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Sri Lanka keen to enhance trade with Pakistan Sri Lanka pitches for Pakistani investment Ukraine eyes $1 billion bilateral trade with Pakistan Pakistan working towards FTA with Pacific South East nations Conference on rice fortification seeks solution for malnutrition/ Manage holiday food intake - DA Chinese scientists reveal a novel signaling pathway for chilling tolerance in rice Rice prices expected to drop by P7 per kilo Vietnam's 2017 exports, imports hit record US$400bn Smuggling of Parboiled Rice from Across the Borders 12 Lagos convicts get freedom, Plateau prisoners produce rice Myanmar rice exports highest in 50 years in 2017-18 Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- December 20, 2017 India eyes African nations to increase export of non-basmati rice Myanmar rice exports highest in 50 years in 2017-18 Sri Lanka, China commemorate 65th anniversary of RubberRice Pact Jan-Nov rice export brings in US$2.49 billion Rice prices to drop with QR removal As Climate Change Threatens Agricultural Sector, India Must Craft New Policies Rice, alcohol and banana could invite trouble with elephants, study shows Rice Starch Market Size and Analysis by Leading Manufacturers with Its Application and Types 2017-2022 Basmati Rice Market Report 2017: Economic Indicators and Product Offerings Worldwide With Future Prospects 2022 Global Rice Syrup Market 2017 – Recent Study Including Growth Factors, Applications, Regional Analysis, Key Players and Forecasts till 2022

Volume 9 | Issue XII

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter News Detail‌ Sri Lanka keen to enhance trade with Pakistan December 20, 2017

ISLAMABAD - Sri Lanka on Tuesday showed interest to further enhance bilateral tradeand economic relations with Pakistan as both countries have good potential to do tradein many areas.

G.L. Gnanatheva, Consul General of Sri Lanka based in Karachi, along with Counsellor of Sri Lankan High Commission visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and expressed interest to enhance bilateral trade with Pakistan. He said many Pakistani products including pharmaceuticals, rice, fruits & vegetables, steel, cement, garments & textiles have huge potential in Sri Lanka and similarly Sri Lankan tea, wall tiles, floor tiles, bathroom fittings have great scope in Pakistan. He urged that business community of both countries should step up efforts to realize all potential areas of business cooperation.

He said Sri Lanka has signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with China and SAARC countries and by enhancing cooperation with it, Pakistan could get better access to huge markets of ASEAN and China. He said Sri Lanka was producing 75% electricity through hydro source and both countries have good potential to cooperate in energy sector for achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.

He said Sri Lankan manufacturers had made huge investment for enhancing production capacity focusing on Pakistan, but hike in regulatory duty by Pakistan has affected Sri Lankan exports to it. He said Sri Lanka was the first country to sign FTA with Pakistan, but Pakistan's approach of increasing taxes through SROs was a problem in exploiting full potential of FTA. He said Sri Lanka has made attractive investment policies for foreign investors and Pakistani investors should explore Sri Lanka for JVs and investment. He said there was huge scope for Pakistani pharmaceutical sector to invest in Sri Lanka and enhance exports to many other countries.

Sheikh Amir Waheed, President, ICCI said that despite signing FTA, bilateral tradebetween Pakistan and Sri Lanka was not encouraging and stressed that both countries should focus on

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter improving business linkages between their private sectors for exploring all untapped areas of mutual cooperation. He said encouraging frequent exchange of trade delegations and organizing single country exhibition was the way forward for both countries to promote bilateral trade and economic relations. He assured that ICCI would work with Sri Lankan High Commission to improve trade relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka .

Muhammad Naveed, Senior Vice President, and Nisar Mirza, Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that CPEC has created plenty of new business opportunities in Pakistan in energy, infrastructure development and other sectors.

They stressed that Sri Lanka investors should visit Pakistan to explore JVs and investment in this mega development project. http://nation.com.pk/20-Dec-2017/sri-lanka-keen-to-enhance-trade-with-pakistan

Sri Lanka pitches for Pakistani investment

By Our Correspondent December 20, 2017 Containers at a port. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Sri Lanka is keen to further enhance bilateral trade and economic relations with Pakistan as both countries have good potential to do trade in many areas, said Consul General of Sri Lanka based in Karachi G L Gnanatheva during his visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI).

He said that many Pakistani products including pharmaceuticals, rice, fruits and vegetables, steel, cement, garments and textiles have huge potential in Sri Lanka and similarly Sri Lankan tea, wall tiles, floor tiles, bathroom fittings have great scope in Pakistan.

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He urged the business community of both countries to step up efforts to realise all potential areas of business cooperation. The Sri Lankan official said that they have signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with China and Saarc countries and by enhancing cooperation, Pakistan can get better access to huge markets of ASEAN and China. He said that Sri Lanka was producing 75% electricity through hydro source and both countries have the potential to cooperate in energy sector for achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.

Sri Lankan manufacturers have made huge investment for enhancing production capacity focusing on Pakistan, but a hike in regulatory duty by Pakistan has affected Sri Lankan exports to it, the consul general lamented. Gnanatheva said Sri Lanka was the first country to sign a

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter FTA with Pakistan, but its approach of increasing taxes through SROs was a problem in exploiting it. “Sri Lanka has made attractive investment policies for foreign investors and Pakistani investors should explore Sri Lanka for JVs and investment.�

There is huge scope for Pakistani pharmaceutical sector to invest in Sri Lanka and enhance exports to many other countries, he added.

Also speaking in the occasion, ICCI President Sheikh Amir Waheed said that despite signing the FTA, bilateral trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was not encouraging. He stressed that both countries should focus on improving business linkages between their private sectors for exploring all untapped areas of mutual cooperation.

Waheed was of the view that encouraging frequent exchange of trade delegations and organising single country exhibition was the way forward for both countries to promote bilateral trade and economic relations. https://tribune.com.pk

Ukraine eyes $1 billion bilateral trade with Pakistan

By DND December 20, 2017 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Ukrainian ambassador to Pakistan Volodymyr Lakomov has said that his Country plans to enhance its bilateral trade with Pakistan to over $1 billion a year.

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While talking to Dispatch News desk (DND) new agency and DND Radio news in Islamabad, the Ukrainian envoy said that though this year the two Countries are celebrating 25th anniversary

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter of their bilateral relationship established on March 16, 1992 but over the years, their bilateral trade didn’t reach to its full potential.The Ukrainian envoy said that following the beginning of their bilateral diplomatic ties, Pakistan and Ukraine concluded a historical contract in militarytechnical sphere in 1996 but besides that, various difficulties including the internal crises in Ukraine didn’t allow the two Countries to enhance bilateral cooperation in multiple fields.

However, he added that the bilateral trade between the two Countries will touch $1 billion in next few years. Volodymyr Lakomov told that during the next half of 2017, they witnessed a boom in visits of Pakistani industrialists and Businessmen to Ukraine for agricultural, security and armament exhibitions etc.

In reply to a question, the ambassador said that apart from military hardware, now Ukraine also exports vegetables, grains and oilseeds, agricultural and dairy products etc to Pakistan while on the other hand, Pakistan’s exports to Ukraine have mainly been textile items, rice, citrus fruits, plastic and polymer materials, and cotton.The ambassador stressed that the Business Community of both Pakistan and Ukraine must come closer to each other for mutually beneficial business relationship and investment projects.

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Pakistan working towards FTA with Pacific South East nations ISLAMABAD: Pakistan aims initiate negotiations with Pacific and South East Asian nations on a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to enhance multilateral trade.

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Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines in the Pacific region are among the countries in the list to start a dialogue on Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) which will pave the way

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter towards FTA for promoting trade liberalization, a senior official of Ministry of Commerce told APP here on Tuesday.

Replying to another question, he said Pakistan and Indonesia had already agreed on concessions for 20 different items during bilateral negotiations under a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA).

Both sides discussed 20 tariff lines and Indonesia agreed to give concession on major exports from Pakistan including rice, textile, ethanol, Citrus (Kinnow) and mangoes during renegotiation on PTA, he said.

Concession on 20 tariff lines was a major success for Pakistan; as a result, Pakistani citrus exports to Indonesia will increase from 18 to 35 million tonnes and mango exports will increase to 10 million tonnes in a year, he said.

The official added that an earlier restriction on year-round exports to Indonesia had also been removed.

Pakistan and Indonesia had a currently enjoy an annual trade volume of $170 million which is expected to increase after renegotiation on PTA. Both countries agreed to expand PTA and move forward towards a Free Trade Agreeme nt, the official said.

He said the Indonesia-Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) was signed in February 2012. The official said the activation of the PTA followed the signing of a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on plant quarantine and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures between Indonesia and Pakistan.

He said through these steps, Pakistani agricultural products will gain greater market access in Indonesia.

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Conference on rice fortification seeks solution for malnutrition December 20, 2017 4:55 am On: Kathmandu

Kathmandu, December 19 Enriching rice with essential vitamins and minerals could hold the key to a healthier, more productive future for the Nepali people, suggested a two-day conference that concluded in the capital today.

The first national conference on rice fortification was convened by the Department of Health Services, Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, and the Nepal Food Corporation in association with the United Nations World Food Programme.

Malnutrition in general — but even more so micronutrient malnutrition — is a serious public health concern in Nepal. The country’s rates of iron deficiency and anemia remain high.

The 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey revealed that anaemia prevailed in more than one out of four women of reproductive age and above fifty per cent in children between 6 to 59 months old. Among pregnant and breastfeeding women, the prevalence of anaemia reached 46 per cent each; among children of 12-17 months it hit an alarming 74 per cent.

“Access to proper nutrition is a human right that no individual should be denied. We are pleased to begin this national initiative to make a real difference in the everyday lives of millions, by engaging multiple partners across different sectors,” said Minister for Health Deepak Bohara.

The nutrients most commonly used in food grain fortification are iron and folic acid. Fortifying rice with essential vitamins and minerals will lead to better health among the poor and vulnerable.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter “Chronic malnutrition, especially among women, adolescent girls and children, is a terrible issue in Nepal, both in terms of health and economic productivity,” said Pippa Bradford, WFP Nepal Country Director. https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/conference-rice-fortification-seeks-solution-malnutrition/

Manage holiday food intake - DA December 20, 2017

QUEZON CITY, Dec. 20 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) reminds the public to be mindful of their food consumption this holiday season during the culmination of #RICEponsiblePlateChallenge, a social media campaign that encourages consumers to prepare the healthiest and most balanced meal in a plate.

“Wastage and eating more of what our body requires are prevalent in this season of food abundance. So we try to lessen this behavior through the prompts we launched during the National Rice Awareness Month. Let’s SET rice! Save rice, eat healthy, and try brown rice,” Myriam G. Layaoen, campaign director of DA’s Be RICEponsible campaign, said.

The 8th National Nutrition Survey of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology showed that 14 grams of rice were wasted in Filipino households. Moreover, 7 in 10 Filipino households do not meet their dietary energy requirement.

“Improving food security by minimizing food wastage is gaining momentum in the country with the filing of legislative measures including House Bill No. 5746 and Senate Bill No. 357 and 984, known as Zero Food Waste Act. But there’s more work to be done, especially on conscientiously finishing our food,” Layaoen said.

Layaoen, also a senior science researcher at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), said that eating more rice does not equate to getting the right nutrition.

She explained that Filipino’s usual dependence on too much rice for energy may not be the healthiest option as the sugar content of a bowl of rice is equivalent to more than that of two cans of soft drink.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Pinggang Pinoy, the country’s guide on healthy eating habits, recommends that rice should only be 33% of the plate and that each food group must have the same portion.

“It is interesting to note that the entries we evaluated in the #RICEponsiblePlateChallenge comprised the appropriate quantity of rice based on the participant’s age and sex. Healthy forms of rice such as pigmented rice, rice with camote, and brown rice were also included on their plate,” the campaign director said.

Production and consumption of brown rice, Layaoen said, is supported by Presidential Decree 1211 or “Regulating the milling of rice” signed by former Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos on 12 Oct 1977; Senate P.S. Resolution No. 321 or “Urging the committee on agriculture and food to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on ways to support the farming and production of brown rice in the Philippines with the end in view of curbing the rice production deficit in the country”; and House Bill No. 3445 or “An act providing for the consumption of brown rice through food and retail establishments as an alternative to white rice.”

“As we celebrate the holidays, we may want to pattern our family feasts after the plates of those who won the challenge. They have proven that healthy food are fun, cheap, and delectable,” Layaoen added.

Among the 500 submissions across the country, entries from Benedicto B. Gonzales, Nestor C. Humiwat, and EJ Cruz were chosen first, second, and third, respectively. Other than Layaoen, contest judges were Rosaly V. Manaois and Dr. Riza A. Ramos, PhilRice food scientists; and Jomarie Tongol, nutritionist and dietician at the National Nutrition Council. The winning entries are posted in the Be RICEponsible Facebook page. (DA) http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1003302

Chinese scientists reveal a novel signaling pathway for chilling tolerance in rice CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HEADQUARTERS The ability of plants to tolerate chilling stress is fundamental in determining the growing season and geographical distribution of plants. Local temperature anomalies caused by global climate change directly threaten crop production.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Improvement of chilling tolerance in rice varieties requires clarifying the regulatory mechanisms of chilling signaling pathways.

The primary signal transduction pathway of chilling tolerance in rice has been established already, but how the diverse components are regulated is not clear.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter OsbHLH002 is one of more than 100 members of the bHLH transcription factor family in rice and has the highest homology with Arabidopsis ICE1 protein, which is one of the core members in the cold signaling pathway in Arabidopsis (hence OsbHLH002 is also called OsICE1).

The research team led by Prof. CHONG Kang from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed a new mechanism for chilling tolerance mediated by OsMAPK3-OsbHLH002-OsTPP1 in rice.

The research team had shown in 2009 that overexpression of the wild rice gene OrbHLH2 enhanced tolerance to osmotic stress in Arabidopsis.

This time they discovered that the cold-activated protein kinase OsMAPK3 phosphorylates the transcription factor OsbHLH002/OsICE1 directly to enhance its transactivation activity.

Moreover, OsMAPK3 attenuated the interaction between OsbHLH002 and E3 ubiquitin ligase OsHOS1, which led to reduced ubiquitination and degradation of OsbHLH002.

The increase of the protein content and transactivation activity of OsbHLH002 effectively activates the expression of OsTPP1 (encoding trehalose-6-phosphatase) to promote the hydrolysis of trehalose-6-phosphate, increasing the trehalose content and enhancing the chilling tolerance of rice.

These results established a novel pathway OsMAPK3-OsbHLH002-OsTPP1. This pathway transduces the cold signal from the kinase cascade system to the nucleus and promotes synthesis of an osmotic protectant to regulate the chilling tolerance in rice. ### This finding has been published in Developmental Cell in an article entitled "OsMAPK3 Phosphorylates OsbHLH002/OsICE1 and Inhibits Its Ubiquitination to Activate OsTPP1 and Enhances Rice Chilling Tolerance."

The study was supported by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/caos-csr121917.php

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Rice prices expected to drop by P7 per kilo Tuesday, December 19, 2017 (SunStar file photo) THE lifing of the quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports in favor of tariffs will bring down rice prices by as much as P7 per kilo, the country’s Finance department estimates. Department of Finance (DOF) Undersecretary Gil Beltran, in a statement, said a 35-percent import tariff on rice in lieu of restricting rice import volumes would encourage private traders to bring in the staple into the country, which would, in turn, allow the influx of cheaper rice in the domestic market. The Philippines, according to Beltran, ranks fourth among five other Asian countries (Vietnam, Thailand, India, China and Indonesia) in

terms of palay (rice) production cost. The country’s average cost in producing this staple is about 10 percent higher than those of these Asian countries and 48 percent higher than the least cost producer. With the quantitative restriction adopted by the country since 1995, it had allowed the country to limit the volume of rice imports with a tariff of 35 percent. Imports outside the

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter designated volume would result in a higher tariff rate. On June 30, the QR expired after the economic managers earlier decided to allow its expiration by not applying for another extension before the World Trade Organization (WTO). The QR lifting is expected to help free some 730,000 Filipinos from poverty who spend at least 20 percent of their budget for rice, the DOF said, citing studies done by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Reducing rice prices is crucial to poverty reduction because the staple is a major driver of inflation, said Beltran. The DOF official said the tariffication would generate P27.3 billion, which the government can use to augment funding for social protection projects like cash transfers for the poorest families as well as for palay productivity programs. (JOG) http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2017/12/20/rice-prices-expected-drop-p7-kilo-580533

Vietnam's 2017 exports, imports hit record US$400bn 20 Dec 2017

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Men load rice bags to a ship for export at a rice processing factory in Vietnam's southern Mekong delta, July 6, 2017. (Reuters photo) HANOI, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Vietnam's 2017 exports and imports combined set a record, topping US$400 billion, the customs department said on Wednesday.

Vietnam exported roughly $204 billion of goods as of Dec 15, the department said in a report, while imports in the same period were $201.3 billion.

Trade has jumped four-fold in a decade, the department said in a statement on Tuesday.

The department estimated Vietnam would have a trade surplus of $3 billion this year.

Vietnam posted a trade surplus of $596 million in November, higher than a government forecast. https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1382451/vietnams-2017-exports-imports-hit-record-us-400bn

Smuggling of Parboiled Rice from Across the Borders Agriculture

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 02:17PM / Ade Adefeko* Rice consumption in Nigeria is almost entirely of parboiled rice. In West Africa only Nigeria consumes parboiled rice. Other West African countries including all the neighboring countries to Nigeria ( Niger, Benin, Cameroon, Chad) are not consumers of parboiled rice. In Africa only South Africa is the other major country that consumes parboiled rice.

The shipments of parboiled rice from India and Thailand into Lome , Cotonou and Douala ports is a very fair estimate of smuggled rice into Nigeria as none of these countries have internal consumption of parboiled rice. All the imports of parboiled rice into these countries finally find their way into Nigeria.

Smuggling of Parboiled rice from across the borders (mainly Benin Republic) is creating a major disaster for the rice industry in Nigeria. The below data which is collated from the customs

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter department of exporting countries, shows the amount of rice that are being shipped to Benin, Cameroun, Niger etc. These neighboring countries don’t consume parboiled rice! All these rice is eventually smuggled into Nigeria with the full knowledge of these countries respective authorities.

Such huge quantities of rice cannot be smuggled in without them being loaded into big trucks or barges! These needs proper roads and hence can be intercepted easily.

If the border management is difficult due to the huge swaths of land border, the authorities can raid the markets and confiscate contraband commodities. Once this is done no trader would ever buy smuggled rice! If we can’t beat them at the borders then choke the market place which is within our territory.

The Nigeria rice farmers and millers are losing livelihoods to smuggling! The government is not only losing revenue but the self-sufficiency goal as well due to the heavy influx of smuggled rice from across the borders.

The industry associations have been notifying the government of this menace but little has been achieved so far! Moreover the rice millers have found that it is a challenge to procure large quantity of paddy in a reliable way. As a result most of the rice mills are operating below capacity. https://www.proshareng.com/news/Agriculture/Smuggling-of-Parboiled-Rice-from-Across-theBorders/37718

Oyo, Osun Customs arrest 4, generate N16.1b in 11 months December 19, 2017

By Daramola Adebayo

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Command said it has arrested no fewer than four persons in connection with smuggling of some prohibited items into the country.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter The four suspects who will soon be charged to court according to the Customs Area Controller in charge of Oyo and Osun states, Mr. Elisha David Chikan were arrested and subsequently granted conditional bail.

Chikan while briefing journalists on activities of the command at a press briefing on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, however called on journalists not to relent in helping the command in educating and informing members of the public about the ills of smuggling.

He declared that the command had generated the sum of sixteen billion, one hundred and eighty two million, two hundred and six thousand, two hundred and sixty five naira, seven kobo (N16, 182, 206.7k) in the last eleven months.

He said, “The command has been doing very well in the area of revenue collection which comes purely from excise factories and few imports. The command generated the sum of sixteen billion, one hundred and eighty two million, two hundred and six thousand, two hundred and sixty five naira, seven kobo (N16, 182, 206.7k) as against the thirteen billion, five hundred and forty three million, eight hundred and two thousand, five hundred and eighty nine naira, three kobo (13, 543,802,589.3k) generated within the same period in 2016. This shows and increase of 19.48% in the revenue collection over last year”.

Speaking on anti-smuggling activities of the command within the last eleven months, Chikan said, “During the same period, the command made a total of hundred and eleven (111) seizures with a duty paid value (DPV) of two hundred and ten million, one hundred and eighty eight thousand, one hundred and thirty four naira, twenty four kobo (210, 188,134.24).

Chikan said, “The command during the months of November and December 2017, successfully recorded the following seizures: One used DAF 85 truck carrying 500 bags of sumggled foreign rice, One used DAF truck carrying 300 bags of foreign rice, one used MACK Trailer with 1000 pieces used tyres and 75 bales used clothes, One used DAF Leyland carrying 500 bags of foreign rice, 200 bags of smuggles foreign rice, One used Mazda Bus carrying 20 bags of foreign rice, One used FORD Bus with 30 bales of used clothing, One used DAF Truck carrying 500 bags of foreign rice, One used DAF Truck carrying 500 bags of foreign rice, One used DAF truck carrying 300 bags of foreign rice, One used AUDI 80 (Tokunbo Car), One used Toyota Corolla (Tokunbo Car), One used Ford Bus carrying 50 bags of foreign rice, 30 bales of used clothes.

“The duty paid value (DPV) of the seized vehicles is put at N 11,066,983.48k. The duty paid value of goods is put at N 53,116,021.29k. The total duty paid value of all the seized items is N 64, 183, 00. 77k.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter “At this juncture, I call on the media not to relent in helping us to educate and inform members about the ills of smuggling and the need to desist from such practice, as we will not fail to make them face the full wrath of the law.

“However all genuine importers and exporters within the command will have the support of the service in facilitating their businesses. For the avoidance of doubt, the ban on the importation of rice and used cars (Tokunbo) through the nation’s land borders is still in force”.

http://dailypost.ng/2017/12/19/oyo-osun-customs-arrest-4-generate-n16-1b-11-months/

12 Lagos convicts get freedom, Plateau prisoners produce rice Published December 20, 2017

Sesan Olufowobi and Friday Olokor Twelve inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Apapa, Lagos, got emotional on Tuesday after they were told to “go and sin no more.”

The ex-convicts, who were beneficiaries of the state’s Prerogative of Mercy, were pardoned by the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.

It was gathered that the inmates had spent between 20 and 34 years in prison and were released having satisfied basic conditions, such as good behaviour.

The beneficiaries are Peter Kalu, Gbenga Olusegun, Emmanuel Agogbor, Oladeinde Atanda, Lasisi Osho and Ishmael Azubike.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Others are Ojukunaya Henry, Rahimi Adeniyi, Adeyemi Adeniyi, Yau Usein, Uche Okpara and Lukman Kehinde.

While handing over the release order from the governor to the Lagos Command of the Nigeria Prisons Service, the Chairman of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo, said the release of the inmates was in line with the commitment of the Ambode administration’s commitment to justice sector reforms through prison decongestion.

Oyewo, who represented Ambode at the event, said the exercise was pursuant to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) which empowered the governor t o exercise prerogative of mercy, and also to offer hope to inmates who had demonstrated capacity to be re-absolved into the society.

Oyewo said, “Basically, there are guidelines that are set and some of these include looking at the period that has been served by the inmates; and for hard capital offences, such inmates must have served for a sufficient period of time to ensure that they are reformed and rehabilitated.

“It also includes transformation in the life of the prisoner because there must be remorse and acknowledgment of the fact that something wrong had been done and then the prisoner must also have acquired some skills to show that he is ready to be rehabilitated into the society.”

Aside from that, Oyewo said the families of the released inmates, in accordance with the guidelines, were also made to guarantee that they would follow up on them to ensure that they did not go back to their old ways of crime.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Oyewo admonished the freed inmates to be of good behaviour, saying that the governor was willing to release as many of them who meet the requirements for freedom as possible.

The Controller of Prisons, Lagos Command, Mr. Tunde Ladipo, said the release of the inmates had brought hope to other inmates.

“It is my pleasure and honour to receive the letter of release from the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.

“I call him the action governor for his commitment to do more for this state and for the prison command,” Ladipo said.

He urged Ambode to come to the aid of the command in the areas of log istics, construction of a security tower and procurement of CCTV cameras.

In Plateau State, the Lakushi Farm Centre belonging to the prisons service, harvested over 400 bags of rice in 2017, the spokesperson for the NPS, Plateau State Command, Luka Ayedoo, said on Tuesday.

Ayedoo, an Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, in a statement said the LFC was already living up to the expectation of supporting rehabilitation of prisoners and their reintegration into the society.

He said, “The farm is one of the 17 prison farmlands owned by the NPS. The farm was repositioned in the wake of President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to diversify the Nigerian economy with emphasis on the agricultural and mining sectors.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter “The Nigerian Prisons Service inaugurated the transformation of these farms in 2016, leading to the procurement and distribution of modern farm tools.

“The Lakushi Farm Centre in 2017 received two tractors, one operational vehicle, two boom sprayers, three seed-drill planters, two multi-crop threshers, herbicides, and pesticides.

“The Controller-General of Prisons, Ja’afaru Ahmed, also approved N33.4m for the renovation of the farm building and inmate cells, which is ongoing.

“The farmlands are already living up to the expectation of supporting prisoners’ rehabilitation and reintegration through enhanced modern skills/training in farming techniques and has started the prisons service’s drive towards self -sufficiency.”

The state prison command’s spokesman said the NPS was opened to support and partnership that would enhance the execution of its mandate.

Ayedoo said 205 prison inmates in all formations in the state had been enrolled in formal and non-formal schools.

He said, “Twenty-two of our inmates participated in the 2017 Literacy Examination conducted by the Plateau State Directorate of Adult and Non-Formal Education Board.

“Also, 24 of our prisoners sat for the 2017 Basic Certificate Examination, organised by the Plateau State Education Resource Centre.”

Ayedoo said 67 inmates were trained in rice production, while 15 were trained in poultry farming to promote agriculture in the country . http://punchng.com/12-lagos-convicts-get-freedom-plateau-prisoners-produce-rice/

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Ramadan fasting and Diabetes

Diabetics should seek proper medical advice if they consider fasting Fasting by people who treat their diabetes with insulin or have diabetic complications can put their health at serious risk.The body usually enters a fasting state eight hours after its last meal. First the body uses stored glucose and later it will turn to fat, which can lead to weightloss.

The weight-loss could help someone control their blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Diabetes UK advises people to eat food which is more slowly absorbed such as basmati rice, pitta bread, chapattis and dhal. Also people should eat fruit, vegetables and salads while avoiding large amounts of sugary and fatty foods - as a well as using less cooking oil.

People should also check their blood sugar levels more often as they are greater risk of hypoglycaemia.

Anyone who feels shaky, sweaty and disorientated should break their fast immediately and take their hypo treatment followed by a snack.

Type 1 diabetes sufferers also run a risk of their blood glucose level going too high.

Diabetes UK advises all people with the condition who are considering fasting to hold a discussion with their specialist team to ensure their blood glucose levels remain under control.

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Myanmar rice exports highest in 50 years in 2017-18 THIHA KO KO 19 DEC 2017

Myanmar is estimated to export up to 2.8 million tonnes of rice worth a maximum of $800 million this year, the most in 50 years. Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times Demand for rice produced in Myanmar has risen to its highest level in 50 years in the current 2017-18 fiscal year, with rice exports estimated to have increased to 2.5 million-2.8 million tonnes compared to the previous estimate of 2.2 million tonnes, said U Khin Maung Lwin, assistant secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.

U Nay Lin Zin, joint-secretary of Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), said Myanmar’s rice exports should be worth up to $800 million this fiscal year.

So far, Myanmar has exported over 2 million tonnes of rice worth $600 million in the first 8 months of the current fiscal year. That is the highest level of exports in 50 years, Dr Aung Thu, Minister of of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, said during the annual general meeting of MRF last Friday.

Myanmar’s rice exported its highest volume of rice ever during the 1930s, when it sold over 3 million tonnes to international countries. During the 1960s though, exports dropped to just a third of its peak to just over 1 million tonnes.

The country exported 1.2 million tonnes of rice worth $200 million during the same period last year.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter In the previous fiscal year, total rice exports amounted to 1.7 tonnes.

Border demand The rise in exports this year was due to higher demand from countries like Africa and facilitated via government-to-government agreements between Myanmar and Sri Lanka as well as Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, which are rice-exporting countries, this year faced shortages due to poor weather, which destroyed much of their paddy fields. With supply from Cambodia and Vietnam insufficient to meet those needs, demand for rice from Myanmar increased.

More than half of Myanmar’s rice exports this year were conducted by sea. Around 53pc of locally produced rice was transported to buyers via sea this year, while the remaining was sold to the Chinese at Myanmar- China border gates like Muse, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

In the past, rice trade was conducted cross-border with China. Myanmar exports 80 percent of its rice to China while the remaining 20pc is exported via sea. https://www.mmtimes.com/news/myanmar-rice-exports-highest-50-years-2017-18.html

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- December 20, 2017 DECEMBER 20, 2017 / 1:14 PM

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices – APMC/Open Market-December 20 Nagpur, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Gram and tuar prices today recovered strongly in Nagpur Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) on increased seasonal demand from local

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter millers amid weak supply from producing regions. Healthy rise on NCDEX in gram and reported demand from South-based millers also jacked up prices.

About 200 bags of gram and 200 bags of reported for auctions in Nagpur APMC, according to sources.

FOODGRAINS & PULSES GRAM * Desi gram reported higher in open market on renewed demand from local traders.

TUAR * Tuar varieties ruled steady in open market here but demand was poor. * Major rice varieties reported higher in open market on good marriage season demand from local traders. * In Akola, Tuar New – 4,000-4,150, Tuar dal (clean) – 5,700-5,800, Udid Mogar (clean) – 8,200-9,000, Moong Mogar (clean) 7,000-7,300, Gram – 4,525-4,675, Gram Super best – 7,300-7,500 * Wheat 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 3,500-3,950 3,200-3,800 Gram Pink Auction n.a.

2,100-2,600 Tuar Auction 3,500-4,030 3,500-3,900 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 1,600-1,642 1,525-1,640 Gram Super Best Bold 6,600-7,500 6,600-7,500 Gram Super Best n.a. n.a.

Gram Medium Best 6,000-6,300 6,000-6,300 Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Gram Mill Quality 3,900-3,950 3,900-3,950 Desi gram Raw 4,750-4,950 4,700-4,900 Gram Kabuli 12,200-13,000 12,200-13,000 Tuar Fataka Best-New 6,100-6,300 6,100-6,300 Tuar Fataka Medium-New 5,700-6,000 5,700-6,000 Tuar Dal Best Phod-New 5,500-5,700 5,500-5,700 Tuar Dal Medium phod-New 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500 Tuar Gavarani New 4,100-4,200 4,100-4,200 Tuar Karnataka 4,600-4,850 4,600-4,850 Masoor dal best 4,800-5,200 4,800-5,200 Masoor dal medium 4,600-4,800 4,600-4,800 Masoor n.a. n.a.

Moong Mogar bold (New) 7,500-7,800 7,500-7,800 Moong Mogar Medium 6,600-7,000 6,600-7,000 Moong dal Chilka 5,800-6,500 5,800-6,500 Moong Mill quality n.a. n.a.

Moong Chamki best 7,500-8,000 7,500-8,000 Udid Mogar best (100 INR/KG) (New) 8,200-9,300 8,200-9,300 Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,500 5,800-6,500 Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG) 5,200-6,400 5,200-6,400 Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 5,000-5,500 5,000-5,500 Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,900-3,000 2,900-3,000 Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,100-3,200 2,900-3,000 Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG) 3,400-3,800 3,400-3,800 Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,000 1,900-2,000 Wheat Mill quality (100 INR/KG) 1,750-1,800 1,750-1,800 Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 2,100-2,300 2,100-2,300 Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,400 2,200-2,400 Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG) 1,900-2,100 1,900-2,100 Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a. n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 3,000-3,600 3,000-3,600 MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,800 2,400-2,800 Rice BPT best (100 INR/KG) 3,200-3,600 3,000-3,500 Rice BPT medium (100 INR/KG) 2,800-2,900 2,800-2,900 Rice Luchai (100 INR/KG) 2,200-2,400 2,200-2,400 Rice Swarna best (100 INR/KG) 2,600-2,700 2,500-2,600 Rice Swarna medium (100 INR/KG) 2,400-2,500 2,300-2,400 Rice HMT best (100 INR/KG) 3,800-4,200 3,600-4,000

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Rice HMT medium (100 INR/KG) 3,300-3,600 3,250-3,600 Rice Shriram best(100 INR/KG) 4,900-5,200 4,900-5,100 Rice Shriram med (100 INR/KG) 4,500-4,700 4,500-4,600 Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG) 9,500-13,500 9,500-13,500 Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG) 5,000-7,500 5,000-7,500 Rice Chinnor best 100 INR/KG) 5,800-6,000 5,800-6,000 Rice Chinnor medium (100 INR/KG) 5,200-5,500 5,200-5,500 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. 29.0 degree Celsius, minimum temp. 9.2 degree Celsius Rainfall : Nil FORECAST: Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature would be around and 29 and 09 degree Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available (For oils, transport costs are excluded from plant delivery prices, but included in market prices) Reuters

India eyes African nations to increase export of non-basmati rice ZeeBiz WebTeam Tue, Dec 19, 2017,01:22 pm ZeeBiz WebDesk

According to official data, India had exported 5.66 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2016-17 and the shipments were 3.51 million tonnes in the first six months of the current fiscal.

India eyes African nations to increase export of non-basmati rice. File photo of rice field. Image source: IANS

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Looking at continuous rise in the country’s rice production, Union Commerce Ministry has asked the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) to explore the possibility of finding new markets as well as to scale up in existing market, said a newspaper report.

According to the report, the industry body, which was so far known for promoting basmati rice, on Monday met ambassadors and trade counsellors from 11 African countries including Mauritius, Namibia, Zambia and Angola.

The industry body reortedly perceives a possibility of increasing at least 10 per cent export of non-basmati rice to African countries in the next two years. Traders say that these African nations have the major share in India’s shipments of the cereal.

According to official data, India had exported 5.66 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2016-17 and the shipments were 3.51 million tonnes in the first six months of the current fiscal. Besides, the production of rice has been on the rise in the last one decade crossing 110 million tonnes in 2016-17 from about 93 million tonnes in 2006-07, the report said.

The robust production of rice made India largest exporter of cereal in the world in 2012, replacing Thailand.

President of AIREA, Vijay Setia, told the newspaper that discussions were also held to introduce basmati rice in the African market, as a very limited volume of basmati is exported there, hence, there is a scope for increasing it.

An official in the Ministry reportedly said that India has done good in non-basmati exports to the African markets in the past but there is scope for increasing the volume.

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He also stated that the meeting was important not only to strengthen the relationship with the African countries in terms of non-basmati rice exports but also to add basmati variety.

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Myanmar rice exports highest in 50 years in 2017-18 THIHA KO KO 19 DEC 2017 Myanmar is estimated to export up to 2.8 million tonnes of rice worth a maximum of $800 million this year, the most in 50 years. Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar Times Demand for rice produced in Myanmar has risen to its highest level in 50 years in the current 2017-18 fiscal year, with rice exports estimated to have increased to 2.5 million-2.8 million tonnes compared to the previous estimate of 2.2 million tonnes, said U Khin Maung Lwin, assistant secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.

U Nay Lin Zin, joint-secretary of Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), said Myanmar’s rice exports should be worth up to $800 million this fiscal year.

So far, Myanmar has exported over 2 million tonnes of rice worth $600 million in the first 8 months of the current fiscal year. That is the highest level of exports in 50 years, Dr Aung Thu, Minister of of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, said during the annual general meeting of MRF last Friday.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Myanmar’s rice exported its highest volume of rice ever during the 1930s, when it sold over 3 million tonnes to international countries. During the 1960s though, exports dropped to just a third of its peak to just over 1 million tonnes.

The country exported 1.2 million tonnes of rice worth $200 million during the same period last year.

In the previous fiscal year, total rice exports amounted to 1.7 tonnes.

Border demand The rise in exports this year was due to higher demand from countries like Africa and facilitated via government-to-government agreements between Myanmar and Sri Lanka as well as Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, which are rice-exporting countries, this year faced shortages due to poor weather, which destroyed much of their paddy fields. With supply from Cambodia and Vietnam insufficient to meet those needs, demand for rice from Myanmar increased.

More than half of Myanmar’s rice exports this year were conducted by sea. Around 53pc of locally produced rice was transported to buyers via sea this year, while the remaining was sold to the Chinese at Myanmar- China border gates like Muse, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

In the past, rice trade was conducted cross-border with China. Myanmar exports 80 percent of its rice to China while the remaining 20pc is exported via sea. https://www.mmtimes.com/news/myanmar-rice-exports-highest-50-years-2017-18.html

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Sri Lanka, China commemorate 65th anniversary of RubberRice Pact Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-19 00:52:17|Editor: yan COLOMBO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka and China on Monday exchanged plaques of friendship commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Rubber-Rice Pact agreement which was signed between the two countries in 1952.

The celebratory event was held in capital Colombo and attended by Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka Pang Chunxue and relatives of both Sri Lankan and Chinese ministers who signed the pact 65 years ago.

Jayasuriya said at the event that the friendship between China and Sri Lanka had strengthened since the signing of the agreement, and he thanked China for always supporting the island country.

"I would not really call the Pact a trade agreement but I would call this an agreement of friendship. At that time, in 1952, rice had become a very politically sensitive commodity in Sri Lanka and we were facing a severe shortage," Jayasuriya said.

The friendship between China and Sri Lanka dates back to a long time ago and is stepping into a new phase under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, said Pang. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/19/c_136835536.htm

Jan-Nov rice export brings in US$2.49 billion 12/19/2017 10:14:05 AM

The news website of Vietnam Television at VTV.vn cited data of the department as indicatingthat Vietnam exported 5.52 million tons of rice worth US$2.49 billion in the year to November, up 24.1% and 24.9% respectively over the same period last year.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Local rice exporters have sharply reduced the amount of medium- and low-grade rice but have increased high-quality white rice products whose quality and value are higher.

Vietnamese rice products have been present in 132 markets all over the world, with China being the largest consumer.The country is forecast to ship 400,000-450,000tons of rice abroad this month, taking the total export amount to 5.9-6 million tonsin all of 2017, up 1.1-1.2 million tons against last year.

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Rice prices to drop with QR removal

BY MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO, TMT ON DECEMBER 19, 2017

The lifting of the quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports could slash retail prices of staple, the Finance department said.

In an economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said that replacing the QR with tariffs would bring several benefits to the economy, including rice price drops of as much P7 per kilo.

The QR lifting will also help free some 730,000 Filipinos from poverty, he added.

Beltran said a 35 percent import tariff on rice in lieu of restricting import volumes would encourage private traders and lead to an influx of cheaper rice in the domestic market.

He added that lower rice prices would benefit the majority of poor households that spend at least 20 percent of their budgets on rice, citing studies done by the National Economic and Development Authority.

Reducing rice prices is crucial to poverty reduction because the staple is a major driver of inflation, Beltran continued.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter The QR allows the country to limit the volume of rice imports, with higher tariffs imposed on shipments exceeding the quota. The WTO-approved rice QR expired at the end of June this year and the Duterte administration decided not to seek an extension.

The WTO first allowed the Philippines to impose a 10-year QR on rice imports in 1995. This was extended in 2004 until 2012 and then renewed again in 2014.

At an expected import rate of 35 percent, Beltran said tariffication would generate P27.3 billion, which the government can use to augment funding for social protection projects like cash transfers for the poorest families as well as for palay productivity programs.

He claimed the cash transfers could let at least 730,000 people out of the poverty trap.

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd has said that a key objective of the government’s inclusive growth agenda is to transform the Philippines into an upper middle-income economy and cut the poverty rate from the current 21.6 percent to 14 percent by 2022.

“The tariff revenues that will be generated from rice imports can augment the funds used for the government’s social welfare programs for the poor (e.g., conditional cash transfer) and rice productivity programs that will enhance efficiency. Tariff revenue is estimated at P27.3 billion annually from 2017 to 2023,” Beltran said.

Instead of subsidizing imports, the national government could reallocate funds for public goods and services that directly benefit farmers.

Beltran noted that the National Food Authority (NFA), which is empowered to import rice and regulate imports of the grain, in the process received of P187 billion in tax subsidies from 2005 t0 2015, or an average of P19 billion per year.

Lifting the QR will pave way for the proposed reorganization of the agency, he said.

“Given that import quotas will be eliminated, the private sector is encouraged to increase importations, thereby reducing import requirements of the NFA and its financial burden to the government,” Beltran said.

“The NFA can now reorganize and limit its function to proprietary activities, in particular buffer stocking for food security and calamities, and local procurement. Note that in its present state, the NFA loses about P11 billion annually, even after operating subsidy of P5 billion average per year, from 2005 to 2015 and has an accumulated debt of P155.84 billion as of end of September 2016,” he said.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter Beltran said the Philippines ranked fourth when compared with five other Asian countries (Vietnam, Thailand, India, China and Indonesia) in terms of palay production cost, which is about 10 percent higher than its neighbors and 48 percent higher than the least cost producer.

The WTO granted the Philippines an extension of its QR on rice importation until June 30, 2017 to give local farmers more time to prepare for free trade http://www.manilatimes.net/rice-prices-drop-qr-removal/369506/

As Climate Change Threatens Agricultural Sector, India Must Craft New Policies India must outline more effective policies to mitigate the growing risk from climate change on the agricultural sector.

By Aman Thakker December 20, 2017

India’s agricultural sector faces a significant threat from climate change as scientists record rising temperatures. Economists estimate that climate change has led to a loss of 1.5 percent of India’s GDP. Agriculture remains hugely important for India’s economy, as it accounts for nearly 15 percent of India’s GDP, and employs 47 percent of the nation’s labor force. Given the dramatic impact that climate change has on this sector, the government of India must craft new and more effective policies to mitigate the impact of this phenomenon.

Impact of Climate Change on the Agricultural Sector Climate change directly impacts the daily lives of farmers in India. A leading study conducted by 29 researchers around the world, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has outlined how climate change is causing lower crop yields around the world. In particular, the study found that “each degree-Celsius increase in global mean temperature would, on average, reduce global yields of wheat by 6.0%, rice by 3.2%, maize by 7.4%, and soybean by 3.1%.”

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While the study does state that these numbers differ from region to region, further studies have investigated the impact on crop yield in India itself. A study published in the Journal of Climatology & Weather Forecasting found that crop yields in India’s two crop production

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter seasons, the kharif (influenced by the southwest monsoon) and rabi (influenced by the northeast monsoon), would face nearly 3 percent to 5 percent reductions in crop yields for every 1° F increase in the temperature. Furthermore, the International Food Policy Research Institute discovered that “rice production will decline by 14% by 2050 in South Asia; wheat by nearly 49% and maize, millets and sorghum by around 19% over the same period.”

Such a deleterious effect on crop yields compounds the already serious challenge of food security in India. Its agricultural sector already suffers from low productivity, as compared to the rest of the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that India’s cereal yield (2,993 kg per hectare), as of 2016, is drastically lower than in North America (7318 kg per ha), East Asia and the Pacific (5,976 kg per ha), and Europe (4,155 kg per ha).

The adverse impacts of lower crop yields caused by climate change go far beyond the income of farmers, but have also been linked to one of India’s most serious problems: farmer suicides. A study conducted at the University of California – Berkeley estimated that climate change could have contributed the deaths of 59,300 farmers or farm workers over the last 30 years. While observers have pointed out that the study assumes that economic hardship caused by reduced crop yield due to elevated temperature is directly responsible for suicides, the author argues that “the robustness of the effect of growing season temperature on suicide rates across many specifications and subsamples makes such confounding factors extremely unlikely.”

The Need for Mitigation Policies Given the wide-reaching impact of climate change on the Indian agricultural sector, the government must craft new, more effective policies to mitigate its impact. In particular, the government should incentivize farmers to use climate-tolerant crop varieties and adopt efficient irrigation technologies, as well as invest resources in conservation agriculture and agroforestry.

India has already experimented with climate-tolerant crop varieties before. In 2010, the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines distributed flood-tolerant seeds of Swarna-sub1 rice to 100,000 farmers. The rice, which can tolerate complete submergence for 14 to 17 days, is said to be 99 percent similar to organic Swarna crop. The government should study the feasibility of other such climate-resistant crops, and work with researchers, suppliers, and farmers to provide affordable access to such seeds.

The government must also incentivize farmers to use more efficient irrigation systems. This publication has previously discussed how the availability of irrigation water in India is inadequate and susceptible to climatic change, while prevailing irrigation patterns are highly inefficient and energy intensive. The government has already launched a subsidy of Rs. 96.32

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter lakh ($150,355) to encourage farmers to use drip irrigation methods. However, this step has not done enough. Indian agricultural producers remain among the world’s least efficient, consuming 83 percent of India’s total water resources. The government of India must move toward efficient water usage in this sector, an act which could significantly mitigate the risks of climate change.

Finally, India should also consider the potential of climate-smart interventions based in agroecology as the risk from climate change manifests more seriously. Agricultural experts are increasingly vocal in emphasizing that a shift to agro-ecology could be extremely beneficial for farmers while protecting them from the adverse effects of climate change continues to grow louder, particularly in the Gangetic Plan of Northern India and dryland agriculture systems in southern and western parts of India. Policy options as part of this move includeestablishing agroecological zones and farms, establishing weather-based insurance programs, and leveraging Internet and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to disseminate information to farmers as well as establish more efficient value chains. Such a shift in policy direction could be risky, as scientists predict an initial decline in crop yields. However, recent studies by the Rodale Institute have highlighted that after a brief transition period of three to five years, ecological agriculture yields could rebound to equal those of industrial agriculture.

India was one of the birthplaces of the Green Revolution, bringing India from the brink of famine and ushering in a new age of efficiency and prosperity in India’s agricultural system. This was possible because the government of India took it upon itself to craft and implement effective policy. Given the breadth and scope of the adverse impact of climate change and rising temperatures on the agricultural sector in India, the government must, again, take new, concrete steps to mitigate these risks and protect millions of farmers and farm workers.

Aman Thakker is an Analyst with Protagonist (formerly Monitor 360) and a graduate of the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. He writes about Indian foreign and domestic policy. https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/as-climate-change-threatens-agricultural-sector-india-must-craft-newpolicies/

Rice and banana could invite trouble with elephants, study shows Spanning across the shared boundaries of north-east India and southern Nepal, the ‘Terai’ conjures images of emerald green marshy grasslands, an ideal haven for life to flourish.

However, with these rich natural bounties, the landscape also creates conflict for shared spaces

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter and resources between species, and one such is the conflict between humans and elephants. In a recent study published in the journal Wildlife Biology Dr Dinesh Neupane, Postdoctoral Fellow at Arkansas State University and his colleagues found that the land and home use patterns have an impact on the Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC).

The largest emerging threat to the conservation of the Asian elephant is the issue of HumanElephant Conflict. Of all of the animals that come into conflict with people in Nepal, elephants account for 25% loss in crop production and 70% of human casualties with 10 people being killed each year. An average of 2 elephants are lost each year because of retaliatory persecution, severely impeding conservation efforts.

“With only around 120 wild elephants remaining in the wild, in this scenario, even a loss of one elephant each year could affect the survival of a viable population of elephants”, says Dr. Neupane who has been studying HEC in this landscape.

Preventing conflict especially in this region is critical, as Nepal, in addition to having a resident population, also receives a transboundary seasonal movement of elephants from India. “The residential herds of elephants are small and their damage is low compared to large migratory herds. The eastern transboundary herds that enter Nepal don’t have any large protected areas such as national parks. Therefore, croplands and villages are the only places for these elephants to find food”, remarks Dr. Neupane. Conflict thereby, puts the population of elephants at risk in both these countries and hence there is a pressing need to understand the problem at a finer scale in order to create preventive management strategies.

As the saying goes ‘change starts at home’, the researchers of this study, have quite literally, analysed how HECs can be minimised by understanding how we keep our homes and farms.

After analysing the perspectives of respondents from 1182 households who came from 11 highly populated agricultural districts, the researchers determined that factors like the type of crops grown, the presence of fruit trees near homes and storage of salt, alcohol and grains inside their homes contributed to rising HECs. The researchers found that a total of 99% of interviewees reported some form of damage by elephants either to property or agricultural land within the past 5 years. When it came to cropraiding, elephants seem to have a preference towards traditional crops with rice being raided 2.49 times more than the other crops cultivated. Banana, which is economically beneficial and usually grown around homes, increased the likelihood of elephants damaging property. In fact, banana plants were found to be possibly more appetizing as compared to jackfruit and mango trees, which didn’t appear to have any significant association with home damage.

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Daily Global, Regional and Local Rice E-Newsletter In Nepal, country-made alcohol is often produced and stored in homes for fermentation. The study found that elephants were attracted to the strong pungent smelling liquor, which increases the probability of them breaking into kitchens where the liquid is often stored, sometimes even destroying the entire house in the process!

So, what can the villagers do? The researchers suggest alternating traditional practices of farming with other economically viable cropping patterns as one of the methods to minimise HECs. Shifting home gardens to community orchards outside the settlements, and proper storing of alcohol could mean the difference between lives lost and lives saved. “Bamboo should be grown at the perimeter of settlements, where elephants, in search of food would begin to feed away from homes, gardens and crops which will allow the residents to organize a response to the raiding elephants”, suggests Dr. Neupane.

The study is an eye-opener to some of the common aspects of human settlements that could mean trouble. Dr. Neupane talking about the findings of the study says “This study is unique because previous studies have not addressed the association between residents’ home and landuse practices to elephant damage. The implication of management suggestions from our study could help raise awareness among locals and in turn, allow them to change their land-use so that HEC can be reduced”. https://researchmatters.in/article/rice-alcohol-and-banana-could-invite-trouble-elephants-studyshows

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