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Rice grown by Chinese scientists using seawater in Dubai’s deserts South China Morning PostMr Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, centre, visits a project in China's Hebei province.

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UPDATED 01 JUNE, 2018

Successful harvest of salt-resistant strain raises researchers’ hopes that one day large swathes of the desert could be turned into paddy fields

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DUBAI — Chinese scientists have successfully grown and harvested rice in the deserts of Dubai after developing a strain that allows the crop to grow in saltwater.A team of scientists, led by China‘s ―father of hybrid rice‖ Yuan Longping, has already started growing the crop in diluted sea-water at home and is now bringing the technique to the Middle East, where fresh water is too precious to use for growing water-intensive crops.

Last week‘s rice harvest, which had been planted in January on the outskirts of the city, far exceeded scientists‘ expectations, according to a report by the state news agency Xinhua.

The high yield reported – 7,500kg per hectare compared with the global average of 3,000kg per hectare – has encouraged scientists to expand the project.

They now plan to set up a 100-hectare experimental farm later this year, put it into regular use next year and then start expanding after 2020.

Eventually, the report said, the goal is to cover around 10 per cent of the United Arab Emirates, which has a total area of 83,600 sq km (32,278 sq miles), with paddy fields – although details as to how this will be achieved have yet to be disclosed.

Xinhua said the Dubai venture is the result of a collaboration between China‘s research centre into saltwater rice, based in the eastern port of Qingdao, with The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, a billionaire member of Dubai‘s ruling family.

The two parties have also signed an agreement to promote seawater rice across the Arab world to reduce the risk of food shortages in the future.

While scientists in some countries where water shortages are a serious concern – such as Israel or Australia – have been developing desalination techniques to convert seawater for use in agriculture, China has been working to develop strains of salt-resistant rice for the past four decades.

Although it is not yet clear how the Dubai project will be able to secure enough fresh water to dilute seawater for large-scale rice cultivation, Chinese scientists have already started growing it closer to home on a commercial scale.

China has one million square kilometres of waste land – an area the size of Ethiopia – where plants struggle to grow because of high salinity or alkalinity levels in the soil.

If a tenth of this area was planted with saltwater rice, it could boost China‘s rice production by nearly 20 per cent, producing 50 million tonnes of food – enough to feed 200 million people, Mr Yuan told mainland media last year.

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The project began in the 1970s when a researcher named Chen Risheng discovered a species of wild rice that grew near a mangrove forest in the southern province of Guangdong.

After four decades of cross-breeding and genetic screening, researchers had developed eight separate species but their yields remained too low to make widespread cultivation worthwhile.

But last year the team made a breakthrough by doubling the yield to more than 4.5 tonnes per hectare.

Last autumn the first salt-resistant rice, grown on a beach near Qingdao, made it into the shops.

As the South China Morning Post reported at the time one woman who had bought a bag of the rice found it was ―very good‖, adding that her boyfriend said it reminded him of the rice he had eaten in his home village as a boy. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST https://www.todayonline.com/world/rice-grown-chinese-scientists-using-seawater-dubais-deserts

A Controversial GMO Crop Was Just Approved For The US Food Supply A win for science!

LESLIE NEMO, FUTURISM 1 JUN 2018

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20 years ago, Time Magazine put a goateed man and some plants on its cover, declaring a breed of rice would save the world's children.The claim didn't age well. In the years since, that crop, named golden rice, hasn't saved any lives. No farmers grow it, so no one eats it.

But now, that might change - the US. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approvedthe crop and deemed it safe to eat. This makes us the fourth nation to give the rice a thumbs up.

And maybe, after three decades of debate, the tide of public opinion is turning in favor of genetically modified crops.

Golden rice is one of the oldest genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on the books.

It's different from other types of rice because its genes have been altered so that the plant produces Vitamin A, which would help children who subsist on rice get the required dose of the vitamin to the 250,000 to 500,000 children who go blind each year when they don't get enough of it.

The idea came about in the 1990s, and researchers modified the crop's DNA in 2000.

It's received overwhelming support from the humanitarian community: the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have funded its progress, while Pope Francis gave Golden Rice his blessing.

But people are still against GMOs. More than half of Europe bans farmers from raising GMOs, and the Pew Research Center found nearly 40 percent of Americans think GMOs are worse for people's health.

The Philippines, a nation that was easy-breezy about GMO foods, created stricter approval policies in 2016.

Greenpeace encouraged that shift, since the organization espouses a conservative stance on GMOs, stating that scientists don't know enough about how the crops impact the environment.

Other groups have popped up to oppose golden rice on other grounds. Back in 2001, UK-based environmental organization Friends of the Earth posited that there are less-expensive ways of treating Vitamin A deficiency (UNICEF can administer droplet doses that prevent the deficiency for less than 4 cents per child).

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MASIPAG, an advocacy group for poor farmers, stated, in 2013, that Golden Rice will only make biotech companies a lot of money. Activists from two anti-GMO organizations even destroyed experimental rice paddies growing golden rice in 2013.

Now that the US has become the fourth nation to approve golden rice, others may follow. The US is part of an international body that forms recommendations about food safety that other countries can adopt if they lack their own version of the FDA. Though three other nations have approved golden rice, they might have a tough time winning over the 186 other countries that have a say in international food standards - all of which have been silent on the crop.

And that's all contingent on people growing it.

A 2016 report from Mother Jones shows crop might not be field-ready; golden rice plants aren't as efficient as they could be, which means farmers may not get as much viable product from their fields as they might with traditional rice.

But the FDA approval is still a win for golden rice. Little by little, the crop is becoming more widely accepted. And that means it's more likely that golden rice will reach the children who need it most. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-original-gmo-golden-rice-has-just-been-approved-by-the-fdafor-the-us-food-supply

Panel waves off Arkansas herbicide-ban vote

By Stephen Steed June 1, 2018 at 4:30 a.m.

With just three weeks left in the spraying season for rice, a committee of the state Plant Board on Thursday found few options for dealing with crop damage possibly caused by a new herbicide.

Farmers across the state the past two weeks have flooded the Plant Board, crop consultants, county extension agents, and experts with the University of Arkansas System's Agriculture Division with complaints that Loyant, a new herbicide for rice fields, has damaged their soybeans.

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The off-target movement of the herbicide has come from both aerial and ground applications, even when applicators are closely following the label instructions for spraying the herbicide, said Denny Stokes of Earle, a Plant Board member and owner of Stokes Flying Service.

Stokes said his company is among many aerial applicators who've stopped spraying rice for the season because of the problems. "We're one for one," Stokes told colleagues on the Plant Board's pesticide committee. "One job, one complaint. We're done."

Stokes, who represents the Arkansas Agricultural Aviation Association on the board, said his pilots and crew followed the directions the federal Environmental Protection Agency approved last year for spraying Loyant. "I've dealt with drift my whole life, but we're seeing [damage] a mile away" from rice fields where Loyant was applied, he said.

With rice farmers just two or three weeks from the end of spraying, a vote by the committee for a stop-use order likely would do little good because of the time involved in getting such a measure approved by the full board, Stokes said. "I think the problem is taking care of itself because people aren't putting it out anymore," he said.

After spraying for weeds and grasses is concluded, rice fields are flooded, providing another level of weed control until harvest time.

Stokes and other committee members said Dow AgroSciences, as the manufacturer of Loyant, and other herbicide makers, in general, need to do more to make their products safer.

With no desire to approve a ban, the committee asked staff members to work with Dow representatives in drafting a new memorandom to rice growers and applicators. The advisory, released a couple of hours after the meeting, stresses the need to follow the label with a couple of other points: • Soybeans "are especially sensitive to drift" from Loyant. • Farmers should not apply the herbicide when the wind is blowing toward "adjacent cotton, carrots, soybeans, corn, grain sorghum, wheat, grapes, tobacco, vegetable crops, flowers, ornamental shrubs or trees, or other desirable broadleaf plants."

How to define "adjacent" was debated among committee members but wasn't settled.

While the Plant Board has received seven official complaints of Loyant damage, Jonathan Siebert, a Dow representative, said he and other Dow employees have walked 18 fields where Arkansas farmers have found wilted soybean plants only about a month into their growing season. The size of damaged fields ranged from 15 acres to about 200 acres, he said.

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They've also scouted damage at six farms in Louisiana and two in Mississippi, two states that generally have later planting and spraying schedules than Arkansas'.

Some plants have recovered, but effects of the early damage on yields won't be known until closer to harvest.

Siebert said Dow sold enough Loyant in Arkansas to cover about 170,000 acres of the estimated 1.3 million acres of rice but didn't know how much has actually been sprayed.

Siebert said farmers and applicators have to abide by instructions on the label to avoid off-target movement, whether by physical drift or a temperature process called inversion.

Siebert said the company would work with UA weed scientists and soybean and rice experts on a plan for next year's crops.

Business on 06/01/2018 Print Headline: Panel waves off herbicide-ban vote http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/01/panel-waves-off-herbicide-ban-vote-2018/

Pakistan: Food Assistance Fact Sheet - Updated May 29, 2018 REPORT from US Agency for International Development Published on 29 May 2018

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In recent years, Pakistan has become a food surplus country and a major producer of wheat and rice. Following three consecutive years of good harvests, food availability is relatively stable, according to the UN. However, the poorest and most vulnerable members of the population cannot afford a sufficient and nutritious diet despite the overall growth in food production.

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Approximately 60 percent of the Pakistani population is facing food insecurity, and malnutrition is highly prevalent, according to the UN

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World Food Program (WFP). WFP reports that 44 percent of Pakistani children younger than 5 years of age are stunted, suffering from chronic malnutrition, and 15 percent suffer from acute malnutrition. 

Ongoing conflict between the Government of Pakistan (GoP) and militant groups, recurrent natural disasters— including drought, earthquakes and floods—and economic instability exacerbate food insecurity and disrupt livelihood opportunities, particularly in rural areas.

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Poor 2017 harvests due to erratic rainfall, loss of livestock, and limited agricultural inputs—such as quality seeds and fertilizer—have contributed to concerning food security conditions in drought-prone regions of southeastern and southwestern Sindh Province, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

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As of March 2018, more than 29,600 Pakistani families remained displaced in northwest Pakistan‘s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPk) Province, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Additionally, the UN estimates that 2.4 million displaced Afghans—including approximately 1.4 million registered refugees and one million unregistered Afghans—are living in Pakistan.

https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistan-food-assistance-fact-sheet-updated-may-292018

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Trump Lets Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exemptions for Allies Expire; EU Retaliation Names Rice

By Lesley Dixon WASHINGTON, DC -At midnight last night, the temporary exemptions on steel and aluminum tariffs granted to Canada, Mexico, and the European Union expired, leveling tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum imported from these trading partners.

In a unified response, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union announced they would impose billions of dollars' worth of retaliatory tariffs against a wide range of U.S. exports from apples to whiskey. Earlier this month, the EU had notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intended to enact tariffs on more than $3 billion of U.S. commodities and goods, including rice. The EU also announced that it intends to file a dispute settlement case in the WTO against the U.S. action.

President Trump originally announced the tariffs in March, claiming the trade deficit in steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. was an issue of national security. Canada, Mexico, and the European

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Union were temporarily exempted from the tariffs at the time in order for negotiations to occur with each country. Yesterday, the administration asserted that there had not been enough progress in trade relations with these countries to justify any further exemptions, temporary or permanent, but that the situation could change.

"In response to the exemption expiring, the EU announced that it would proceed with imposing an additional 25 percent import duty on certain imports beginning as soon as June 20," said USA Rice COO Bob Cummings. "Such retaliation will remain in place, according to the EU, until the United States removes its additional import duties on steel and aluminum."

Rice - namely semi-milled, wholly milled, and broken - is but one commodity in a long list of U.S. exports that the EU will target. Other targeted goods include corn, peanut butter, cranberries, and orange juice.

The U.S. rice industry and other export commodities and products will be negatively impacted by the actions. The targeted commodities constitute 2.4 percent of U.S. exports to the EU, and the looming trade war could mean higher prices overall for U.S. consumers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 250 points in the wake of the tariff announcements, (but today did gain much of that back on a strong jobs report released this morning).

"Of course we're disappointed that rice is on the retaliation list," said Carl Brothers, of Riceland Foods and member of the board of AARQ, the body that manages access to the EU's Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for U.S. milled rice. "There's a lot of uncertainty regarding the TRQ certificates purchased at auction just last week, and whether the EU's tariffs are going to override them. Right now, I have concern for those who paid for certificates, since it is unclear as to whether certificates will be honored."

USA Rice Daily

2018 Leadership Class tours Arbuckle Reservoir in Texas

Rice Foundation Accepting Applications for 2019 Rice Leadership Development Program

By Steve Linscombe

MOUNTAIN HOME, TX -- The Rice Foundation is accepting applications for the 2019 Rice Leadership Development Program. Rice producers or industry-related professionals between the ages of 25 and 45 are eligible to apply for the program. The application deadline is October 5.

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The Rice Leadership Development Program provides a comprehensive understanding of the rice industry, with an emphasis on personal development and communication skills. During a two-year period, class members attend four one-week sessions designed to strengthen leadership skills through studies of all aspects of the rice industry.

The class is comprised of five rice producers and two industry-related professionals chosen by a committee of rice industry leaders. The committee evaluates the applications of all candidates, reviews letters of recommendation, and conducts personal interviews with the finalists. Interviews will be conducted at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in San Diego, California, in December.

The Leadership Development Program has graduated 180 individuals over the previous 30 years, many of whom are active leaders in the U.S. rice industry. The program is sponsored by John Deere Company, RiceTec, Inc., and American Commodity Company through The Rice Foundation and managed by USA Rice.

Additional information on the Rice Leadership Development Program and an application form can be found on the USA Rice website.

Rice Prices

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as on : 01-06-2018 12:14:00 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.

Arrivals Current

Price % change

Season cumulative

Modal

Prev.

Modal

Prev.Yr %change

Rice Bindki(UP)

110.00

10

24740.00

2240

2240

-

Kalna(WB)

99.00

-1

2374.00

3350

3350

6.35

Indus(Bankura Sadar)(WB)

80.00

6.67

2355.00

2750

2750

7.84

Samsi(WB)

48.00

-12.73

1227.50

3500

3500

6.06

Bharthna(UP)

20.00

NC

6207.00

2400

2400

-

Bishnupur(Bankura)(WB)

17.00

-

17.00

2800

-

-

Paliakala(UP)

10.00

-9.09

886.10

2270

2290

-

Mirzapur(UP)

4.50

-10

524.00

2220

2225

-

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/rice-prices/article24054679.ece

FG Cuts Rice Import Bill to $160m June 1, 2018 5:25 am

Lai Mohammed

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja

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The federal government has declared it spent only $160 million on importation of paddy rice last year.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the revelation thursday.

He said the spending represented a 90 percent cut in the country‘s rice import bill of $1.65 billion annually.

Mohammed made the disclosure at the inauguration of the of the newly-elected Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), under the chairmanship of Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo. According to the minister, the cut was the highest of such ever and it became possible because the country imported lesser volume of processed rice from Thailand and India.

The volume of imported rice by Nigeria from Thailand dropped from 1.23 million metric tonnes in 2014 to 23,192mt as at November 2017.

The data released by the Thai Rice Exporters Association said the value of these exports dropped to 324 million Thai baht from 8.2 billion Thai bhat.

Mohammed said with the progress made in the rice cultivation, the country was inching towards self-sufficiency than any administration before through the efforts of local rice farmers and millers. ―We are just two years away from meeting our target production of 6 million metric tonnes of milled rice, which is Nigeria‘s total rice consumption. We increased the number of rice farmers from five million to an all-time high of over 11 million,‖ Mohammed said.

The minister also said the administration had taken power generation from 2,690MW to 7,000MW and was feeding 8.2 million pupils in 45,394 schools in 24 states and employing 87,261 cooks.

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He also added the economy grew by 1.95 percent in Q1 2018, while inflation fell for 15 consecutive months, from 18.7 per cent to 12.5 per cent as of April 2018.

The external reserves of $48 billion are also the highest in five years just as agriculture exports grew 180.7 per cent above the value in 2016. Raw material exports grew 154.2 per cent above the value in 2016; while exports of manufactured goods grew 26.8 per cent above the value in 2016. ‗‘With our Whistleblowing Policy yielding N13.8bn from tax evaders, as well as N7.8billion, $378million, £27,800 in recoveries from public officials naysayers say they have not seen all these achievements, but Nigerians who are benefitting directly from them have testified to the reality of the successes‖.He advised public relations practitioners never to be tired or discouraged from projecting the image of their establishments, even when some people decide to play the blind or the spoiler.

The new NIPR President, Sirajo, said with the unity of the country being called to question now more than ever before, government should utilise the human resources in NIPR to ensure better management of communication across different strata of society.He also appealed to government to check the influx and unwholesome activities of quacks as well as end the practice where political parties and their candidates engage foreign PR firms to handle campaigns which NIPR members can conveniently handle.He said the such acts could jeopardise the security and stability of the country. https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/06/01/fg-cuts-rice-import-bill-to-160m/

Indonesia demand boosts Vietnam's rice exports Friday, 01 June 2018 14:11

Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the country's export of rice rose nearly 40 per cent in value in the first four months of 2018 due to demand from Indonesia

Rice is among the dominant crops in Vietnam.

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The country's rice exports rose to US$1.11bn in value and 23.8 per cent to 2.2mmt in the first four months.Agriculture is one of Vietnam's dominant industries with coffee, rubber, cashew and rice being the dominant crops.The ministry said that its contract to deliver 141,000 tonnes in January and 300,000 tonnes in April to Indonesia were the main factors in boosting rice exports.Vietnam is also seeing demand from newer markets such as Bangladesh, Turkey and Iraq.The ministry expects to sign "a number of" rice contracts worth "hundreds of thousands of tonnes in volume" with private companies in May. Vietnam is also looking to sign deals with the Republic of Korea and Australia, according to the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

http://fareasternagriculture.com/crops/agriculture/indonesia-demand-boosts-vietnam-s-riceexports

Gov't to support farmers amid moves to lift rice import quotas (UPDATED) Lifting rice import quotas means cheaper rice for consumers, but may hurt Filipino farmers if they can't compete with their counterparts in countries like Vietnam Ralf Rivas Published 9:55 AM, June 01, 2018 Updated 1:16 PM, June 01, 2018

RICE TARIFFS. Several government agencies and legislators are pushing for 35% rice tariffs instead of imposing import quotas. File photo by Rappler

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The government will help farmers compete with their counterparts in the region in the likely event of cheaper rice entering the country, the chairperson of the Senate agriculture committee said.

Senator Cynthia Villar gave the assurance to farmers as she pushed for a 35%- tariff on rice imports and the lifting of quantitative restrictions (QR) or a limit of imports. (READ: Philippines hopes to pass rice tariffication law in 2018) QRs help protect local rice producers from cheap rice imports.

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However, Villar favors tariffs, or charges a government imposes on imports, to level the competition in the market.

Villar‘s proposal aims to make the market more competitive, which would lead to lower rice prices. The senator noted, however, that farmers may not be able to keep up with competition if they do not get support from the government. "[Even with] 35% tariffication, you cannot compete with Vietnam. The solution is you have to bring down cost of production of rice and be competitive," Villar said.

The senator said that Vietnam is able to produce rice at a cost of P6 per kilo of palay, while the Philippines produces rice at P12 per kilo.

For local farmers to be competitive, Villar said that she is working with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to push for the mechanization or use of machines in rice production and the distribution of seeds with better yield.

"Vietnam's seeds are better than what we have. Right now, ours can produce 4.5 metric tons per hectare. Seeds from Philrice can produce 6 metric tons per hectare... so let us support that," Villar said.

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She admitted that mechanization in the sector is "very low" at the moment.

Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said farmers can now easily borrow money from the agency through the DA's easy access financing program.

"Gusto natin may sense of ownership ang ating mga magsasaka kasi kung bibigyan lang natin ng binhi o kalabaw, ibebenta lang nila ‘yan. Pero kung inutang nila, hindi ganoon,” Piñol said.

(We want farmers to have a sense of ownership because if we just give them seeds or a carabao, they will just sell it. But if they borrowed money for it, that won't be the case.)

Villar and Piñol are confident that training and supporting farmers will help them survive stiffer competition in the market.

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is also for imposing tariffs over rice QRs. The agency said that the measure would lower the cost of rice in the market to P30.30 per kilo, P4.30 lower than the domestic wholesale price of regular milled rice. (READ: With rising inflation, NEDA calls for measures to help the poor) NEDA estimated that with lower rice prices, a typical Filipino household would save P2,362 per year. Headline inflation rate would also be reduced by one percentage point, if the domestic whole sale rice market reduces its prices to the level of imported rice.

President Rodrigo Duterte has previously stated that he wants to ease rules on rice importation. –

Rappler.com https://www.rappler.com/business/203837-government-support-philippine-farmers-lifting-riceimport-quotas

‘Smart crops’ replacing rice as Asian wealth and health grow

BY RINA CHANDRAN

THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION JUN 1, 2018 A street vendor in Taipei, one of the cities across Asia where urbanization, rising incomes and health concerns are driving a move toward protein-rich alternatives to rice. | THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION / RINA CHANDRAN

TAIPEI – Lunchtime in Taipei‘s Ximending district is a test of wills and patience as tourists and locals jostle at restaurants and street stalls to choose from steamed and fried dumplings, flat and thin noodles, stuffed pancakes, grilled foods and desserts.

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In this foodie haven, one item makes only an occasional appearance on menus and on plates: rice.

Once a staple of Taiwanese diets, rice consumption per person has fallen more than two-thirds in 50 years, according to the United Nations‘ Food and Agricultural Organization, as ―smart crops‖ and ―superfoods‖ muscle their way onto plates.

Taiwan has the steepest drop in Asia, but the trend is growing across the continent as urbanization, rising incomes, climate change and concerns about health and food supplies all drive a push for alternatives such as millet and grains with more protein. ―I ate a lot of rice when I was younger, but now I eat more vegetables, fish and meat. It‘s healthier,‖ said Guan-Po Lin, 24, who moved to Taipei for university. ―People are spending more on food and they want to eat healthy, and rice is not seen as a healthy choice.‖ About 90 percent of global rice production and consumption is in Asia, home to 60 percent of the world‘s population.

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Yet, as trends in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong show, consumption will drop significantly as diets change.

Per capita consumption has fallen about 60 percent in Hong Kong since 1961, and by almost half in Japan. In South Korea, it has slid 41 percent since 1978, FAO data showed.

The consumption of fish, meat, dairy, fruits and vegetables has risen significantly.

Rice will still be the most important crop in the region, key in diets and a symbol of Asian culture, but it will not be as dominant in the coming years as new foods are snapped up, said David Dawe, a senior economist at the FAO in Bangkok. ―It is the future for Asia: well-nourished people who can perform better. You cannot get that by filling up on rice; you need more fish, meat, fruits and vegetables,‖ he said.

Rice is said to have first been domesticated in the Yangtze River valley in China more than 10,000 years ago.

In Asia, rice was consumed mostly by the wealthy and did not become as ubiquitous until the Green Revolution of the 1960s, when governments introduced higher-yielding seeds and better fertilizers to improve output and feed expanding populations.

In Taiwan, millets were the staple of indigenous and rural people and had a higher status in ritual ceremonies than rice.

In India, malnutrition is one reason the government is pushing millets that are richer in protein, fiber and micronutrients than rice or wheat, said S.K. Gupta, a principal scientist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in Hyderabad.

Millets also need less water and can grow in saline soil and withstand warmer climate — crucial factors as temperatures and sea levels rise in South Asia. ―Historically, a large section of the population was eating millets and maize, but when they moved to urban areas they switched to rice and wheat,‖ Gupta said. ―Consumers can be encouraged to go back to millets if they are more readily available, and farmers will grow more if they get better prices. It‘s already happening.‖ The shift away from rice in wealthier Asian nations, Dawe said, is explained by Bennett‘s Law: As income increases, people spend less on starchy staples.

Rice is regarded as inferior when per capita income reaches $2,364 in Asian nations, according to FAO‘s estimates.

Changes are already evident in mainland China and some Southeast Asian countries, where people are eating a more protein-rich diet with more meat and fish, Dawe said.

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In the Philippines, one of the world‘s biggest importers of rice, the government has considered substitutes such as corn, bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava, taro and adlai — an heirloom grain also known as Job‘s tears or Chinese pearl barley.

At the other end, food companies and chefs are responding to the demand for healthier diets with millets in bread, pasta, even craft beers. ―It took some time to get people excited about these lesser-known, stereotypically inferior grains like ragi (finger millet), jowar (sorghum) and kodo,‖ said Thomas Zacharias, chef partner at The Bombay Canteen, which is among Asia‘s top restaurants. ―We showcased them in new and interesting ways that appealed to the current generation, and there‘s definitely been a shift,‖ said Zacharias, whose barley and jowar salad with a hung curd dressing is a hot favorite of diners in Mumbai.

Marketing helps. Production of quinoa increased by more than 70 percent from 2000 to 2014 in the top growing countries, according to the FAO, because it was sold as a ―superfood.‖ The FAO promotes rice alternatives as ―smart crops‖ to make them more attractive.

It is also promoting aquaculture — farming shrimp, carp and tilapia alongside rice — to help farmers improve incomes while making fish more cheaply available. ―Asian farmers will not get rich growing rice on a small farm,‖ said Kundhavi Kadiresan, FAO‘s Asia representative. ―Countries are also starting to take the issues of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency and obesity seriously. Sticking to rice means that fruits and vegetables are not as easily available and affordable as they could be.‖ Malnutrition and climate change are also top concerns for rice biologists and breeders, said Rod Wing, a University of Arizona professor who recently completed the genome sequencing of seven wild rice varieties. ―Rice feeds the poorest of the poor, and as long as there‘s overpopulation and poverty, people are going to be eating rice,‖ said Wing, referring to the fact that 60 percent of the world‘s hungry are in the Asia-Pacific region. ―So it‘s important that we can grow varieties that have a higher nutritional value and a smaller environmental footprint.‖ For consumers like Lin in Taipei, rice is here to stay. ―We may eat less of it, but for my family, no meal is complete without rice,‖ he said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/06/01/asia-pacific/smart-crops-replacing-rice-asianwealth-health-grow/#.WxJTrFUzbm4

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Indian Basmati Hopes Fade Over Fixed Import Price Saturday, February 11, 2017

Basmati exports market of India was expecting a good time this year, as Iran had decided to resume rice imports from the country. But the higher price of Basmati rice made the situation hard, as Iran has fixed its import price at $850 per ton, Indian news portal Commodity Online reported.Iran is one of the major importers of Indian Basmati rice, but at present the import price fixed by Iran is not viable for Indian suppliers due to higher freight costs. Indian exporters have to fix the price at least $900 per ton for the trade to be economical, which has made the hopes of Indian exporters fade.Iran is one of the largest buyers of Basmati rice in the world. It is now estimated that India‘s Basmati export earnings for the current financial year will be almost the same as last year, according to the director of Basmati Export Development Foundation.

Iran annually imports about 1 million tons of rice to supplement its domestic production of about 2 million tons and Iran imports about 0.7 million tons of Basmati rice from India.

India‘s Basmati exports from April-December 2016 were 2.92 million tons, compared to 3.06 million tons in 2015-16 in the same period.

After touching a record export value of $4.88 billion in 2013-14, basmati export earnings were on a downtrend over the past three years in India on a decline in prices and lower purchases by Iran.

A 20-member Indian trade delegation visited Iran from January 28-30 to promote the export of rice.

According to Indian newspaper Business Standard, about 250 people participated in the sales promotion event held at Tehran‘s Hotel Espinas. The deliberations helped dispel the negative image in Iran about possible health risks associated with the consumption of Indian rice.

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The Iranian government has recently amended tariffs for importing rice by reducing it from the previous 40% to 26%. It was announced on January 21 that the rate would stand at 5%, following a series of tariff cuts on a list of agro-food products.

There is an all-out ban on rice imports during harvest seasons in Iran. This year the measure was in place from July 21 to November 21. https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-domestic-economy/59313/indian-basmati-hopesfade-over-fixed-import-price?utm_campaign=more-like-this

Fiji Rice Limited Completes Second Phase Of Mill Upgrade

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by SHRATIKA NAIDU , LABASA

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Fiji Rice Limited (FRL) is concluding its second phase of mill upgrade at a cost of around $130,000 and this is expected to be completed by June 10. Company General Manager Ashrit Pratap said the first phase was the installation of the new mill and extension of the building at cost of $400,000 in 2017.―The third phase of the mill upgrade which includes cyclone upgrade of the structure, has put on hold due to its cost,‖ Mr Pratap said. ―The old structure is about 45 years old.‖ The second phase included painting of the entire building, inside and out which is about 15×20 feet.The upgrade also included fencing of entire area of Fiji Rice Limited in Dreketi. The construction is undertaken by A.Pillay Glass and Timber Works Labasa.―On other capital investment, with assistance of the Government, FRL is expected to construct a paddy storage warehouse and the construction would start next month,‖ he said. ―Government has allocated $100,000 for this project and the part of that will be met by the company.‖ He said the size of the warehouse will be 20 feet by 17 feet.

This will allow farmers in surrounding Dreketi area in Macuata Province to store rice paddy free of cost in case of rainy season.

The company is going through various transformation stages, which include mill upgrade, securing farm land on lease for rice planting and acquiring own plants and machines to complement rice paddy supply.

Fiji Rice Limited chairperson Raj Sharma said with assistance of the Government, the company is committed to be a modern and financially sound company, with various changes.

He advised that company supply of rice in Viti Levu have normalised as there is an influx demand of brown rice.

He also mentioned that with Government subsidy for the farmers, price of paddy has also increased from $750 to $800.

Today, Fiji Rice Limited with Copra Millers Fiji Limited, leadership teams are going through refresher leadership training by Caryn Walsh, who is a leadership development specialist of Pure Magic.

Feedback: shratikan@fijisun.com.fj http://fijisun.com.fj/2018/06/02/fiji-rice-limited-completes-second-phase-of-mill-upgrade/

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Ashwini Dhamanwar June 1, 2018

Increasing Carbon Dioxide lowers nutrient content of many plants. Plants require proteins in order to grow, in the course of sucking up those, greens also take in nutritious minerals like zinc and iron.

Agronomists have recorded a steady decline in some of those minerals, proteins and vitamins for half a century.

USDA data shows that kale from 1999 had 23 percent less iron than 1950s greens did. But now the blame is shifting to include CO2 from industrialization.

In 2002, mathematician Irakli Loladze theorized that photosynthesis requires fewer proteins as CO2 climbs, which means plants acquire fewer incidental micronutrients while sucking them up. He recorded an 8 percent nutrient drop, on average, in certain kinds of crops, including rice and wheat.

The two studies drew upon more than a decade of data from agronomists, who had planted 41 varieties of six food crops include wheat, maize, sorghum, field peas, soybeans, and rice and surrounded part of each field with nozzles blasting enough CO2 to warm any greenhouse.

Analysis of the harvests showed maize and sorghum fared fine, but rice lost about 3 percent of its zinc. It could put hundreds of thousands of people at risk of deficiency, leaving them more vulnerable to respiratory diseases, diarrhea, and malaria.

Researchers estimate that mostly pregnant women and children living in poverty could end up short on essentials such as iron, protein, and zinc. Plus, there‘s a chance these extra-sugary plants will contribute to an increase in diabetes.

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Amira Nature Foods Ltd Forecasted to Earn FY2018 Earnings of $0.96 Per Share (ANFI) Posted by Jesse Mackey on Jun 1st, 2018 // No Comments

Amira Nature Foods Ltd (NYSE:ANFI) – Equities researchers at Jefferies Group issued their FY2018 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Amira Nature Foods in a report released on Tuesday, May 22nd, according to Zacks Investment Research. Jefferies Group analyst A. Jagdale expects that the company will earn $0.96 per share for the year. Jefferies Group also issued estimates for Amira Nature Foods‘ Q4 2018 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q1 2019 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q2 2019 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2019 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q1 2020 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2020 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2020 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2020 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2020 earnings at $1.33 EPS and FY2021 earnings at $1.54 EPS. https://stocknewstimes.com/2018/06/01/jefferies-group-weighs-in-on-amira-nature-foods-ltdsfy2018-earnings-anfi.html

Chinese Scientists Successfully Grow Rice in the Desert Around Dubai

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by Ryan Genera

A team of scientists from China has successfully grown and harvested rice in Dubai’s deserts by using a hybrid rice strain that can grow in saltwater.

According to China Daily, the high yield from the rice planted on the outskirts of the city back in January has exceeded expectations, prompting the scientists to expand it even more. The rice harvest from last week, which yielded 7,500 kilograms per hectare, is more than double that the global average of 3,000 kilograms per hectare. via Xinhua

The ambitious project is a collaboration between China‘s research center into saltwater rice with billionaire Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum. Maktoum is a member of the ruling party who is also the president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, CEO and chairman of the Emirates Group, chairman of Dubai World, and Noor Takaful insurance company.

Both parties have also agreed to promote seawater rice across countries in the Middle East and North Africa in a bid to reduce the risk of future food shortages.

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The scientists are now looking into setting up a 100-hectare experimental farm later this year, which they plan to eventually use in 2019. They aim to expand the project further after 2020 with the goal of covering at least 83,600 square kilometers (32,278 square miles), which is 10% of the United Arab Emirates.The research into saltwater rice started in the 1970s with the discovery of a species of wild rice that grew near a mangrove forest in the southern province of Guangdong by a researcher named Chen Risheng.

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Researchers spent four decades developing the salt-resistant rice through cross-breeding and genetic screening. Last year, another research team from China reportedly developed a technology that transforms desert lands into arable soil which could grow crops and natural vegetation.

https://nextshark.com/chinese-scientists-successfully-grow-rice-desert-around-dubai/

Freeman Asia Program Sends Largest Group of Interns Abroad June 1, 2018 Front row: Katherine Henebry, Ziyao Chen, Sydney Rowley, Shiqi Wang, Emma Asta, Lauren Yep, Nitsueh Kebere; Second row: Elizabeth Rodriguez, Teagan Potter, Jessica Keen, Emily Asselmeier, Haila Hasan, Tera Wilson, Eva Nautiyal; Third row: Micah Smith, Nathan Vartivarian, Grant Park, Michael Modaff, Tulasi Jaladi, Chaepter Negro, Emily Erdmann, Madeline Gibson, Amber Gauthier; Back row: Ted Yap, Nicholas Brune, Min Hyuk Kim, Jonathan Recchia, Christopher Hokanson; Not pictured: Nathan Addis, Nicole Borgetti, Amanda Breeden, Phillip Duda, Connor May, Monica Munoz, Veronica Torres Luna, Elisabeth William BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — A group of 36 IWU Freeman Asia interns – the most in the program‘s four-year history at Illinois Wesleyan University – will spend the summer working at sixteen internship sites in four countries across Asia thanks to the renewal of a $400,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation.

Continued funding covers airfare, housing, a living allowance and all internship placement and visa costs for each student. Professor of Sociology Teddy Amoloza, who has directed the program since its inception in 2015, has worked to continue its growth by securing four new internship sites this year. ―I am very pleased to provide this opportunity to IWU students,‖ Amoloza said. ―Seeing students return to campus with a broader perspective of the world and a richer personal and professional experience is truly very gratifying. This is indeed a transformative experience for them. We have seen students go back to Asia to study abroad along with students who go back to Asia after graduation to work. Running this program takes a lot of work and assistance from various sectors of the campus, but we all derive a great deal of satisfaction seeing the ‗breakthrough‘ in our students‘ lives.‖ The application for the Freeman Asia program is open to all IWU sophomore and junior students, both domestic and international, from all majors. Most internships will run from the beginning of June to the beginning of August, and for many students, participation in Freeman Asia marks their first extended professional experience abroad.

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―I think travelling to the Philippines will give me a chance to become more independent and start to realize my goals of experiencing more of the cultures the world has to offer,‖ said biology major Jessica Keen ‘20. ―I know interning at the International Rice Research Institute will allow me to interact more closely with Filipino culture and even open doors to other formative experiences down the road.‖ When imagining the prospect of spending a summer halfway across the world in Japan, English major Nathan Vartivarian ‘20 shared, ―I expect it will be tough at first, adjusting to all the unique aspects of living there, but I hope to gain a lot of knowledge about not only Japan, but life in general.‖ Locations that continue from previous years and the students selected this year include: Kanda University of International Studies - Self-Access Learning Center in Chiba, Japan — Emma Asta ‘20 (psychology major from Wheaton, Ill.); Second Harvest Japan, a food-banking organization in Tokyo, Japan — Mary Amanda Breeden ‘20 (sociology and women‘s and gender studies double major from Normal, Ill.) and Christopher Hokanson ‘19 (chemistry major from Lisle, Ill.); Shiro Oni Studio, an arts collective in Onishi, Japan — Nathan Addis ‘20 (financial services major from Kewanee, Ill.) and Elisabeth Williams ‘20 (vocal performance major from Mercer Island, Wash.); Technos International College in Tokyo, Japan — Nathan Vartivarian ‘20 (English-Writing major from Arlington Heights, Ill.); World Friendship Center, a bed and breakfast with a peace mission in Hiroshima, Japan — Ziyao Chen ‘19 (accounting major from Beijing, China); Mission for Migrant Workers, a nonprofit in Hong Kong — Phillip Duda ‘19 (music and political science double major from Barrington, Ill.) and Sydney Rowley ‘20 (psychology major from Schaumburg, Ill.); EarthRights International, a nonprofit organization in defense of human rights and the environment in Chiang Mai, Thailand— Eva Nautiyal ‘20 (computer science major from Indore, India) and Tera Wilson ‘20 (environmental studies major from Lombard, Ill.); Make-A-Difference (MAD) Travel, a sustainable social tourism platform based in Angat, Bulacan, Philippines — Emily Asselmeier ‘20 (environmental studies major from Wheaton, Ill.), Nicole Borgetti ‘19 (business administration major from Diamond, Ill.) and Micah Smith ‘20 (design, technology & entrepreneurship major from Springfield, Ill.); Food & Nutrition Research Institute, a government institute in Metro Manila, Philippines:  

Knowledge Diffusion — Nitsueh Kebere ‘19 (biology major from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia); Nutrition & Monitoring Division — Tulasi Jaladi ‘20 (biology major from Bloomington, Ill.) and Grant Park ‘19 (biology major from Wilmette, Ill.);

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Technology, Transfer & Commercialization — Nicholas Brune ‘19 (financial services major from Mundelein, Ill.) and Tec Yan (Ted) Yap ‘20 (mathematics major from Talmage, California)

Human Nature, a natural cosmetics and personal care products producer in Quezon City, Philippines — Elizabeth Rodriguez ‘19 (international business major from Chicago) and Veronica Torres Luna ‘19 (political science major from Chicago); Human Nature in Santa Rosa, Philippines — Katherine Henebry ‘19 (business administration, marketing concentration and environmental studies double major from Springfield, Ill.) and Monica Munoz ‘19 (financial services major from Chicago); International Rice Research Institute - Laboratories, an institution that trains scientists and researchers in Los Baños, Philippines — Emily Erdmann ‘19 (biology major from Stevens Point, Wis.), Madeline Gibson ‘19 (biology and hispanic studies double major from Neoga, Ill.) and Lauren Yep ‘20 (chemistry major from Glenview, Ill.); International Rice Research Institute - Sustainable Impact Platform — Jessica Keen ‘20 (biology major from Geneva, Ill.) and Chaepter Negro ‘19 (anthropology major from New Berlin, Ill.) New locations and their interns include: Aoyama Gakuin University - Chat Room in Tokyo, Japan — Michael Modaff ‘19 (computer science major from Lincoln, Ill), Shiqi Wang ‘20 (interdisciplinary education studies and business administration double major from Shenzhen, China) and Min Hyuk (Daniel) Kim ‘20 (international studies and economics double major from Seoul, South Korea); So Easy, a public relations and marketing firm, with an emphasis on social media, based in Tokyo, Japan — Connor May ‘19 (international business major from Lafayette, Colo.): Mekong Migration Network, a coalition of advocacy organizations headquartered in Chiang Mai, Thailand — Amber Gauthier ‘20 (economics and psychology double major from Westmont, Ill.) and Haila Hassan ‘19 (psychology major from Chicago); Circle Hostel, part of a chain of budget-friendly eco-hostels located in Baler, Aurora, Philippines — Teagan Potter ‘19 (international studies major from Edwardsville, Ill.) and Jonathan Recchia ‘20 (English-Writing major from Chicago)

By Rachel McCarthy ’21 https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/freeman-asia-program-sends-largest-group-of-internsabroad.html

Study: More CO2 makes rice less nutritious JUNE 1, 2018 BY NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

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By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A new study has found that rice exposed to elevated levels of carbon dioxide — reduces the nutritional value of the rice.

The study, published on May 23 in Science Advances, shows for the first time that rice grown at concentrations of atmospheric CO2 expected by the end of this century has lower levels of vitamins B1, B2, B5, and B9 — vitamins essential to helping the body convert food into energy.

The research team includes researchers from the University of Washington (UW) schools of public health and medicine.

Rice is the primary source of food for more than 2 billion people. About 600 million people, mostly in Southeast Asia, get more than half of their daily calories and protein directly from rice. ―Reductions in the nutritional quality of rice could affect maternal and child health for millions of people,‖ said study co-author Kristie Ebi, director of the UW Center for Health and the Global Environment and professor of global health and environmental and occupational health sciences.

In addition to changes in vitamins, researchers reported an average of 10.3 percent reduction in protein, 8 percent reduction in iron, and 5.1 percent reduction in zinc, when compared with rice grown under current CO2 concentrations.

Staff can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com. http://nwasianweekly.com/2018/06/study-more-co2-makes-rice-less-nutritious/

Vietnam rice exports to China drop

By Dat Nguyen June 2, 2018 | 12:34 pm GMT+7 A mother with her children working on rice field in northern Vietnam.

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Export surge to other countries marks good prospects for Vietnamese rice.Vietnam‘s rice export sector is showing signs of reducing its dependence on China with other markets picking up the slack, according the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

In its monthly report for May, the ministry says that rice exports to China in the first four months of this year dropped to 33.5 percent of the total from 47.5 percent last year. The value of rice imported by China during this period fell 0.9 percent year on year to $370.8 million, it said.

China still remains Vietnam‘s top importer of rice.

However, while the Chinese market shrinks, other markets in Asia are increasing their intake from Vietnam. Rice imported by Indonesia during the first four months went up 333 times over the same period last year, Iraqi imports increased by over 16 times, that of Malaysia tripled, of Hong Kong increased 41.5 percent and that of Singapore,15.7 percent.

With the Philippines planning to import over 293,000 tons of Vietnamese rice in the coming months, rice export prices will stay positive, the report said.

Last year, Vietnam exported almost 5.9 million tons of rice worth $2.66 billion. This number is likely to reach 6.7 million tons this year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/vietnam-rice-exports-to-china-drop-3757554.html

Nigeria‘s rice imports drop to N480.6bn 01.06.2018 | UkrAgroConsult

There is an indication that Nigeria will still import three million tons of rice valued at (N480.6 billion) $1.33 billion this year in order to meet its total domestic consumption of 6.90 million metric tons. Imports is projected to drop to 800,000 tons in 2018, but the spate of smuggling has made domestic production to remain static at 3.78 million tons since 2016 as global price stayed

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at $445 per ton in May, 2018, because of the influx of foreign parboiled rice.

The country spends N1.10 trillion ($3.07 billion) yearly on the importation of the commodity apart from illegal rice being smuggled through the neighbouring country of Benin.

Meanwhile, etween February and May, 2018, New Telegraph gathered that the antismuggling unit of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)‘s Federal Operation Unit, Zone A in Lagos seized 27,120 bags of rice valued at N394.26 million. In February this year, 8,400 bags of 50 kilogrammes; March, 7,201 bags of 50 kilogrammes; April, 6,003 bags of 50 kilogrammes and May, 5,516 bags of 50 kilogrammes. With the country‘s latest production record, annual imports have been reduced drastically from 4.5 million tons to three million tons, but remained stagnant since 2016.

The country attained 3.7 million tons of milled rice in December 2017 from the 2.6 million recorded in 2015, making it among the sixteen top producers of rice in the world According to an Index Mundi, a global data portal that gathers facts and statistics, the country‘s rice production went up by 24.49 per cent within the last four years, making the country to become the second producer of the grain in Africa after Egypt, which currently produces 4.3 million tons.

It would be recalled that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)‘s anchor borrower scheme has boosted the country‘s production records in the last two years, when it stopped issuing form M or letter of credit to rice importers in 2015 in order to encourage local production.

In 2016, CBN further complained that the amount spent on rice importation between January, 2012 and May, 2015 had resulted in huge unsold stock of paddy rice cultivated by Nigerian farmers and low operating capacities of many integrated rice mills in the country.

The Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)‘s Federal Operation Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, who was worried on the volume of rice coming illegally into the country through the Republic of Benin, explained that the rice imported legally through the ports had been ordered based on contractual agreement between importers and the sellers before the CBN em-bargo on Form M. The controller said that Federal Government was serious about rice production in the country. He said: ―If you see any rice at the port, it must be a contractual agreement spanning two years by the importers and the sellers. In the last two years, CBN has never issued form M or letter of credit to rice importers.‖ It would be recalled that the Secretary of Rice Millers, Importers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (RIMIDAN) Shaibu Mohammed, has entertained fear that it would be difficult for the country to end importation or achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2018 because of the importation of parboil rice from Thailand and other countries through the neighbouring ports. He stressed that the gap between demand and supply was still huge.

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The insurance firms include Sovereign Trust Insurance, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, Staco Insurance Plc, and Standard Alliance. Some of them have in their various disclosures given different reasons for the delays in the submission to the exchange.

Post-listing rules at the NSE require quoted companies to submit their audited earnings reports, not later than three months or 90 calendar days after the expiration of the period.

The deadline for submission of annual report for companies with Gregorian calendar business year ended December 31, 2017 was March 31 this year. The Chief Executive Officer of NSE, Mr. Oscar Onyema, said recently that the Exchange would sustain a zero-tolerance stance on dealing member firms and listed companies‘ violations to help boost confidence in the market. through our strategic engagement initiatives and with the understanding reached, members are now relieved from the heavy tax burden imposed on our member- insurance companies by the law.

―We appreciate the management of FIRS particularly its Chairman, Mr Tunde Fowler, for giving us the opportunity to make our presentation and canvass our position on the law.

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Golden Rice Approved by FDA Sonja Begemann June 1, 2018 03:48 PM

Louisiana rice field. ( LSU AgCenter ) The international Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has the green light for Golden Rice in the U.S. from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency concluded the rice varieties are safe for consumers.

Golden Rice contains beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A. The rice is a golden color and was developed used genetic engineering to produce two new enzymes. It‘s grown the same way farmers produce rice now and has the ―same yield a genetic performance as their conventional counterparts,‖ according to IRRI. IRRI is targeting Asian countries to try to help combat vitamin A deficiencies. The company intends to supply up to 50% of the estimated average requirement of vitamin A for preschool aged children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

About 250 million preschool-aged children have vitamin A deficiencies, according to Cornell Alliance for Science. This deficiency can cause blindness and even early death in young children.

In addition to Golden Rice, IRRI is developing high-iron and zinc rice and stacked beta-carotene, iron and zinc varieties. ―Each component of IRRI‘s efforts to improve the nutritional content of rice responds to critical and enduring global nutrition concerns,‖ says Matthew Morell, IRRI director general.

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USDA approves the sale of GMO rice Anne Stych, Contributing Writer Jun 1, 2018, 8:30am EDT

Getty Images (Eric Audras) The rice boosts the production of Vitamin A, which is vital to good vision.

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A genetically-modified variety of rice formulated to boost Vitamin A production and prevent blindness in undernourished children was approved this week for sale in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

GR2E golden rice, named for its yellow hue, is the first nutritionally-enhanced genetically modified rice to receive regulatory approval for use in food, per the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). One serving of golden rice provides up to half the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, which is important for normal vision and boosts the immune system.

Humanitarian organizations including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have supported the crop's development and its potential role in alleviating childhood malnutrition. But the rice has met with pushback from Greenpeace and other groups opposed to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and worried about their long-term health and environmental impacts.

The United States is the fourth country to approve golden rice this year. In March, Canadian legislators agreed it did not pose any greater risk to human health than other rice varieties available on the Canadian market, per the American Council on Science and Health. Australia and New Zealand also approved the crop.

Applications for approval have been filed in Bangladesh and the Phillippines, countries where the rice could help alleviate widespread malnutrition, per ACSH. But don‘t expect to see golden bags of rice on your grocery shelf any time soon. Although the IRRI has been working to develop a viable strain since 2006, Mother Jones reports, so far the plants don‘t produce crops at a level that would make growing the rice on a wide scale sustainable.

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Rice Transplanter Machine Market provides key information about Rice Transplanter Machine industry with market overview, top vendors, Key market highlights, product types, market drivers, challenges, trends, Rice Transplanter Machine landscape, Market size and forecast, five forces analysis, Key leading countries/Region for predicting the present and future market position for business development. Growth prospects along with the revenue in USD billion or CAGR (%) is also provided in order to have insight into the Rice Transplanter Machine Market.

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About Rice Transplanter Machine The rice transplanter machine was introduced in Japan by Kubota during the 1960s. It is specifically designed for transplanting rice seedlings in paddy fields. Farmers are required to drive the machine along a straight line to transplant the seedlings in rows. The rice planter comprised of three parts, namely the motor, running gear, and transplanter device.

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Wangmo is one of the last to harvest potato in Changka village, some kilometres away from Bondey farm towards Thimphu.

Fields nearby hers are transplanting paddy and almost completed.

But Wangmo is least worried. ―I can finish harvesting potato in about two days,‖ Wangmo said scanning over the potato fields expanding more than an acre that lay ready for harvest.

Her confidence comes from the potato digger she has hired from the Farm Machinery Corporation Ltd. ―With this machine, potato harvesting has become much easier and what took a week is done in matter of three days at the most,‖ she said. ―I just have to pay for the fuel.‖ The Kubota power tiller draws close thundering. More than a dozen men and women hurry after the tiller with buckets.

Residents in Paro harvest potato before it is fully matured so that they can cultivate paddy on time.

The potato digger machine has saved farmers like Wangmo the drudgery of having to harvest potato with hoes. ―Those days when we used to dig potato with hands our hands hurt and most of us got cramps at the end of the day,‖ she said.

The potato digger machine is one of the three agriculture technologies the Agriculture Machinery Centre (AMC) in Bondey, Paro developed and released in the 11th Plan.

Besides the potato digger, AMC developed a hedge cutter and a cardamom dryer, AMC‘s programme director Kinga Norbu said during a field day organised to familirise farmers with the various technology.

The hedge cutter is used for paddy and wheat harvesting and the cardamom dryer has been able to improve the quality of the produce for export and efficiency of the process, an official said.

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AMC officials said that the technology has been borrowed from imported ones but modified to suit local conditions.

This has reduced the cost of the machines by manifolds. For instance, the potato digger costs Nu 5,000. It is attached to the power tiller.

Department of Agriculture Marketing and Cooperatives‘ (DAMC) study last year found local cardamom inferior to those produced in India and Nepal because of poorer drying practices. ―Poor drying practices is known to result in further quality deterioration during storage and transportation, inferior colour and other sensory characteristics of the produce,‖ the report stated.

The government continues to make technology interventions predominantly to improve the drying technology.

More than 60 improved cardamom dryers, fueled by wood have been established on a cost – sharing basis with beneficiaries in Dagana, Tsirang, Samtse, Sarpang, Zhemgang, Chukha and Pemagatshel. Each of these dryers costs Nu 30,000.

Prices for the spice this season slumped between Nu 500 to Nu 800 a kilogramme against the price of Nu 700 and Nu 1,400 last year.

AMC programme director Kinga Norbu said that officials from the centre helped establish 69 cardamom dryers so far. ― Among the technology we have released so far there seems to be a strong demand for this technology,‖ he said.

AMC‘s assistant engineer Tshering Dorji said not having full-fledged engineers was a disadvantage. ―Our work involves so much research, report writing, and most of us are only diploma holders,‖ Tshering Dorji said. However, the programme has five Japanese experts to help with quality, safety and design aspects, he said. ―They‘ve been very helpful and we have learnt a lot.‖ The AMC has met its target for the 11th Plan. ―We‘ve trained about 3,500 people against the target of 3,200,‖ Prabhu Narayan Pradhan said. ―The participants have been trained in operating the power tillers and in minor repairs and maintenance.‖ AMC also certifies machines that private distributors and FMCL want to distribute.

AMC principal engineer Sangay Lhendup said that it has certified six machines and also developed standards and codes for them.

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―These standards are needed to ensure quality, and safety,‖ he said. ―We‘re working on several such standards and codes to be released in the 12th Plan.‖ AMC was established in 1983. The centre‘s mandate of supplying machines to farmers was handed over to Farm Machinery Corporation Ltd in 2016. The centre today develops technology, standards, and trains farmers.

More than 70 farmers attended the field day, including agriculture extension officials and private machinery distributors.

Khandu Wangchuk from Dotay said that the farmers hire machines. ―It was a good opportunity to see other machines and learn about new developments,‖ he said.

Back in the field, Wangmo once done with her potato harvest will need the rice planting machines. ―Life has become easy thanks to the centre and their work,‖ she said. ―Field work is not as back breaking.‖ http://www.kuenselonline.com/local-machines-make-farming-easier/

Laverda dealer finds exotic homes for old combines James Andrews Saturday 2 June 2018 6:05 Since the late 1980s Staffordshire farmer David Rushton has had a sideline buying, repairing, selling and exporting Laverda combines.

Having cut his teeth on early New Holland/Clayson 133s and 135s, his attentions turned the Italian brand during a chance opportunity. ―A local contractor ran a fleet of six 1970s Laverda M150s and when he packed up they were all entered into his dispersal sale,‖ he says. ―I didn‘t really go there to buy one, but they when they started knocking them down for about £500 apiece a friend and I ended up getting the whole lot.‖

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With a yard then rammed with combines, Mr Rushton set about selling off the machines they didn‘t need.

To his surprise, one of the enquiries came from a chap based in Guyana, South America, who wanted a simple, tough machine that could cope with harvesting rice.

He did a deal, worked out how to export it and with the help of his wife Kathryn has been sending them over there ever since.

Sadly, Kathryn‘s health has deteriorated in the past few years, so family friend Debbie Langridge now helps with the day-to-day running of the operation.

Almost 30 years on, the demand in Guyana is still focused on older, simple four- and five strawwalker machines.

That includes 1970s models like the M150, its later replacement the M152 and the 3000-series machines built during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Buyers tend to favour models fitted with Fiat engines rather than Perkins, wobble box knife drives (instead of the old Pitman type that could shake the header to bits) and, crucially, minimal electronics.

That rules out the M182, which was well ahead of its time in 1981 as one of the first combines to offer full electronic controls.

The fact Laverda overengineered its combines and galvanised the tinwork means they stand the test of time better than most. Therefore, machines on up to 5,000 hours are still popular.

As a result of this interest, prices have climbed considerably since the lows of £500 to £1,000, with some tidy examples now worth more than £10,000.

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To get the combines to South America as efficiently as possible, Mr Rushton came up with the idea of piggybacking them on an 18t flatbed lorry (also in high demand) and shipping the two as one unit.

To fit the machines neatly on the truck bed he removes the wheels, stacking them under the rear hood, and puts any spare parts in the grain tank.

Headers are shipped separately, with units up to 16ft being the most popular and 18ft generally the maximum.

The combine/lorry package is then hauled on a low loader to Ipswich dock before beginning its transatlantic journey on the top deck of the ship. When this makes its return journey it‘s largely packed with rice and timber.

Typically, the journey takes two weeks and includes various stop-offs in the Caribbean, such as Trinidad and Tobago.

Sometimes the combine and lorry combo has to be shifted around the boat, which is when damage can sometimes occur.

After their arrival in Georgetown, Guyana, the buyer treats the machines to full overhaul, including fresh paint if needed. They build and fit their own steel track units, too, which help them stay afloat in the paddy fields.

Tooth peg drums are also installed instead of the standard rasp-bar units for more efficient threshing of the tough rice plants.

Asian market Pakistan is another country Mr Rushton has been dealing with for the past 15 years or so.

This market has similar preferences to Guyana, but is willing to take a wider range of machines in more varying states of repair.

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Rather than being shipped whole, these eastbound machines are disassembled and packed into shipping containers.On average, three combines can be shoehorned into two containers.

However, this often involves removing the wheels, grain tank, cab, engine and cutting off some sections of tinwork. ―With the big six-walker 3850s you have to do some serious work,‖ says Mr Rushton. ―Getting an 11ft 6in combine through a 7ft 6in container opening takes a bit of doing.‖ Once they arrive in Pakistan the machines get completely rebuilt before heading out for cereal and rice harvesting duties.New Holland 8070s are another particular favourite in this region and Mr Rushton has sent some of these over too.

© James Andrews UK machines Almost all of the Laverda combines shipped abroad are sourced from within the UK, and due to the sheer number of machines sold in the 1970s and 80s there has been a fairly rich supply over the years.

However, due to exports, breaking and scrapping, Mr Rushton reckons there are now just 80 to 100 Laverda combines still running here.These range from the 1960s-built M120s up to Laverda and McCormick-branded 2000 series. Many are located in the west of the country and the midlands, where the main Laverda dealer Burgess had it highest concentration of dealerships.

However, the last dealers to sell the combines in the UK were Yorkshire-based Wilfred Scruton and Mike Garwood in Hampshire, so those areas are where some of the latest models can be found.

Most popular model One of the most desirable Laverda models is the 3790, which is what Mr Rushton uses to cut the 80ha of arable cropping on the 180ha family farm near, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.

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These combines were built between 1985 and 1992 and have five straw walkers, a 175hp Iveco/Fiat engine a hydrostatic transmission and a 16ft header. Tidy versions of these can still command high prices.

Spare parts To keep the UK base of Laverda machines rolling, Mr Rushton also provides a comprehensive parts service.These include genuine and non-genuine new spares as well as some second-hand items from machines he has broken.

Generally, Laverdas are pretty resilient, so the most common replacement parts are the usual consumables such as belts, bearings and knife sections. However, the 3600 and 3700 nonhydrostatic machines are notorious for clutch problems.―To be honest, they‘re an embarrassment,‖ says Mr Rushton.

As a result, he sells modified versions that correct most of the problems associated with the original item. He also sends parts all over the world, including Poland, Finland, Australia and New Zealand.

Laverda in the UK Laverda started building combines at its base in Breganze, Italy in the 1950s, but it wasn‘t until the late 1960s they started to make their way into the UK, though importer Bamford.

At that time Burgess was the main dealer and with more than 100 branches in the UK it quickly got a foothold on the smaller end of the market.With plenty of keen deals on offer it managed to saturate many areas with Laverda combines.

Most of the UK machines were built during the 20-year period when Laverda was partnered with Fiat, which is why many sport Fiatagri decals.However, things started to change when Fiat bought Ford New Holland in the mid 1990s and began selling many of its machines under the New Holland brand.

Laverda-badged combines were still being sold in the UK at this time, but some machines, such as the TL58i hillsider, appeared in New Holland livery.When Fiat added Case-IH to its portfolio, the EU competition authorities insisted it sell off one of its combine businesses. As a result,

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Laverda moved to the Argo group in 2000 and for a time, some machines were sold as McCormicks.

Four years later Argo and Agco struck a deal whereby Laverda supplied combines to Agco to sell under its own brand colours. By 2007 that had developed into a 50/50 joint venture.Agco closed its Dronningborg combine plant in mid-2010, transferring production to the Laverda factory in Italy, before buying the remaining 50% share from Argo in 2011.The Breganze factory is now home to Agco‘s entire European combine operation from the Laverda-based straw-walker models sold in Massey Ferguson and Fendt colours, up to the new Ideal range of rotary machines. http://www.fwi.co.uk/machinery/laverda-dealer-finds-exotic-homes-for-old-combines.htm

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