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Welcome to Rice News Today New premium rice brands flood the Japanese market The Yomiuri ShimbunFierce competition to produce premium rice brands have erupted since the elimination of the rice acreage reduction policy this year. By focusing on rice varieties that satisfy the demands of consumers, farmers aim to increase their revenue. Municipalities in rice production areas are also putting more efforts into promoting rice brands. Fufufu is a rice brand launched this year by the Toyama prefectural government. The brand marketing budget was more than ¥250 million, the highest-ever for the promotion of an agricultural product for the prefecture, and their advertising campaign employed the services of a popular actress. Miyagi Prefecture aims to conquer the market with its branded rice, Date Masayume, which was named after Date Masamune, a famous warlord from the Sengoku period (the late 15th century to the late 16th century). Kochi Prefecture‘s ―Yosakoi Bijin‖ has performed well in taste tests, with about 60 percent of people saying the variety tastes better than Koshihikari, one of the most popular premium rice varieties. Suzunobu, a rice shop in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, sells about 60 kinds of rice from around the country. Customers often shop as if they were buying sake or wine, buying small quantities of different brands, according to the store. Suzunobu owner Toyozo Nishijima, 56, said: ―Rice is no longer considered to be simply a staple food. It has become more like a luxury ingredient.‖ According to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, 52 new rice varieties were registered this year, the highest number in the past 10 years. The number of registrations is increasing every year — there are now 795 registered rice brands, up about 50 percent from 10 years ago. However, the diverse range of varieties on offer has led to higher rice prices. As of October this year, the average price among all rice brands was ¥15,707 per 60 kilograms — up 1.3 percent from a year earlier and marking an increase for the fourth consecutive year. There is concern that there will be a decline in the cultivation of affordable varieties as more and more farmers are producing premium rice brands. If high prices become

the norm, consumers could start turning away from rice, so some areas are shifting toward producing low-priced varieties. http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005439399

Illegal pesticides pose questions on rice safety Sheridan MahaveraUpdated 3 days ago · Published on 23 Dec 2018 11:00AM · 2 Comments 

The lush padi fields of Kedah and Perlis come at a price as farmers have to deal with problems, such as weedy rice (Oryza sativa) and attacks of golden apple snails. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 16, 2018.

THE lush padi fields of Kedah and Perlis hide a dirty and potentially harmful secret. A secret that is on the plate of every Malaysian who eats local rice.

For the past six to seven years, rice growers throughout the two states have been pouring illegal pesticides smuggled from China on their crops to weed out siput gondang (golden apple snails) https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/118503

Chinese to invest in Kingdom‘s rice Cheng Sokhorng | Publication date 24 December 2018 | 11:38 ICT Share

Employees use a forklift to stack pallets of rice at a storage and processing plant on the outskirts of Phnom Penh in 2015. Heng Chivoan

During a meeting with Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak on Friday, HYIETC‘s board director unveiled a plan to build one million tonne rice storage facilities. If realised, the project will have the capacity to dry 100,000 tonnes of paddy rice per day, boosting Cambodia‘s rice exports to 500,000 tonnes per year. The ministry welcomed the project, saying it will boost the Kingdom‘s milled rice exports and reduce the outflow of paddy rice to neighbouring countries, while the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) claimed the new facilities will be essential for the Kingdom‘s rice industry. The minister encouraged HYIETC to work with state-owned Green Trade Company to further research the plan and gauge construction costs. Demand not met CRF vice-president Hun Lak said current rice facilities are insufficient to keep pace with Cambodia‘s increasing production, adding that the sector can currently produce up to nine million tonnes of paddy rice per year. ―It is a very good opportunity for investors as our rice facilities still do not meet demand . . . Rice facilities should have a clear mechanism for serving farmers and rice millers in order to receive mutual benefit.‖ Hun Lak said rice facilities should provide better options for small rice millers, such as lower rental costs for storage or drying machines. With government support, via the state-run Rural Development Bank (RDB), the rice industry has received $15 million to construct facilities in Kampong Thom, Prey Veng and Takeo provinces. Each facility will have a storage capacity of 500,000 tonnes of paddy rice and will be able to dry 1,500 tonnes of rice daily. Last year, the RDB awarded a $15 million low-interest loan to Thanakea Srov (Kampuchea) Plc, the operator of the Cambodian Rice Bank, to expand its rice storage warehouse in Battambang province and develop the country‘s first privately-owned centralised storage facility. The facility opened on July 3 and has a 200,000 tonne storage capacity for wet paddy rice and processes 3,000 tonnes of paddy rice daily. In the middle of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries launched a rice storage facility funded by the Korean government in Kampong Cham province‘s Batheay district. Costing $2.8 million, the facility can dry 80 tonnes of rice per day and store 600 tonnes. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-invest-kingdoms-rice

2018 Best Agric. Researcher calls on govâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to increase funding for research Source: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Joseph Opoku Gakpo Date: 21-12-2018 Time: 09:12:48:am

Dr. Maxwell Darko Asante is known for being passionate about developing high yielding rice varieties with excellent cooking and sensory qualities.

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Tweet WhatsApp Share 335 Share The 2018 National Best Agricultural Researcher, Dr. Maxwell Darko Asante, is calling on government to increase funding for research work in the country. He is worried majority of research activities are donor funded and it is about time government itself did more for research institutions. “The state should own research more and it will make a lot of difference. The state must put resources directly in research so that they can be demanding output from us. Research work now is challenging because you can only do so much,” Dr. Asante told Joy News after picking up his award. Dr. Maxwell Darko Asante who is a Rice Breeder and Senior Research Scientist at the Crop Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is one of several persons awarded at the 34th National Farmers’ Day ceremony in Tamale. At the event, James Obeng Boateng was awarded national best farmer as several other farmers were awarded.

The National Best Agricultural Researcher is the only award at Farmers’ Day celebrations dedicated to researchers. A scientist is awarded for scientific innovations he introduced in the course of the year that helped improve agricultural productivity. Dr. Asante was recognized for releasing six new rice varieties that have helped make the work of farmers better. Dr. Asante is known for being passionate about developing high yielding rice varieties with excellent cooking and sensory qualities. He believes that this will help domestic rice capture a large portion of the Ghanaian market, which is presently dominated by imported products. “It’s a great feeling. Sometimes, we feel the work of the scientists are not recognized enough in Ghana. So when you are recognized this way, it’s great. It motivates you to work harder. It’s not an easy environment for scientists in Ghana. We have issues with funding and all. But if you are able to put in your all and somebody at least knows, that one is some good motivation,” Dr. Asante told Joy news. Scientists at the CSIR have repeatedly complained government only pays their salary without providing them with funds for research work. Dr. Asante says the absence of government funding for research is making their jobs difficult as researchers. “We have to write proposals for funding and pursue donor

agencies. If you are not self-motivated, you can’t do the job. You are the same person looking for funding, in the lab, writing reports, you are the same person doing field trials. Then when you come out with the research work, you are the same person promoting it,“ Dr. Asantelamented. He is convinced Ghana will be a better place if research is prioritised. Dr. Asante holds a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, Legon. He is a member of the Ghana Science Association and the current President of the CSIR-Crop Research Institute branch of the Research Staff Association of Ghana. https://www.myjoyonline.com/business/2018/december-21st/2018-best-agric-researcher-calls-ongovt-to-increase-funding-for-research.php

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NANKANA SAHIB: Ten members of a family fainted after eating ‗toxic‘ rice here at village Lagran on Saturday.

Ten members of Khuram's family, including Hasnain, Qamar Batool, Unaira, Javeria, Mahal and Munaza fainted when they ate rice. Rescue-1122 Nankana shifted them to the THQ hospital Shahkot. CRIME TO BE ELIMINATED: DPO: District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Naveed Saturday said every step would be taken to eliminate crime from the district. Talking to a delegation of Press Club Nankana led by its president Chaudhry Afzal Haq Khan, the DPO said crackdown had been launched on proclaimed offenders (POs), drug dealers and gamblers. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/409811-10-of-a-family-faint-after-eating-toxic-rice

Trade with Pakistan: Maldives wants to import more By Our Correspondent Published: December 23, 2018 SHARE TWEET EMAIL

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KARACHI: Maldivian Parliament Member Abdul Bari Abdulla has said that

being an importing country, the Maldives can offer immense opportunities to businessmen and industrialists of Pakistan and they must frequently visit the nation to explore opportunities of enhancing bilateral trade in different sectors of the economy. He was speaking to business community during his visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). â&#x20AC;&#x2022;We are not producers but largely importers whereas Pakistan, being a producing country, can provide many goods and services to the Maldives,â&#x20AC;&#x2013; he pointed out. â&#x20AC;&#x2022;Therefore, the Pakistani business community should focus on improving linkages with the Maldivians by holding maximum number of B2B meetings,

which would certainly prove favourable for both the countries.â&#x20AC;&#x2013; Abdulla, who was leading a Maldivian delegation at the KCCI, stated that the Maldives had mostly been importing rice, fruits and vegetables from Pakistan but many other products particularly textile, cotton and agricultural commodities could also be exported. Published in The Express Tribune, December 23rd, 2018. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1872754/2-trade-pakistan-maldives-wants-import/

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focus on improving linkages with Maldivians by holding maximum number of B2B meetings which would certainly prove favorable for both the countries", he added. Abdul Bari Abdulla said that Maldives has mostly been importing rice, fruits and vegetables from Pakistan.

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Agricultural firms improve standards to satisfy new Chinese regulations Exports of agricultural products to the vast Chinese market are expected to increase if branding and quality of Vietnamese goods improve, speakers said at a meeting on Friday in HCM City.

Tran Thanh Nam, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks about farm produce exports to China at a meeting yesterday in HCM City. Tran Thanh Nam, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that export potential to China was huge, especially for fruit, seafood, rice, wheat flour and rubber. China‘s top agricultural imports from Viet Nam are durian, grapefruit, passion fruit, sweet potato, coconut and mangosteen. In addition, China has approved 13 Vietnamese seafood exporters of tuna, clams and tilapia, among others. China has become increasingly demanding about traceability and packaging. ―China is raising plant quarantine barriers and has issued stricter regulations on farm produce imports,‖ he said. ―Priority is given to imports through official channels instead of unofficial channels as was done before.‖ By June, all Vietnamese agricultural products exported to China via official channels must meet the new criteria. Nam said that Vietnamese enterprises should learn more about market demand in China and invest in improving their products. Li Jianying, a representative of the Chinese Consulate in HCM City, said that most products made in Viet Nam could easily be exported to China because of cultural similarities and consumer demand. The demand for higher quality in China is reflected in its rice imports. Last year, China imported 2.2 million tonnes of rice from Viet Nam, but the figure dropped to 1.3 million tonnes in 2018 due to demand for high-quality rice. ―Instead of targeting quantity, Vietnamese enterprises should focus on exporting high-quality products to meet demand in the long run,‖ he said. Huang Jūn, general director of the Agricultural Products Distribution Group in China‘s Liaoning Province, said China‘s market of 1.4 billion had huge demand for agricultural products.

―China imports 6 million tonnes of rice, 13 million tonnes of wheat flour, and many other agricultural products and fruits annually,‖ he said. In addition, with rapid economic development, people‘s incomes have improved and demand for high-quality and high-value products in China has increased. ―Chinese consumers highly value agricultural products from Viet Nam because they are delicious and price-competitive, so this is an opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to boost exports to China,‖ he said. To improve quality of imports, China has built large-scale testing and quarantine laboratories comparable to those in the US, Japan and the EU. To enter China, agricultural and aquatic products of Viet Nam face high barriers and strong competition from other ASEAN-member countries. To maintain Vietnamese goods‘ prestige, businesses should adhere to Chinese regulations on product origin, and give farm produce samples for testing by plant quarantine units. The government should also research changing consumption trends and issue suitable policies to help local exporters, experts said. A traceability system to protect consumers is also needed, in addition to investment in warehousing and logistics, which would ensure faster delivery. To protect the reputation of the agricultural industry, businesses should have a long-term vision and not look for quick profits from low-quality produce or goods, experts recommended. China has been Viet Nam‘s largest trading partner for 10 consecutive years. Viet Nam‘s exports to China reached $38.1 billion in the first 11 months, up 23.2 per cent yearon-year, which was higher than any other market. As of the end of October, bilateral trade between Viet Nam and China had reached $86.9 billion, up 19 per cent year on year. Last year, bilateral trade between the two countries totalled $93.7 billion. Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products were worth more than $8 billion, accounting for 35 per cent of Viet Nam‘s total export turnover. Viet Nam is one of China‘s 10 largest trading partners. — VNS              

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SeedCo works on developing local rice seed

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Naturally the cereal originates in tropical lowlands and requires a long, warm growing season.

The cereal requires more water than any other crop. Government estimates have pegged money spent on rice imports at $80 million annually.

―As SeedCo, we are working on developing rice varieties that are suitable for local climatic conditions here in Zimbabwe.

―Our research and development is undertaking trials and soon we should be able to report back to the market that we have a product,‖ he said.

―Almost all the rice that is consumed in this country is imported mostly from Asian countries, and we are looking at stopping that so that we can produce i t on our own and save the scarce foreign currency.‖

Mr Zaranyika said the seed firm was doing this in response to the country’s generational dietary changes as the youth population was fast migrating towards the consumption of rice.

―Over the past years, SeedCo has invested over $28 million towards research and this year $6 million has been set aside for research,‖ he said.

SeedCo, which unbundled its regional operations and subsequently listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange, reported a fair set of earnings for the half-year to September 30, 2018. Revenue for the period rose 82 percent to $29 million from $15

million during the same period in the prior year, driven by a 115 percent jump in maize sales.

Other income came in 24 percent lower on account of lower commodity sales.

Operating costs largely remained flat due to cost containment measures prior to the inflation run that ensued from October.

Margins remained steady due to better product mix.

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Trade deficit soars on higher vehicle, fuel imports 2018-12-24 09:56:07

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October trade deficit up to US $ 903mn from US $ 752mn YoY Cumulative trade deficit in 10 months at US $. 8.8bn from US $ 7.6bn Oct. imports up 9%; exports up marginally by 4% Lankans spent US $ 161mn on vehicle imports in Oct.; US $ 1.39bn in first 10 months Oct. oil bill at US $ 266mn; oil bill for 10 months at US $ 3.43bn, up 28YoY

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit hit US $ 903 million in October expanding from US $ 752 million recorded in the same month in 2017, as the country’s import bill rose significantly compared to languishing exports. Sri Lanka imported US $ 1, 882 million worth of goods during October, up 9.0 percent from the same month in 2017, as the country spent a record high amount on personal vehicle imports.

Sri Lanka’s exports continued to languish as earnings for the month rose just 0.4 percent year-onyear (YoY) to US $ 979 million while the 11.5 percent decline in agricultural sector exports offset the 4.5 percent increase in industrial exports. This brought the cumulative trade deficit for the 10 months of this year to US $ 8,857 million, up from US $ 7,591 million recorded during the corresponding period last year. “Sri Lanka’s external sector continued to be under pressure in October 2018. The trade deficit widened significantly in October due to a higher growth in import expenditure alongside a marginal growth in exports. “However, it is expected that the trend of increasing imports will reduce in the coming months with the lagged impact of recently introduced restrictions on certain import categories,” Central Bank said. An analysis of the country’s import basket shows food and beverage imports declining by 18.6 percent YoY to US $ 121.2 million in October, responding to the recent restrictions imposed on nonessential consumer good imports and the improvement in domestic production of some categories such as rice. For instance, rice imports were just US $ 1.0 million in October compared to US $ 37 million in the same month last year. However, what defies everything is the staggering amount of dollars going into the importation of personal vehicles. People have spent US $ 161 million on personal vehicle imports in October compared to just US $ 55 million a year ago, registering a massive 193 percent growth despite the restrictions imposed by the government on vehicle imports. The Central Bank said these were motorcars less than 1,500 cylinder capacity and hybrid and electric motor vehicles. This is despite revising up the excise duties of those motor vehicle types in August and subsequently imposing financial restrictions on such in September. During the 10 months, Sri Lankans spent a mind boggling US $ 1, 391 million on personal motorcar imports. Sri Lanka’s public transport system remains at a pathetic state and the capital city Colombo has one of the worse traffic jams in the whole of Asia. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka spent US $ 266 million on fuel imports—US $ 62 million on crude oil and US $ 201 million on refined petroleum in October, which together are up by 12.3 percent over the same month in 2017. For the 10 months, Sri Lanka spent US $ 3,431 million on fuel imports, up 28 percent YoY. However, the world fuel prices have declined close to 40 percent since the beginning of October due to oversupply fears on a slowdown in global growth and increase in supplies from the U.S. Meanwhile, the investment good imports, which include machinery and equipment and building material, rose by 8.5 percent YoY to US $ 426 million. In the export front, agricultural sector exports suffered the most during October led by all categories except seafood, vegetable and rubber. Earnings from tea exports dropped by 15.2 percent YoY to US $ 115.5 million with ten months earnings declining by 5.3 percent YoY to US $ 1.2 billion reflecting lower average export prices and

volumes. Meanwhile textile exports, Sri Lanka’s largest industrial export category, rose by just 0.9 percent YoY to US $ 396 million due to lower demand from the U.S. However this is despite the increase in exports to the EU market and non-traditional markets such as India, Canada, Japan and Hong Kong. For the ten months, textile and garment exports rose by 5.2 percent YoY to US $ 4, 354.5 million. Further the food, beverage and tobacco exports also rose by 21.7 percent YoY to US $ 42.7 million. http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Trade-deficit-soars-on-higher-vehicle-fuel-imports-160208.html

Piñol to initially use RCEF to develop rice industry in Samar

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By Madelaine B. Miraflor President Rodrigo Duterte is yet to sign the Rice Tariffication Bill but Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol already knows where to use the fund to be collected from the tax to be collected from rice imports.

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Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to launch the Samar Rice Development Program (SRDP), which aims to develop as much as 100,000 hectares of land into farms across three provinces in the region. He said that SRDP will be the first major beneficiary of the liberalization of rice importation in the country. Under the Rice Tariffication Bill, which seeks to replace the Quantitative Restriction (QR) or quota on rice imports with a specific tariff rate, the government should set up the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). RCEF, which will be injected with an initial fund of P10 billion, is the tariff to be collected from all the imported rice set to enter the country sans the QR. It is meant to make the country‘s local rice sector competitive versus the cheaper imported rice. The Rice Tariffication Bill is now up for Duterte‘s signature. Piñol said that SRDP will groom three provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar to become significant contributors to the national rice production. From the current average of 2 metric tons (MT) per hectare average yield in the island, the SRDP targets an average production of 6 MT by introducing high yielding rice varieties developed by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) as well as commercial hybrid seeds and solar irrigation systems to farmers in the region. ―By 2020, the SRDP is expected to contribute an estimated 1.2 million MT of paddy rice to the national production which would make Samar Island as one of the major rice production areas of the country,‖ the DA chief said.

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RICE PRODUCTION: TOTAL IMPORTS REACH $3.02BN IN 2018 December 23, 2018 1 min read

LOCAL NEWS Just in: Abakaliki rice mill razed by fire, company's boss gives details (photos) 4 days ago 2540 views by Onyirioha Nnamdi - A fire outbreak on Thursday, December 20, gutted the Abakaliki rice mill company premises in Ebonyi - The chairman of the firm, Joseph Ununu, confirming the incident, said that some of the machines and produce were rescued in the tragedy Some residents in the area where the mill is located said that the fire could have been caused by power surge The Abakaliki rice mill company premises in Onuebonyi, Ebonyi, was on Thursday, December 20, taken over by flames that destroyed machinery and grains. The fire outbreak which also affected a nearby shop was, however, put out by the state fire service before it spread its havoc to the environ, Premium Times reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda While the cause of the disaster is yet unknown, some eyewitnesses said that the inferno could have been the result of a power surge, describing the flames and the damage it caused as terrible and horrific. Joseph Ununu, the boss of the Abakaliki rice mill company, confirmed that the fire outbreak took place on Thursday, December 20 (Photo credit: Premium Times) Source: Depositphotos Joseph Ununu, the chairman of the well-known firm, confirmed the incident, adding that it all started around 9pm on Thursday night. Eyewitnesses and residents in the area claim that the inferno could have been cause by power surge (Photo credit: Premium Times) Source: Depositphotos The company boss said that thanks to the quick intervention of the state fire service, some machines and produce were rescued (Photo credit: Premium Times) Source: Depositphotos Ununu said that the flames attracted the attention of the leadership of the mill who were still in the office when the inferno started. ―I immediately contacted Ebonyi State fire service who rushed to the place and was able to put off the fire,‖ he said. The owner of the nearby shop affected by the flames, Moses Oboh lamented that he lost N50 million to the tragedy (Photo credit: Premium Times) Source: Depositphotos The company's boss revealed that some of the valuables rescued were as a result of the quick intervention and prompt response of the fire fighters. He also said that the fire started from the rear of the building and took over the whole structure before it was noticed by the security men on duty who then quickly alerted the authorities. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! Ununu said: ―When I visited the scene, I saw about 5-black stone Rice Milling machines, bags of parboiled rice and the whole roof and interior of the building completely razed.‖ The owner of the affected shop located at 13 A Line, Moses Oboh, bewailed the development and pleaded on the state government to come to his aid, adding that he has lost not less than N50 million to the flames. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Wuse 2 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was gutted by fire on the night of Monday, November 19. Legit.ng gathered that the EFCC spokesman Tony Orilade confirmed the incident, adding that men of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) Wuse Zonal office had successfully subdued the inferno that almost razed down the Wuse 2 Zonal office of the commission. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better Nigeria News Today: Nigerian Air Force Buries Pilot Who Died in a Crash | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng TAGS: EBONYI STATE NEWS TODAY Read more: https://www.legit.ng/1211029-just-abakaliki-rice-mill-razed-by-fire-companys-boss-detailsphotos.html

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From left: President Muhammadu Buhari; Senate President Bukola Saraki; and Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, during the presentation of 2019 Budget by the President at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday (19/12/18). 06801/19/12/2018/ Callistus /HB/NAN

Nigeriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, December 19, presented the 2019 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly. In his speech, he made a number of claims and quoted statistics, while reviewing economic developments over the past three and a half years.

Most of the figures claimed are being examined by PREMIUM TIMES and DUBAWA, to verify the level of correctness. It must, however, be noted that many of assertions made on expenditure are difficult to verify as there are no documents in the public space to verify. This is the reason we have had to tag some of the claims as ―unproven‖ due to lack of data. We will, however, keep researching to update this work in the coming days. The president made the following claims in his presentation: First claim: The economy has recovered from recession and we have had six quarters of growth since then. Real Gross Domestic Product growth stood at 1.81 per cent in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 1.17 per cent in the third quarter of 2017. We have had a sustained accretion to foreign exchange reserves from a low of $28.57 billion in May 2015 to $42.92 billion by mid-December 2018. This has contributed to exchange rate stability and will provide a buffer against any unanticipated external shocks. Inflation has also declined from a peak of 18.72 per cent in January 2017 to 11.28 per cent in November this year. Verification: When did Nigeria exit recession? Nigeria’s official repository of data, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), had in September 2017, announced to the world that the country’s economy had officially exited recession. The NBS’ National Gross Domestic Product’s (GDP) report for the second quarter of 2017, released in September 2017, showed the GDP grew by 0.55 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms, an indication the country’s economy was gradually pulling out of recession after five consecutive quarters of contraction since the first quarter of 2016. The official announcement of the economic comeback only came about two years after Nigeria was declared to be in recession. Quoting the statistics bureau, ―the second quarter 2016 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by -2.06 per cent. Annual inflation rose to 17.1 per cent in July from 16.5 per cent in June, and food inflation rose to 15.8 per cent from 15.3. Fact on GDP

The nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.81 per cent (year-on-year), in real terms, in the third quarter of 2018. Compared to the third quarter of 2017 which recorded a growth of 1.17 per cent, there is an increase of 0.64 per cent points. The second quarter of 2018 had a growth rate of 1.50 per cent showing a rise of 0.31 per cent points. Quarter on quarter, real GDP growth was 9.05 per cent. In 3rd quarter 2018, aggregate GDP stood at N33,368,049.14 million, in nominal terms. This performance is higher when compared to the third quarter of 2017, which recorded a GDP aggregate of N29, 377,674.03 million thus, presenting a positive year on year nominal growth rate of 13.58 per cent. Fact on foreign reserve According to the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Nigeria’s foreign reserves hit $36.3 billion in October 2014, fell to $32.4 billion in January 2015, and stood at $28.6 billion by May 2015 and as at December 14, 2018 (the president said mid-December) Nigeria’s reserves stood at $42,918,575,967. VERDICT: As documented by the National Bureau of Statistics, the president’s claim that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.81 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the third quarter of 2017 which recorded a growth of 1.17 per cent is TRUE. Also, his claim on foreign reserves in 2015 and 2018 is TRUE, according to the Central Bank Of Nigeria. Second Claim: In the area of trade, Nigeria has moved from a deficit to surplus in its trade balance. As at the third quarter of 2018, the trade balance was a surplus of N681.27 billion, representing a significant improvement from the deficit of N290.1 billion in 2016. This reflects the rebound in crude oil exports, increased non-oil exports and a reduction in the importation of food and items that can be produced locally. Foreign capital inflows, including direct and portfolio investments, also responded to improved economic management. Capital importation to Nigeria in the third quarter of 2018, stood at $2.86 billion, which is a 56.7 per cent increase, compared to the corresponding period in 2016.

Verification According to Nigeria Bureau of Statistics’ foreign trade report for Q3 2018, Nigeria’s trade balance nosedived by 67.6 per cent, quarter-on-quarter, to N681.3 billion in the third quarter of the year (Q3’18). The report revealed that foreign trade rose by 30 per cent with total imports rising by 73.8 per cent while exports rose by 7.8 per cent during the quarter. The report stated, ―Nigeria’s external trade totalled N9.025 trillion during the third quarter of 2018. Compared to the value of N6.903 trillion recorded against the second quarter; a rise of N 2.12 trillion or 30.7 per cent was indicated. ―The total export component of this trade was recorded N4.9 trillion, representing increase of 7.8 percent over Q2’18 and 35.7 percent over Q3’17. The import component stood at N4.2 trillion in Q3’18 showing 73.8 percent higher than Q2’18. ―The total value of capital importation into Nigeria stood at $2,855.21 million in the third quarter of 2018. This was a decrease of 48.21% compared to Q2 2018 and a 31.12% decrease compared to the third quarter of 2017. ―The largest amount of capital importation by type was received through Portfolio investment, which accounted for 60.5% ($1,723.05m) of total capital importation, followed by Other Investment, which accounted for 21.07% ($601.53m) of total capital, and then Foreign Direct Investment FDI, which accounted for 18.58% ($530.63m) of total capital imported in the third quarter.‖ Also, the total value of capital imported into Nigeria in the third quarter of 2016 was estimated to be $1,822.12 million, which represents an increase of 74.84% relative to the second quarter, and a fall of 33.70% relative to the third quarter of 2015. VERDICT: The president’s claim is TRUE according to the nation’s official data repository. Third Claim: In agriculture, we are seeing increased investment across the entire value chain from agricultural inputs to farming and ultimately, food processing. Barely three years ago, Nigeria was spending $5 million dollars a day, on rice importation. Today rice imports have virtually stopped. Indeed, we are on course to achieve food security in major staple foods in the not too distant future. Verification

There is no documented evidence to back up the president’s claim on rice importation and food security. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Nigeria consumes more rice than any African country and is one of the biggest producers and importers of the grain on the continent. Even though the Nigerian government, through the Central Bank of Nigeria, imposed import restrictions on rice and introduced a borrowing programme to stimulate local rice production while reducing the country’s food import bills in 2015, available data from Index Mundi and the United States Department of Agriculture states that rice imports increased from 2.1 million tonnes in 2015 to an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of rice in 2016, 2.6 million tonnes in 2017 and 3.0 million tonnes in 2018. Also, according to the International Grain Council, rice imports in 2016 was estimated to be 2.1 million tonnes and 2.7million tonnes in 2017. It is estimated that Nigeria’s rice import will be 2.8 million tonnes in 2018. Verdict: The president’s claim remains UNPROVEN. Fourth Claim: Infrastructure development is also another area in which we have made a lot of progress. For example, in the ministry of water resources, we identified 116 abandoned or uncompleted projects relating to irrigation, dams, drainage and water supply. To date, we have completed and/or commissioned a number of these projects including; Central Ogbia Regional Water Project, Bayelsa State, Northern Ishan Regional Water Supply Project, Edo State, Sabke Water Supply Project, Katsina State,Takum Water Supply Project, Taraba State,Ogwashi – Uku Dam, Delta State, Shagari Irrigation Project, Sokoto State, Galma Dam, Kaduna State, Mangu Water Supply Project, Plateau State and Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi Water Supply Project, Benue State. Verification: This claim has been made several times, by the government, even though there is no publicly available documentation to support the claim. In lieu of this, we will continue to research and will also send Freedom of Information letters to the ministries of finance and water resources, to demand the actual status of these projects and contract terms.

Verdictâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Until we are able to get the official figures of money spent from the ministry of finance and status of project from the ministry of water resources, this claim remains UNPROVEN. Fifth Claim: In the railway sector, we completed and commissioned the Abuja-Kaduna Rail Line and the Abuja Metro-Rail Project. Similarly, the previously abandoned Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Line is undergoing test runs and will soon be commissioned. We are also on track for the Lagos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kano rail line as significant progress has been made on the Lagos to Ibadan segment of the project. We remain committed to rebuilding and expanding our road network. In 2018, an additional 1,531 kilometres of roads have been constructed and 1,008 kilometres rehabilitated across the country. Verification: Apart from some news report where the government had been making claims, there is no official data repository to substantiate these claims, we will, however, request full details of road and rail projects from the Ministries of Transportation and Ministry of Works, we hope to update this report as soon as we get details. Sixth Claim: As a Government, we took a long-term view on tackling the effects of climate change which must be contained and ultimately reversed. We have stepped up our afforestation efforts. In the past two years, we have planted over 2.3 million seedlings in 21 States. We also successfully launched the Green Bond which will focus on developing environmentally friendly projects and other green programs across the country. Nigeria is also actively participating in international efforts to tackle climate change. Verification- There is no publicly available documentation to support the claim. Until there is any, this remains UNPROVEN. Seventh Claim: Working with key stakeholders including the National Assembly, State Governments and the private sector, we intensified our drive to remove obstacles, reduce processes and lower costs of doing business. The fact that over the past three years, Nigeria has gained 24 places in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business rankings is a clear indication that we are moving in the right direction.

Verification: According to the World Bank Ease of Doing Business report, Nigeria went down from 120 to 170 between 2008 and 2015. In 2017, Nigeria moved 24 places from its 2016 spot of 169 to 145. According to World Bank Ease of Doing Business report released in October 2018, out of a total of 190 countries ranked by the World Bank, Nigeria was ranked 146th in 2018, dropping by a spot from its 145th position in 2017. Verdict- So, the statement by the president that Nigeria has risen by 24 places under his administration is TRUE. Eighth claim: Through the N-Power scheme, 500,000 graduates have been employed to date. The National Home-Grown School Feeding program is feeding 9,300,892 pupils in 49, 837 schools in 24 states across Nigeria, and empowering 96,972 cooks; The Government Enterprise and Empowerment Program has seen to the disbursement of 1,378,804 loans to small businesses and farmers in all states including the FCT. These are interest free loans that will be paid back; 297,973 households in 26 states across the country are benefitting from the Conditional Cash Transfer program. Verification- The governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Social Investment Programme remains a major programme where different government officials have been making claims on its impacts. However, these claims are difficult to verify as there is no credible database that houses the activities of this programme. In a freedom of Information reply to PTCIJ by the National Social Investment Office, the office refused to provide details on the actual number of beneficiaries of these programmes with an explanation that the FOI Act prohibits the sharing of personal information of the specified individuals who are currently receiving financial and social grants from public institutions without their consent. The office also said the National Cash transfer programme is well known to the Community Trained Facilitators of the scheme who are said to be visiting the conditional cash transfer beneficiaries every week to support them with financial skills, (savings) group, basic numeration etc. Verdictâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Based on this reply, we can ascertain that there is no public data to support the figures the president quoted on beneficiaries of the social programme, so it remains UNPROVEN. Verification- Regarding the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim on the Npower programme, the information available on the website of the scheme states that 200,000 Nigerians have been enrolled so

far in the scheme while news report have it that another 300,000 youths have been engaged so far, on the programme. Verdict- The claim is TRUE. Ninth Claim: Of the total appropriation of N9.12 trillion 2018 budget, N4.59 trillion had been spent by September 30, 2018 against the prorated expenditure target of N6.84 trillion. This represents 67 per cent performance. Debt service and the implementation of non-debt recurrent expenditure, notably payment of workers’ salaries and pensions are on track. Despite the delay in the passage of the 2018 Budget on 20th June 2018, the sum of N820.57 billion had been released for capital projects as at 14th December, 2018. Verification: The latest budget implementation report by the Budget Office of the Federation has no capture of the 2018 budget performance, so far. This will make it difficult to verify the president’s claim. We will expand our scope of research and update this report once new information arises. Verdict: Until more information emerges on this, the president’s claim remains unproven. (Research is ongoing on these claims. This report will be updated as new information arises) https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/302096-fact-check-verifying-presidentmuhammadu-buharis-claims-in-2019-budget-speech.html

Villar debunks Piñol claim on NFA rice posted December 21, 2018 at 10:10 pm by Macon Ramos-Araneta    

Senator Cynthia A. Villar, chairman of the Senate agriculture and food committee, on Friday debunked Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol’s claim that the NFA will no longer sell cheap rice to the public since it can no longer import rice under the new law. She said that President Rodrigo Duterte himself had said that even with rice tariffication and liberalization of the rice industry, the NFA shall continue to provide the public particularly the less fortunate with rice that is affordable and safe. “Once the law is passed, the NFA will be directed to buy palay from our local farmers. Together with Department of Agriculture, it will focus on developing cost- efficient system that will help reduce the production cost of locally-produced rice and stabilize rice prices,” said Villar. In addition, she said the rice subsidy of the DSWD amounting to P28 billion should be bought from the local farmers. Villar said quantitative restriction on importation of rice by the Philippines allowed by the World Trade Organization expired on June 30, 2017. The Philippines has to liberalize the importation of rice so the Philippine Congress passed the law on Rice Tarification to protect the Filipino farmers from imported rice. The tariff will be pegged at 35% on rice imports from Asean countries as per agreement and 50% from the rest of the world. The proceeds from the tariff will be given to the farmers in the amount of P10 billion a year for the next six years to make the farmers competitive by mechanization (P5-b), better seed production (P3-b) cheaper credit from through ATI, Philmech, Philrice and TESDA (P1b). Earlier, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan hit Pinol for being an alarmist. Pangilinan said that the rice tariffication bill, when it becomes a law, should not be used as an excuse to alarm the consuming public about available and affordable rice. Instead of causing alarm, he recommended to the Agriculture Secretary to fulfill his mandate as Agriculture Secretary to make rice farmers more productive and competitive through cheaper farm inputs and lower rice wastage and ensure bigger incomes for local rice farmers and to be more vigilant and use his power and authority under the Price Act to ensure that affordable rice is available to the public so that rice farmers’ incomes do not go any lower and that revenues from their harvest are not compromised by traders and retailers.

Pangilinan said that under the bill, the oensure no overpricing, hoarding, profiteering, delay of importation, and other forms of price manipulation happen with respect to the country's staple. The DA Secretary shoud also convince the President and the economic team to suspend the increase in excise tax on fuel due to TRAIN Law as these factors in the transport of rice and other food products like fish (the catch and distribution of which is fuel intensive) and he should likewise work on ensuring that there is sufficient land for agriculture, especially rice. Meanwhile. Sen. Koko Pimentel sajd the objective of the law on rice tarificafion s to remove the low-priced NFA rice in the market. He said this would allow "competitors" for NFA because it has gotten too "complacent" in its monopoly power to import rice. “NFA fell asleep so Congress made a radical move to awaken it about the truth,” he said. Under the bill, he said the NFA will concentrate on keeping buffer stock of rice. He said the idea is to have low-priced rice in the market thru competition, adding that low-priced rice doesn't have to be NFA imported. Senator Chiz Escudero, for his part, said the provisions on the safeguard and assistance to farmers should be given equal import since rice, as a commodity, is always a balancing act. “Prices will go down but we also have to give safeguards and support to our farmers,” he said. http://manilastandard.net/news/national/283516/villar-debunks-pi-ol-claim-on-nfa-rice.html

Cheaper rice at last posted December 21, 2018 at 01:00 am    

The supply of rice, hopefully, will no longer be an inflation driver once President Rodrigo Duterte signs the rice tariffication bill into law shortly.

Rice tariffication will essentially lift the restrictions on the volume of rice allowed to enter the Philippines by letting private traders import the grain from countries of their choice. President Duterte two months ago certified the bill as urgent after the inflation rate kept surging. In endorsing the bill, Duterte told Congress the proposed measure would address the urgent need to improve the availability of rice in the country, prevent artificial shortages, reduce the

prices of the commodity in the market, and curtail the prevalence of corruption and cartel domination in the rice industry. Private traders under the rice liberalization move will pay a straight 35-percent tariff on rice imported from Southeast Asian Nations. They will also no longer be constrained by the National Food Authority, which virtually monopolized rice importations and reserved the right to choose which traders could purchase rice from abroad. Rice tariffication will also reduce the role of the NFA in the importation of the grain and foster competition in the domestic market. With the private sector taking care of rice shipments, the NFA and the Department of Agriculture can now focus on improving the productivity of Filipino farmers to counter the influx of cheaper imports and taking real efforts to modernize the farming sector. Higher prices of rice in the past few months drove the inflation rate to a nine-year high in September and October, after the NFA ignored the supply situation and failed to replenish dwindling stocks with imports. Rice was the number one contributor to surging inflation and accounted for over half of the price spikes, along with other food items. The government, especially the Agriculture department, should rise to the challenge of rice tariffication. It should strive to make the Philippine rice sector competitive again and eventually restore the country’s status as a rice exporter in the region. http://manilastandard.net/opinion/editorial/283466/cheaper-rice-at-last.html

We’ve raised N1.2bn for Buhari’s campaign — Rice farmers Published December 21, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari

Adelani Adepegba and Tobi Aworinde The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria and Fertilizers Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria said they have raised N1.2bn to support the re-election campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari in next year‘s presidential election. The groups stated that the money was realised through individual donation of N100 each by their members. The President of RIFAN, Aminu Goronyo, disclosed this on Wednesday night at a gala organised by beneficiaries of the government‘s Anchor Borrowers Programme held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. He said, ―With a membership of about 12.2 million and with each member donating N100 to the campaign, we were able to raise the N1.2bn.‖ The Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, said Nigeria was on the path of taking on the world in terms of rice production, noting that the President had shown unprecedented commitment to agriculture development in Nigeria. The governor, who is the Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council, said N174bn had been disbursed as credit to small-holder farmers under the Anchors Borrowers Programme. This, he said, had provided more food, and therefore ensuring Nigeria‘s food security. The Director, Strategic Communications of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), said the N1.2bn donation by the groups to the President‘s re-election campaign did not violate the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), stating that no one shall donate more than N1m to any candidate.

Keyamo, in an interview with The PUNCH, said whoever doubted the legality of the donation should take their complaints to the groups. He said, ―Do you know the individual donations those people made within the association? The first thing I will ask you to do is find out how many people are in the farmers‘ associations. Break it down per person and see how much that will be. That will answer your question. ―It is a collection of people that make up an association. The association would answer you and tell you how many people contributed one by one. They may have presented it in the name of the association but the individuals definitely contributed to make up that money. “So, if you go and ask them, they will be very clear to you as to how much each individual contributed. But for the opposition to sit down and just conjure up assumptions without knowing the details smacks of mischief on their part.” Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: theeditor@punchng.com

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NBS data show we’re making progress – Buhari Published December 21, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari

Everest Amaefule, Eniola Akinkuotu, and Success Nwogu President Muhammadu Buhari says the recent data reeled out by the National Bureau of Statistics show that his administration is doing well. Buhari said this on Wednesday during a Gala Night organised by beneficiaries of the government‘s Anchor Borrowers Programme held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The President followed the announcement on Wednesday by the NBS that the number of unemployed persons of working age had risen to 20.9 million. He said that statistics from the NBS had confirmed that his administration‘s policies were yielding results.

Buhari said he inherited ―a broken system in the agricultural sector in 2015.‖ After hearing testimonies from some rice farmers, the President said, ―Seeing your faces and hearing your stories give me hope. Today, we are on track to achieving an all-inclusive economy.‖ The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, had said Buhari had ordered the Statistician-General of the NBS, Dr Yemi Kale, to change the high unemployment statistics and reflect the rising rate of employment in the agriculture sector. Shehu said during a recent meeting with the Federal Executive Council, Kale admitted that the NBS was only focusing on the creation of white-collar jobs and not the agriculture sector and the informal sector. ―Rice Producers Association of Nigeria made the open claim and nobody has challenged them up until the time that we speak, that they had created 12 million new jobs,‖ Shehu had said. Kale, however, denied ever making such a claim. The United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade had said last month that Nigeria imported three million metric tons of rice in 2018. The US report had said the import figure was 400,000 MT higher than the quantity of the product that was imported in 2017. The report also stated that Nigeria‘s local rice production dropped from 2016 to 2018 compared to the situation in 2015. The report ran contrary to several claims by the Nigerian Government that local rice production had increased while importation had dropped by up to 90 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples‘ Democratic Party in the forthcoming 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has blamed the rising unemployment rate in the country on the strategy of the Federal Government. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Obi expressed sadness that a lot of ordinary Nigerians had continued to degenerate as shown by the unemployment rate released by the NBS in Abuja on Wednesday. The NBS had on Wednesday indicated that the country‘s unemployment rate had degenerated from 18.8 per cent in 2017 to 23.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2018. Obi said that urgent steps needed to be taken in order to stop the downward trend. He said, ―They (government) are getting it wrong. If they are getting it right, the number would have been reducing. The whole approach or economic architecture is wrong. There should be areas of concentration. There are areas that you need to sincerely support which is not happening. ―In 2014, the overall unemployment and underemployment rate was 24 per cent; now it is 40 per cent. Then, the unemployment rate was 12 per cent. It moved to 18.8 per cent. Now, it has got worse. So, we need to do something aggressively to start turning things around.‖ He added, ―The 2019 elections will be strictly about the issues that concern the ordinary Nigerian – issues about the voiceless 87 million poor people that are living in Nigeria, issues about millions of unemployed Nigerians. ―How do we start pulling those 87 million people out of poverty and how do we start ensuring that millions of unemployed Nigerians get jobs? So, when you see that the situation is worsening, you get sad. So, for me, the first expression is sadness. ―Then, what do we do aggressively to ensure that we start turning things around? That is the issue.‖

Asked to speak on the 12 million jobs that the Federal Government said had been created in rice farming, Obi said more rice farmers should reflect on higher productivity and lower prices. He said, ―You can have 15 million rice farmers but rice is still expensive. The more people that get into rice production, the more rice we produce and the more the price of rice goes up. It shows that there is a disconnect. If we have 10 million rice farmers, the price of rice should have been coming down.‖ Obi added that in rice-producing nations such as Thailand, rice was not only available but also affordable. The PDP also said the claim by Buhari that his administration was doing well, given the NBS report was incorrect and untrue. The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Diran Odeyemi, in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, said Buhari‘s government had increased poverty, unemployment, insecurity and misery in the country. He said, ―It is unfortunate that the president of a whole nation can come out in public and tell an absolute lie to citizens who are suffering the effect of his maladministration. The NBS gave an accurate figure of unemployment in Nigeria and the poverty level. And here we have a President telling an open lie. ―I urge Nigerians to respond by their Permanent Voter Cards, which is the weapon to correct the mistake of this administration and the mistake of electing the All Progressives Congress into government. ―They should elect (Abubakar) Atiku as the President who is prepared and ready to put smiles on their faces with a thorough economic plan and a system that will ensure that poverty is eradicated in the country and that youths are gainfully employed.

“The claim of Buhari that the government is making progress or doing well is an absolute lie.” Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. https://punchng.com/nbs-data-show-were-making-progress-buhari/

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Maldives can offer trade opportunities to Pakistani businessmen: Bari Abdulla Parvez JabriDecember 22, 2018

KARACHI: Member of Maldivian Parliament Abdul Bari Abdulla has said that the businessmen of his country are very much interested in enhancing economic cooperation and bilateral trade with Pakistan.

Talking to the local businessmen at a meeting held here at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), he said that Maldives can offer a lot of opportunities to businessmen and industrialists of Pakistan who must frequently visit Maldives to explore opportunities of enhancing bilateral trade in different sectors of the economy. “We are not producers but largely importers whereas Pakistan, being a producing country, can provide many goods and services to Maldives therefore the Pakistani business community should focus on improving linkages with Maldivians by holding maximum number of B2B meetings which would certainly prove favorable for both the countries”, he added President KCCI Junaid Esmail Makda, Senior Vice President Khurram Shahzad, Chairman of KCCI’s Subcommittee for Diplomatic Missions & Embassies Liaison Shamoon Zaki, Former President Majyd Aziz and KCCI Managing Committee Members attended the meeting. Abdul Bari Abdulla, who led a Maldivian delegation, said that Maldives has mostly been importing rice, fruits and vegetables from Pakistan but many other products particularly textiles, cotton and agricultural commodities can also be exported to Maldives. He said that there were a lot of misconceptions amongst Maldivians about the security situation in Pakistan which is as safe as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and many other countries in the region. While appreciating the hospitality extended to the Maldivian delegation by Karachi Chamber and other trade associations, he reiterated that the business and industrial community of Karachi should visit Maldives in order to review the opportunities for enhancing trade. “This is the right time to strengthen cooperation between Pakistan and Maldives as new governments have recently assumed charge in both countries”, he added. President KCCI Junaid Esmail Makda, in his remarks, stated that the economic relations with Maldives are minimal due to lack of direct shipping services between the two countries. It was a matter of concerns that the trade remains very limited despite the fact that the two countries are members of South Asian Free Trade Areas (SAFTA) Agreement. He mentioned that trade volume between Pakistan and Maldives stood at a mere $7.22 million which requires collective efforts. “In this regard, I would like to stress the need to effectively utilize Trade platforms and trade promotion events while effective utilization of SAFTA agreement can prove beneficial for both countries”, he added. Makda emphasized that the KCCI wants to promote business, mutual understanding and friendly relations between the business communities of Pakistan and Maldives. https://www.brecorder.com/2018/12/22/461055/maldives-can-offer-trade-opportunities-to-pakistanibusinessmen-bari-abdulla/

China South-South Cooperation to give new boost to rice production in West Africa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Peter Anaadumba By xinhuanet.com Dec 21, 2018

rice West African countries will from next year(2019), receive further technical aid under the China South-South Cooperation in Agriculture to boost further the production of rice, a senior official of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said. Speaking to Xinhua here on Monday, Peter Anaadumba South-South Cooperation Coordinator at FAO Regional Office for Africa said the Chinese project was expected to help the four beneficiary countries address the gaps earlier projects could not address. “China continues to be a strong partner when it comes to South-South Cooperation. But specifically with FAO and China two months ago we went on a project formulation mission to Senegal, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau and Cote d’Ivoire,” he disclosed. Anaadumba added: “This will be a sub-regional umbrella project to help countries again to develop the rice value chain.”

Africa’s continued cooperation with China on agriculture development he explained was because the continent saw the experience of China which had become the world’s largest rice producer within 30 years as a worthy model to emulate. In addition to the four West African countries, Madagascar, Cape Verde , Uganda and Namibia were also expected to commence the second phase of the Rice Project implementation in 2019. Within the context of the program, the beneficiary countries will be receiving capacity building and experience sharing in irrigation, water control management, adaptation of small equipment for rice production among others. Since there are common challenges within the sub-region of West Africa and to some extent the African region China believes the program will be much more efficient when implemented as a sub-regional umbrella project. “It is not going to be an individual project at country level, but a sub-regional umbrella project where you would be addressing critical sub-regional issues within the sector,” the official averred. With China’s involvement in Africa through South-South Cooperation, Anaadumba observed for example that Uganda has started producing apples, while the youth also use local materials to produce mushrooms, thus creating jobs for them. “The Chinese home-grown model seems to work and in Africa they have been able to share these experiences. You look at the Aqua-culture sector. China produces a lot of tilapia. Today in Africa, through the Chinese exchange of expertise Africa has also increased the production of tilapia,” he pointed out. One critical area the official found so imperative for African countries to tap expertise on from China is post-harvest management.

He noted: “China virtually processes everything. From rice, they produce rice wine, rice oil and others, so China does a lot of value addition and I think it is what African countries have to learn from the Chinese. “ “When it comes to Agro-processing they are quite advanced.. And we have the opportunity, not with only rice but also with other commodities to add value. If you do not add value you actually do not get the worth of what you are producing. But if you add value you generate much more income,” he argued. Since the project was going to build upon experiences of earlier ones under the South-South Cooperation the official expressed the hope that once FAO and Chine met to determine the cost and it commences, greater dividends will be coming to the beneficiary countries and the sub-region as a whole. Waly Diouf Special Advisor to the government of Senegal on agriculture described the South-South Cooperation project as very beneficial to his country. Rice is very important to Senegal, he stated, adding that the government had therefore put high efforts into developing rice production. With support under the South-South Cooperation Senegal has over the last 10 years doubled its paddy rice production to one million metric tons. “We are working with experts from China and FAO and our expectation now is to have support on irrigation schemes, and also involvement of private sector as well as how to improve capacity in the sector. “This support is key because we live in a Sahelian country and we need to develop irrigation and develop capacity, with private sector involvement,” he stressed. Enditem https://www.newsghana.com.gh/china-south-south-cooperation-to-give-new-boost-to-rice-productionin-west-africa-peter-anaadumba/

Navy apprehends eight suspects with 520 bags of rice From INI BILLIE Uyo by The Oracle

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The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo local government area, Akwa Ibom State, has apprehended eight suspects in connection with the smuggling of 520 bags of contraband rice. The smuggled rice which were said to be brought in from the Republic of Cameroon were seized in three different arrests made by naval officers on patrol consisting of three suspects and 274 seized bags of 50kg rice, three suspects and 204 bags of 50kg rice, and two suspects with 42 bags of 50kg rice. Also seized was a fibre boat and two wooden boats along with outboard engines and pumping machines. Speaking on Thursday in Ibaka during the hand-over of the suspects and items to the Nigeria Customs Service, Commanding Officer, FOB, Captain Yusuf Idris, said the Navy has been performing its constitutional duty of ridding the nation‘s waterways of illegal smuggling. He stated that the FOB had been empowered by the Navy‘s high command to end criminals activities in the Eastern Marine flank and cripple the pockets of the smugglers.

―We will assist them in crippling their pocket the more since they refuse to hear our plea and advise to look elsewhere for a job that is legally allowed instead of engaging in illegal smuggling; we don‘t have any option than to arrest and hand them over to the Nigeria Customs Service for further investigation and possible prosecution and even conviction. ―Some of the suspected smugglers are second offenders, so it is deliberate that they are not willing to stop and we have told them that for us here, that is what we do for a living. We have been paid with tax payers money to ensure that this country is rid of all illegalities, especially on the nation‘s maritime domain and for us in the Eastern flank. ―I am sure the message is clear, its been felt, its been seen that the Navy is not tired and they are also ready to sabotage their effort in robbing the Nigerian government of its legitimate earnings,‖ he said. Chief Superitendent of Customs, Nigeria Customs Service, Ibrahim Adamu who received the items and suspects on behalf of the Comptroller, Eastern Marine Command, NCS, Port Harcourt, Elton Edorhe, commended the Nigerian Navy for their cooperation and collaboration towards the fight against smuggling. He said, ―I hope that this collaboration and synergy will continue until all forms of smuggling within the maritime environment is checked and as the CO has said, the message has been sent out, it is only left for the smugglers and would be smugglers to desist from this economic sabotage‖. One of the suspects, 32 year old father of four children, Roland Effiong from Mbo LGA said he was not aware that bringing in rice from Cameroon was a crime. ―I when to Cameroon to carry oil due to the problem there and also bring rice to Nigeria, and we were caught by the Navy and brought to their base. I did not know it was a crime to bring in rice to Nigeria. This is my first time in the business,‖ he said. https://oraclenews.ng/navy-apprehends-eight-suspects-with-520-bags-of-rice/

Villar debunks Piñol claim on NFA rice posted December 21, 2018 at 10:10 pm by Macon Ramos-Araneta    

Earlier, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan hit Pinol for being an alarmist. Pangilinan said that the rice tariffication bill, when it becomes a law, should not be used as an excuse to alarm the consuming public about available and affordable rice. Instead of causing alarm, he recommended to the Agriculture Secretary to fulfill his mandate as Agriculture Secretary to make rice farmers more productive and competitive through cheaper farm inputs and lower rice wastage and ensure bigger incomes for local rice farmers and to be more vigilant and use his power and authority under the Price Act to ensure that affordable rice is available to the public so that rice farmers’ incomes do not go any lower and that revenues from their harvest are not compromised by traders and retailers. Pangilinan said that under the bill, the oensure no overpricing, hoarding, profiteering, delay of importation, and other forms of price manipulation happen with respect to the country's staple. The DA Secretary shoud also convince the President and the economic team to suspend the increase in excise tax on fuel due to TRAIN Law as these factors in the transport of rice and other food products like fish (the catch and distribution of which is fuel intensive) and he should likewise work on ensuring that there is sufficient land for agriculture, especially rice. Meanwhile. Sen. Koko Pimentel sajd the objective of the law on rice tarificafion s to remove the low-priced NFA rice in the market. He said this would allow "competitors" for NFA because it has gotten too "complacent" in its monopoly power to import rice. “NFA fell asleep so Congress made a radical move to awaken it about the truth,” he said. Under the bill, he said the NFA will concentrate on keeping buffer stock of rice. He said the idea is to have low-priced rice in the market thru competition, adding that low-priced rice doesn't have to be NFA imported. Senator Chiz Escudero, for his part, said the provisions on the safeguard and assistance to farmers should be given equal import since rice, as a commodity, is always a balancing act. “Prices will go down but we also have to give safeguards and support to our farmers,” he said. http://manilastandard.net/news/national/283516/villar-debunks-pi-ol-claim-on-nfa-rice.html

Gov Ayade To Launch Ogoja Rice On Sunday LATEST NEWS

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THE Governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade, will on Sunday launch an indigenous rice brand, called Ogoja rice and an agricultural hub, Santuscom Agro Park at Ogoja. The Managing Director, Santuscom Agro-Hub, Ofana Paul, who disclosed this in Abuja at a media briefing ahead of the launch, also explain the essence of establishing the park. According to him, the agro-park was to address youth unemployment and also make Nigeria a leading agribusiness country in Africa through massive exportation of varieties of agricultural commodities.

ALSO READ: The once elegant Joseph Wayas Some of the products to be produced in the park include Ogoja, pure groundnut oil, Ogoja rice, Ogoja plantain flour, Ogoja palm oil, Ogoja tomato, Ogoja bean flour, Ogoja yam flour, and Ogoja potato. The company is an indigenous farming, food processing and packaging firm established over two years ago and is based in Ogoja, Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State.

According to Paul ―we have capacity due to the huge investment on ground, which we have established a massive Santuscom Agro Park with private investment, and this park will commence food processing, production, packing and marketing. We also will train young agropreneurs. ―The Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade will commission the park on December 23, 2018, in Okuku, Yala Cross River State, along with the Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Dr Rose Oko and Member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, Hon Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, and other top government functionaries including investors will be there. Governor Ayade has already order 5, 000 bags of 50 kgs of Ogoja rice. ―The 50kg Ogoja rice we are launching through our partners we are subsidizing for N15, 000 per bag making affordable for Nigerians nationwide. We have chain of distributors, which we have agreed with our distributors to sell at N15, 000 per 50kg bag, N7, 500 for 25kg bag, N3, 000 for 10kg, and N2, 000 for 5kg, and we will also review the price in the future. We already have demands from other West African countries for our rice. ―Our mill is 50 metric tonnes installed capacity with private sector investment, we have not accessed any loans and grants from government, but we strongly believe that what we have on ground could attract government‘s attention. ―We also have basic infrastructure on the ground with our investment, and with our collaboration to stop importation and export we can feed the whole of West Africa. This rice is locally cultivated, processed, produced and packaged‖. He said they have a 150 hectare of rice farm running all year round with irrigation facilities, and producing enough paddy to support production. He expressed optimism that with what they have, they will be able to meet the production capacity, including support of government that which will enable them to export rice to other parts of West Africa. After the launch, he said the park would provide 5,000 jobs for young people, where they would be trained in their chosen area of agribusiness, and a hectare of land will be given to youths who are ready for agribusiness. https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/180495/

Rice Bran Wax Market Data- Product Costs, Revenue, Margins and Market Share, Forecast till 2025 December 22, 2018 5 Min Read

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PiĂąol to initially use RCEF to develop rice industry in Samar

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By Madelaine B. Miraflor President Rodrigo Duterte is yet to sign the Rice Tariffication Bill but Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel PiĂąol already knows where to use the fund to be collected from the tax to be collected from rice imports.

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Bacolod councilor: Enforce half rice ordinance

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BACOLOD City Councilor Bartolome Orola urged the City Legal Office-Enforcement Team to strictly enforce the half rice order ordinance in all food business establishment in the city. Orola, chairperson of the City Council committee on markets, said Friday that in 2014, the city government passed City Ordinance No. 08-14-704 or the half rice order ordinance to mitigate rice wastage in the city. ―The rice wastage is an increasing concern that needs to be addressed to lessen the effects of rice

shortage not just in the city, but in the whole Philippines,‖ he said. According to studies, every Filipino wasted an average of two table spoons of cooked rice or nine grams or uncooked rice daily which is equivalent to more than 12 percent of imported rice valued at P7.27 billion, he added. Orola noted that rice serves as the staple food of almost all Filipinos and the primary livelihood source of farmers. ―There is a need for the city to implement the ordinance and to make sure that every food establishment serves a half cup of rice to prevent wastage and give consumers more options,‖ Orola said. He said there is also a need to encourage all Bacolodnons to be responsible and do not waste even a single grain of rice. Orola pointed out that the half rice order ordinance mandates all food businesses that operate in the city to serve half rice order of cooked rice when the same is requested by a customer. He said that the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Philippine Rice Research Institute, is aggressive in its ―Be RICEponsible‖ campaign that aims to encourage farmers, policy-makers, and the public to be responsible in their own ways and in aiding in the betterment of the rice industry in the Philippines. (MAP)

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DAR honors Jon Rice's efforts for Find a Grave Friday, December 21, 2018 By ERIC BERNSEE Editor Like the age-old gravediggers who came before him, Jon Rice's noble efforts are as inconspicuously carried out as the quiet cemetery surroundings in which he works.

Jon Rice, a collector and documentor for Find a Grave, is presented the 2018 Historic Preservation Award by Washburn Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, represented by Jinsie Bingham (right) and Diana Brumfield in a ceremony Friday at the Putnam County Public Library. Banner Graphic/ERIC BERNSEE Order this photo

Yet when genealogists and researchers google Find a Grave, Rice's labor of love often pays off with the cemetery, location and photograph of the particular gravestone in question. And because of that, Rice is the 2018 Historic Preservation Award winner as presented by the Washburn Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. DAR members Jinsie Bingham and Diana Brumfield, also a local genealogist, presented the award in a brief ceremony Friday at the Putnam County Public Library. "Many of you involved in genealogy know you can google Find a Grave, type in a cemetery and location and be rewarded with a picture of the gravestone with all the pertinent information," Bingham said. "That doesn't work for each and every cemetery, but thanks to volunteers like Jon Rice, at least most of the local cemeteries have been documented." Rice, a member of the Putnam County Cemetery Board, said he has visited somewhere between 85 and 100 burial places locally to document their gravestones. He's worked as far south as Knox County and as far west as the Illinois state line. In Putnam County alone, Rice said there are 195 cemeteries, and he has collected data at 85 of them. Through it all, he hasn't found any mushrooms, just a few small snakes and one memorable in-ground hornet's nest. Rice said he didn't get a really good look at it as he is still running from that incident. Intending to just research his own family when he began this avocation, a conversation with Doyne Priest changed all that, Rice said, adding that once he got started he was hooked. That was 11 years ago, and he's still going strong at age 77. A 1960 Greencastle High School graduate, Jon is the son of Haskell and Maybell Rice. Maybell was a member of the Thompson family of the Morton area, Bingham said, noting, "so Jon probably has more cousins than he can even count." "Some of you will remember Jon Rice as the manager of the local Kroger dairy department," she said, noting he was at the supermarket for 40 years as "the employee who spoke to everyone and gave personal service." Bingham called Rice "a hero to all of us doing family research." "He is a volunteer who accepts no pay. All of those years of customer service at Kroger are deeply ingrained.

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What a terrific guy. He has my utmost respect for what he does. -- Posted by Queen53 on Fri, Dec 21, 2018, at 3:10 PM

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A well deserved honor. Many congratulations Jon. -- Posted by Nit on Fri, Dec 21, 2018, at 4:59 PM

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Thanks for your good work Jon. Keep it up! -- Posted by joepaula on Sat, Dec 22, 2018, at 6:37 AM

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Thanks for finding those graves and documenting where they are with pictures, Jon! -- Posted by CarolynCarson on Sat, Dec 22, 2018, at 12:53 PM

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