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Be generous with the spices, get the onion, ginger and (maybe) garlic done just right and then add something to give it body and you’ll have a curry to be proud of. Photograph: Jill Mead/Guardian

The most thrilling moment in the study of any subject comes when you realise that what seems an impossibly complicated discipline is in fact underpinned by a few simple principles. It‘s like that moment when Keanu Reeves learns to read the Matrix. A sudden, exhilarating rush of clarity. The novice piano player experiences it when realising that you only need to learn four chords – E, B, C# minor and A – to play almost all your favourite pop songs. (Lou Reed thought you could narrow it down further. ―One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it,‖ he said. ―Three chords and you‘re into jazz.‖)

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It happened to me for the first time when, shortly before my A-level physics exam, I realised that you could deduce the answers to any question from just five equations. And I had the same experience recently when being taught to make curry in a small kitchen in a house near Luton by Mamta Gupta, who was helping us develop a curry dish for Leon. Mamta is a master of Indian home cooking and something of an internet phenomenon. She started a recipe blog in 2001, encouraged by her daughters who wanted to use her recipes when they left home (mamtaskitchen.com). But this treasure trove of sound advice soon found a wider audience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it has had more than 15m hits with more, interestingly, coming from India than from the UK. Mamtaâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s principles of curry-making are: Principle 1: Be generous with your spices. Spices not only bring flavour but texture to dishes. Most supermarkets sell spices in misleadingly small containers. You can buy bigger packets from Asian supermarkets, which will encourage you to spoon in the spices with a freer hand. (You can store them in the freezer to stop them going stale.) Principle 2: Decide how you are going to cook your onion, ginger, and garlic. This triumvirate provides the deep base flavour of most curries, equivalent to onion, carrot and celery in the French tradition. (NB: garlic is not essential. Some Indians eschew it completely on account of its pungency and it is often left out of food served at weddings to avoid offending guests.) Soften

them without colouring for a lighter curry (as in the first recipe) or cook them longer and caramelise (as in the second) for something richer and darker. Principle 3: Decide what is going to give your curry sauce its body. This will normally be one, or a combination, of the following: tomatoes; pureed peppers or chillies; yoghurt or cream; coconut milk; spinach, or finely diced or pureed onion. Bear these principles in mind, and curry-making will become simple and pleasurable. You will be free to improvise. You will become the master of your very own curry matrix.

Simple chicken and red pepper curry This was inspired by a recipe in Madhur Jaffrey‘s Indian Cookery book. You can make the paste spicy by adding various types of chilli. My collaboratorJane Baxter‘s son David demands that she cook it on a weekly basis.

A Jaffrey-inspired chicken and pepper curry should clear those sinuses out. Photograph: Jill Mead/Guardian

Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 35 mins Serves 4 For the red pepper paste 2 red peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped ½ red onion, roughly chopped 1 x 2cm cube ginger, chopped 5 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp ground coriander 2 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp turmeric 70g flaked almonds A pinch of cayenne Optional if you want to make it spicy: dried chilli flakes, red chillies, smoked paprika For the sauce 1 tbsp sunflower oil 8 skinless and boneless chicken thighs cut into 2 or 3 pieces 300ml chicken stock Juice ½ lemon Salt and pepper Fresh coriander, chopped 1 Place all the paste ingredients, with a good pinch of salt, in a food processor or liquidiser and blitz until you have a smooth paste.

2 Heat the oil in a large heavy-based pan or shallow frying pan until hot. Tip in the paste ingredients and fry over a medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3 Add the chicken pieces, season well and cook for another 10 minutes, turning the chicken over in the paste. Add enough stock to make a thick sauce, and bring up to the boil. Turn the heat down to low and simmer uncovered for another 15 minutes. 4 To finish, add a squeeze of lemon, sprinkle of coriander and check it is seasoned well. Serve with plain boiled rice.

What else you can do •Make a veggie curry by frying the paste and cooking various veggies – for example sweet potato and cauliflower – in it. Add a few cooked tinned pulses to complete the dish. • The cooked paste makes a great warm dressing for boiled or steamed French and runner beans, cauliflower or purple sprouting broccoli. Recipe by Jane Baxter

Mamta’s tomato curry sauce Adapted from mamtaskitchen.com Serves 4 2 medium size onions, peeled and roughly chopped 1cm piece of ginger, peeled 2-3 garlic cloves (optional), peeled 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped or 200g tinned tomatoes. tomatoes 2-3 tbsp cooking oil 1 tsp cumin seeds A small pinch of asafoetida (optional) ½ tsp turmeric powder (too much makes the curry bitter) ¼ tsp chilli powder (or more or less according to your tastes) 1½ tsp coriander powder Salt, to taste ½ tsp garam masala 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves 1 Wash, then grind, blend, chop, or grate the onions, ginger and garlic, if using. 2 Heat the oil in a pan, add the cumin and asafoetida powder, if using. . Let the seeds splutter. 3 Add the onion, ginger and garlic. Fry until golden to medium-dark brown (not burnt). 4 Add all the powdered spices, except the garam masala, and stir for 10 seconds, to release flavours. Add the tomatoes and stir-fry until the oil separates from the mass. (Professionals will add a tsp water now and stir-fry again until the oil separates again.)Finally, stir in the garam masala, then the salt and chillies, to taste. Remember this curry sauce has to be added to the main curry ingredients, so it has to be stronger at this stage than the finished curry. 5 The sauce can be cooled and kept in the fridge or freezer at this point. Simply stir fry the meat or vegetables you want in your curry and then add the sauce and a little extra water if necessary when cooking it. Finish it with some lemon juice and fresh coriander, plus a sprinkle of garam masala. Henry Dimbleby is co-founder of the natural fast-food restaurant chain Leon(@henry_leon).

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GCC BASMATI RICE MARKET TO CROSS US$ 5 BILLION BY 2023 POSTED ON JUNE 19, 2018

GCC Basmati Rice Market to cross US$ 5 Billion by 2023 The GCC basmati rice market has witnessed a moderate growth over the years. Some of the factors which have given impetus to the market include lack of rice production on account of an unsuitable climatic condition in the region, rapid urbanisation, increasing disposable incomes, etc. The term ‗Basmati‘ is derived from the Hindi language which translates as the word fragrant. In comparison to other varieties of rice, basmati rice is considered as the most flavoursome variant owing to its long and slender grains, exquisite aroma, and nutty flavour. After cooking, basmati rice does not stick together and stays fluffy as well as dry. Rice plays a vital role in the Middle Eastern cuisine as it represents a staple food in the region. As a result, various countries of the GCC region are now the key importers of basmati rice. A new research report by IMARC Group, titled ―GCC Basmati Rice Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2018-2023‖, estimates that the GCC basmati rice market was worth US$ 4 Billion in 2017. The report further anticipates the market to cross US$ 5 Billion by 2023, at a projected CAGR of more than 4% over the forecast period.

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GCC Basmati Rice Market Drivers/Constraints: GCC countries lack in the production of rice on account of unsuitable climatic conditions. As a result, they are extensively dependent on importing basmati rice from Pakistan and India. Moreover, a surge in the demand for better quality rice amongst the consumers is driving the growth prospects of the market. Rising awareness for nutritive products amongst health-consciousness consumers has further propelled the demand for brown rice in the GCC region. Apart from this, the increasing demand for easy-to-cook food items is expected to boost the basmati rice market. Some of the other factors influencing the demand for GCC basmati rice include rising urbanisation, changing demographics, increasing disposable incomes, large emigrant population and flourishing tourism sector. A hike in the prices of rice due to inadequate production in the country of origin acts as one of the crucial factors for impeding the growth of the basmati rice market in the GCC region. Rice Type Insights: On the basis of type, the GCC rice market is segmented as basmati and non-basmati, and parboiled and raw. Currently, the basmati and non-basmati segment exhibits a clear dominance in the GCC region. Want more information about this market? Request a free report sample Pack Size Insights: Based on pack size, the market is segregated as retail packaging and institutional packaging. Amongst these, retail packaging dominates the GCC basmati rice market. Regional Insights: On a geographical front, Saudi Arabia enjoys a leading position in the GCC basmati rice market accounting for the largest share of imports from India. Saudi Arabia is followed by UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. Based on country of origin, India represents the largest exporter of Basmati rice to the GCC region, followed by Pakistan. Browse related reports: Parboiled and White Rice Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2018-2023 Rice Bran Oil Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 20182023 About Us IMARC Group is a leading market research company that offers management strategy and market research worldwide. We partner with clients in all sectors and regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their businesses. IMARC‘s information products include major market, scientific, economic and technological developments for business leaders in pharmaceutical, industrial, and high technology organizations. Market forecasts and industry analysis for biotechnology, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, travel and tourism, nanotechnology and novel processing methods are at the top of the company‘s expertise.

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Nagpur, June 20 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices firmed up in Nagpur Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) on increased demand from local millers amid weak supply from producing regions. Reports about delay in monsoon, fresh rise in Madhya Pradesh pulses and reported demand from South-based millers also jacked up prices. About 1,600 bags of gram and 700 bags of tuar reported for auction in Nagpur APMC, according to sources. FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Gram varieties reported higher in open market here on renewed seasonal demand from local traders. TUAR * Tuar varieties recovered strongly in open market on increased seasonal demand from local traders amid thin supply from producing regions. * Udid varieties firmed up in open market on good buying support from local traders. * In Akola, Tuar New – 4,000-4,050, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,000-6,300, Udid Mogar (clean) – 6,900-7,900, Moong Mogar (clean) 7,200-7,900, Gram – 3,300-3,400, Gram Super best – 4,600-4,800 * Wheat, rice and other foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at last levels in thin trading activity. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 3,000-3,470 3,000-3,400 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,100-3,800 3,000-3,800 Moong Auction n.a. 3,900-4,200 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Wheat Mill quality Auction 1,700-1,780 1,700-1,790 Gram Super Best Bold 5,500-6,000 5,200-5,700 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a. Gram Medium Best 4,800-5,100 4,400-4,600 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 3,650-3,700 3,425-3,475 Desi gram Raw 3,550-3,650 3,450-3,550

Gram Kabuli 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000 Tuar Fataka Best-New 6,200-6,400 5,800-6,000 Tuar Fataka Medium-New 5,800-6,000 5,500-5,700 Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,500-5,700 5,400-5,500 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,200-5,400 5,000-5,300 Tuar Gavarani New 3,900-4,100 3,750-3,950 Tuar Karnataka 4,300-4,500 4,200-4,400 Masoor dal best 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000 Masoor dal medium 4,500-4,700 4,500-4,700 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold (New) 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000 Moong Mogar Medium 6,500-7,200 6,500-7,200 Moong dal Chilka New 6,100-7,000 6,100-7,000 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 7,300-8,300 7,000-8,000 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,300-6,300 5,000-6,000 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,500-5,900 5,200-5,600 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,250-5,550 5,250-5,550 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,650-2,750 2,650-2,750 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,850-4,000 3,800-4,000 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,600 5,300-5,600 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100 Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,075 2,000-2,075 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,250 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-4,000 3,200-4,000 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,800 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,200 Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,800 3,200-3,800 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,700-2,900 Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,000 2,800-3,000 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,600 2,500-2,600 Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,500 4,000-4,500 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000 Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600 Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 4,500-4,900 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-14,000 9,500-14,000 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500 Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG) 6,500-6,900 6,500-6,900 Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 6,000-6,200 6,000-6,200 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,200 2,000-2,100 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,700-2,000 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 37.0 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 26.2 degree Celsius Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with possibility of moderate rains or thunderstorm. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 37 and 26 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices). ï&#x201A;·

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NFA Davao to receive 300,000 bags of rice

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THE National Food Authority (NFA) Davao is expecting 300,000 bags of NFA rice from Vietnam and Thailand in the coming days. NFA manager Leonila Selpa said there had been 250,000 metric tons (MT) of imported NFA rice expected to arrive in the country. Out of this number, 300,000 bags are allotted for Davao Region which will be distributed to the NFA warehouses in Mati City, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Tagum, Digos City, and General Santos City. The first 200,000 bags, which are from Vietnam, are expected to arrive on Saturday, June 23, while the remaining 100,000 bags are still being loaded awaiting documents to be finalized from Thailand. There is no final schedule yet for the arrival of the 100,000 NFA bags but Selpa assured it will follow shortly after the bags from Vietnam have arrived. While these 300,000 bags are on their way, Selpa said around 100,000 bags of NFA rice from Vietnam also arrived in NFA General Santos City. She said NFA Davao City had been authorized to have 8,000 bags share out of this. The first truck containing 500 bags had already arrived in NFA Davao City last Monday, June 18, and the rest of the truckloads have continued to arrive. Since Monday, there had been six truckloads that have delivered NFA rice from General Santos City. â&#x20AC;&#x2022;As of now, we have not served yet the ones that came from Gensan because it just arrived but as soon as everything is issued, we will try our very best to serve the public immediately,â&#x20AC;&#x2013; she said. Selpa had earlier clarified that there is no rice shortage in Davao City as Davao Region itself is abundant of commercial rice although these are currently priced high. Aside from their priority buffer stock in warehouses, NFA has also a priority mandate of providing the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the local government units, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the other government agencies with NFA rice supplies depending on their requirement. In case of any emergency incident that may need NFA rice supply, Selpa assured that their buffer stock will be adequate.

―We have buffer stock here in our warehouse. And we are thankful for that. Even before distribution to our priority government agencies and even before providing NFA rice to the market, we really make sure we have buffer stock for emergency cases,‖ said Selpa. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1748808/Davao/Business/NFA-Davao-to-receive-300000-bags-ofrice

PHILIPPINES TO IMPORT RICE THROUGH 2020 DESPITE RISING OUTPUT - MINISTER 6/19/2018

MANILA, June 19 (Reuters) - The Philippines' paddy rice output is expected to rise to meet 95-96 percent of the country's annual requirement by 2020, from 93 percent last year, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on Tuesday. The latest forecast misses Piñol's own target for the Philippines to be self-suffient in rice production by 2020, but is in line with comments last week by President Rodrigo Duterte. Piñol said this year's paddy rice harvest is likely to exceed the 2017 record-high level of 19.3 million tonnes, taking into account the 4.6 percent improvement in first-quarter output from a year ago. The Southeast Asian nation is a frequent buyer of rice, mainly from Vietnam and Thailand, usually importing more than a million tonnes of the staple grain each year to meet domestic demand and maintain stockpiles. The region's second most heavily populated nation after Indonesia with about 105 million people, the Philippines consumes roughly 11.7 million tonnes of rice every year. The country limits private rice imports to protect its farmers, buying up to 805,200 tonnes of rice with a 35 percent import tariff, under an annual quota scheme covered by a World Trade Organisation deal. The state grains stockpiling agency, the National Food Authority, also buys rice free of tariffs. Recent rice shortages have pushed up domestic prices and put pressure on inflation. Duterte's economic team has suggested restrictions on the volume of imports should be scrapped in favour of a scheme where

all imports are subject to the tariff, which could push up private imports during poor harvests. (Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz; editing by Richard Pullin) © Copyright Thomson Reuters 2018. Click For Restrictions http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp

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DUTERTE: ‗I DON‘T BELIEVE WE CAN BE RICE SELFSUFFICIENT‘ By Panay News Tuesday, June 19, 2018 0

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said the country may not achieve its rice selfsufficiency target before his term ends in 2020. ―I do not believe that we can be rice [self-]sufficient,‖ Duterte said in a speech in Malacañang during the signing of the deal for the implementation of the free college tuition law. Earlier Agriculture secretary Manny Piñol projected that the Philippines will achieve rice self-sufficiency in 2020. ―That was only a story,‖ Duterte said in jest. ―If you‘d ask me, in the next how many years, we will just have to import rice.‖ Mindanao used to be the country‘s ―breadbasket‖ but the advent of cash crop reduced farmlands and affected food crop production, he said. ―In Mindanao, the choice lands there were eaten up by the cash crop guys.‖ Moreover the decades-long conflict in Mindanao has been affecting food production, said the President. ―Mindanao could really (be) properly cultivated‖ without war, he claimed. ―Mindanao could supply the food that we are going to eat. If we cannot solve the problem in time, we will have [a] problem.‖

Duterte hopes Congress approves the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law to ―open the door for lasting peace‖ in Mindanao. ―I hope the BBL, however fractured it may be to others, will see the light of day,‖ he said, adding that the contending provisions may be reserved for discussion during the constitutional convention.‖ (PNA) https://www.panaynews.net/du30-i-dont-believe-we-can-be-rice-self-sufficient/

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THAI GOVT, PRIVATE SECTOR TO BUY MORE RICE FROM FARMERS PUBLISHED ON TUE, JUN 19, 2018 6:50 AM

Govt, private sector to buy more rice from farmers

FILE photo BANGKOK, 19th June 2018 (NNT) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Tesco Lotus have continued their cooperation in buying 9,000 tons of rice from agricultural cooperatives in four northeastern provinces. The rice deal is expected to boost incomes for more than 140,000 farmers. The minister on Monday presided over the opening ceremony of a project to directly buy fragrant jasmine rice from agricultural cooperatives in Ubon Ratchathani, Surin, Roi Et and Si Sa Ket. The rice will be packaged and sold under the Tesco Lotus brand. More than 5,700 tons of fragrant jasmine rice were previously bought by the ministry. The ministry plans to form 6,000 groups of large agricultural land plots this year to reduce the costs of production. Produce from them will be sold to the business sector directly. More than 1,600 companies are expected to participate in the project this year. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and the Ministry of Commerce will work together to form committees responsible for each type of agricultural product to learn about the real needs of farmers and plan production based on the market.

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Rice has become the second most important food staple after maize in Ghana and its consumption keeps increasing as a result of population growth, urbanization and change in consumer habits. Ghanaians have over the years developed a strong appetite for imported rice due to its availability and distribution reach in the market as well as its highly polished and fragranced nature. In view of this, government has set an ambitious target to increase rice production this year as a measure to reduce rice imports to save the economy‘s foreign exchange. The nation‘s value of rice imports has escalated eight-fold – from US$152million in 2007 to a peak of US$1.2billion in both 2014 and 2015. In the same period, the volume of rice imports climbed from 441,000 metric tonnes to 630,000 metric tonnes. According to figures from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) at the end of 2016, Ghana‘s rice production stood at 687,680 metric tonnes. Therefore, plans to increase production by 49% in 2017 means an addition of 337,500 metric tonnes which will put total production this year to a little over one million (1,025,180) metric tonnes. The 337,500 metric tonnes increase expected this year is estimated to translate into GH¢371.2million (GH¢371,250,000) as value of this additional production. This will also create some 226,800 direct and indirect employment comprising 32,400 direct jobs, 194,400 indirect jobs. According to Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto rice production target is one of the five crops this year under the ‗Planting for food and jobs‘, campaign aimed at turning farmlands and backyards into a huge food basket that is expected to cut down the country‘s food import bill drastically. The Avnash Royal Farmers‘ rice Although, there are a number of locally produced paddy rice in Ghana, one brand that stands tall among the rice production industry, with enormous contribution to the country‘s economy over

the years has been the Avansh‘s Royal Farmers Rice produced at Nyankpala in the Tolon District of Northern Region. The locally produced premium parboiled long grain rice, the Royal Farmers Rice, is being produced to meet the rising demand for rice and reduce its importation. https://www.modernghana.com/news/862079/a-glance-at-local-rice-production.html       

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Gov‘t not responsible for farmers being owed by millers for rice shipped to Panama Jun 18, 2018 Government, Ministry of Agriculture, News, Press Releases

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“Millers should not use farmers as a bank”, Holder In light of recent reports circulating in the media as it relates to some millers being owed for rice supplied to Panama, Guyana Rice Development Board‘s (GRDB) General Manager, Nizam Hassan has indicated that the Board is not in possession of the funds and is currently working with officials in Panama to ensure that the outstanding balance will be made available for payment at the earliest possible time. The GM further stated that millers are aware that when they supply the Panamanian market, they will receive payments from GRDB when same is received from Panama. ―The Panamanian market is a government market that pays a higher price than other markets. However, payments are sometimes delayed due to government processes. Millers are owed for the two contracted supply – the last contract for 2017 and the first contract for 2018 and not for contracts for any previous years.‖ Hassan said. Many small millers, who supplied rice under the past two contracts, were recently paid by the rice board to the tune of US$1,270,901 from its own resources. Additionally, GRDB recently received US$550,000 from Panama, which is currently being paid to millers. Agriculture Minister Noel Holder indicated that the rice industry is doing well but said that the millers should desist from using the farmers as a bank. Generally, transactions are done through an established letter of credit. The Panamanian market offers a 30% increase in price for rice but given the existing arrangement and the fact that it is not an irrevocable letter of the credit agreement, the millers evidently want to enjoy both sides of the coin. They want both the increased prices as well as the terms outlined in the line of credit agreement. Millers have the option of paying farmers from funds they have or arrange payments through established banking agreements and are urged to do so since the law stipulates that farmers are to be paid two weeks after paddy is supplied to the millers. The General Manager further pointed out that reports of millers securing private deals through the Mexican market has nothing to do with the Board. ―Shipments to the Mexican market are done in a private capacity, henceforth, the Board is not handling any monies for rice supplied to that market.‖ Hassan said. Guyana exported some 540,000 tonnes of rice for 2017, which saw its highest numbers since 2015 when a total of 535,000 tonnes were recorded.

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Diseases, insects, weeds are concerns as Louisiana rice season progresses Weed control in rice should remain a priority for growers and rice diseases ramp up in this year's crop.

Bruce Schultz 1 | Jun 18, 2018 As the 2018 rice crop progresses into the heading stage, farmers should be looking out for diseases and insects, but weed control should also remain a concern, LSU AgCenter scientists advised at the Acadia rice field day June 12. AgCenter plant pathologist Don Groth has received a few reports of blast and sheath blight, although the diseases are usually more prevalent earlier in the growing season. ―With moisture from rainfall, sheath blight will move very quickly once the rice gets into the reproductive stage,‖ said Groth. ―The new Provisia variety is more susceptible to blast.‖ A new fungicide, Amistar Top, has activity against blast as well as sheath blight, and is labeled for second-crop applications. AgCenter entomologist Blake Wilson warns growers that rice will be more susceptible to stink bugs in the first two weeks of heading. Pyrethroids are still effective against stink bugs in Louisiana, but farmers in Texas have reported reduced control, probably because the insecticide also is widely used on grain sorghum there . ―A new product, Tenchu, has good stink bug control,‖ says Wilson. AgCenter rice Extension specialist Dustin Harrell advises farmers growing a second crop should consider tank mixing the plant hormone gibberellic acid with a stink bug insecticide to boost the second-crop yield. ―Nighttime temperatures will be critical in the next few weeks,‖ adds Harrell. ―Higher-than-usual night temperatures will interfere with flowering and pollination, but the long-range forecast does not project aboveaverage night temperatures.‖ Loyant

better disease resistance. ―The gene for Cercospora resistance has been identified, and that will help in the development of all rice varieties,‖ says Famoso. AgCenter soybean specialist Todd Spivey says cold weather appears to have suppressed red-banded stink bugs. ―Intensive scouting for diseases should be started for lateplanted soybeans,‖ adds Spivey. Louisiana Master Farmer Program representative Ron Levy, reports that Phase 1 training will be held at the LSU AgCenter‘s H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station on June 26. Attendance at the Rice Research Station field event the following day will satisfy the Phase 2 requirement. Two Other Rice Field Days

On July 16, the St. Landry Parish rice field day will be held at the Charlie Fontenot Farm near Palmetto, and the northeast Louisiana rice field day will be held at the Colvin Farm near Rayville on July 18. http://www.deltafarmpress.com/rice/diseases-insects-weeds-are-concerns-louisiana-rice-seasonprogresses JUNE 18, 2018 / 2:20 PM / 7 DAYS AGO

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Nagpur, June 18 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices firmed up again in Nagpur Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) on increased buying support from local millers amid weak supply from producing regions. Reports about delay in monsoon arrival in all over the State, fresh rise in gram on NCDEX, good recovery in Madhya Pradesh pulses and reported demand from South-based millers also boosted prices. About 1,800 bags of gram and 700 bags of tuar reported for auction in Nagpur APMC, according to sources. FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Desi gram raw reported higher in open market on renewed demand from local traders. TUAR * Tuar tuar Karnataka reported strong here on renewed demand from local traders amid tight supply from producing regions. * Batri dal recovered in open market on increased demand from local traders amid weak supply from producing belts. * In Akola, Tuar New – 4,000-4,050, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,000-6,300, Udid Mogar (clean)

– 6,800-7,800, Moong Mogar (clean) 7,200-7,900, Gram – 3,300-3,400, Gram Super best – 4,600-4,800 * Wheat, rice and other foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at last levels in thin trading activity. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 3,000-3,400 2,900-3,250 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,300-3,900 3,300-3,750 Moong Auction n.a. 3,900-4,200 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Wheat Mill quality Auction 1,700-1,790 1,600-1,780 Gram Super Best Bold 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a. Gram Medium Best 4,400-4,600 4,400-4,600 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 3,425-3,475 3,425-3,475 Desi gram Raw 3,400-3,500 3,350-3,450 Gram Kabuli 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000 Tuar Fataka Best-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Tuar Fataka Medium-New 5,500-5,700 5,500-5,700 Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,400-5,500 5,400-5,500 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,000-5,300 5,000-5,300 Tuar Gavarani New 3,750-3,900 3,750-3,900 Tuar Karnataka 4,200-4,400 4,100-4,300 Masoor dal best 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000 Masoor dal medium 4,500-4,700 4,500-4,700 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold (New) 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000 Moong Mogar Medium 6,500-7,200 6,500-7,200 Moong dal Chilka New 6,100-7,000 6,100-7,000 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-6,000 5,000-6,000 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,250-5,550 5,200-5,500 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,650-2,750 2,650-2,750 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,600 5,300-5,600 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100 Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,075 2,000-2,075 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,250 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-4,000 3,200-4,000 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,800 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,200 Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,800 3,200-3,800 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,700-2,900 Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,000 2,800-3,000 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,600 2,500-2,600 Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,500 4,000-4,500 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000 Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600 Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 4,500-4,900 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-14,000 9,500-14,000

Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG) 6,500-6,900 Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 6,000-6,200 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,200 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000

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WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 39.1 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 26.0 degree Celsius Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rains or thundershowers. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 39 and 26 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices)

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Rice prices go up after govt hikes import duty Staff Correspondent | Published: 00:05, Jun 19,2018 | Updated: 23:40, Jun 18,2018

A file photo shows a man carrying a sack of rice at a wholesale market in Dhaka. The prices of rice went up in the city‘s wholesale markets following the announcement of budget for the financial year of 2018-19 as the government reinstated 28 per cent import duty on the staple in the budget. — New Age photo

The prices of rice went up in the city‘s wholesale markets following the announcement of budget for the financial year of 2018-19 as the government reinstated 28 per cent import duty on the staple in the budget. Following the announcement of the budget on June 7, importers and millers increased the wholesale prices of rice by Tk 1-2 a kilogram and the wholesale price increase started affecting the retail markets in the city, traders said. ‗Rice importers and mill owners have already raised the wholesale prices of all varieties of rice by Tk 1-2 a kg and they also squeezed the supply of the staple as the government imposed import duty on the item,‘ Syed Monirul Islam, proprietor of Barishal Rice Agency at Mohammadpur Krishi Bazar, told New Age on Monday. He said the importers increased the prices of rice, which were imported under duty facility before the announcement of the budget, in the name of import duty re-imposition. Monirul said that the wholesale prices of rice increased before Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, which was celebrated in the country on Saturday, and the price hike started affecting the retail markets in the city. Last year, the government reduced the import duty on rice to 2 per cent from 28 per cent to meet the shortfall of the crops as flash floods damaged production of boro rice in the haor areas. Considering the bumper rice production this year, finance minister AMA Muhith on June 7 reimposed 25 per cent customs duty and 3 per cent regulatory duty on rice import to protect the interest of the local farmers. Following the re-imposition of duty, the prices of both the imported and locally produced rice went up in the wholesale market and in some cases retail prices also increased. ‗The government has imposed import duty aiming to increase the prices of rice and the decision has already started increasing the prices of all varieties of rice in the market,‘ KM Layek Ali, general secretary of the Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Mill Owners Association, said. He said that following the imposition of duty on rice import, the prices of paddy started increasing in the

market. It is obvious that the prices of rice would increase as the prices of paddy increased by Tk 70 a mound (40 kg) in last one week, Layek Ali said. According to Layek Ali, the wholesale prices of coarse, medium and fine varieties of rice increased by Tk 50125 a bag (50 kg) in last one week. A kilogram of coarse variety of rice was selling at Tk 42-45 a kg on Monday. The fine variety of Najirshail rice was retailing at Tk 65-70 a kg and its standard variety at Tk 60-64 a kg in the city markets. BR-28 rice was retailing at Tk 50-52 a kg, while Miniket rice was selling at Tk 62-68 a kg. The coarse variety of Miniket rice was retailing at Tk 56-60 a kg. More about:

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Vietnam Rice Exports Growing in 2018

Hanoi, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam aims to strengthen as the world''s third largest rice exporter thanks to its growing production, greater global demand, behavior of its traditional markets and auspicious international prices. Sources from the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development stated today that the Philippines and African countries are encouraging buying and selling operations, with consequent opportunities for local distributors.

On the other hand,it is considered that China, the largest Vietnamese rice market, will maintain its demand. Vietnam exported about 452,000 tons of rice in May, increasing 2,660,000 tons the annual average, while the income for that concept in the month amounted to $347 million USD to total $1.4 billion USD until then. During the first five months of 2018, rice sales abroad grew 25.7 percent in quantity and 42.6 percent in value, compared to the same period of 2017. According to the referred ministry, importers prioritize the purchase of high quality rice such as the Japonica variety, of which this nation is an important producer. The ministry also predicted that international prices will continue high in the immediate future. Vietnamese rice reached $460 per ton in the global market in mid-May, the highest level in the last four years, a rise attributed to the large volumes of high quality rice. According to estimates, Vietnam expects to sell around 6,500,000 tons of rice this year. sgl/iff/mem/asg/gdc Temas Relacionados: Economy, Portada Economía, Asia / Oceania, Africa / Middle East,

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Rains delay release of rice imported from Vietnam, Thailand By Azer Parrocha June 18, 2018, 5:07 pm Share  

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said that cheaper imported rice distributed by the National Food Authority (NFA) has arrived at the Subic Port but has yet to be released due to the incessant rains brought about by typhoon ―Domeng‖ last week. In a Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed that 250,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam and Thailand has arrived and will soon be available for purchase in the market. The new rice stocks aimed to boost the NFA's depleted rice stocks were imported through the government to government (G2G) mode, which the agency deems faster than the government to private (G2P) mode. Roque said that the imported staple will be priced at PHP36 to PHP38.

―Commercial rice is now at PHP36 to PHP38 as a result of the arrival of the 250,000 metric tons of NFA rice from Subic,‖ Roque said in a statement. Roque clarified that the imported rice has yet to be unloaded and delivered but once it does, it will be priced even lower. ―However, the rice in Subic has yet to be unloaded because of last week's incessant rains. Once unloaded, it will be sold at NFA price of PHP 27 to PHP 32,‖ he added. Roque, meanwhile, expressed optimism that the prices of rice will soon drop since the imported rice can now be used to boost the NFA‘s nearly depleted stock. He echoed the remark of Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno, who earlier said that the higher prices of rice are due to the NFA‘s ―incompetence‖ in declaring a rice shortage. ―Secretary Diokno has been firm that it was gross incompetence for NFA not to have purchased rice during harvest time to ensure na meron silang (that they have) stock,‖ Roque said in a Palace briefing. Diokno earlier said that the NFA did not heed the advice of economic managers to let private companies import rice, which would have cut down prices. Roque clarified that he was not ―justifying‖ the policy of importing rice but noted that the NFA should have purchased enough rice for its stockpile. He said that the government‘s overall strategy to push for rice tariffication to solve the country‘s rice problems by removing unnecessary government intervention in the rice market. ―Ang overall strategy ng gobyero is to resort to tariffication. Hayaan nang pumasok yang mga bigas na „yan, i-subject na lang to tariff para makita natin ang law of supply and demand pagdating sa determinasyon ng presyo(The overall strategy of the government is to resort to tariffication. Allow rice to enter the country and subject them to tariff so we can see the law of supply and demand in terms of determining the prices of rice),‖ Roque said. (PNA)

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DA changes tune on rice self-sufficiency; goal is competitiveness June 18, 2018 | 10:25 pm

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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said its goal is to improve the competitiveness of rice farmers and now views self-sufficiency as impossible because the government counts any imports, no matter how large, against the 100% goal. Director for field operations Christopher V. Morales told reporters on Monday that President Rodrigo R. Duterte‘s statement that the Philippines cannot achieve rice selfsufficiency in a speech last week was due to the outdated methods of computing for self-sufficiency. ―Whenever there‘s an importation, no matter how many kilos that is, we will never reach 100% because there are imports in the computation,‖ he said. ―Definitely, we‘ll never reach 100%. But if you ask us, the DA and the program, if we are targeting rice self-sufficiency, we‘re not [focusing] on that. We‘re more focused on the competitiveness of the farmers in terms of yield and cost.‖ In a meeting last week, private sector group SRI Pilipinas told the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that it should also consider other factors such as seed types and related technology in its reports to aid the DA in applying the appropriate interventions. The DA, for its part, also said that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) should be omitted from the computation as OFWs are not part of the population consuming rice domestically.

Last week, Mr. Duterte said that the country cannot achieve rice self-sufficiency because farmers are planting cash crops and farmland is shrinking. This is in conflict with Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol‘s earlier statements claiming that the Philippines can reach 100% self-sufficiency as early as 2019. The goal suggests output of 21.67 million metric tons (MT) of palay, or unmilled rice, to entirely meet domestic demand. At present, the Philippines is at around 95.01% rice self-sufficiency, PSA reported. Mr. Morales said that the DA through its rice road map has set a target national yield of six metric tons per hectare by 2022. ―The main target of the DA is to improve productivity because if you improve productivity and you lower the costs, definitely you can increase the income of the farmers,‖ he added. In the meantime, Mr. Morales said that importation remains unavoidable. A rice tariffication law is expected to be passed this year. The law seeks to end the National Food Authority‘s monopoly on rice importation by allowing private traders into the trade. It will also remove prescribed volumes for imported rice. Duties imposed on imported rice will help finance a proposed Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund. Philippine Institute for Development Studies senior research fellow Roehlano M. Briones in a meeting on National Rice Security on Monday said that based on study, a maximum of 4 million MT of imported rice will enter the Philippines if ―simulated under [a] completely free trade‖ scenario. ―All these procedures [for importation]… will take time,‖ he added. ―Let‘s just see if domestic production will be enough to supply the domestic demand. If not, then there‘s a need to import,‖ he added. — Anna Gabriela A. Mogato RECOMMENDED 

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25,000 metric tons of rice from Vietnam arrives in Subic

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The National Food Authority (NFA) has unloaded 25,000 metric tons of imported rice Wednesday at the Naval Supply Depot (NSD), 13 days after its arrival. The imported rice shipment from Vietnam arrived on June 2, the same time another shipment arrived in Surigao, but the shipment in Subic had to wait for thirteen days due to inclement weather.

Around 25,000MT of imported rice from Vietnam are being unloaded to trucks at the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) in Subic Bay Freeport Zone Wednesday. (Jonas Reyes / MANILA BULLETIN)

The shipment of imported rice is part of the NFAâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s thrust to provide affordable rice to Filipino consumers. The ports of Surigao and Subic are two of the 14 designated discharge ports for the rice importation across the country as consumers from the Caraga region in Mindanao have benefited from these imported rice since it was made available on June 8. In Agusan Del Norte, the agency has already distributed 655 bags to accredited retailers in the area. The agency has already set up a mobile store in Alegria, Surigao Del Norte that sells rice at P27 per kilo. Currently, a total of 107,600MT of imported rice from Thailand and Vietnam have already arrived in various ports all over the country. 97,040MT of rice are still in the ports waiting to be unloaded. According to NFA officials, these shipments are still waiting for proper documentation to be unloaded while the 10,560MT were already delivered in their designated warehouses. Four vessels are in transit carrying 33,100MT while 60,700MT are still being loaded in Vietnam and Thailand. Both Vietnam and Thailand were awarded the contract to supply 250,000MT of rice to the NFA. https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/06/20/25000-metric-tons-of-rice-from-vietnam-arrives-in-subic/

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15 June 2018 A TRIBUTE TO OUR FOUNDER, DR. JOHN EVANS

A tribute to our founder, Dr. John Evans

John Evans was one of the most remarkable Canadians of his generation, a man who made pioneering contributions to medical and post-secondary education, to research and innovation, global health, philanthropy, public policy, biotech entrepreneurship, business, and to public and non-profit sector governance. He was also a truly remarkable human beingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;humble, funny and kind. His generosity of spirit was simply astonishing. That is why he was loved by so many people from all walks of life. Dr. Evans was a graduate of UTS, and came to the University of Toronto where he graduated with an MD in 1952, winning the silver medal. He attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and completed a DPhil on vitamin B12 metabolism. Following Oxford, Dr. Evans trained in internal medicine and cardiology in Toronto, London and Boston, returning to Toronto in 1960.

Even very early in his career, Dr. Evans sought ways to bring innovation to the medical profession. He brainstormed with other opinion leaders about a new approach to educate medical doctors. His proposal to mount a new program at Sunnybrook Hospital was rejected, but his bold idea was embraced by McMaster University where President Harry Thode was looking for a Dean for the new Medical School. In 1965, at the age of 35, he was appointed as Dean, despite the fact he had not yet risen in the professorial ranks. The McMaster program pioneered problem-based learning and self-directed objective-based learning methods—going against tradition and admitting candidates from many walks of life, setting aside the usual prerequisites. It was decades ahead of its time, but has since been emulated in many places around the world. In 1972, Dr. Evans returned to Toronto as President of the University of Toronto. By 1978, he was recruited by Pierre Elliott Trudeau to run for office. Although his political aspirations were dashed, he was quickly recruited to the World Bank in Washington— again as a pioneer—starting the Division of Population Health and Nutrition, which he led from 1979 to 1983. This work had a huge impact in reshaping population health as a field—and laid the foundation for how we now think about factors affecting health status that sit outside the formal healthcare system. During the 1980s, Dr. Evans held a succession of major roles in a dazzling array of organizations, again often charting new terrain. He was the CEO and Executive Chair of Allelix—one of Canada’s first biotechnology companies. In fact, his search for downtown research space for NPS was catalytic in the creation of MaRS. If there is no place on earth like MaRS, it is because there was no one on earth quite like John Evans. Dr. Evans was the first Canadian to be chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation from 1987 to 1995, and he was the founding chair of the Canada Foundation for Innovation from 1997 to 2007. He was also the chair of Torstar Corporation, chair of Alcan Aluminum, and served on the boards of several other corporations including the Royal Bank of Canada. Dr. Evans’ love of medicine remained a prominent thread throughout his career in business—he may well be the only Canadian to be inducted into both the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. He was the founding chair of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) from 1992 to 1998 and founding chair of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. Dr. Evans was also the founder of MaRS, a place where the many facets of his life and career merged, oddly, back to the old wing of the Toronto General Hospital where he slept and studied as a young medical student in the 1950s. MaRS brought together all the threads of his life—physician, academician and university administrator, biotech entrepreneur, business leader, global health pioneer and master of governance in the non-profit and for-profit sectors. The launch of MaRS—this big idea—called on all of his creative genius, multidimensional expertise, and the broad networks built over his unprecedented career. He brought his unique ability to navigate complexity and uncertainty to MaRS—with its

diverse stakeholders, large personalities and its palpable risk due to the scale, the visibility, the funding uncertainty and the totally new model as an innovation hub that this project represented. He did this navigation with grace, with generosity—and often, with totally off-the-wall humour! Dr. Evans also brought to MaRS—and this is perhaps our greatest debt to him—his aspirations for the innovation community, and his ambitions for Canada. He viscerally believed in this country—the potential of its talented people and their ideas, its excellence, its values and its role in the world. MaRS was Dr. Evans’ last great project, and the one he believed in most fiercely. He devoted every ounce of energy to its creation, until the ravages of Parkinson’s disease took its toll. Right until the end, he wanted to know what was happening here more than anything else. If there is no place on earth like MaRS, it is because there was no one on earth quite like John Evans. — Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District

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Dr. John Evans in his own words

On Building Great Teams

―I’m the luckiest in being able to mobilize people who could share a vision of going forward, who accept it as their own vision, and attack it with the energy that is necessary and (have) the staying power that’s necessary to get these new and innovative programs off the ground.‖ ―Not consciously, but I think unconsciously I look for the collection of people – the kinds of individuals who bring their own networks to be part of programs going forward.‖ On Innovation

―I’m very anxious not to reinvent something, I don’t think that’s innovation.‖ On Founding MaRS

―One of my interests was to address the discrepancy between the amount of investment in research and the relatively small portion of that investment that was related to research output that would lead to commercialization.‖ ―Toronto was not doing well in getting money for its science, and if you could look at increased commercial activity it was striking how poor the performance in Southern Ontario in relation to other parts of Canada and the United States. So I thought it was important to have a more concerted approach to submissions to the federal government…and that was not just more money, but for a vision for research in the areas that made better use of the research being carried out.‖

Remembering Dr. John Evans

―It was my very good fortune to get to know John and work with him. In truth, while it was my job as Premier to lead, I was happy to be led by John and inspired by his vision to build a stronger, more innovative Ontario. John was an extraordinary human being. He was as kind and understanding as he was brilliant, accomplished and wise. He truly was a man for all seasons.‖ — Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario 2003-2013

―I had the privilege of working with John when he was a director of RBC, we co-chaired a committee on commercialization and I had the honour, but impossible task of succeeding him as Chairman of MaRS. There are no Canadians that have had such a profound impact on so many different areas of importance including medicine, education, business, social services and philanthropy and of course innovation which culminated with his founding of MaRS. He was a trailblazer with boundless energy but more importantly was a gentleman who was always compassionate and kind. He touched so many people and while I think of John as a mentor he was even more so an inspiration. Simply he was one of the best men that I have ever known.‖ — Gordon M. Nixon, Chair, Board of Directors, MaRS Discovery District

―Dr. Evans’ legacy extends well beyond the University of Toronto, and will endure for generations. He made a profound impact on the advancement of Canadian medical education and higher education, on Canada’s capacity for world-leading research and innovation, and on public policy and philanthropy in Canada and abroad. John Evans will be remembered not only as a champion of excellence and innovation, but also as a delightful man who combined extraordinary brilliance with great personal warmth and irrepressible sense of humour.‖ — Meric S. Gertler, President, University of Toronto

―I would have difficulty thinking of another Canadian who has left such a legacy of achievement, contribution to his city and his country, and affection from all who encountered him. His diminutive frame and gentle manner belied a giant of a man who left an impact everywhere he ventured…he will be greatly missed by all who knew him, and to know him was to love him.‖ — Hon. John P. Manley, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, MaRS Discovery District; President and CEO, Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Ottawa

―I can’t think of any other Canadian who accomplished so much, and in such varied fields, both in Canada and internationally.‖ — Tim Brodhead, Former CEO, JW McConnell Family Foundation

―John Evans was my Nelson Mandela. He had the vision, tenacity and dignity of a Mandela, with a lovely sense of humour and a rare humility. Knowing him and working with him was an inspiration. A highlight of my life.‖ https://www.marsdd.com/tribute-founder-dr-john-evans/

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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is unlikely to become self-sufficient in rice production, President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday, appearing to contradict his agriculture minister who had set a 2020 target to produce enough rice to meet the country‘s needs. The Southeast Asian country is a frequent buyer of rice mainly from Vietnam and Thailand, usually importing more than one million tonnes of the staple grain every year to meet domestic demand and maintain stockpiles. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said last year the country could produce enough rice for its own needs by 2020 with the help of free irrigation and other state measures to boost output. Shrinking farmland ―I do not believe we can be rice sufficient,‖ Duterte said in a speech to officials of state universities at the presidential palace. ―If you‘d ask me, in the next how many years, we will just have to import rice,‖ Duterte said. He said shrinking farmland and a growing population made it difficult to produce enough rice to meet domestic needs.

In April, Duterte ordered the National Food Authority (NFA) to build up its depleted rice stockpiles to the equivalent of 60 days of national consumption, or about 1.92 million tonnes. The NFA has so far bought 500,000 tonnes mostly from Vietnam andThailand and is set to import an additional volume of up to 805,200 tonnes. Lower prices Duterte said on Wednesday he wants NFA warehouses to be filled ―up to the ceiling‖ with rice. ―I do not care if we have to sell it at a lower price someday if there‘s a glut in the market,‖ he said. Retail rice prices in the Philippines have risen steadily since the start of the year due to the absence of government-subsidized supply in the market. This has fed inflation which hit its highest level in at least five years in May. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50501449/philippines-unlikely-to-be-rice-sufficient/

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year highs, India rice rates nudge up By Reuters June 15, 2018 | 03:23 pm GMT+7

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Vietnamese rice fell this week after climbing to the highest since January 2012 the week before. Rates for India‘s 5 percent broken parboiled variety rose by $5 to $398-$402 per tonne this week, after hitting the lowest level for the year last week due to sluggish demand from neighbouring Bangladesh. India was the biggest supplier of rice to Bangladesh in 2017. Imports by Bangladesh will likely slow as the government imposed a 28 percent tax on rice imports to support its farmers after local production revived. ―Last year, Bangladesh was buying a lot of Indian rice. With new duty, imports would fall,‖ said M. Adishankar, executive director at Sri Lalitha, a leading rice exporter located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ―Chinese imports will boost demand but we don‘t know when it will happen.‖ China last week agreed to amend a protocol on phytosanitary requirements, which will allow Indian exporters to ship non-basmati rice to Beijing. The monsoon has not been progressing well and could delay planting of summer-sown rice, said another exporter based at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.

In Vietnam, the world‘s third-largest exporter of the grain, prices of 5 percent broken rice fell to $450-$455 a ton this week after climbing to the highest since January 2012 at $465-$475 the week before. ―Prices are expected to ease further in the coming weeks on rising domestic supplies, as the spring-summer harvest will peak late this month,‖ a Ho Chi Minh City-based trader said. Vietnam exported 763,707 tons of rice in May, up 5.9 percent from April, according to the government‘s official customs data. Meanwhile, Thailand‘s benchmark 5 percent broken rice was little changed between $430 and 435 per ton this week, free on board (FOB) Bangkok, from $430-$432 last week. Traders in Bangkok said demand from abroad was still flat this week following sales to the Philippines earlier this month and last month. Slow logistics due to rain also meant slow trade, traders said. Thailand‘s rainy season starts in late May and lasts until mid-October. ―It‘s been raining, so ships can‘t sail here to pick up orders. Now the warehouses are full, with trucks lining up outside waiting to offload more rice. It‘s all stuck, so the market is still,‖ a trader said. https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/vietnam-prices-ease-from-multi-year-highs-india-rice-ratesnudge-up-3764193.html

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Rice exports to decline by 10% on restrictions from importing countries Bangladesh imposes 18% import duty, EU introduces stringent quality norms; a part of decline to compensate through export to China Dilip Kumar Jha | Mumbai Last Updated at June 15, 2018 23:21 IST AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook5Share to TwitterShare to Google+Share to LinkedInShare to More

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After a bumpy ride last year, India's rice exports are likely to decline this year by up to 10 per cent this year due to restrictions imposed by importing countries. While Bangladesh has imposed 28 per cent import duty on rice to restrict its exports largely from India, the European Union also made its quality norms stringent with introduction of new pesticides limit. With this, non-basmati rice export to Bangladesh and basmati rice shipment to the European Union is set to decline. The restrictions from importing countries assume significance as Bangladesh contributes over 18 per cent India's 8.5 million tonnes of non-basmati rice exports, the European Union shares nearly 10 per cent of India's basmati rice exports annually. A part of this decline, however, is likely to offset with the beginning of direct import from China, possibly in the second half of the current financial year. "Overall rice exports from India are set to decline this year due to stringent quality norms introduced by the European Union. For immediate future, therefore, India may lose its entire

400,000 tonnes of European Union markets in the immediate term. The scenario, however, would improve with growers to reduce pesticides use in basmati rice in the long term. Also, Indian exporters would lose the entire Bangladesh market in the immediate term,‖ said Gurnam Arora, Joint Managing Director, Kohinoor Foods, one of India‘s largest basmati rice exporters which sells its aromatic rice under Kohinoor brand. Data compiled by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) showed a bumpy ride of both basmati and non-basmati rice exports during the last financial year. India emerged as a large supplier of rice to the South East Asian (SEA) countries due to a devastating flood in this region last year. Consequently, India's both non-basmati rice exports jumped by a staggering 28 per cent to 8.65 million tonnes for the financial year 2017-18 compared to 6.77 million tonnes in the previous financial year. India‘s basmati rice exports, however, stagnated at around 4 million tonnes in three years. In value terms, however, non-basmati rice exports from India jumped by a staggering 41 per cent to $3564.39 million for FY17-18 versus $2531.47 million in the previous financial year. ―A part of the decline in non-basmati rice export would get compensated through shipment to China for which Apeda has started registering exporters,‖ said a senior official with a large rice exporting company. A study from India Rating (Ind-Ra) believes India‘s export price is likely to remain competitive in the international market and the recent decline in India‘s rice export prices could attract buying from African countries, as Indian rice has become more competitive while a decline in rupee is cushioning exporters‘ margins. Indian rice prices softened as rice exports from India declined in April 2018, due to a decline in the exports of basmati rice to Saudi Arabia and non-basmati rice to Bangladesh along with a subdued demand from African countries. Ind-Ra believes imports by Bangladesh are likely to reduce in 2018-2019, as its domestic output rebounds due to a crop recovery and expansion in area sown because of high prices in 2017. As a result, India‘s exports could reduce by 0.5 million tonnes to 1 million tonnes. In May 2017, Chinese authority had identified 14 rice exporters from India to be considered for its shipment to China. But registration of interested exporters started recently. Meanwhile, according to the third advance estimate for 2017 - 2018, India is set to achieve a record rice production of 111.5 million tonnes against the target of 108.5 million tonnes this year breaching its previous record of 109.7 million tonnes for 2016-2017.

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Nagpur, June 15 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices reported strong in Nagpur Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) on good demand from local millers amid thin supply from producing regions. Fresh hike in gram on NCDEX, upward trend in Madhya Pradesh pulses and reported demand from South-based millers also jacked up prices. About 2,000 bags of gram and 900 bags of tuar reported for auction in Nagpur APMC, according to sources. FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Gram varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor. TUAR * Tuar gavarani and tuar Karnataka firmed up here on good buying support from local traders. * Lakhodi dal recovered in open market on increased demand from local traders amid weak supply from producing belts. * In Akola, Tuar New – 4,000-4,050, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,000-6,300, Udid Mogar (clean) – 6,800-7,800, Moong Mogar (clean) 7,200-7,900, Gram – 3,300-3,400, Gram Super best – 4,600-4,800 * Wheat, rice and other foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at last levels in thin trading activity. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 2,950-3,230 2,900-3,180 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,300-3,740 3,100-3,600 Moong Auction n.a. 3,900-4,200 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Wheat Mill quality Auction 1,700-1,790 1,600-1,780 Gram Super Best Bold 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a. Gram Medium Best 4,400-4,600 4,400-4,600 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 3,425-3,475 3,425-3,475 Desi gram Raw 3,350-3,450 3,350-3,450 Gram Kabuli 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000 Tuar Fataka Best-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Tuar Fataka Medium-New 5,500-5,700 5,500-5,700 Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,400-5,500 5,400-5,500 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,000-5,300 5,000-5,300 Tuar Gavarani New 3,750-3,900 3,700-3,850 Tuar Karnataka 4,150-4,350 4,100-4,300 Masoor dal best 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000 Masoor dal medium 4,500-4,700 4,500-4,700 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold (New) 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000 Moong Mogar Medium 6,500-7,200 6,500-7,200 Moong dal Chilka New 6,100-7,000 6,100-7,000 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.

Moong Chamki best 7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-6,000 5,000-6,000 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,650-2,750 2,600-2,700 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,600 5,300-5,600 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100 Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,075 2,000-2,075 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,250 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-4,000 3,200-4,000 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,800 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,200 Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,800 3,200-3,800 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,700-2,900 Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,000 2,800-3,000 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,600 2,500-2,600 Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,500 4,000-4,500 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000 Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600 Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 4,500-4,900 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-14,000 9,500-14,000 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500 Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG) 6,500-6,900 6,500-6,900 Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 6,000-6,200 6,000-6,200 Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,200 2,000-2,100 Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,800-2,000 1,700-2,000 WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 39.1 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 26.0 degree Celsius Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rains or thundershowers. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 39 and 26 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices)

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Heavy rains to continue in Kerala THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 14 Kerala, and to an extent the North-East, has been receiving very heavy rainfall despite the monsoon going into a weak phase over the rest of the country. The fundamentals continue to be just fine with the monsoon system as a whole, with strong crossequatorial flows turning smartly off the Horn of Africa and further ahead across the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

No sign of low These flows are also reaching India‘s West Coast, more so across Kerala and coastal Karnataka, leading to a sustained precipitation as they blast into the orographic features,the Western Ghats. The flows are being generated mostly due to storm activity in the North-West Pacific; they precipitate as they encounter land features over Maldives, Lakshadweep, India‘s West Coast, the Bay of Bengal and South-East Asia. There are currently two storms in the North-West Pacific, and both are travelling in a north-easterly direction, which doesn‘t help the Indian monsoon. Ideally, a low-pressure area in the Bay would have tapped into these flows midway and redirected some of it back towards the hinterland and brought in rain. But there is no sign of a ‗low‘ forming just yet.

Activity next week The best bet for it continues to be the June 25 to 29 window suggested by the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction when it sees some activity getting initiated in the North Bay. The Thiruvananthapuram Met Office said heavy rainfall (7-11cm in 24 hours) and very heavy rainfall (12-20cm in 24 hours) will continue for another three to four days. Strong winds mainly from a westerly direction with speeds reaching 35- to 45 km/hr gusting to 55 km/hr are lilely along Karnataka, Kerala coasts and over Lakshadweep area. Rough seas and high waves are predicted along Karnataka (11- 12 ft); Kerala (11 ft) and Lakshadweep (11-12 ft). Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea along these coasts.

Rains likely Strong winds and high waves have been forecast also along the Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat coasts. The 24 hours ending on Thursday morning saw active monsoon conditions over Kerala with Manjeri and Nilambur (in Malappuram district) reporting extremely heavy rainfall of 23 cm and 21 cm respectively. Extended forecast until Thursday (June 21) said widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls is likely along the West coast. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/monsoon-takes-a-break-but-basic-featuresintact/article24165592.ece

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Development Authority of Pakistan and customs. ―Our members are putting in untiring efforts, and aggressive marketing to increase rice exports and to earn valuable foreign exchange,‖ he added. He said rice exporters are making investments to install modern rice processing machinery and using value-addition technology. He said the association is sending trade delegations to various countries for rice marketing. ―Last month our delegation came back after a successful visit to Iran, which is very lucrative and a potential market for basmati rice. Around 100,000 tons of rice has so far been exported to Iran during the current season.‖ He hoped that a handsome amount of foreign exchange would be fetched by Pakistani rice exporters. He said that rice exports amounted to $1.23 billion during the corresponding period last year. Samee Ullah Ch said exports increased 15 percent to 3.23 million tons during the 10 months of the current fiscal year of 2017/18. He said exports of non-basmati rice to Indonesia increased during the period. ―We exported 50,000 tons of non-basmati rice to Indonesia during the July-April period. Kenya remained the largest buyer of Pakistani non-basmati rice, buying 323,000 tons of rice amounting to $118 million. China is also one of the largest importers of Pakistani non-basmati rice.‖ He said demand for rice in the international markets is increasing. The crop was good in terms of both quality and quantity this year, he added.

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Nigeria Rice Imports Seen Rising 12% on Demand, Lower Output Ruth Olurounbi June 15, 2018, 4:01 AM GMT+5 Updated on June 15, 2018, 12:10 PM GMT+5 

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Nigeria, the world‘s third-biggest rice importer, will likely receive 12 percent more of the grain from foreign sources in the 2018-19 season as demand spikes at a time of declining output due to higher costs and insecurity, an industry body said. ―We foresee a significant drop in rice production this year,‖ Mohammed Sahabi, chairman of the rice farmers‘ association in Kebbi, a state that‘s one of the country‘s top three producers of the grain, said by phone from the local capital, Birnin Kebbi. The amount of land allocated to rice in the Kebbi area has likely fallen by half this year from the 200,000 hectares (494,200 acres) cultivated in 2017, he said. Other major producing states such as Kogi and Ebonyi are dealing with an increasing number of clashes between nomadic herders and farmers, which keep planters from tilling their land.

Internally Displaced Nigeria‘s rice imports are set to increase to 2.9 million metric tons in the 2018-19 season from 2.6 million tons in 2017-18, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Reasons cited included conflict, population growth and more people giving up traditional coarse grains in their meals in favor of rice. Nigeria is Africa‘s most-populous nation with almost 200 million inhabitants. The forecast output-drop is a setback for government plans to stop rice imports by the end of this year to save foreign currency. Production had increased more than 50 percent over the past five years to 3.7 million tons last year. Domestic demand rose 4 percent to 6.7 million tons in the 2017-18 year that ended in May. President Muhammadu Buhari, 75, is seeking to diversify Nigeria‘s oil-dependent economy by boosting agriculture, especially rice production. Elected in 2015, he has overseen investments of almost $1 billion in rice farming and milling, virtually banned importers of the grain from buying foreign exchange, raised tariffs and pushed the central bank to lend to farmers. At the same time, rice smuggling through neighboring Benin and Niger has soared over the past years. (Adds president‘s efforts to boost rice production in last paragraph.)

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* Vietnam rates pull back from 6-1/2 year high * Rains dampen trade in Thailand- traders By Apeksha Nair BENGALURU, June 14 (Reuters) - Rice export prices rose this week in India on hopes for increased buying from China, while rates in Vietnam eased from a multi-year peak with the outlook for higher domestic supply. Rates for India's 5 percent broken parboiled variety <RI-INBKN5-P1> rose by $5 to $398-$402 per tonne this week, after hitting the lowest level for the year last week due to sluggish demand from neighbouring Bangladesh. India was the biggest supplier of rice to Bangladesh in 2017. Imports by Bangladesh will likely slow as the government imposed a 28 percent tax on rice imports to support its farmers after local production revived. "Last year, Bangladesh was buying a lot of Indian rice. With new duty, imports would fall," said M. Adishankar, executive director at Sri Lalitha, a leading rice exporter located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. "Chinese imports will boost demand but we don't know when it will happen." China last week agreed to amend a protocol on phytosanitary requirements, which will allow Indian exporters to ship non-basmati rice to Beijing. The monsoon has not been progressing well and could delay planting of summer-sown rice, said another exporter based at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. In Vietnam, the world's third-largest exporter of the grain, prices of 5 percent broken rice fell to $450-$455 a tonne this week after climbing to the highest since January 2012 at $465-$475 the week before.

"Prices are expected to ease further in the coming weeks on rising domestic supplies, as the spring-summer harvest will peak late this month," a Ho Chi Minh City-based trader said. Vietnam exported 763,707 tonnes of rice in May, up 5.9 percent from April, according to the government's official customs data. Meanwhile, Thailand's benchmark 5 percent broken rice <RI-THBKN5-P1> was little changed between $430 and 435 per tonne this week, free on board (FOB) Bangkok, from $430-$432 last week. Traders in Bangkok said demand from abroad was still flat this week following sales to the Philippines earlier this month and last month. Slow logistics due to rain also meant slow trade, traders said. Thailand's rainy season starts in late May and lasts until mid-October. "It's been raining, so ships can't sail here to pick up orders. Now the warehouses are full, with trucks lining up outside waiting to offload more rice. It's all stuck, so the market is still," a trader said. (Reporting by Patpicha Tanakasempipat in Bangkok, Khanh Vu in Hanoi, Rajendra Jadhav in Mumbai and Ruma Paul in Dhaka Editing by Edmund Blair) ÂŠ Copyright Thomson Reuters 2018. Click For Restrictions http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp Read more about Markets Newswire https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/asia-rice-india-rates-nudgeup-vietnam-prices-ease-from-multi-year-highs

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MYSURU, JUNE 14 Researchers at the Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Rice Research have developed a new variety of the popular Improved Samba Mahsuri (ISM) rice that can resist bacterial blight disease. Bacterial blight disease, which affects rice crop, is caused by bacteria, Xanthomonas oryzae, and drastically reduces rice productivity. The high yielding ISM variety is already protected against bacterial blight by three genes, but the new variety has been developed by adding another gene, Xa38, that increases the resistance. ―Till now about 41 resistant genes have been identified from diverse sources. These genes differ from each other in their mode of action. While some are broad spectrum, others are narrow in their resistance spectrum,‖ explained Dr Gouri Sankar Laha, who led the study, while speaking to India Science Wire. The researchers used Marker assisted Backcross Breeding or MABB technique to accomplish the gene insertion. Unlike transgenic techniques used in genetically modified crops, MABB is less laborious but more efficient than traditional methods of ‗gene‘ transfer. Besides it does not require regulatory clearances necessary for transgenic crops. ISM is popular and has been grown in over 80,000 hectares in south and east India since its release in 2008. However, of late it was observed in experiments that when deliberately infected, ISM plants had longer lesions – infected spot - than the earlier ones, indicating emergence of a new strain of Xanthomonas. Xanthomonas is virulent, meaning its infection spreads fast and wide. It also evolves very quickly. Thus plants that seem to be resistant now might turn susceptible later as the pathogen evolves into different strains. ―It is, therefore, necessary that we keep developing new resistant varieties. Also rice plant resistant to Xanthomonas in a particular area may not be resistant to the bacteria in another place,‖ explained Dr C A Deepak, a rice breeder at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Karnataka, who is not associated with the work. The breed improvement for bacterial blight disease is a continuous process. The new breed has been field tested in farms across several states and has been exposed to various strains of Xanthomonas. ―We have done three backcrossing and six generations of improvement. It has taken five years including selection of parents and initial crossing,‖ said Dr Laha. The effort has resulted in several improved lines of ISM with novel, broad-spectrum blight-resistant gene Xa38 that show high levels of blight resistance to different types of Xanthomonas. These plants are better both in yield and in other traits than their ISM parent lines. After more field tests in different parts of the country, it will be ready for commercial release, Dr. Laha added.

The research team included Arra Yugander, Raman M. Sundaram, Kuldeep Singh, Duraisamy Ladhalakshmi, Lella V. Subba Rao, Maganti Sheshu Madhav, Jyothi Badri and Madamsetty Srinivas Prasad. The research results have been published in the journal PLOS One. (India Science Wire) Twitter handle: @kollegala

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IRAQ BANS RICE PLANTING BECAUSE OF WATER SHORTAGES 6/14/2018

By Moayed Kenany BAGHDAD, June 14 (Reuters) - Iraq has banned farmers from planting rice and other water-intensive crops in the face of increasing shortages because of drought and shrinking river flows, an agriculture ministry official said on Thursday. A letter from the Minister of Water Resources Hassan al-Janabi to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office seen by Reuters showed the ministry had decided to exclude rice and corn from the government's summer agriculture plan to prioritise drinking water, industry and vegetables. The agriculture ministry was not happy about the decision but could do nothing to stop it, its spokesman said. "Rice and yellow corn are out of the summer agriculture plan due to lack of water. As a ministry we are embarrassed, especially as the crops are strategic and farmers had already prepared their land to plant them," spokesman Hameed al-Nayef said. "The Ministry of Agriculture cannot plant a single donhum without the approval of the Ministry of Water Resources." Iraq planted 100,000 donhums of rice last season, he said. One Iraqi donhum is equal to 2,500 square metres. Problems with drought and shrinking water levels are further complicated by Turkey's plan to fill a huge dam on the Tigris, which had already started but was paused after complaints from Iraq. About 70 percent of Iraq's water resources flow from neighbouring countries, with the Tigris and Euphrates rivers -which run through Turkey -- particularly important sources.

Prime Minister Abadi has said the government plans to provide water to farmers, especially for Iraq's strategic wheat crop, but that it would reduce plots of land reserved for planting other crops that consume a lot of water. (Reporting by Moayed Kenany Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein Editing by David Goodman) ÂŠ Copyright Thomson Reuters 2018. Click For Restrictions http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/iraq-bans-rice-plantingbecause-of-water-shortages

Sugat hikes rice prices by up to 30%

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The commodities company says that the hike follows a crisis on the rice markets in Thailand and India.

Kimberly Clark, Sano raise prices of toiletries Israeli food manufacturer Sugat is putting up rice prices by between 16% and 30%, sources inform "Globes," due to price rises on the Asian rice market. The products going up in price are Basmati rice, Persian rice and Jasmine rice. Sugat is currently informing the retail chains about the new price rises, which will presumably be passed onto consumers. Sugat had a controlling 63% stake in the Israeli rice market in 2017 and it is likely that other Israeli rice producers will follow suit and raise prices and pass on at least part of increased costs to consumers. Sources in the market told "Globes" that there are two factors pushing up rice prices. The first is that Thailand's currency has strengthened against the dollar - most of the Persian and Jasmine rice consumed in Israel is imported from Thailand. The second is that recent Thai rice yields have been diminished and of poorer quality. There is also a crisis in India's rice market, pushing up prices there. The crisis in the Asian rice market is likely to continue for at least the next 12 months.

Sugat, owned by British commodities merchants ED&F Man controls a 1% of Israel's food market. In addition to rice it has 95% of Israel's white sugar market and 75% of the brown sugar market and 54% of the pulses and legumes market. The rise price rises are part of a wave of price rises over the past few weeks, which includes the toiletries products of Sano and Kimberly Clark, as well as imported frozen meat and tuna. Sugat said, "The rise in the prices of different rice categories stems from a deep crisis in the quality rice markets of Thailand and India. It is important to clarify that the vrise in prices on the Israeli market does not reflect the full strength of the crisis and the rise is lower than the rise in prices in India and Thailand. We are making maximum effort to provide consumers with Sugat rice of excellence quality and the required availability. The price to the consumer is set by the retailer." Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - <a href=http://www.globesonline.com>www.globes-online.com</a> - on June 14, 2018 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2018

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Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- JUN 14, 2018 Reuters Staff 6 MIN READ

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-June 14, 2018

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Nagpur, June 14 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices firmed up again in Nagpur Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) on increased demand from local millers amid weak supply from producing regions. Good recovery in Madhya Pradesh gram prices and reported demand from South-based millers also helped to push up prices here. About 1,500 bags of gram and 400 bags of tuar reported for auction in Nagpur APMC, according to sources. FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Desi gram prices reported higher in open market on renewed seasonal buying support from local traders. TUAR * Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here on subdued demand from local traders amid ample stock in ready position. * Moong dal Chilka recovered in open market on increased demand from local traders amid weak supply from producing belts. * In Akola, Tuar New – 4,000-4,050, Tuar dal (clean) – 6,000-6,300, Udid Mogar (clean)

– 6,800-7,800, Moong Mogar (clean) 7,200-7,900, Gram – 3,300-3,400, Gram Super best – 4,600-4,800 * Wheat, rice and other foodgrain items moved in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled at last levels in thin trading activity. Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-market prices in rupees for 100 kg FOODGRAINS Available prices Previous close Gram Auction 2,975-3,190 2,900-3,310 Gram Pink Auction n.a. 2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,100-3,670 3,000-3,520 Moong Auction n.a. 3,900-4,200 Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-4,500 Masoor Auction n.a. 2,600-2,800 Wheat Mill quality Auction 1,600-1,780 1,600-1,780 Gram Super Best Bold 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a. Gram Medium Best 4,400-4,600 4,400-4,600 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a Gram Mill Quality 3,425-3,475 3,425-3,475 Desi gram Raw 3,350-3,450 3,300-3,400 Gram Kabuli 8,000-10,000 8,000-10,000 Tuar Fataka Best-New 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Tuar Fataka Medium-New 5,500-5,700 5,500-5,700 Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,400-5,500 5,400-5,500 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,000-5,300 5,000-5,300 Tuar Gavarani New 3,700-3,850 3,700-3,850 Tuar Karnataka 4,100-4,300 4,100-4,300 Masoor dal best 4,800-5,000 4,800-5,000 Masoor dal medium 4,500-4,700 4,500-4,700 Masoor n.a. n.a. Moong Mogar bold (New) 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000 Moong Mogar Medium 6,500-7,200 6,500-7,200 Moong dal Chilka New 6,100-7,000 6,000-7,000 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a. Moong Chamki best 7,500-8,500 7,500-8,500 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-6,000 5,000-6,000 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,600-2,700 2,600-2,700 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,000 3,800-4,000 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 5,300-5,600 5,300-5,600 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,100 2,000-2,100 Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 2,000-2,075 2,000-2,075 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 2,250-2,400 2,250-2,400 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,300-2,450 2,300-2,450 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,250 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a. MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-4,000 3,200-4,000 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,800 Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,200 2,100-2,200 Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,800 3,200-3,800 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,900 2,700-2,900 Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,800-3,000 2,800-3,000 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,700-2,800 2,700-2,800 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,500-2,600 2,500-2,600 Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 4,000-4,500 4,000-4,500 Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,600-4,000 3,600-4,000 Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,600 5,200-5,600 Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,900 4,500-4,900 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-14,000 9,500-14,000

5,000-7,500 6,500-6,900 6,000-6,200 2,000-2,100 1,700-2,000

WEATHER (NAGPUR) Maximum temp. 37.7 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 26.9 degree Celsius Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rains or thundershowers. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 38 and 27 degree Celsius respectively. Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices).

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Rice Prices as on : 14-06-2018 12:19:14 PM Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market. Arrivals Current

Price % change

Season cumulative

Modal

Prev. Modal

Prev.Yr %change

Rice Risia(UP)

320.00

6.67

7448.40

1700

1600

Varanasi(Grain)(UP)

310.00

-11.43

10243.00

2285

2290

-0.65

Akbarpur(UP)

285.00

714.29

3660.00

2215

2180

1.14

Baxirhat(WB)

226.00

-2.59

1386.00

2900

26.09

Siliguri(WB)

164.00

1.23

6822.00

2700

Asansol(WB)

120.00

-1.64

5744.00

2900

11.54

Lucknow(UP)

100.00

1865.00

2275

2250

5.81

Kalna(WB)

95.00

-1.04

2860.00

3350

6.35

Basti(UP)

74.00

34.55

2663.00

2130

2140

0.71

Ghaziabad(UP)

70.00

27.27

3200.00

2675

11.46

Bindki(UP)

45.00

-10

24945.00

2270

2250

Cachar(ASM)

40.00

-33.33

2120.00

2400

9.09

Lakhimpur(UP)

40.00

14.29

1547.00

2230

2250

3.24

Jayas(UP)

35.00

-2.78

1448.50

2115

8.46

Gazipur(UP)

34.00

41.67

914.00

2285

7.53

Sahiyapur(UP)

32.50

6.56

2156.50

2155

2160

Muzzafarnagar(UP)

29.50

1.72

1378.00

2690

Sirsaganj(UP)

28.00

-6.67

786.00

2650

12.77

Naanpara(UP)

27.50

-19.12

1262.80

2225

0.45

Toofanganj(WB)

25.20

1.61

148.20

2900

26.09

Bharthna(UP)

25.00

6286.00

2400

Purulia(WB)

24.00

318.00

2680

2700

14.04

Bazpur(Utr)

20.10

1857.50

2400

-2.04

Auraiya(UP)

20.00

919.70

2450

2420

11.36

Jafarganj(UP)

20.00

33.33

731.00

2200

2050

Robertsganj(UP)

18.00

-16.28

491.80

2245

2270

13.67

Saharanpur(UP)

18.00

5.88

973.50

2690

13.74

Dhekiajuli(ASM)

17.00

6.25

236.00

2400

4.35

Karsiyang(Matigara)(WB)

16.50

1.85

576.80

3000

11.11

Badayoun(UP)

15.00

7.14

509.00

2410

2450

Kicchha(Utr)

13.80

-76.65

613.40

1850

Giridih(Jha)

12.34

13.42

399.31

3500

Madhoganj(UP)

12.00

2265.00

2240

4.67

9.00

-21.74

945.10

2280

2275

Paliakala(UP)

Muradabad(UP)

8.00

14.29

289.50

2425

2380

Kottayam(Ker)

6.00

61.00

3700

3900

-11.90

Kosikalan(UP)

6.00

9.09

101.00

2525

2530

Mirzapur(UP)

5.50

-15.38

566.50

2230

2220

Bonai(Bonai)(Ori)

5.00

310.40

3000

20.00

Dibrugarh(ASM)

3.00

-52.38

437.20

2920

29.78

Balarampur(WB)

1.82

-1.09

47.80

2660

13.19

Tundla(UP)

1.50

113.00

2540

2530

Fatehpur Sikri(UP)

0.90

28.57

29.20

2550

2560

0.79

Khairagarh(UP)

0.70

-12.5

82.90

2560

1.59

Ujhani(UP)

0.60

-40

4.50

2380

2300

Published on June 14, 2018

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State and Regional Rice Crop on Track Thursday, June 14, 2018 Times-Democrat News Staff Rice crops in Clay County, such as this field east of McDougal, are about two weeks ahead of schedule for the 2018 growing season. TD photo/Tim Blair Taken into account as the nation‘s No. 1 rice producer, Arkansas can have an outsized effect on U.S. rice production one year to the next, depending on fates largely tied to the weather. And, according to officials 2018 is shaping up to be anything but simple — or predictable. ―The rice crop looks great at the moment, but it‘s been a difficult season,‖ said Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. ―One of the coldest Aprils on record followed by the hottest May on record has a lot to do with it.‖ As of last week, nearly 100 percent of planned rice acreage throughout the state had already emerged, with growers rating 70 percent of the crop as being in ―good‖ or

―excellent‖ condition, according to the June 4 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s National Agricultural Statistics Service. But cool weather and rain in April hindered the application — and likely the effectiveness — of herbicides, which may have consequences later in the season,‖ Hardke said. ―Emergence on early planted rice was extremely delayed by the cold April weather and so we didn‘t benefit much from early residual herbicide applications,‖ he said. ―Once we got to May and things warmed up and dried out, they stayed dry and our herbicides didn‘t work very well again. Many acres also needed to be flushed to relieve the drought stress conditions and to activate residual herbicides.‖ Sporadic rains also interfered with the crop‘s ideal fertilization window, leaving growers to try to ―play catch-up‖ during a recent window of dry weather. Here in Clay County many producers have been able to take advantage of the early planting season, and are now well ahead of schedule. ―The early planted rice is approaching mid-season. There are several mid-season fertilizer applications scheduled for this week and next week,‖ noted Allison Howell, Clay County Extension Agent, Agriculture. ―There are a wide range of maturities this year, but it is all growing very rapidly. The rice is around two weeks ahead of schedule because of the hot temperatures.‖ Howell noted local rice farmers continue to maintain, and have not reported many issues. ―So far we haven‘t had any disease or insect problems and everything seems to be going pretty well,‖ she concluded. The June 2, storm which impacted several areas throughout northeastern Arkansas, particularly St, Francis County between Colt and Forest City, appears to have done relatively little damage to rice growers, although a full assessment of crop damage is incomplete. ―The area that was most impacted was relatively small,‖ Hardke said. ―I know there were some levee issues, but it was a smaller scale and a not all rice in the area has gone to flood yet.‖ Hardke said the recent high heat, dry conditions and variable winds have also resulted in some reports of off-target herbicide drift. One measure of the extremity of the 2018 season is the DD50 program, which measures days during which the temperature rises about 50 degrees Fahrenheit to predict the growth of rice. ―In April, we accumulated the fewest DD50 units in the past 30 years. In May we accumulated the most DD50 units in the past 30 years,‖ Hardke said. ―Quite a swing. What a season,‖ he said. ―And we‘re not even halfway through.‖ Those wanting to learn more about row crops in Arkansas may contact their local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.edu Howell may be reached at he Piggott office at 870 598-2246.

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Water shortage likely to badly affect rice sowing The severe water shortage in the country may negatively affect rice sowing and the production target of 7.2 million tons is unlikely to be achieved, official sources revealed to Business Recorder. Rice is a major Kharif crop and if water supply is not improved, sowing starting in July will be affected and resultantly the production target of 7.2 million tons as well as the growth rate of 3.8 percent set by the government for agricultural sector for 2018-19 would be affected. Sources said that rice is an important food as well as cash crop. After wheat, it is the second main staple food crop and second major exportable commodity after cotton, contributing 3.1 percent of value added in agriculture and 0.6 percent in GDP. The government has set a target of covering 7.05 million acres with rice to achieve the production target of 7.2 million tons with 1,022 kg per acre yield. However, if water supply is not improved, the sowing as well as production is unlikely to be achieved, official added. Pakistan Meteorological Department has estimated that snow cover during the winter season was 20 to 25 percent less than the average. Further rainfalls during April-June were forecast to be less than normal, while the temperature is expected to remain one to two centigrade warmer than the normal. Crops would remain under stress due to subsequent water shortage during Kharif season. Talking to Business Recorder, General Secretary Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) Kashif Rehman said that the country would achieve $2 billion export target of rice this year, but there are several issues in increasing production. He said that country lacks the latest technology to get huge crop with lesser water. The country is facing severe water shortage and affecting rice sowing target. He further said that there are seed as well as supply chain problems, starting from growers to exporters, which are hindering increase in production as well as exports target. Another official said that Pakistan rice export to Qatar has been banned for the last five years though Qatar had been a major rice buyer of Pakistan. Pakistan exported over 50,000 metric tons of basmati rice worth $50 million along with 36,000 metric tons of non-basmati rice worth more than $21 million in 2012-13. But the export graph went downward to 15,000 metric tons of basmati in 2014-15. Pakistan is pursuing an application for the inclusion of Pakistan in the list of importers of rice, said the official, adding that Commerce Ministry needs to utilize all available diplomatic channels in this regard. The Commerce Ministry should take strenuous efforts to enhance Pakistan's trade volume with Qatar. The ministry, in this regard, can fully activate the commercial section at the Pakistani embassy in Doha, which would help in increasing rice exports, official added. Pakistan would also benefit from the price competitiveness against its competitors, Thailand, Vietnam etc. As Indian rice has lost its market in European countries due to excessive pesticide residue, Pakistani rice exporters have the opportunity to capture the EU market. Author Name: https://fp.brecorder.com/2018/06/20180614381887/

Climate change will make rice less nutritious

RICE is the primary food source for more than 3 billion people around the world. Many are unable to afford a diverse and nutritious diet that includes complete protein, grains, fruits and vegetables. They rely heavily on more affordable cereal crops, including rice, for most of their calories. My research focuses on health risks associated with climate variability and change. In a recently published study, I worked with scientists from China, Japan, Australia and the United States to assess how the rising carbon dioxide concentrations that are fueling climate change could alter the nutritional value of rice.

We conducted field studies in Asia for multiple genetically diverse rice lines, analysing how rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere altered levels of protein, micronutrients and B vitamins. SEE ALSO: Suicides and forced migration: The reality of climate change in South Asia Our data showed for the first time that rice grown at the concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide scientists

expect the world to reach by 2100 has lower levels of four key B vitamins. These findings also support research from other field studies showing rice grown under such conditions contains less protein, iron and zinc, which are important in fetal and early child development. These changes could have a disproportionate impact on maternal and child health in the poorest rice-dependent countries, including Bangladesh and Cambodia. image: https://cdn.asiancorrespondent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/file-20180611-191962177718c.jpg

Many of poorest regions in Asia rely on rice as a staple food. Source: IRRI, CC BY-NC-SA via The Conversation

Carbon dioxide and plant growth Plants obtain the carbon they need to grow primarily from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and draw other required nutrients from the soil. Human activities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mainly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; raised atmospheric CO2 concentrations from about 280 parts per million during pre-industrial times to 410 parts per million today. If global emission rates continue on their current path, atmospheric CO2 concentrations could reach over 1,200 parts per million by 2100 (including methane and other greenhouse gas emissions). Higher concentrations of CO2 are generally acknowledged to stimulate plant photosynthesis and growth. This effect could make the cereal crops that remain the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important sources of food, such as rice, wheat and corn, more productive, although recent research suggests that predicting impacts on plant growth is complex. Concentrations of minerals critical for human health, particularly iron and zinc, do not change in unison with CO2 concentrations. Current understanding of plant physiology suggests that major cereal crops

– particularly rice and wheat – respond to higher CO2 concentrations by synthesising more carbohydrates (starches and sugars) and less protein, and by reducing the quantity of minerals in their grains.

The importance of micronutrients Worldwide, approximately 815 million people worldwide are food-insecure, meaning that they do not have reliable access to sufficient quantities of safe, nutritious and affordable food. Even more people – approximately 2 billion – have deficiencies of important micronutrients such as iron, iodine and zinc. Insufficient dietary iron can lead to iron deficiency anemia, a condition in which there are too few red blood cells in the body to carry oxygen. This is the most common type of anemia. It can cause fatigue, shortness of breath or chest pain, and can lead to serious complications, such as heart failure and developmental delays in children. Zinc deficiencies are characterised by loss of appetite and diminished sense of smell, impaired wound healing, and weakened immune function. Zinc also supports growth and development, so sufficient dietary intake is important for pregnant women and growing children. Higher carbon concentrations in plants reduce nitrogen amounts in plant tissue, which is critical for the formation of B vitamins. Different B vitamins are required for key functions in the body, such as regulating the nervous system, turning food into energy and fighting infections. Folate, a B vitamin, reduces the risk of birth defects when consumed by pregnant women.

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Prices of different variety of rice are seen in a public market in Kamuning in Quezon City, metro Manila, May 21, 2018. Source: Reuters/Dondi Tawatao SEE ALSO: Feeding Asia: Collaboration is key to combating malnutrition

Significant nutrition losses We carried out our field studies in China and Japan, where we grew different strains of rice outdoors. To simulate higher atmospheric CO2 concentrations, we used Free-Air CO2 Enrichment, which blows CO2 over fields to maintain concentrations that are expected later in the century. Control fields experience similar conditions except for the higher CO2 concentrations. On average, the rice that we grew in air with elevated CO2 concentrations contained 17 percent less vitamin B1 (thiamine) than rice grown under current CO2 concentrations; 17 percent less vitamin B2 (riboflavin); 13 percent less vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid); and 30 percent less vitamin B9 (folate). Our study is the first to identify that concentrations of B vitamins in rice are reduced with higher CO2. We also found average reductions of 10 percent in protein, 8 percent in iron and 5 percent in zinc. We found no change in levels of vitamin B6 or calcium. The only increase we found was in vitamin E levels for most strains.

Worsening micronutrient deficiencies At present, about 600 million people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mostly in Southeast Asia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; get more than half of their daily calories and protein directly from rice. If nothing is done, the declines we found would likely worsen the overall burden of undernutrition. They also could affect early childhood development through impacts that include worsened effects from diarrheal disease and malaria. The potential health risks associated with CO2-induced nutritional deficits are directly correlated to the lowest overall gross domestic product per capita. This suggests that such changes would have serious potential consequences for countries already struggling with poverty and undernutrition. Few people would associate fossil fuel combustion and deforestation with the nutritional content of rice, but our research clearly shows one way in which emitting fossil fuels could worsen world hunger challenges.

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A farmer harvests rice on a rice paddy field outside Hanoi, Vietnam, June 7, 2018. Source: Reuters/KhamĂ&#x160;

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How could climate change affect other key plants? Unfortunately, today there is no entity at the federal, state or business level that provides long-term funding to evaluate how rising CO2 levels could affect plant chemistry and nutritional quality. But CO2-induced changes have significant implications, ranging from medicinal plants to nutrition, food safety and food allergies. Given the potential impacts, which may already be occurring, there is a clear and urgent need to invest in this research. It is also critical to identify options for avoiding or lessening these risks, from traditional plant breeding to genetic modification to supplements. Rising CO2 concentrations are driving climate change. What role these emissions will play in altering all aspects of plant biology, including the nutritional quality of the crops that we use for food, feed, fiber and fuel, remains to be determined. Read more at https://asiancorrespondent.com/2018/06/climate-change-will-make-rice-lessnutritious/#qbBj7vXTmLMuyzPC.99 Author Name: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2018/06/climate-change-will-make-rice-lessnutritious/#jKAlTLY7RwCT8VrL.97

Rice farmers happy with new farming technologies

Rice Farmers in Limulunga district of Western have expressed satisfaction with the improved rice farming technology and the use of new rice varieties under the Agricultural Productivity Programme in Southern Africa (APPSA). Speaking during an exchange visit in Nangila area, Kamwezi Shanika who had been empowered with SUPA MG new rice and used controlled spacing said she used few seeds but the yield is more unlike when she used recycled seed. And Likando Nyambe of Usha area applauded government for taking a bold decision to inculcate the promotion of rice growing adding she was able to fill bags and secure food for her household. Government has been making strides through the US$200,000 APPSA project that

has been rolling out its implementation since 2015 by empowering farmers with 1 Kilogram of Rice to demonstrate to how improved farming technology and certified rice varieties would promote higher yield. And speaking when addressing farmers at Nangili area of Limulunga District, Mongu Senior field Crops Officer said 20 lead farmers and 400 follower farmers in Western Province have been benefiting from the Agricultural Productivity Programme in Southern Africa APPSA. She encouraged the local people to ensure that the certified seeds are stored for other members in the community to appreciate the new farming Initiative. And Limulunga District Commissioner Litambo Ndombo told ZANIS in an interview that government is committed to ensuring that people in rural Zambia are empowered to increase their levels of agriculture productivity. Mr. Ndombo said it was gratifying that people have seen the need to improve their farming adding that cultivation should move handy with higher productivity. He urged the local farmers to take advantage of the initiative because it would contribute to alienating hunger as well as to promote the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food security. The programme which has rounded Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia is been carried out in Northern, Muchinga and Western Province and has been benefiting Kalabo, Mongu, Senanga and Limulunga districts in selected areas. Author Name: https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/06/14/rice-farmers-happy-with-new-farmingtechnologies/ Date: 14-Jun-2018

Rice farmers happy with new farming technologies

more unlike when she used recycled seed. And Likando Nyambe of Usha area applauded government for taking a bold decision to inculcate the promotion of rice growing adding she was able to fill bags and secure food for her household. Government has been making strides through the US$200,000 APPSA project that has been rolling out its implementation since 2015 by empowering farmers with 1 Kilogram of Rice to demonstrate to how improved farming technology and certified rice varieties would promote higher yield. And speaking when addressing farmers at Nangili area of Limulunga District, Mongu Senior field Crops Officer said 20 lead farmers and 400 follower farmers in Western Province have been benefiting from the Agricultural Productivity Programme in Southern Africa APPSA. She encouraged the local people to ensure that the certified seeds are stored for other members in the community to appreciate the new farming Initiative. And Limulunga District Commissioner Litambo Ndombo told ZANIS in an interview that government is committed to ensuring that people in rural Zambia are empowered to increase their levels of agriculture productivity. Mr. Ndombo said it was gratifying that people have seen the need to improve their farming adding that cultivation should move handy with higher productivity. He urged the local farmers to take advantage of the initiative because it would contribute to alienating hunger as well as to promote the country’s food security. The programme which has rounded Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia is been carried out in Northern, Muchinga and Western Province and has been benefiting Kalabo, Mongu, Senanga and Limulunga districts in selected areas. Author Name: https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/06/14/rice-farmers-happy-with-new-farmingtechnologies/ Date: 14-Jun-2018

Rice exports up by 30pc to $1.58b in 10 months

LAHORE - Pakistan has come out of the crisis of low exports, which was observed during the last three years, as the rice exports have increased by around 30 percent to $1.58 billion during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (2017-18) as exporters pushed fresh cargoes to Indonesia, Kenya and other markets. Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan chairman Samee Ullah Ch said that value of rice export trade has been showing improvement due to the coordination of REAP members with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan and customs. “Our members are putting in untiring efforts, and aggressive marketing to increase rice exports and to earn valuable foreign exchange,” he added. He said rice exporters are making investments to install modern rice processing machinery and using value-addition technology. He said the association is sending trade delegations to various countries for rice marketing. “Last month our delegation came back after a successful visit to Iran, which is very lucrative and a potential market for basmati rice. Around 100,000 tons of rice has so far been exported to Iran during the current season.” He hoped that a handsome amount of foreign

exchange would be fetched by Pakistani rice exporters. He said that rice exports amounted to $1.23 billion during the corresponding period last year. Samee Ullah Ch said exports increased 15 percent to 3.23 million tons during the 10 months of the current fiscal year of 2017/18. He said exports of non-basmati rice to Indonesia increased during the period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We exported 50,000 tons of non-basmati rice to Indonesia during the July-April period. Kenya remained the largest buyer of Pakistani non-basmati rice, buying 323,000 tons of rice amounting to $118 million. China is also one of the largest importers of Pakistani non-basmati rice.â&#x20AC;? He said demand for rice in the international markets is increasing. The crop was good in terms of both quality and quantity this year, he added. Author Name: https://nation.com.pk/15-Jun-2018/rice-exports-up-by-30pc-to-1-58b-in-10-months Date: 15-Jun-2018

Vietnam Rice Exports Growing in 2018

its demand. Vietnam exported about 452,000 tons of rice in May, increasing 2,660,000 tons the annual average, while the income for that concept in the month amounted to $347 million USD to total $1.4 billion USD until then. During the first five months of 2018, rice sales abroad grew 25.7 percent in quantity and 42.6 percent in value, compared to the same period of 2017. According to the referred ministry, importers prioritize the purchase of high quality rice such as the Japonica variety, of which this nation is an important producer. The ministry also predicted that international prices will continue high in the immediate future. Vietnamese rice reached $460 per ton in the global market in mid-May, the highest level in the last four years, a rise attributed to the large volumes of high quality rice. According to estimates, Vietnam expects to sell around 6,500,000 tons of rice this year. Author Name: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=29751&SEO=vietnam-rice-exports-growing-in2018 Date: 18-Jun-2018

Basmati is the pride of our subcontinent Lack of popular perception can’t serve as a ground for a non-inclusive approach to GI tagging of basmati rice Factors favouring the cultivation of basmati — temperature, humidity, daylight and soil conditions — are abundant in states such as Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana and MP. India is the world’s leading producer and exporter of Basmati rice with an annual production of 60 lakh tonnes. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT) In the film Basmati Blues, Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson is a scientist who creates a new fast-growing super-rice and tries to woo villagers to switch. Basmati Blues is now at the centre-stage but with a new context. In this instance, I am referring to the issue of geographical tagging of Basmati rice. India is the world’s leading producer and exporter of Basmati rice with an annual production of 60 lakh tonnes. Experts say Basmati is a produce of India. Countries such as the United States have tried to claim Basmati as their production but failed so far. RiceTec, a US company selling Basmati (grown in the US) under the trademark Texmati and Kasmati, was even granted a US patent. The government of India reacted and a high-level interministerial group from the ministries of commerce and agriculture along with the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) and Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) were able to furnish evidence to support their case. The patent was declared void. Basmati, the scented pearl, has been the pride of our subcontinent for centuries with earliest records of cultivation in 1766. Scented rice from the royal kitchens of Emperor Akbar included Mushkin (red Basmati). Real transcripts recorded in the Ain-i-Akbari, Akbar’s 16th-century biography, refer to Basmati being grown in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh (MP). Records from the British era indicate cultivation of Basmati in several parts of the country including MP. As an agricultural scientist I am intrigued by the response of apex bodies such as the APEDA and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research to the GI tagging of basmati, stating that certain states such as MP cannot be granted the GI tag owing to “lack of popular perception”. Scientific records and historical documents have been completely ignored in this. Factors favouring the cultivation of Basmati — temperature, humidity, daylight and soil conditions — are abundant in states such as Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana and MP. These are valid reasons for all of them being granted the GI tag.

“Lack of popular perception” cannot serve as a ground for such non-inclusive approach to the GI tagging of Basmati rice. Such a subjective approach has a detrimental effect on the interest of producers and growers in states like MP. Read more o

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Futuristic farmers: Spicing it up with chilli farming “Basmati” derives its roots in two Sanskrit words “Vas” meaning “aroma” and “Mati” meaning ingrained from the origin. Hence the word “Basmati” means “the one containing aroma”. “Basmati” does not per se signify any indication of its geographical origin unlike Darjeeling tea or Kancheepuram silk. It is precisely for this reason that the use of “popular perception” or the lack thereof as a parameter to deny states such as MP and its farmers the GI tag for Basmati is beyond comprehension. Uma Ahuja is former professor of genetic and plant breedng, College of Agriculture, Hisar The views expressed are personal Author Name: https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/basmati-is-the-pride-of-our-subcontinent/storyt9HqBjZbkQ7INRoxlytBeL.html

A Glance At Local Rice Production Rice has become the second most important food staple after maize in Ghana and its consumption keeps increasing as a result of population growth, urbanization and change in consumer habits. Ghanaians have over the years developed a strong appetite for imported rice due to its availability and distribution reach in the market as well as its highly polished and fragranced nature. In view of this, government has set an ambitious target to increase rice production this year as a measure to reduce rice imports to save the economy’s foreign exchange. The nation’s value of rice imports has escalated eight-fold – from US$152million in 2007 to a peak of US$1.2billion in both 2014 and 2015. In the same period, the volume of rice imports climbed from 441,000 metric tonnes to 630,000 metric tonnes. According to figures from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) at the end of 2016, Ghana’s rice production stood at 687,680 metric tonnes. Therefore, plans to increase production by 49% in 2017 means an addition of 337,500 metric tonnes which will put total production this year to a little over one million (1,025,180) metric tonnes. The 337,500 metric tonnes increase expected this year is estimated to translate into GH¢371.2million (GH¢371,250,000) as value of this additional production. This will also create some 226,800 direct and indirect employment comprising 32,400 direct jobs, 194,400 indirect jobs. According to Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto rice production target is one of the five crops this year under the ‘Planting for food and jobs’, campaign aimed at turning farmlands and backyards into a huge food basket that is expected to cut down the country’s food import bill drastically. The Avnash Royal Farmers’ rice Although, there are a number of locally produced paddy rice in Ghana, one brand that stands tall among the rice production industry, with enormous contribution to the country’s economy over the years has been the Avansh’s Royal Farmers Rice produced at Nyankpala in the Tolon District of Northern Region. The locally produced premium parboiled long grain rice, the Royal Farmers Rice, is being produced to meet the rising demand for rice and reduce its importation. Royal Farmers Rice is a product of Avnash Rice Mill, located at Nyankpala in the Tolon District of Northern Region, which buys quality rice from local farmers for processing. The rice processing plant, a stateof-the-art facility and a fully automated mill of Buhler make has which has a capacity to process 500 metric tons of paddy rice per day, has been installed and is capable of feeding the country with the highest quality of rice. The Avnash Rice Mill expects increased rice production by both smallholder farmers and a few commercial rice producers, who have cultivated over 1,200-acre under cultivation within the Northern and Upper East Regions to help meet local demand. The commissioning of the Avnash Rice Mill last year

reinforces the company’s commitment to its five-year plan to support and create one million direct and indirect jobs for Ghanaians by 2022. Its Chief Executive Officer, Jai Mirchandani, in a recent statement said the processing plant, a state-of-the-art facility with a capacity to process 500 metric tons of paddy rice per day, is capable of feeding the country with the highest quality of rice. “This year, we estimate some 32,000 farmers to benefit from this Rice Mill, while transporters, aggregators, mechanised service suppliers, inputs providers, and their families of an estimated 20,000 people will also benefit,” he said. Avnash Industries Ghana Limited has so far invested about US$150million from 2007 into its agro-business operations and is aimed at adding value to the country’s agricultural produce and creating employment for wealth-creation. The company is also ready to increase its rice milling capacity once the existing capacity is exceeded by the supply of paddy. “We are confident in the hardworking abilities of our farmers and the efforts and support being offered by government will boost the production volumes of rice” said Jai Mirchandani. The company is well known for its businesses in edible oil, rice, soaps and detergents, packaging of its products – including PET and hard plastic containers. Author Name: https://www.modernghana.com/news/862079/a-glance-at-local-rice-production.html

Myanmar exports over one million ton of rice from Yangon ports

Myanmar exported more than one million ton of rice from Yangon ports between 2014-15 FY and 2017-18 FY, according to Myanma Port Authority (MPA). “Myanmar exported one million ton of rice from Yangon ports within four fiscal years and most of them are exported from Sule port terminal,” said Managing Director Ni Aung from the MPA. It exported over 160,000 tons of rice in 2014-15 FY, about 41,000 tons of rice in 2015-16 FY, over 195,000 tons of rice in 2016-17 FY and over 630,000 tons of rice in 2017-18 FY respectively. There are seven jetties in Sule port terminal and four of them are handled between the MPA and a joint venture company. The rest are operated by the MPA alone. The MPA is upgrading the terminal to dock bulk carriers of 300,000 tons deadweight.

Myanmar exported about 1.7 million tons of rice in last fiscal year and about 700,000 of them are sent through Sule terminal. Myanmar is expecting to export over four million tons of rice from Yangon ports and the MPA is carrying out dredging work to facilitate transportation of cargoes and installed nautical devices in the ports. Bulk carriers of 300,000 tons deadweight can dock at Yangon port currently. The Asia World port terminal, Myanma Industrial Port, Ahlone International port terminal, Bo Aung Kyaw wharf and Myanmar International Thilawa Terminal are handling cargo ships docked in Yangon harbour area. Author Name: http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/14164

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/rice-farmerssupport-closure-of-border-257068.html126K bags of Vietnam rice arrive at Tabaco City port ByPTV News - CD Posted on June 20, 2018 SHARE TWEET SHARE EMAIL

LEGAZPI CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A total of 126,000 bags of imported rice from Vietnam are now being unloaded from a cargo vessel at the Tabaco City Port to be distributed to National Food Authority warehouses of the six provinces of Bicol next week, a top NFA official in the region said. Edna De Guzman, regional director of NFA-Bicol, said Tuesday the 126,000 bags of rice comprise the first tranche of 400,000 bags of rice to be delivered from Vietnam under the G2G or government to government procurement program. The vessel carrying the rice arrived last June 15 but because of bad weather, unloading of the bags only started last Saturday, June 17. As of today, Tuesday, 18,000 bags have been unloaded. De Guzman said they expect to finish the unloading very soon and will start to distribute the Vietnamese grains as NFA rice next week to answer the needs of consumers for lower priced commodity. She said they would allocate provisions to all six provinces of Bicol but the number of bags will depend upon the needs of the population and situation of every province. Albay will receive 25,000 bags; Camarines Norte, 13,000 bags; Catanduanes, 14,000 bags; Masbate, 14,000 bags; Sorsogon, 15,000 bags and Camarines Sur, the biggest allocation of 35,000 bags. The regional office of NFA will also have its initial reserve buffer stock of 10,000 bags.

According to de Guzman, they have started supplying NFA rice to public markets and accredited retailers in Legazpi City, offering a lower price of PHP27 per kilo. She also said they are planning to launch an NFA outlet inside their regional office compound in this city for walk-in consumers. ―Maybe next week we will start the truck to truck distribution of NFA rice in Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay and Sorsogon. We are now also preparing for the distribution in the island provinces of Masbate and Catanduanes that will start on July 1,‖ de Guzman added. https://ptvnews.ph/126k-bags-vietnam-rice-arrive-tabaco-city-port/

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The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has commended the federal government’s decision to shut down a neighbouring country through which rice is smuggled on a large scale into Nigeria. Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, President Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday that the closure of the border would encourage the patronage of local rice. ―If adequate measure is not taken to stop the activities of the smugglers, it would have adverse effects on the bumper harvests expected from the rice revolution and create rice glut,’’ he said. Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, had announced that government would shut down a neighbouring border soon. The minister explained that rice are being smuggled into Nigeria through the unnamed country in spite of efforts to prevail on the country to curb the menace. Goronyo said the move has become imperative because the ongoing Rice Revolution undertaken by many state governments and Strategic Interventions by the Federal Government Agencies must not be jeopardised. ―It is a step in the right direction to ensure self-sufficiency, for the country to make progress, crash the market prices of locally produced rice and for the huge investment on rice production to be meaningful. He said even though the importation of rice through the land borders was banned since April 2016 with an extension to the restriction of rice into the

Nigerian market from the Export Processing Zones (EPZ), yet smugglers still engaged in the unwholesome act. Goronyo said that long before now RIFAN and the Nigeria Customs Service has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fight rice smuggling through land border into the country. RIFAN President said the joint efforts has reduced the activities of the smugglers because the smuggled rice coming into Nigeria is just five per cent of what we consume, and the rice is coming through the informal sector. ―Any smuggler bringing rice into the Nigerian market will have to think twice because it is no longer a profitable venture the landing cost of a 50kg bag of imported rice is now N20, 000. ―So calculate how much will it be sold for the venture to be a profitable one, it’s not worth the smuggling,’’ he said. He said to achieve the laudable feat the Comptroller-General ordered the deployment of capable officers and men to borders to enforce the order. Goronyo added that the customs had also re-organised its anti-smuggling patrols to provide additional capability, to enforce the ban of rice import through the land borders. The RIFAN President commended the customs officials for taking the giant stride to reinstate the confidence of the RIFAN and assuring the farmers of adequate markets for their products. Goronyo said that the annual rice production in Nigeria has increased from 5.5 million tonnes in 2015 to 5.8 million tonnes in 2017. He said that in 2015, Nigerians spent not less than N1 billion daily on rice consumption, adding that while spending had drastically reduced, consumption had increased because of increased local production of the commodity. Goronyo said available data showed that the consumption rate now is 2 million tonnes, while the production rate is 5.9 tonnes per annum. He commended the efforts of President Buhari for investing adequately in rice production adding that his policies had enhanced the progress made so far in the country. Goronyo assured Nigerians that with the sustained implementation of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme RIFAN is working towards achieving selfsufficiency in rice production by 2020 (NAN)

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Haryana Minister of State for Food and Supplies, Karan Dev Kamboj on Tuesday said that criminal case would be lodged against such mill owners who do not deposit hundred per cent payments for the Custom Milled Rice (CMR) by June 30. The district food and supplies officer concerned will also be proceeded against, said Kamboj. He said that this decision had been taken after assessing the recovery of CMR from the rice millers. The defaulter firms would be blacklisted and would not be allowed to buy paddy in future. The state has so far recovered payment for 99 per cent of CMR which is required to be increased to hundred per cent. During 2017-18 out of the total CMR was 18,53,083 metric tonnes (MT), payment for 18,28,291 metric tonnes has been deposited by the rice mill owners with the State Government, said the Minister. The pending payment for CMR yet to be recovered includes 11,376 MT from Karnal, 6,190 MT from Kurukshetra, 3,696 MT from Kaithal, 2,105 MT from Yamunanagar, and 1,426 MT from Ambala. Thus, district food and supplies officers and the millers are expected to deposit the payment by June 30, Kamboj added.

https://www.dailypioneer.com/stateeditions/chandigarh/criminal-cases-tobe-lodged-against-defaulter-millowners.htmlFood & Supplies dept looks to ensure adequate paddy procurement in districts Team MP | 19 Jun 2018 11:14 PM Kolkata: The state Food and Supplies department is taking all necessary steps to ensure adequate procurement of paddy in West Midnapore, Jhargram, Bankura and Purulia. Jyotipriya Mallick, the state Food and Supplies minister, will be visiting the districts in the end of June. Senior officials of the department will also be visiting the places along with the minister. They will be visiting the places to oversee the procurement of paddy. This comes at a time when a target of procuring 35 lakh MT paddy has been set in the boro season. So far, the procurement of 29.5 lakh MT has become possible. The process of procuring the remaining quantity of paddy is going on in full swing to reach the target. Mallick held a high level meeting in Khadya Bhavan on Tuesday. The state Agriculture minister Asish Banerjee, Pradip Mazumder, advisor to the Chief Minister on agriculture, senior officials of the Food and Supplies department, district controllers and representatives of both Bengal Rice Millers' Association and District Rice Millers' Association, were also present in the meeting. After the meeting, Mallick said: "I, along with officials of my department, will be visiting the districts in the end of June to oversee the procurement of paddy." During the minister's visit to the district, he will hold meeting with administrative officers, distributors and dealers there. He further said that rice cannot be stocked for than two months in any district. So, directions have been given in Tuesday's meeting, to disburse the excess quantity of rice after maintaining a stock of two to three months. There are districts including West Midnapore, Purulia, Bankura and Jhargram, where paddy will be sent from Burdwan and Birbhum. It will help in ensuring adequate stock of rice in all districts. Mallick said: "Our target is to support farmers and to ensure that they get the right price so that they do not have to go for distress sell." With steps taken by the Mamata Banerjee government, there was hardly any case

of distress sell in the past seven years, since her government came to power http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/food-supplies-dept-looks-to-ensure-adequate-paddy-procurement-indistricts-305328http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/food-supplies-dept-looks-to-ensure-adequate-paddyprocurement-in-districts-305328

Rice millers, LCCI, Sani differ on border closure decision Published June 20, 2018

Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Muda Yusuf

Anna Okon Rice millers in the country have welcomed the decision of the Federal Government to shut the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s borders with an unnamed neighbouring country in an effort to stem the influx of smuggled rice and grow the local industry. However, the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, and the Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Muda Yusuf, said closing the borders would not be the solution to rice smuggling. The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, had stated on Monday while speaking with youths at a leadership clinic under the auspices of the Guardians of the Nations International that shutting the borders had become necessary to encourage local production of rice and sustain the Nigerian economy. Commending the pronouncement, the President, Rice Millers, Importers and Distributors of Nigeria, Mr Tunji Owoeye, said the decision should have been taken long before now. â&#x20AC;&#x2022;They should have shut the border a long time ago. Stakeholders have invested a lot to grow the rice sector and it is smuggling that can mess up the entire efforts,â&#x20AC;&#x2013; he told our correspondent in a telephone in interview. According to him, without smuggling, Nigeria will be self-sufficient in rice production in two years. The Managing Director, Stine Industries, millers of the Anambra Rice, Mr Akai Egwuonwu, said the decision was a good one and would reduce the appetite of Nigerians for foreign rice, make local millers work harder to fill the demand gap that would be created, and in the process, there would be employment opportunities for people in the rice value chain. He maintained that even though enforcement was usually a problem with such a move, the fact that the government had pronounced it would send signals to importers that bringing rice across the border was now illegal.

Egwuonwu stated that the situation would make it easy to have statistics of local rice demand to guide the local millers on the volume they needed to supply. While the millers have commended the decision, other players in the economy, however, expressed reservations about it. Sani stated that the decision was a wrong one. ―It‘s wrong to shut down the land borders because of rice smuggling. Our layers of security operatives should be able to combat or prevent smuggling without suffocating legitimate businesses and stifling border communities,‖ he noted in a tweet on Tuesday. The LCCI DG, Yusuf, stated that the approach was a wrong one. According to him, smuggling is a symptom of a problem and the best way to tackle it is to deal with the cause. He listed the causes of smuggling as the high cost of local rice, high tariff on imports, and weak and compromised government officials at the borders. Yusuf maintained that shutting the borders would hurt innocent small business operators who make a living by exporting goods to neighbouring countries. According to him, the Nigerian economy is not all about rice, and the ministers of the Interior, Foreign Affairs and, Industry, Trade and Investment should be consulted on the matter. 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 (Visited 258 times, 1 visits today)

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Global Rice Transplanter Machines Market Share 2018 – 2025: Jiangsu World Agriculture Machinery, TYM, CLAAS, Iseki and Kubota By Lori Lobato June 20, 2018 15 0 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter

The new research report ―Global Rice Transplanter Machines Market Analysis 2018 – 2025‖ is a reliable business document for its targeted audiences such as manufacturers of rice transplanter machines, industry experts, industrial raw material suppliers and buyers, rice transplanter machines business authorities and end-users. It covers in-depth market analysis and future prospects of the global rice transplanter machines market that the reader can use to gauge market potential. The rice transplanter machines report immensely helpful to identify opportunities in the global market and gives updates related to various segments of the rice transplanter machines market. The rice transplanter machines report begins with a market overview and provides insightful information on market statistics from 2013 to 2017. Furthermore, rice transplanter machines report describes the recent market trends, value chain, region wise market scope, technology advancements in rice transplanter machines production, opportunities for newcomers and existing players of rice transplanter machines. In the subsequent part, the report offers the study on market dynamics that includes an analysis of rice transplanter machines business growth factors, drivers, restraints, industry news and

policies across the globe, rice transplanter machines market challenges and limitations in the forecast years 2018 – 2025. Try free sample PDF copy of the report at https://market.biz/report/global-ricetransplanter-machines-market-hr/240403/#requestforsample Competitive Landscape The next section of the report offers a comparative study of active market players associated with rice transplanter machines market. In order provide a dashboard view of the key players rice transplanter machines report adds a company profile, marketing strategies adopted by them, rice transplanter machines product portfolio, technology advancements in production, rice transplanter machines company market share and performance in past years. The report section helps to assess the strategies deployed by top market players in rice transplanter machines and to build effective market plans accordingly. Market Players that are cited in the report : CLAAS, Kubota, Dongfeng Agricultural Machinery, TYM, Iseki, Jiangsu World Agriculture Machinery, Changfa Agricultural Equipment, Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery, Shandong Fuerwo Agricultural Equipment and Yanmar Market Segmentation For a better understanding of the global rice transplanter machines market trends and opportunities report is categorically divided into different segments such as rice transplanter machines product type, end-use applications and regions. It helps to analyze the emerging market area for rice transplanter machines and assess the revenue opportunities. Each individual segment market share studied separately in the report to understand the relative contribution to rice transplanter machines market growth. Regions Product Types Applications Asia-Pacific North America Mechanical Commercial Europe Manual Household South America The Middle East and Africa The geographical segmentation of the report is based on rice transplanter machines production, consumption, import and export, emerging countries for rice transplanter machines, market share and growth rate of that region from 2013 to 2025. Enquire for Global Rice Transplanter Machines Market Report at https://market.biz/report/global-rice-transplanter-machines-markethr/240403/#inquiry Key Highlights of the Global Rice Transplanter Machines Market – The report provides key statistics on the state of the rice transplanter machines industry, considered 2017 as the base year to estimate the market numbers and forecast market projection made for 2018 – 2025. – The report covers the historical, present and projected size of the global rice transplanter machines market for both value and volume.

– The in-depth approach towards rice transplanter machines market drivers, restraints, opportunities and trends impacting the market helps to develop effective business strategies. – The rice transplanter machines report offers forecasts information for a minimum of 5 years of all the mentioned market segments and sub-segments that produce maximum revenue share in global rice transplanter machines market. – The report describes the detailed company profile of prominent organizations active in the global rice transplanter machines market, along with key success factors for newcomers in the rice transplanter machines market. – It rice transplanter machines report offers historical growth of the largest countries in every region, which allows the reader to make effective long-term investment decisions. Thus ―Global Rice Transplanter Machines Market‖ report contains all the required information pertaining to the market growth and it is a valuable source of guidance for organizations and individuals planning to enter in the global rice transplanter machines market. Get More Related Reports Here http://editiontime.com/category/equipment/ Share this:  Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)  Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)  Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)

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Lori Lobato is a content writer and SEO analyst at prudour since last five years. She has key interest and deep knowledge in market research. Before she started content writing she experimented with various occupations: computer programming, dog-training, scientificatingâ&#x20AC;Ś But her favorite job is the one sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s now doing full-time writing romance.