakistani mangoes, a message received here from
Ankara on Thursday said.The "Pakistan Mango Festival" included a wide-range of mango
delicacies such as mango ice cream, mango souffl, mango mousse, mango trifle, mango tart,
mango pudding, mango salad, mango milk- shake, mango lassi, and mango cake, made of
freshly-arrived mangoes from Pakistan were served to the guests.
Pakistani cuisine including `Biryani' made of famous Pakistani Basmati rice was also served.
Welcoming the guests to the festival, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood said Pakistan was the 5th
largest producer of mangoes in the world and 6th largest exporter of this "King of Fruits."
He added that Pakistan was exporting mangoes to 57 countries including the US, European
Union and Japan.
He also informed the participants that there were over 110 varieties of high quality mangoes
including Sindhri, Anwar Retaul, Lungra, Malda, Dusehri, Fajri, Chaunsa and others.
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Ambassador Sohail Mahmood added that the Pakistan Embassy had further intensified its efforts
to popularize mangoes and in this context a promotional event was also organized at a leading
super market in Ankara last week.

"Pakistan and Turkey are moving towards concluding the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)," he
said, and observed that the FTA will help availability of Pakistani mangoes in Turkish market on
a regular basis.
Chairman of Pakistan-Turkey Cultural Association and Member of the Turkish Grand National
Assembly from Van, Mr Burhan Kayaturk, in his speech appreciated the unique flavor of
Pakistani mangoes and termed it as number one in taste in the world.
He said he had spent over ten years in Pakistan and the major things that he missed about
Pakistan were its delicious mangoes. He appreciated the efforts to make mangoes available for
Turkish people and consumers on a regular basis.
The proceedings started with observance of one-minute silence for the martyrs of democracy on
the night of 15 July and for all the innocent people who had lost their lives in recent terrorist
attacks in Turkey, Pakistan and other places.
The event was also attended by a large number of Ankara-based Ambassadors and
representatives of diplomatic missions as well as relevant Turkish Ministries/Departments
Failure to supply rice: Rs 4.2 million bid bond forfeited by

TCP
September 01, 2016
RIZWAN BHATTI
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has forfeited the bid bond amounting to some Rs 4.2
million of a rice exporting firm as it failed to supply the commodity. Sources told Business
Recorder Wednesday that despite getting a contract award letter from the state-run grain trader
for supply of 10,000 tons Long Grain White Rice (IRRI-6) for China, M/s Chappal failed to
supply the commodity as per the prescribed terms and conditions. Besides forfeiting the bid
bond, the state-run grain trader also initiated the process of blacklisting the firm from the
suppliers' list," they added.
Following the directives of the federal government, on August 5, 2016, the TCP invited bids
under the Public Procurement Rules 2004 on Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF) basis from
domestic companies dealing in export of rice for the export of 10,000 tons of IRRI-6 rice to
China as gift.In response to the TCP's import tender, opened on August 10, 2016, some three
companies submitted their offers and quoted price ranging from Rs 41,392 per ton to Rs 44,920
per ton for the supply of rice. M/s Chappal Traders was the lowest bidder, which offered to

supply 10,000 tons of IRRI-6 rice at a price of Rs 41,392 per ton on CIF basis. After bid
evaluation, the first lowest bid was declared responsive and accordingly, the TCP awarded the
contract to M/s Chappal Traders for supply of 10,000 tons of IRRI-6 rice for China.As per the
tender's terms and conditions, the successful bidder was required to supply the entire quantity in
22 days. However, after getting the contract award letter, M/s Chappal Traders put forth some
conditions for supply of rice.
Sources said the successful bidder on August 12, 2016 expressed inability to meet the timeline
stipulated in Clause 15 of the tender documents, which required completion of shipment of
10,000 tons of Long Grain White Rice (IRRI-6) at the load port within 22 days from the date of
issuance of the letter of award. In addition, M/s Chappal Traders communicated another
condition for supply of partial cargo of 5,000 tons eight days after the last date of shipment (ie
September 10, 2016 against the tender stipulation of September 2, 2016).
M/s Chappal Traders further asked the TCP for restrictions on procuring rice from other bidders
at a price higher than the price quoted by it, which defeats the objective of procuring the
complete cargo of 10,000 tons by September 2, 2016. According to sources, M/s Chappal
Traders also failed to meet the timeline and secondly it defeated the very objective of procuring
10,000 tons of rice by the state-run grain trader. Due to these reasons, the TCP was forced to
cancel the first rice tender for China and accordingly, procurement was made through the second
tender opened on August 16, 2016.As M/s Chappal Traders failed to supply the commodity, the
TCP forfeited some Rs 4.2 million bid bond submitted at the time of tender submission. The
state-run grain trader also issued show cause notice to blacklist the company under Rules 19 of
the Public Procurement Rules 2004.
Source said a delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) also met the TCP
Chairman Rizwan Ahmed to resolve the matter, however the chairman refused to give any
favour.Meanwhile, while responding to the TCP's show-cause notice for blacklisting, M/s
Chappal Traders said that it never expressed inability and instead indicated that the delivery will
be within 22 working days, as there would be holidays for Eid festival....the TCP had already
accepted our conditional bid. "After pressure and negotiations, we came forward and offered
supply of 5,000 tons before September 10, 2016 to sort out the issue. Regarding the restriction
not to buy at higher rate from other bidders, it was only a request," the firm maintained.
http://www.brecorder.com/agriculture-a-allied/183/81497
Rs 4.2 million bid bond forfeited by TCP

Thursday, September-01-2016

The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has forfeited the bid bond amounting to some Rs 4.2 million
of a rice exporting firm as it failed to supply the commodity. Sources told Business Recorder Wednesday
that despite getting a contract award letter from the state-run grain trader for supply of 10,000 tons Long
Grain White Rice (IRRI-6) for China, M/s Chappal failed to supply the commodity as per the prescribed
terms and conditions. Besides forfeiting the bid bond, the state-run grain trader also initiated the process
of blacklisting the firm from the suppliers' list," they added.
Following the directives of the federal government, on August 5, 2016, the TCP invited bids under the
Public Procurement Rules 2004 on Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF) basis from domestic companies
dealing in export of rice for the export of 10,000 tons of IRRI-6 rice to China as gift.In response to the
TCP's import tender, opened on August 10, 2016, some three companies submitted their offers and quoted
price ranging from Rs 41,392 per ton to Rs 44,920 per ton for the supply of rice. M/s Chappal Traders
was the lowest bidder, which offered to supply 10,000 tons of IRRI-6 rice at a price of Rs 41,392 per ton
on CIF basis. After bid evaluation, the first lowest bid was declared responsive and accordingly, the TCP
awarded the contract to M/s Chappal Traders for supply of 10,000 tons of IRRI-6 rice for China.
As per the tender's terms and conditions, the successful bidder was required to supply the entire quantity
in 22 days. However, after getting the contract award letter, M/s Chappal Traders put forth some
conditions for supply of rice.
Sources said the successful bidder on August 12, 2016 expressed inability to meet the timeline stipulated
in Clause 15 of the tender documents, which required completion of shipment of 10,000 tons of Long
Grain White Rice (IRRI-6) at the load port within 22 days from the date of issuance of the letter of award.
In addition, M/s Chappal Traders communicated another condition for supply of partial cargo of 5,000
tons eight days after the last date of shipment (ie September 10, 2016 against the tender stipulation of
September 2, 2016).
M/s Chappal Traders further asked the TCP for restrictions on procuring rice from other bidders at a
price higher than the price quoted by it, which defeats the objective of procuring the complete cargo of
10,000 tons by September 2, 2016. According to sources, M/s Chappal Traders also failed to meet the
timeline and secondly it defeated the very objective of procuring 10,000 tons of rice by the state-run grain
trader. Due to these reasons, the TCP was forced to cancel the first rice tender for China and accordingly,
procurement was made through the second tender opened on August 16, 2016.
As M/s Chappal Traders failed to supply the commodity, the TCP forfeited some Rs 4.2 million bid bond
submitted at the time of tender submission. The state-run grain trader also issued show cause notice to
blacklist the company under Rules 19 of the Public Procurement Rules 2004.
Source said a delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) also met the TCP Chairman
Rizwan Ahmed to resolve the matter, however the chairman refused to give any favour.Meanwhile, while

responding to the TCP's show-cause notice for blacklisting, M/s Chappal Traders said that it never
expressed inability and instead indicated that the delivery will be within 22 working days, as there would
be holidays for Eid festival....the TCP had already accepted our conditional bid. "After pressure and
negotiations, we came forward and offered supply of 5,000 tons before September 10, 2016 to sort out the
issue. Regarding the restriction not to buy at higher rate from other bidders, it was only a request," the
firm maintained.
http://pakissan.com/english/news/newsDetail.php?newsid=31436
Pact on research on salt-tolerant rice

As the world population is estimated to grow to 9.3 billion by 2050, food production also needs
to increase
As part of an effort to develop a rice variety that is tolerant to salt water, an agreement was
signed between M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the University of
Tasmania (UTAS) here on Thursday.
The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) project, awarded to UTAS and MSSRF
through a competitive bidding process, will explore the use of a halophytic, wild rice relative
(Porteresia coarctata or also called Oryza coarctata) that occurs as a mangrove associate in the
inter-tidal mangrove swamps along the coasts of India and Bangladesh.
The three-year project will be supported by the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF)
during which time, scientists would conduct research on salt-tolerant rice varieties identified
from wild species using biotechnology approaches in India and in Australia. The value of the
research project is about one million USD.
Sergey Shabala, School of Land and Food, UTAS, said developing a salt-tolerant rice variety
was imperative for food security. By 2050, the worlds population is estimated to grow to 9.3
billion and to feed such a large number, there has to be an increase of 38 per cent in food
production, he said adding that switching to saline agriculture was inevitable.
Salinity is a quiet crisis with 950 million hectares of arable land globally affected by it, he
added.
Holger Meinke, Director, School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania, Hobart, who signed
the agreement on behalf of UTAS, said We need to produce as much food in the next 50 years

as we did in the entire 10,000-year history of agriculture. This is the reason why we need these
kinds of projects.
V. Selvam, Executive Director MSSRF, the Indian signatory to the project, spoke about the
foundations work on mangroves and saline-tolerant plants. The Integrated Mangrove Fishing
Farming System developed by MSSRF has been recognized as a Blue Solution by the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, he pointed out.
Ajay Parida, principal investigator for the Indian side of the project, Lana Shabala, from UTAS
and Gayathri Venkataraman and Sivaprakash Ramalingam of MSSRF, who shared the
techniques that would be employed towards achieving this process, also spoke.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/pact-on-research-on-salttolerantrice/article9061358.ece?ref=sliderNews
NFA shake-up
posted September 02, 2016 at 12:01 am
Change is also coming to the state-owned National Food Authority. It is about to be stripped of
its major functions, decades after accumulating P165 billion worth of debt.President Rodrigo
Duterte is set to finally decide on NFAs fate, after the Cabinet recommended the abolition of the
agencys commercial functions, including rice importation. Cabinet secretaries reached a
consensus to split up the regulatory and commercial functions of the grains body.
As recommended by Dutertes economic team, NFA would no longer be engaged in buying and
selling of rice, meaning it should focus, instead, on regulation to ensure an adequate buffer stock
of the commodity and other grains.
Shaking up the NFA, however, is not an easy task. NFA principally deals with ricea vital
commodity with political undertones. Filipino farmers have long been used to selling their
produce to NFA at comparatively higher prices. Removing the subsidy granted by the NFA in
buying rice may not sit well with the farmers.
Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia has assured that low-priced rice will remain
available to the public through cheap rice imports. Imported rice, he says, is always cheaper than
homegrown rice. He adds splitting NFAs commercial and regulatory functions will also resolve
the rice smuggling problem.
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The problem with the NFA, Pernia says, is that it buys high and sells low. This has resulted in
losses and has caused NFA huge debts.

The NFA as a corporate entity has failed because of its inability to sustain its operations without
government assistance. It may have stabilized supply and rice prices but it has also cost the
government billions of pesos just to maintain it, given its inefficiency. Through subsidies, the
NFA also has not made rice farming a productive sector. The Philippines still relies on cheaper
imported rice from more successful neighboring countries to augment the shortfall.
The Cabinet should revisit rice farming in the Philippines to make it more productive and
efficient. With no commercial functions, the NFA, along with the Department of Agriculture
should now take the initiative to introduce modern farming methods to raise the productivity of
Filipino farmers
http://www.thestandard.com.ph/opinion/editorial/214981/nfa-shake-up.html
Noyakong supplies world-class medical equipment and

general machinery
Fri, 2 September 2016

Dr Leakhena explains the Allura FC (left). The machine is a valued cardiovascular cathlab that belongs to
the Allura family from Philips. The CE certified Allura FC now enables the medical community to deliver
the best patient care at affordable costs, while assuring the highest standards of quality and reliability.
Moeun Nhean
For Noyakong Group Co. Ltd., as a company that has, for

many years, specialised in importing various high-tech
equipments supplying Cambodians machinery market, it
is a given opportunity to strengthen their employees
efficiency in every department. Noyakong also hopes to
expand in the importation and supply of medical
equipments as a service to the Cambodian healthcare
sector.Bunsann Kim, CEO of Noyakong Group Co. Ltd.,
said that at the start the company only imported spare parts
for machines used in the agricultural sector especially
efficiently modern rice-grinding machines that could
refine the colour of rice grains and equipments related to
microphones. However, Since 2013, the company started
to accept orders from customers who were medical
workers across the country including various provinces
and some from Phnom Penh.
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The mammographer in the picture is an important machine for breast cancer prevention. Moeun Nhean
The vision of Noyakong Group is not short-sighted; this company wants to continue their service
to the Kingdoms healthcare industry and to an ever-growing clientele within the country. This is
in addition to cooperating with any party that services healthcare in Cambodia, to ensure the
well-being of the Cambodian population.
After gaining customers from private clinics, laboratories, and some public hospitals, from
different provinces including Phnom Penh, where we received orders from 50 clinics for a
variety of products, there were some customers going so far as to ordering the highest priced and
the latest equipments, said Kim.
It was then that our company took a major leap and started business partnerships with
successful international suppliers such as GE from the U.S, Philips of the Netherlands, and
Germanys Siemens, among many others.
He added, To this day, our company has imported nearly every single type of medical
equipment such as every type of laboratory equipment products that analyse blood, urine,
feces, and various types of pathogens.
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The Philips MX16 (as also displayed on the cover). It features a 16-slice system suited to routine CT
studies, CT angiography, and advanced motion-sensitive applications such as CT colonography and

pulmonary studies. Moeun Nhean
Kim added that these analyses are not only limited to identifying a certain bacteria or virus, but
these high-tech machines are capable of the most meticulous tasks such as removing a tiny part
from anatomical tissues and developing them into a fungi or a pathogen.
In order to ensure that the tissue of a suspicious lump is not cancerous, a biopsy is vital to
determine that, he said, explaining that biopsy equipments are also a major part of the
companys supply.
When asked about why the Noyakong Company pays more heed to customers from the
provinces than to Phnom Penh customers, Kim said that the company wants to import efficient
high-tech equipment to less developed areas in order to ease patients lives and cut down on
travelling fees.
Furthermore, the Noyakong company has always supported the Ministry of Health, as well as
NGOs working in relation to healthcare, whenever they [the Ministry] organize the CME
(Continuous Medical Education) program in that, the company has helped in advertising and has
established many relationships along the way with owners of laboratories and owners of projects
related to the improvement of the healthcare sector.
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The compact Philips Xper Flex Cardio physiomonitoring system (as demonstrated by Khemas Dr
Leakhena) brings a new era of hemodynamic assessment to interventional environments such as cardiac
catheterization, electrophysiology, interventional radiology, cardiovascular hybrid and other areas where
cardiac monitoring may be required. Moeun Nhean
Thus far, Noyakong has supplied various private clinics in Cambodia with different medical
machineries. Some of these are: Cathlab, CT scanner, Interventional Cardiology,
Echocardiogram, machines used to track the process of disease, surgical instruments, and
emergency aid kits.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-plus/noyakong-supplies-world-class-medical-equipmentand-general-machinery
Rice Field Day: Sacramento Valley growers fed rice, rice

news at annual gathering
Truckloads of people interested in rice tour the fields and listen to speakers at stops within the
fields during Rice Field Day at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, Calif. Wed. Aug. 31, 2016.
(Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)
By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record
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Posted: 08/31/16, 7:03 PM PDT |
Jona Pressman, a nutrition program manager, smiles in her Have a rice day shirt during a truck tour of
the rice fields on Rice Field Day at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs on Wednesday. Bill Husa
Enterprise-Record
Biggs >> Hundreds of rice farmers gathered at the 100-plus-year-old Rice Experiment Station in
Biggs to learn about the latest in rice breeding and management research. The experiment station
is funded by the rice industry. A staff of researchers works to breed rice that will produce more
yield in California and resist pests and disease.
Once a year, the growers get together to hear whats new.Rice growers have some new knowhow in Whitney Brim-DeForest, the newest farm adviser for the University of California
Cooperative Extension. Brim-DeForest recently received her PhD from UC Davis and
specializes in weed science. Her main terrain will be Sutter and Yuba counties, as well as the
counties of Placer and Sacramento.
She replaces Chris Greer, who worked as a rice farm adviser before moving to a different job.
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Brim-DeForest specializes in knowledge about weeds, while Luis Espino, in Colusa County,
specializes in rice pests and Cass Mutters, in Butte County, specializes in plant physiology (the
plants themselves, how they grow, etc).
In addition to her doctorate degrees, Brim-DeForest earned her masters degree in International
Agricultural Development from UC Davis, and a double bachelors degree in Biology and music
from Brown University.
She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, West Africa, for three years.
Since 2012, she has worked at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs, managing the field trials for
the UC Weed Science program in rice.
Folks who stopped to chat with members of the California Rice Commission, could learn more
about the new California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation, http://calricewaterbirds.org, formed to
continue waterfowl habitat enhancement in rice-growing land.
The foundation would continue the work of the Waterbird Habitat Enhancement Program.
WHEP has been around since 2011, and helps rice farmers fund the cost of field management
that benefits different types of birds, explained Paul Buttner, manager of environmental affairs
for the California Rice Commission.
The funding for that program is due to expire, and it is unknown if more funds will be set aside.
When that program first formed, funding from private donors complemented the federal funds.
Now, Buttner is trying to keep the program in play in rice fields in California, and is hoping
donors will contribute to the Waterbird Foundation. Efforts have just begun, he explained during
Rice Field Day.
A man with a legacy, Homer Lundberg was chosen this year to receive the Rice Industry Award,
which is given during the Rice Field Day event. The award was given to him by Lance Tennis.
The two men have shared seats at the table on the Western Canal Water District Board of
Directors.
Lundberg, along with his three brothers Eldon, Wendell and Harlan, moved to Richvale in 1937
with their parents Albert and Frances. Homer was 2 years old at that time.
After college and service in the Air Force, Lundberg returned to Richvale in 1959 to join is
brothers and parents in farming.
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In addition to running Lundberg Family Farms with his brothers, and helping the farm and rice
product business flourish, Lundberg has served on the Butte County Rice Growers Association
board for eight years and the California Rice Research Foundation board for 17 years.
In 1985, Lundberg and many others founded the Western Canal Water District, after the water
system was purchased from PG&E. He served on Western Canals board for 22 years, and has
worked with several other farm water groups.
He also has served on the Butte County Fair board for more than 20 years. In 2006, Lundberg
stepped down from his longtime role as chairman of the board of Lundberg Family Farms,
passing the business to the next generation.A one-day training about emerging weed problems
including red rice and winged primrose willow will take place 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Sept. 16 at the
Rice Experiment Station in Biggs. Growers will meet at the Hamilton Road Field on Hamilton
Road. The talks will include planning on herbicide programs, handling herbicide resistance,
weed identification and a tour of the rice weed science research plots.
Registration is $70 and $30 for students, http://tinyurl.com/jrl7jzs.
The course qualifies for continuing education for crop advisers and others.
Contact reporter Heather Hacking at 896-7758
http://www.orovillemr.com/article/NB/20160831/NEWS/160839954
Rice dealer predicts imminent price fall of rice

On September 1, 20162:15 pm
Chief Anthony Ndubuka, a major rice dealer in Umuahia, has expressed optimism that the price
of rice would soon fall in Nigeria.Ndubuka expressed the optimism in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Thursday while speaking on the high price of the grains in the
country.
He said that the grains would become affordable as soon as farmers began to harvest the grains in the next
few months.I am confident that there will be a bumper harvest this year. So, by November, the price of
the commodity will definitely come down, he said.Ndubuka expressed concern that the astronomical
price of rice had made it unaffordable in many homes.
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Rice is a staple food in many families in Nigeria.It is childrens favourite, but the commodity has
become unaffordable because of its astronomical price, he said.He traced the scarcity of rice to the ban
on importation of the grains by the Federal Government.The rice dealer said that the inability of the local
rice producers to fill the gap, caused by the ban, compounded the situation.This explains why the price
of rice in the country has gone beyond the reach of the common man, he said.Ndubuka also said that the
scarcity posed serious challenges to rice farmers and manufacturers in the country.Luckily, many
farmers have braced the challenge, so there will be plenty of rice this year, he said.
He said that the scarcity of foreign rice, after the governments ban, led to increased demand for local
substitutes.
The rice farmer said that although the ban on importation was expected to boost local production and
demand, government should have taken measures to bridge the gap.Ndubuka said that the grains were still
being smuggled into the country in spite the ban.The smuggled rice are re-bagged at the borders by
smugglers to evade arrest, he said.He urged the Federal Government to give incentives to rice farmers to
boost output and quality of the grains and make them affordable.
NAN reports that in Umuahia, a bag of local rice now sells for between N18, 500 and N20, 000 as against
previous price of N5, 000 and N6, 000.The imported substitutes cost between N23, 500 and N25, 000
against the previous N8,000 and N10,000
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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/rice-dealer-predicts-imminent-price-fall-rice/

Ministry adopts new strategy in drive to double rice
production (Kenya)
By Boniface Mwangi | Business Daily, Kenya September 1, 2016
The Agriculture ministry has adopted a three-pronged strategy to double rice production in Mwea
Irrigation Scheme which provides 80 per cent of the grain consumed in Kenya.It has come up with new
rice varieties, new seed varieties that are resilient to climate change, and strives to change farming
systems.The ministry, in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) and South
Korea, has introduced machinery in rice production unlike in the past when farmers depended mainly on
manual labour.At the same time the partners are constructing the Sh19 billion Thiba Dam to expand the
scheme.
The new rice varieties will not only address the issue of higher production, but also food security, poverty
alleviation and greatly benefit livestock farmers.The government aims to double rice production before
2018.
John Kimani, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) Mwea Director, said
they have realised the need to meet demand for livestock feeds too.The crop-livestock interface has
turned out to be a very vital aspect for us and now we are looking at all possible ways to see each sector
supports the other, he said.Dr Kimani said the varieties that they are developing have the stay-green
trait (the leaves and stems remain green and palatable to animals and are of high protein content).
We have been able to get germplasm from our development partners, especially from South Korea,
which had developed dual purpose rice.This is a type of rice that meets demand for both the grain for
human consumption and culms for livestock, he said.However, this new rice species are yet to be named
since they are still in the breeding process and will only be named after being approved and released to
farmers for planting.After harvest farmers preserve rice straws as hay which is normally fed to their
livestock during dry spells.Jackline Wangeci, a rice farmer at the scheme, confirmed that after harvest she
packs straws into bales as hay for her three dairy cows and sells the rest at Sh250 each to other dairy
farmers.
We cant wait to plant this new variety since we will double our harvest as well as earnings, she noted.
The new variety, according to Dr Kimani, is a high yielder of animal fodder and will help double yields
when released to farmers in six years to come.Currently, he said, they are carrying out tests and will only
release the variety when their partner, South Korea, gives them the green-light.We cannot release it
without their authority, we will be slapped with harsh penalties, he added. The rice research project was
launched in 2013 and is expected to yield results by May 2018. After conducting an analysis in 2008 on
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food crops that are consumed in the country, they realised that rice was the third most important cereal
and its consumption was growing fast.
Rice consumption in the country is growing at a rate of 12 per cent annually compared with four per cent
for wheat and one per cent for maize.This compelled the government to embark on raising rice
production.
The changing eating habit is mostly among the younger generation, Dr Kimani said.Kenya produces
149,000 tonnes of rice per year while consumption stands at 540,000 tonnes.
Resilient Varieties
According to Dr Kimani, also a rice breeder, the country is forced to import 70 per cent of rice to meet
demand.
It is in this regard that Kalro is developing more rice varieties that are resilient to climate change and have
higher yields.We are trying to develop varieties that can perform better than what farmers have in a bid
to close the demand gap through bilateral projects with rice growing countries, he said.Through research
conducted in May 2013 Kalro found major constraints to rice farming. Poor seeds topped the list.Others
were the need for drought resistant and water saving varieties, the need to deal with diseases especially
Blast, need for cold weather resistant varieties and those that thrive in low soil fertility and
salinity.Bibiana Walela, the Assistant Director Rice Promotion at Kalro Mwea, said that farmers used to
exchange seeds since there were no certified varieties and procurement structures in place.
However, Kalro and partners have reversed this trend, she said.This has led to increased rice production,
up to three tonnes per hectare. They target to increase this to seven tonnes, she said. In Japan the average
is seven tonnes of milled rice per hectare while in Kenya it is 2.4 tonnes. We are working out to raise
production in country through our partnership, she said.To this end, Ms Walela said, Kalro was
undertaking three projects. These include the New Rice for Africa (Nerica) programme, which researches
on the upland rain-fed varieties in semi-arid lands of Kenya.
Mechanising Production
The country has potential of farming one million hectares in the upland ecology and 540,000 hectares
under irrigation and can expand production to 1.3 hectares with use of underground water, she said.
We are working on exploiting these potentials and if we get enough resources we should be able to
produce enough rice for this country, Ms Walela said.At the same time, she said, Kalro was addressing
the challenge of mechanising rice production on a smaller scale by introducing hand-driven machinery to
farmers
through
field
days.
Through Japan based firm Toyota Tuso, Ms Walela said, they were testing two tractor models for use in
the entire country.
If they adapt to local conditions we will order for more and sell to farmers at a subsidised price, she
said.With 40 million people, an annual population growth rate of 2.7 per cent and recent rainfall deficits
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threatening food security, Kenya should engage in crop diversification with focus on staples such as
rice.Such enhanced production could play a key role in ensuring that food production gaps are sealed,
improving overall national food security, Ms Walela said. The 80,000-hectare Mwea Irrigation Scheme
used to be a haven for diseases, according to Dr Kimani.
It was not until 2007 that Blast was discovered in the region, a disease he said was devastating rice
farming. The other challenges are cold brought about by climate change.
Rice is a very unique plant which requires a lot of sunlight. If temperatures go down below 17 degrees
Celsius, especially at night and more so during pollen formation, the pollen becomes sterile. We are
developing varieties that are cold resilient to address climate change, he said.Mwea farmers are unable to
plant two crops per year because of the cold season in June-July.With enough water from Thiba dam,
Kalro is looking at how the crop can be grown twice per year to increase yields.
Kalro officials said the organisation had developed a water-saving rice variety.When we started the
water supply project it was overtaken because so many outgrowers were utilising the same water and
therefore they didnt have enough, forcing farmers to grow rice in phases, said Dr Kimani.Because of
overdependence on rice farming, soils fertility has declined.This has compelled Kalro to come up with
rice varieties which do well in poor soils.Already, said Dr Kimani, Kalro has started distributing the
varieties to farmers.Although we still have a lot of challenges to address, which we are working on
together with stakeholders, we want to make sure that this country is self-sufficient in rice production,
concluded Dr Kimani.
https://asokoinsight.com/news/ministry-adopts-new-strategy-in-drive-to-double-rice-productionkenya
Govt. agencies on agri, food security bare plans and

pograms
September 01, 2016

Rosalita B. Manlangit
DAET, Camarines Norte Sept. 1 (PIA) Government agencies in the fields of agriculture and
food security here have discussed updates on their respective programs under the administration
of President Rodrigo Duterte during the kapihan Talakayan sa PIA of the Camarines Norte
Information Center here recently.
Among these agencies were the National Food Authority (NFA) and Philippine Coconut
Authority (PCA) on pro-poor programs, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on free
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irrigation fees, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on review order of land conversion,
exclusion and exemption, and Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg) on identifying
additional area for rice production relayed by the Department of Agriculture (DA).NFA
Camarines Norte provincial manager Chona E. Brijuega said that her office and eleven
other agencies are tasked for the pro-poor programs under the Office of the Special Assistant to
the President.
She said that NFA will help ensure ample supply of rice thus engrossed with the renewal of
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the local government units due to the change in the
administration for the towns to have rice allocations during calamities. She said that the province
has enough rice supply with the total industry inventory of 277,189 bags of rice of which 67,050
in NFA inventory, 150,437 household stocks and 59,702 commercial stocks to last in 75 days.
PCA agriculturist Elmer M. Madulid said that his office are now implementing fertilization
program, coconut planting in the town of Mercedes and he assured that cocolisap in some
barangay were already controlled. On the other hand Senior Institutional Development Officer
Wilson B. Narvasa of the NIA said that the President announced earlier that irrigation fees
should be free. He said that this is not yet implemented because it needs to be approved by the
Congress and Senate because of an existing law.
Narvasa added that his office has an approved budget this year of P130 million for the
modernization and rehabilitation of irrigation facilities in the province.Provincial Agrarian
Reform Officer Camilo A. Del Monte said that DAR is tasked by Secretary Rafael Mariano to
review order of land conversion, exclusion and exemption of the past administration.He said that
DAR now is reviewing the land acquisition, distribution and balance per province aside from
their regular mandate.
Meanwhile Provincial Agriculturist Engineer Almirante A. Abad said as devolved office they
were tasked by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to identify additional land for rice
production to adhere to the 1 million hectares target of the agency in the country.
He said that the DA will conduct consultation with the Municipal Agriculturists, NIA and other
stakeholders for the said identification of land area for rice production to contribute to the
national target. (MAL/RBM-PIA5/Camarines Norte)
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/871472708159/govt-agencies-on-agri-food-security-bare-plans-andpograms#sthash.Jwl1pEfm.dpuf
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/871472708159/govt-agencies-on-agri-food-security-bare-plans-andpograms
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Daily Commodity Report
Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids
Long Grain New Crop
Futures:
ROUGH RICE
High Low
Last Change
Sep '16 931.5 917.0 920.5 +1.0

Nov '16 977.0 935.0 942.0 -1.0
Jan '17 991.5 960.5 967.5 -1.0
Mar '17 1011.0 1011.0 991.5 -0.5
May '17
1013.0 -0.5
Jul '17
1034.0 0.0
Sep '17
1029.0 +2.0
Rice Comment
Rice futures ended mixed. Nationwide, 13% of the crop is now rated poor to very poor, and
another 27% is in fair condition. Excessive rains have resulted in rice that has lodged and some has
sprouted in the field. This will all result in poorer quality rice and less than ideal yields. However,
abundant world supplies and declining prices in Asia continue to loom large over the market. India is
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expecting a large crop following a beneficial monsoon season. Technically, November charted a bearish
outside day, signaling that further losses are possible
PhilRice urges more brown rice consumption

By The Manila Times on September 2, 2016 Agribusiness
BOTH the income of farmers and the well-being of Filipinos could be greatly improved if consumers
reduced their reliance on white rice and turned to the healthy alternative of brown rice, researchers at the
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said.Countries like the Philippines prefer the commercially
milled or white rice while the traditional brown rice remains unpopular. Ricepedia revealed factors such
as lesser cooking time, longer shelf life and palatability contribute to this trend. Filipinos also consider the
same reasons, thus reducing the demand for brown rice and increasing its price. However, the PhilRice
believes brown rice consumption is more beneficial.
PhilRice Senior Science Research Specialist Hazel Antonio said brown rice even results in better health
for consumers and to more income for farmers.Brown rice, or Pinawa among Tagalogs, is simply
unpolished white rice. Though unpolished, Pinawa has more protein, fiber, good fats, vitamins B1, B2,
B3, B9 and E, antioxidants and minerals than white rice. This can help reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes,
and cardiovascular diseases, according to PhilRice.Clinical studies prove that as an effective laxative,
brown rice promotes regular bowel movement. Consuming it also prevents kidney stone build-up as it
decreases urinary calcium.Brown rice also encourages balanced eating. Based on testimonial evidence,
people consume less rice when they eat brown rice, PhilRice Consultant Dr. Cezar Mamaril said in an
interview published by the International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Brown grains weigh heavier so people consume less.
Production of brown rice also entails higher milling recovery, which means that with every 10 kilograms
of paddy or unpolished rice, a farmer can recover up to 7.5 kg of brown rice compared to 6.5 kg of white
rice. Antonio believes increased brown rice consumption can contribute to rice self-sufficiency.With
the many benefits of brown rice, especially its higher million recovery compared to white rice, PhilRice is
launching a campaign to increase Pinawa consumption called BROWN4Good.Since the proclamation of
the National Year of Rice (NYR) in 2013, the National Rice Awareness Month is celebrated every
November. This endeavor targets to enforce rice-self-sufficiency through partnerships from the public and
private sector. Among the advocacies of National Rice Awareness Month is increasing brown rice
consumption.
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Brown for good
On August 28, PhilRice launched a social media campaign called Brown4good Challenge that aims to
promote the virtues of brown rice.We have been focusing before on rice wastage [since NYR was
launched in 2013]. Weve moved to another message which is the consumption of brown rice, Antonio
said. She is also the campaign director of the Brown4good Challenge.Part of the campaign covers social
media, where netizens are encouraged to post photos of their Pinawa meal, caption it with
#BROWN4good, and then challenge their friends to do the same.PhilRice believes the social media
component will help increase brown rice consumption that will benefit both consumers and farmers.
First they will have a better health; [second]its good for the farmers because these farmers directly sell
their products to food establishments and retailers at a very affordable price. Third, its good for the
country because brown rice has 10-percent higher milling recovery, Antonio said.
And lastly, for every hashtag, the Department of Agriculture will donate one cup of brown rice to less
fortunate Filipinos for charity, so they can see the goodness in their health, to the farmers, to their
country, and they can see that they are able to feed one person, she added.Antonio revealed the
#BROWN4good concept was inspired by Thailands campaign also for increased brown rice consumption
in which King Bhumibol Adulyadej actually suggested it to people because it is no longer a poor mans
food. The King claims he consumes it three times a day.
More energy efficient
PhilRice also said brown rice production is more energy-efficient. Since brown rice is only milled once,
this can result to 50- to 60-percent savings on fuel and energy. This leads to lesser carbon emissions.
Despite the benefits, brown rice remains unpopular in the Philippines. It can be more costly since brown
rice only undergoes dehulling it requires a premium rice variety. Also, because of its shorter shelf life,
low demand contributes to higher prices. Traders also tend to be abusive with pricing since the health
benefits of Pinawa are known.Antonio also said there is a need to improve the marketing capacity of our
farmers so they can sell directly to consumers or establishments.
But the virtues of brown rice can no longer be overlooked and it may be one of the keys to helping the
country achieve rice self-sufficiency.
Clarissa Botecario, Special to The Times
Philippines closes new rice supply deal at $424.85/MT

September 02, 2016
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THE GOVERNMENT has accepted the bids of Vietnam and Thailand in a tender that closed on
Wednesday for a combined 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice imports for shipment later this month and
the next.
In a statement released on Thursday, state grains agency National Food Authority (NFA) said the award
was given after the two rice exporters -- the Philippines top rice suppliers too -- offered to close the
government-to-government deal at $424.85 per MT. That price was $0.15 lower than the reference price
of $425/MT set by the Philippines.The National Food Authority Council approved in a special meeting
on August 31, 2016, the awarding of contract for the supply of 250,000 MT [metric tons] imported rice,
25% brokens, well milled at $424.85/MT to the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam under a Government-to-Government (G-to-G) Procurement Scheme held on the same day, the
NFA statement read.
The accepted price would translate to a total of $106.21 million for the purchase of the 250,000 MT.Of
the 250,000 MT, Thailand through its Department of Foreign Trade will supply 100,000 MT, while
Vietnams Vina Foods II, the rest.Forty percent of that volume is for delivery end of September while the
remaining 60%, by end-October, the NFA said.
The grains agency initially rejected higher bids from both countries and asked them to submit revised
offers citing a government-to-government procurement scheme, where the offer should be equal to or
lower than the reference price. The scheme is covered by a memorandum of agreement between the
Philippines and the two rice-exporting countries.
The 250,000 MT will be the first shipment of the 500,000 MT standby authority earlier approved by the
NFA Council for buffer stocking of the government to fill-in the gap estimated at 5% of national
production caused by the El Nio phenomenon that hit the country in the last quarter of 2015 until the
second quarter of this year.
NFA is mandated to maintain a 30-day inventory level during the lean months of July to September and a
15-day stock at any given time.
This will give NFA sufficient lead time to preposition the stocks nationwide in time for the season of
tropical storms and typhoons which usually occur during the end of the third quarter until the fourth
quarter, read the NFA statement.
Earlier, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said that the country had sufficient rice
stocks for the rest of the year but the country is poised to take advantage of the prevailing low global
prices of rice to cover portions of 2017 demand.
Hence, the government plans to import a total of 1 million MT, of which 750,000 MT will be through
government-to-government deals and the balance of 250,000 will be brought in by private traders.
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The shipment will be delivered door-to-door to NFA designated warehouses under the cost insurance
freight-delivered at place terms, according to the statement.
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=philippines-closes-new-rice-supplydeal-at-424.85mt&id=132864
Man arrested for smuggling rice as dead bodies

Posted on Sep 2, 2016
By Isaac Anumihe
The ban on rice importation and biting economic conditions are forcing daring smugglers to freight bags
of rice as coffins carried in ambulances.This unprecedented antic of moving rice in an ambulance under
the guise of corpses from Benin Republic into Nigeria was uncovered yesterday at the Seme Border by
the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) who promptly arrested the vendor.According to
Customs officials at Seme Border, the suspected smuggler, Moses Degbogbahun, arranged 11 50kg bags
of rice in place of a corpse in his Volvo ambulance with Lagos registration number DV 74EKY. Luck,
however, ran out on him when he was subjected to a rigorous search by an officer who had observed him
move corpses across the border regularly without being searched.
His frequent movement across the border made the officers at Aradagun area of Badagry to suspect foul
play prompting them to insist on seeing the corpse. But they were, however, amazed to see that they
had allowed so many corpses across the border without knowing the identities of the dead (rice).The
Customs mobile patrol team leader stated that the frequency of the said ambulance patronising the
international route with the dead bodies had become alarming making it necessary to ascertain the
identity of the dead.Rice smuggling across Seme Border became a lucrative trade to warrant such antic
when the Federal Government banned rice importation into the country in its attempt to boost local
capacity.
Meanwhile, over 50 million bags of imported rice, worth over N1 billion, are currently trapped in various
warehouses in Cotonou, Benin Republic, following the ban on foreign rice import into Nigeria.Many
importers who violated the import restrictions by government are now regretting because they can no
longer push the imported commodities into Nigerian markets.One of the importers told Daily Sun that
many of them have lost their collaterals to banks because they cannot service their loans.We have lost a
lot. The banks are not giving us breathing space. They have confiscated all our belongings, he
said.Daily Suns checks revealed that the new Controller General of Customs (CGC), Colonel Hameed
Ali, had threatened to discipline the Customs Area Controller in charge of Seme Border, Victor Dimka,
if any grain of imported rice finds its way into the Nigerian market.
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To demonstrate his seriousness, Ali, three weeks ago, signed an agreement with the Beninoise
government to the effect that any ship from Benin ports must be escorted by the Benin Customs and
handed over to Nigerian Customs. He threatened to stop trade relations with Benin Republic if the
government continues to allow contraband goods into Nigerian markets.This tough stance by the Nigerian
government had pitted the importers against their bankers because most of them borrowed to import the
goods. They had targeted the ember months the Eid-del Kabir and Christmas festivities to flood
Nigerian markets with imported rice. These bags, it was discovered, have been warehoused for over six
months under an unwholesome condition
http://www.nigeriatoday.ng/2016/09/man-arrested-for-smuggling-rice-as-dead-bodies/
Bags of rice smuggled as corpses in ambulance

On September 2, 201612:48 amIn News0 Comments By
Godwin Oritse LAGOSSmugglers operating at the
Badagry-Seme border tried a fast one on operatives of
the Nigeria Customs by packaging smuggled rice as
dead bodies. The ambulance, 'corpses,' and 'attendant.'
The ambulance, corpses, and attendant. The mobile
patrol team leader, Chief Superintendent of Customs,
Mr. Ozah M., said the team noticed the frequency with
which the said ambulance was patronising the
international route with the dead body, a development
they thought was becoming alarming. They stopped the ambulance, a Volvo with number plates DV 74
EKY, for proper examination. The ambulance was discovered to be carrying eleven bags of imported rice
that was carefully arranged and wrapped as corpses, leading to the arrest of a suspected smuggler, Mr.
Moses Degbogbahun, who brought in the commodity.
The management of Seme Command, however, warned that no amount of smuggling antics along Seme
border route will go undetected by the eagle eyes of officers and men of the Command. The Commands
Public Relations Officer, Mr. Taupyen Selchang, said the suspect was still undergoing investigation for
possible
prosecution.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/bags-rice-smuggled-corpses-ambulance/
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Rice paddy bank short of funds
Fri, 2 September 2016
Cheng Sokhorng
The warehouse of Cambodias first large-scale rice paddy bank in Battambang is seen in this January
2015 photo. Photo supplied
Two years since the opening of Cambodias first large-scale rice paddy bank, the private sector
company behind the project is seeking additional capital to carry it through the next five
years.Thaneakea Srov (Kampuchea) Plc launched services in late August 2014 with its sprawling
facility in Battambang city acting as a massive centralised storage facility for the provinces
harvested rice paddy.
The company disburses loans to farmers in exchange for the paddy they put up as collateral,
while its paddy stockpiles ensure sufficient stock for Cambodian rice millers and traders.
The project aimed at addressing the lack of storage capacity and finance channels that had led
many farmers in the province to sell their paddy to Thai and Vietnamese traders instead of local
millers.
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Phou Puy, CEO of Thaneakea Srov, said the rice paddy bank began in 2014 with $7 million
working capital and received 20,000 tonnes of paddy rice during its first year. The following
year, working with $13 million capital, the bank was able to collect 37,000 tonnes of rice.
Puy said the project would need $70 million over the next five years to satisfy the demand of
Cambodian millers and traders.
Most of our customers have come asking for more loans, but our capital is limited, he said.
We need more capital and storage capacity to meet the demand of rice millers [for paddy rice].
According to Puy, loans are offered to rice farmers for a period of 10 months at a monthly
interest rate of 1 per cent.
We receive the paddy rice as collateral in return for disbursing loans amounting to 80 per cent
of its market price, he explained, adding that the hocked rice is only sold if the loan is not paid
back in time.
Hun Lak, vice president of the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF), said the rice bank was
playing an important role in the industry and if it would put forward a strong and detailed impact
and risk assessment, the Rural Development Bank (RDB) would put up the required funds for it
to continue operations.
Thaneakea Srov is playing an important role in the rice industry, but currently it is helping only
one part of the industry, he said.
If it needs a bigger budget to expand, then they should come and put all the issues on the table
at the CRF in order to develop the project and request financial assistance from the RDB.
Khim Sophanna, senior advisor of the agricultural NGO CEDAC, said the rice paddy bank was
essential to helping farmers who had run short of capital.
The rice paddy bank is a place where farmers can use their paddy rice in exchange for money
whenever they run into financial troubles, which is better than selling the paddy at a cheap
price, he said.
The bank also gives farmers a chance to recover the paddy they used as collateral if the price of
rice increases.
Most importantly, he said, the rice paddy bank ensures that the profits of rice farming remain in
the local community.
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Contact author: Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-paddy-bank-short-funds
Rice procurement programme lags behind for shortage of

supply
Our Correspondent
SYLHET, Sept 1: The rice procurement programme couldn't be successful as yet due to short supply of
both boiled and Atap (non-boiled) varieties from the millers of Sylhet division. However, the authority
has extended 15 days for the procurement till September 15, official sources informed
yesterday.According to a report, prepared by the Food Department on August 31, 11,279 tonnes of rice
were collected against the target of 38,547 tonnes through the millers of 4 districts.It is about to be failed
due to short supply after repeated flash floods, lack of initiatives by the rice mill owners, absence of
marketable surplus of rice or paddy etc. However, the target was also the ever highest for the division this
year, official sources informed.
The food department has collected a total of 6,804.550 tonnes of boiled rice against the target of 18,953
tonnes while 13,036 tonnes of Atap rice were collected out of the targeted 19,954 tonnes.The last year's
rice collection was 15,000 tonnes, the sources informed further.Contacted, Regional Controller of Food,
Sylhet Division Md. Anisuzzaman told this correspondent yesterday, although the target couldn't be
achieved, we have procured the ever highest quantity of rice this year amid different problems. There are
43 husking mills for boiled rice in the four districts and 367 husking mills including nine automatic ones
for Atap rice.
The official said further, although we are fully dependent on the private millers for rice procurement,
most of the mills in the region are of old technology and the owners were not intrested in modernising
their units for reasons. This is why a good quantity of the paddy produced in the division is transported to
other places, having modern husking mills, he added.
If they don't come forward with modernising the units it would be hard to get rice from such millers in
future too, the official added.Of the total, 1489 tonnes of boiled rice and 3147 tonnes of Atap rice were
collected in Sylhet district against a target of 3648 tonnes and 4830 tonnes respectively.In Moulvibazar,
1874 tonnes of boiled and 1434 tonnes of Atap rice were procured against the target of 3680 and 1854
tonnes respectively.
In Habiganj district 2154.550 tonnes of boiled and 1466 tonnes of Atap rice were collected although the
target was at 5216 and 2612 tonnes respectively while procurement in Sunamganj district stood 1287 and
6989.950 metric tonnes against the targeted 6409 and 10298 metric tonnes respectively.
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/09/01/44281/Rice-procurement-programme-lags-behindfor-shortage-of-supply
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The battle over basmati: Is Madhya Pradesh's long-grained
aromatic rice not entitled to the name?
It needs the crucial Geographical Indicator certification, which authenticates a product as having
originated in a certain location like Darjeeling for tea.
Aug 31, 2016 05:30 pm Updated Aug 31, 2016 06:09 pm
Mridula Chari
What is basmati? Can it be grown only on the slopes of the Himalayas? Or can long-grained
aromatic rice grown in Madhya Pradesh also be called basmati?
These are questions the Madras High Court has been grappling with since February. Its answer to
all these questions was to delay answering them. On August 16, it granted relief to Madhya
Pradesh in its legal battle with the Geographical Indicator Registry and the Agricultural and
Processed Food Products Export Development Authority to be included as one of India's
basmati-growing regions. The court ordered the state to submit a fresh application for a
Geographical Indication or GI certificate.
The GI tag is a crucial trademark certificate that authenticates a product as having originated in a
certain location. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board had in February directed the GI
Registry to approve the basmati claims of seven states Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Delhi, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh and two districts of Jammu & Kashmir.Madhya Pradesh
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challenged this in the court, arguing that its traditional basmati cultivating areas had been
arbitrarily left out without any rational reasons.
Location askew
But can Madhya Pradesh, hundreds of kilometres away from the Himalayas, apply for a tag that
is based on geography?
Suman Sahai of the Gene Campaign, a non-governmental organisation working in the area of
biological resources and intellectual property rights, believes that it cannot.Madhya Pradesh
simply does not figure as a basmati growing state because GI tags are not about where it is
cultivated, but where it has originated, Sahai said. Madhya Pradesh can and has laid claim to
Chanderi saris, but even if it is cultivating good quality basmati, it cannot qualify for the GI
tag.Sahai gave the example of scotch, which refers to whiskey brewed in Scotland. Others
might brew whiskies better than the original, but they cannot call it scotch.
The idea of GI is very specific, Sahai said. We should not fool around with it because it
dilutes the case for that GI.
Legal entanglements
Basmati is traditionally grown in the region of Greater Punjab, which spans the political
territories of modern day India and Pakistan. There are also great profits in its exports.The
countries were alerted to the potential intellectual property rights value when a company called
Rice Tech in the United States of America applied for a patent for a variety of basmati rice that it
grew there. Both challenged the patent status and began negotiations with each other to jointly
apply for a GI tag internationally, which would have given growers in both countries the
protection of intellectual property laws.
The government had at that time consulted with Gene Campaign on how to fight the patent.
Sahai said she had recommended consulting Pakistan, but that was not done.Any negotiations
that were there were scuppered after the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, India passed a law to
allow APEDA to stake a claim to basmati internationally without referring to Pakistan. Pakistan
responded by granting an exclusive trademark over basmati to the Basmati Growers
Association.
The legal arguments within and between the two countries have only grown since.The tussle
between Madhya Pradesh and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority , for instance, began in December 2013, when the GI Registry with its
headquarters in Chennai included parts of Madhya Pradesh in the areas that can be considered to
grow basmati. The authority argued that as Madhya Pradesh was nowhere near the Himalayas,
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allowing rice grown there to bear the basmati tag would mean any long-grained aromatic rice
could also be called basmati.
The Basmati Growers Association, with its headquarters in Pakistan, also challenged this
decision in the Madras High Court, saying that India had gravely erred in giving the basmati
label to rice produced in Madhya Pradesh, or for that matter any part of India. The High Court
dismissed that case for having miserably failed to comply with the rules.
Another legal scuffle continues in Pakistans courts, where the Rice Exporters Association of
Pakistan has been lobbying to include Sindh in the list of regions that grows basmati. Like
Madhya Pradesh, Sindh is nowhere near the Himalayas. The Agricultural and Processed Food
Products Export Development Authority has challenged this in the Karachi High Court. This
case continues to be stuck in court.
Government overreach?
Basmati is a particularly litigious example of the process of applying for GI certificates. There
are deeper issues. For one, that government institutions are applying for the tag in the first
place.T Prashant Reddy, a lawyer specialising in intellectual property and a blogger at website
SpicyIP, has just written a chapter in a yet-to-be published book on the case of basmati. Reddy
believes that no government should hold ownership over regional trademarks.
In India, government agencies have taken full ownership over such products and in the process
disenfranchise the farmers and traders who have built the brand, Reddy said.In cases like
champagne in France, for instance, it is associations that defend GI rights internationally, and not
the government, Reddy argued. That should be the case here as well.Sahai, however, disagreed.
It is not a bad idea for the government to hold the tag because you need to be able to defend
this, she said. In the case of basmati, which other organisation will hold it?
GI certificates are valid only for 10 years at a time, which requires organisations to be vigilant
against allowing them to lapse. In relatively unorganised sectors, such as that of basmati
growers, this could become an issue.
Money, money, money
At the end, what it comes down to is money.This is not just a scientific tag, Reddy explained.
There is also an element of reputation and money involved.As a form of a trademark, a GI tag
is automatically believed to enhance the market value of products that have it. With basmati
being a lucrative export product, the organisation that controls its GI certificate could then
control the profits from it.But even when the government is not solely involved, GI certifications
tend to reflect the local political and social hierarchies.
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The case of feni shows this. Dwijen Rangnekar, an intellectual property rights lawyer and activist
closely studied the campaign to certify Goas feni as a geographically specific product.In a paper
on the social remaking that occurred around feni, Rangnekar, now deceased, hailed GIs as
offering opportunities to retrieve history, inscribe locality, and facilitate resistance against
global agrifood.At the same time, he pointed out that when the Goa government was drafting its
application, it aligned with the Feni Association an organisation dominated by bottlers.
http://scroll.in/article/814915/the-battle-over-basmati-is-madhya-pradeshs-long-grained-aromatic-ricenot-entitled-to-the-name
Price of rice to crash soon, says dealer

September 1, 2016
Chief Anthony Ndubuka, a major rice dealer in Umuahia, has expressed optimism that the price of rice
would soon fall in Nigeria.Ndubuka expressed the optimism in Umuahia on Thursday while speaking on
the high price of the grains in the country.He said that the grains would become affordable as soon as
farmers began to harvest the grains in the next few months.He said, I am confident that there will be a
bumper harvest this year. So, by November, the price of the commodity will definitely come down.
Ndubuka expressed concern that the astronomical price of rice had made it unaffordable in many
homes.He said, Rice is a staple food in many families in Nigeria.It is childrens favourite, but the
commodity has become unaffordable because of its astronomical price.He traced the scarcity of rice to
the ban on importation of the grains by the Federal Government.The rice dealer said that the inability of
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the local rice producers to fill the gap, caused by the ban, compounded the situation.He said, This
explains why the price of rice in the country has gone beyond the reach of the common man.
Ndubuka also said that the scarcity posed serious challenges to rice farmers and manufacturers in the
country.Luckily, many farmers have braced the challenge, so there will be plenty of rice this year, he
said.He said that the scarcity of foreign rice, after the governments ban, led to increased demand for local
substitutes.The rice farmer said that although the ban on importation was expected to boost local
production and demand, government should have taken measures to bridge the gap.Ndubuka said that the
grains were still being smuggled into the country in spite the ban.
The smuggled rice are re-bagged at the borders by smugglers to evade arrest, he said.He urged the
Federal Government to give incentives to rice farmers to boost output and quality of the grains and make
them affordable.In Umuahia, a bag of local rice now sells for between N18, 500 and N20, 000 as against
previous price of N5, 000 and N6, 000.The imported substitutes cost between N23, 500 and N25, 000
against the previous N8,000 and N10,000
http://punchng.com/price-rice-crash-soon-says-dealer/
Missouri Rice Harvest Underway

By Peter Bachmann
HORNERSVILLE, MO -- Combines roared to life here this week as rice farmers took advantage of
favorable weather to get harvest underway just as National Rice Month kicked off. On Monday, USA
Rice attended fundraisers in Kennett, Missouri hosted by the local rice and cotton industries in support of
U.S. Representative Jason Smith (R-MO) and U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). Both Missouri legislators
were vocal in their opposition to federal regulatory overreach against agriculture and private landowners,
and pledged to continue supporting the Bootheel's farmers if reelected in November.
On Tuesday, USA Rice staff toured the Martin Rice Co, a family-owned rice mill in Bernie that joined
the Rice Millers' Association this summer. Owner and operator Mike Martin told USA Rice he is excited
to become more involved in the organization, and has prioritized helping the industry lift the embargo
with Cuba.Blake Gerard, chairman of USA Rice Farmers, gave USA Rice staff a tour of his seed rice
operation just over the Illinois border. Gerard anticipates beginning harvest next week, so is busily
making field and machinery preparations, and hoping for dry weather.
On Wednesday, Hornersville's Rance Daniels began his operation's rice harvest and shared his optimism
for the 2016 crop, "We began a little earlier than usual this year but we have been blessed with
cooperative weather and as every farmer has probably learned at some point, you've got to take advantage
of that."
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Daniels added, "Like most communities in the Bootheel, Hornersville is very agriculture-dependent and
so it's kind of a special time of year for my neighbors and me to begin putting rice in the bins again. And
like most farms, harvest is something my whole family gets excited about and there's really a job for all
three generations of my family. My son can't hardly wait to get home from school to chip in where he
can and I think that says a lot."
USA Rice is participating in other University of Missouri events this week sponsored by the Delta Fisher
Research Center in Portageville, including the annual Skeet Shoot, Fish Fry, and Delta Dinner with state
and local politicians, and agriculture industry representatives. USA Rice also will host a booth at the
annual Field Day showcasing rice and other crop research held at the Research Center tomorrow.
Louisiana Rice Mills Join Efforts to Feed Flood Victims

By Randy Jemison
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ZACHARY, LA -- Louisiana rice millers are once again stepping up to provide much needed rice to feed
citizens who had to evacuate their homes due to last month's weather disaster. Many people displaced by
the recent floods are having basic needs met by thousands of individuals through volunteer and nonprofit

organizations. One example is members of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church partnering with members
of First Baptist Church, both of Zachary, Louisiana, to feed displaced area residents.
Their effort was initiated within days of record-breaking rains that inundated much of south Louisiana,
and the feeding continues today. Falcon Rice Mill and Louisiana Rice Mill have provided 800 pounds of
rice to the churches for their feeding
programs.
Dr. Dearl Sanders, LSU AgCenter emeritus professor and feeding program volunteer, said, "Many of the
affected residents of Zachary have returned to their homes under FEMA's Shelter in Place
program. However, with homes gutted and all contents, including stoves, destroyed, they have no means
to prepare meals. So our churches have partnered to prepare approximately 200 meals twice daily, seven
day a week."Sanders continued, "Everybody in Louisiana eats rice and you can feed a lot of people with
800 pounds. I want to thank Falcon Rice Mill and Louisiana Rice Mill for their generous donation."
Rice growers urged to use pesticides wisely to avoid

resistance
Tim Hearden
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Capital Press
Published on September 1, 2016 4:10PM
Tim Hearden/Capital Press

Plant breeder Stanley Omar P.B. Samonte points out different rice varieties hes growing during
a field day Aug. 31 at the California Rice Research Boards Rice Experiment Station near
Oroville, Calif. Researchers are breeding plants for such traits as disease resistance and yields.
BIGGS, Calif. Insecticides
used by rice growers to combat
armyworms and other pests
should be used wisely, a
University
of
California
entomologist
advises.Registered insecticides
such as Intrepid, which was
given an emergency exemption
by regulators, need to be
managed carefully so they will
be available and effective in the
future, extension entomologist
Larry Godfrey told about 350
growers at an Aug. 31 field day
here.The reasons, he said, are
the potential development of
pest resistance as well as
increased regulatory controls
on the chemicals. Further, the consolidation of pesticide companies may lead to slower
development of new materials to respond to pests resistance to the old ones, he said.The
products we have now well have to ride into the future, Godfrey said. Be careful how you use
these products so we can keep them around.Growers can minimize instances of pests becoming
tolerant to the materials theyre using by limiting applications, which can be done by using
biological controls and adjusting cultural practices, Godfrey advises. For instance, since rice
water weevil and armyworm infestations tend to be the most concentrated in the outer reaches of
a field, growers could limit treatment to within 50 or 75 feet of levees, he suggests.
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Another way to minimize resistance is to rotate types of registered pesticides used from year to
year -- for example, using a pyrethroid like Mustang or Warrior one year, then a neonicotinoid
like Belay the next and an insect growth regulator such as Dimilin in the third, he said.
The advice comes as some pest control advisers have reported that pyrethroids, which have been
used intensively over the last 15 years, dont appear to control rice water weevil as well as they
once did, although this has not been quantified scientifically, Godfrey noted.Moreover,
armyworms have a naturally occurring level of tolerance to insecticides, and in 2015 no
registered insecticide was effective in controlling large populations of armyworms in the heavy
rice canopy, Godfrey explained.
Godfrey was one of nearly a dozen scientists who spoke to rotating groups of growers during the
field day at the California Rice Experiment Station, which is mainly funded by the industrysupported California Rice Research Board. Other topics included weed control and the stations
efforts to develop new rice varieties.
The more than century-old research facility in the middle Sacramento Valley has long been
involved in breeding projects and more recently has intensified breeding for improved overall
grain quality, specialty rice and disease resistance, according to its website.
In one project, plant breeder Farman Jodari and others are developing long-grain rice, which is
best grown in tropical climates, for production in the more temperate California weather. The
scientists are working to maximize superior cooking quality, yield potential and resistance to
cold and diseases.
I was excited the day I got here and I continue to be excited about the future of long-grains in
California with its moderate climate, Jodari said.
Medium-grain varieties take up the lions share of rice acreage in California 390,000 of this
years anticipated 427,000 total acres, according to the National Agricultural Statistics
Service.The annual field day is sponsored by the UC and the California Cooperative Rice
Research Foundation
http://www.capitalpress.com/California/20160901/rice-growers-urged-to-use-pesticides-wisely-to-avoidresistance
KenChaux launches organic rice products in Mer Rouge

Ashley Mott, amott@thenewsstar.com 7:23 p.m. CDT August 31, 2016
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Buy
Ken Chaux brand organic brown and white rice already dots store shelves across Louisiana and
after a formal product launch Wednesday night in Mer Rouge, KenRice Pac LLC founders
expect the product to appear in even more stores in the near future.Meryl Kennedy Farr and her
three sisters, Patchez Fox, Felicity Kemmerly and Chantel Dixon, launched the company in
response to consumer demand for organic and natural products and increased requests for such a
product from Kennedy Rice customers.We have seen the growth of organic and natural
products over the past few years," Farr said, "and we know there is a significant opportunity to
supply high quality U.S. grown rice to retailers and consumers. We are excited to share the news
of our new product line under the KenChaux brand."
In conjunction with the product launch, KenRice Pac partnered with the Food Bank of NELA
and United Way of NELA to prepare over 15,000 meal kits that will be distributed to families in
need throughout northeast Louisiana through the Food Bank.Jean Toth, food bank director, said
each meal would feed up to six people and would be easy for a family to prepare and serve.Part
of our vision at KenRice Pac is supporting sustainable farming practices and giving back to the
communities that support us," Farr said.United Way and Food Bank volunteers and KenChaux
workers exceeded the 15,000 meal goal on Wednesday by over 200 meals.
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http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2016/08/31/kenchaux-launches-organic-rice-products-merrouge/89678894/
Myanmar looks to new rice agreement with Jakarta

1 Sep 2016 at 14:52
WRITER: MYANMAR TIMES
A farmer walks along a dyke in a rice field in Thailand. (Bangkok Post file photo)
YANGON, Myanmar - The governments of Indonesia and Myanmar will sign a memorandum of
understanding next month on continued rice exports, but the two commerce ministers then face an
unresolved issue over payment for a previous shipment that failed to comply with Indonesian
regulations.Commerce Minister U Than Myint will travel to Indonesia on September 13 for an MoU
signing ceremony, after which he and his Indonesian counterpart will discuss the terms of a new export
agreement, the ministry has confirmed.The new contract for rice exports will involve private sector
exporters and buyers, thus officials from the Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) and MAPCO will be
involved in discussion about exactly how much rice Myanmar will export and at what price.The original
government-to-government agreement with Indonesia was signed by Myanmars previous government in
April 2013. But Indonesia only approached Myanmar for rice imports in 2015.
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Under the terms of the old agreement Myanmar could have exported 100,000 tonnes in the 2015-16 fiscal
year, but due to widespread flooding it managed only 20,000, according to U Nay Lin Zin, joint secretary
of the MRF.The MRF expects the new MoU to allow Myanmar to export 300,000 tonnes of rice to
Indonesia each fiscal year more than 20% of the total rice exports in 2015-16. Myanmar exported 1.3
million tonnes of rice that year, down from 1.5 million in 2014-15, according to the MRF.U Nay Lin Zin
said extending the agreement with Indonesia was a positive move for the local industry.
The Philipinnes also wants to sign an MoU with Myanmar for rice exports, but price negotiations are
still ongoing, he said. Myanmar has been too reliant on exporting rice to China, and it was time for the
country to broaden its trade relations to new markets, he added.But the commerce ministers will have to
help settle a months-long dispute over payment for a shipment that MAPCO made to Indonesia in March,
which a Myanmar delegation to Indonesia in June failed to resolve.MAPCO sent almost 14,000 tonnes of
rice to the port of Surabaya, which failed to meet new Indonesian food safety regulations. The imported
rice was not tested at an Indonesian-government approved laboratory, because MAPCO was unaware of
the new rules.As a result it sat unloaded at the port for months, racking up a demurrage charge of around
$1.8 million.
Despite two months of delays at the port, Myanmars rice quality is still good and perhaps good enough
to satisfy Indonesia. Thats why we are planning to renew the contract, said U Khin Maung Lwin, deputy
permanent secretary at the Ministry of Commerce.MAPCOs executive director U Thaung Win said
Myanmar has prepared a system of laboratory certification and so similar difficulties in the future are
unlikely. But Indonesias state-run Bureau of Logistics, known as Bulog, has paid MAPCO for less than
half of the $5.3 million shipment, and MAPCO has still not paid the demurrage charge.
MAPCO is seeking a 70% discount on the charge, but as of mid-August Bulog had offered just 15% to
20%. The deadline for Bulog to pay was extended from July 31 to August 31, and has now been extended
to mid-September with the commerce ministers scheduled to debate the matter after the signing
ceremony, said U Ye Min Aung, MAPCOs managing director and the general secretary of the MRF, told
The Myanmar Times.
Once the discounted demurrage charge is paid, Bulog is expected to pay for the rest of the shipment, he
said.
The Bangkok Post
Rice Prices
as on : 01-09-2016 08:10:34 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals
Current
%
Price
Season Modal Prev. Prev.Yr
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change cumulative
Rice
Bangalore(Kar)
2408.00
1.22 175842.00
Bhivandi(Mah)
1700.00 -73.81
Varanasi(Grain)(UP)
Modal %change
3800
3800
-11.63
69899.00
2580
2550
17.27
200.00 -28.57
510.00
2150
2140
Wansi(UP)
200.00 1011.11
307.50
2100
2110
7.69
Gondal(UP)
175.00 -45.99
15125.10
2010
2085
1.26
Asansol(WB)
133.00
0.76
3167.50
2600
2600
10.64
Bahraich(UP)
114.00
1.79
5163.00
2195
2190
6.30
Pilibhit(UP)
100.00 -13.79
21053.50
2240
2245
2.52
Kalipur(WB)
90.00
-5.26
7619.00
2350
2350
20.51
Siliguri(WB)
85.00
-8.6
6956.00
2600
2600
Aligarh(UP)
80.00
-5.88
5425.00
2420
2400
14.15
Devariya(UP)
80.00
NC
160.00
2270
2250
Mathabhanga(WB)
80.00 -11.11
5720.00
2450
2450
25.64
Sindhanur(Kar)
70.00 288.89
88.00
2100
2500
Thodupuzha(Ker)
70.00
NC
4060.00
2900
2600
16.00
Saharanpur(UP)
63.00
12.5
6376.00
2320
2420
7.41
Ballia(UP)
60.00
20
7910.00
2070
2060
3.50
Beldanga(WB)
55.00
22.22
2888.00
2450
2500
4.26
Kolar(Kar)
52.00
314.00
1866
1700
16.63
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Srirampur(ASM)
50.00 -79.17
4825.00
3000
2700
17.65
Achalda(UP)
37.00
32.14
4265.50
2240
2245
0.45
North Lakhimpur(ASM)
33.00
275
1880.50
1900
1900
Bareilly(UP)
30.10 -35.27
8206.70
2375
2400
7.95
Jalpaiguri Sadar(WB)
27.00
941.00
2650
2650
-11.67
Purulia(WB)
24.00 -33.33
2514.00
2420
2380
3.42
Shahjahanpur(UP)
22.00
-12
44861.70
2250
2250
11.11
Ulhasnagar(Mah)
20.00
11.11
335.00
3000
3500
Rampur(UP)
20.00
NC
1049.50
2450
2440
12.90
Bethuadahari(WB)
17.00
6.25
89.00
3300
3250
4.76
Giridih(Jha)
15.36
-0.07
328.85
3500
3500
NC
Shikohabad(UP)
15.00 -66.67
575.50
2100
1610
12.90
Kaliaganj(WB)
15.00
-25
1023.00
2650
2650
6.00
Dinhata(WB)
15.00 -28.57
118.50
2250
2050
11.11
Lakhimpur(UP)
14.00
16.67
640.50
2400
2410
11.63
Champadanga(WB)
14.00
16.67
1173.00
2650
2650
3.92
Naugarh(UP)
12.50
NC
940.50
2100
2110
8.81
Robertsganj(UP)
12.50
NC
753.50
1940
1945
4.30
Mekhliganj(WB)
12.50 -16.67
891.50
2350
2350
23.68
Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah)
12.00
NC
2161.00
3600
3600
Pukhrayan(UP)
12.00
9.09
311.50
2200
2215
2.33
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Meerut(UP)
12.00 -53.85
757.50
2350
2320
7.31
Atarra(UP)
11.00
-12
118.50
2150
2200
10.26
Alappuzha(Ker)
10.00
NC
210.00
4600
4150
22.67
Banda(UP)
10.00 -16.67
523.50
2275
2240
Khair(UP)
10.00
NC
216.00
2400
2360
24.35
Sheoraphuly(WB)
10.00
42.86
532.65
2750
2850
3.77
Mirzapur(UP)
9.50
-5
1609.60
1985
1980
0.76
Divai(UP)
9.00 -18.18
336.00
2330
2200
13.11
Firozabad(UP)
8.00
33.33
761.10
2260
2280
10.78
Ranaghat(WB)
8.00
14.29
106.00
2200
2300
-6.38
Dibrugarh(ASM)
7.70 -10.47
1490.70
2450
2450
Chengannur(Ker)
7.00
75
717.50
2400
2300
-2.04
Raiganj(WB)
7.00
-6.67
1062.50
2700
2700
NC
Karanjia(Ori)
6.50
NC
402.30
2600
2700
NC
Jahanabad(UP)
6.00
NC
340.30
2200
2340
3.77
Islampur(WB)
6.00
33.33
365.50
2400
2400
9.09
Arakalgud(Kar)
5.00 -16.67
11.00
1500
1350
Uluberia(WB)
5.00 -15.25
252.50
2400
2400
NC
Rura(UP)
4.50
-10
174.20
2150
2170
-4.66
Jeypore(Kotpad)(Ori)
4.40
29.41
157.60
4100
4200
NC
Haldibari(WB)
4.00
33.33
694.50
2300
2300
-13.21
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Jeypore(Ori)
3.40 -56.41
168.60
4100
5000
26.15
Alibagh(Mah)
3.00
NC
165.00
4000
4000
21.21
Achnera(UP)
3.00
NC
36.00
2140
2100
5.42
Jagnair(UP)
3.00
NC
66.00
2140
2120
5.42
Kalyanpur(Tri)
2.50
2.50
2700
8.00
Buland Shahr(UP)
2.00 -33.33
475.50
2240
2235
10.34
Dankaur(UP)
2.00
-60
7.00
2280
2050
Shillong(Meh)
1.00
NC
71.00
3500
3500
NC
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/article9059968.ece
Eat brown rice, give to charity -- DA 12
September 02, 2016
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 2 (PIA) -- Order or cook brown rice, take a
photo, post it on any social media platform with the hashtag #BROWN4good , and help feed
the less fortunate.This week, the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA
12) launched #BROWN4good challenge which aims to popularize the consumption of brown
rice.
Nelly Escote-Ylanan, chief of the Regional Agriculture and Fishery Information Section
(RAFIS) of DA 12, emphasized that brown rice is a better alternative to the popular wellmilled rice.
Brown rice is produced in a manner where during the process of milling only the hull,
the outermost layer of the grain, is removed which leaves the distinct brown or
tanned color. "Compared to well-milled rice, brown rice has more nutrients like protein,
vitamins, fiber, mineral and antioxidants," Ylanan said.
Citing data from researches, Ylanan pointed out that polishing of rice removes 15% of its
protein content, 85% of fats, 80% of thiamine, 75% of riboflavin, 68% of niacin, 90% of
calcium, 75% of phosphorus, and 60% of other minerals.
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To gather popular support to this advocacy, DA, in partnership with the Agricultural
Training Institute and International Rice Research Institute, is taking the campaign in
social media platforms with an added come-on: a chance to feed less fortunate people.
Through its #BROWN4good challenge, the DA and its partners are urging the public
to order or cook brown rice; take a photo of the meal with brown rice; and post the photo
on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with the hashtags #BROWN4good and #(region) -example, #Region12 for SOCCSKSARGEN Region.
"For every #BROWN4good hashtag received, DA will donate 1 cup of brown rice to a
less fortunate Filiipino," she said.Nationwide, DA seeks to gain 1
million #BROWN4good hashtags, which could mean around Php3.5 million worth
of brown rice to be given to selected charitable organizations. DA 12 has a target of 50,000
#BROWN4good hashtags, which will be counted via the hashtag #Region12
Apart from the social media campaign, Ylanan revealed that DA is also
encouraging farmers to practice organic rice farming for brown rice production and
food establishments to include brown rice in their menu. DA is
also looking for ways to bring down the cost of brown rice in markets, she added.
At present, a kilogram of brown rice in Koronadal City costs as much as Ph75 per kilo.
(DEDoguiles-PIA 12)
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1611472796921/eat-brown-rice-give-to-charity----da12#sthash.sW6SUiYI.dpuf
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Govt. agencies on agri, food security bare plans and

September 01, 2016

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter

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PhilRice urges more brown rice consumption

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Philippines closes new rice supply deal at $424.85/MT

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter

Man arrested for smuggling rice as dead bodies

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Bags of rice smuggled as corpses in ambulance

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Rice procurement programme lags behind for shortage of

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Aug 31, 2016 05:30 pm Updated Aug 31, 2016 06:09 pm

Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter

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Price of rice to crash soon, says dealer