24th february,2018 dail global regional local rice e newseltter

24th February,2018

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Scientific Breakthroughs in Cuba February 22, 2018

Elio Delgado Legon

Elio Delgado Legon Elio Delgado-Legon: I am a Cuban who has lived for 80 years, therefore I know full well how life was before the revolution, having experienced it directly and indirectly. As a result, it hurts me to read so many aspersions cast upon a government that fights tooth and nail to provide us a better life. If it hasn’t fully been able to do so, this is because of the many obstacles that have been put in its way.HAVANA TIMES — The 2018 International Congress of Higher Education was held in Havana, from February 12-16, with over 2,000 representatives from 60 different countries attending. The participation of dozens of university deans and ministers of Education as well as prestigious science professors was proof that Cuba has become a reference country for education, in a world where elite education dominates.

The event ended up being a space for important meetings, academic debates of a strictly scientific nature and where exchange programs could be co-created.

The Congress also confirmed its recognition of Cuba’s efforts in other countries, as well as the quality of its own education, which is the result of government-driven policy and implementing public policies which understand education to be public property and a social right.

The quality of Cuba’s higher education has a lot to do with the country’s scientific breakthroughs, as Cuba does not import scientists, like other countries do, but it trains them up and educates them instead so as to try and find solutions to the problems that science is facing today, both in Cuba as well as in other countries where Cuba collaborates.

Scientific advances in Cuba are something that all Cubans can feel proud of, as they respond to the idea put forward when Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro said, as early as January 15, 1960: “The future of our country must necessarily be a future of people of science, has to be a future of people of thought.” In that same speech, he mentioned the need to incorporate legions of Cubans

to make progress in science, because if progress in science wasn’t made, they couldn’t have sustainable economic progress.

Today, sciences in Cuba are governed by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment and by the Cuban Academy of Science; the latter has 265 academics from the agricultural, technical, natural and fine, social and biomedical sciences.

There isn’t a single branch of knowledge in Cuba that doesn’t have one or several scientific centers, focussed on development. Naming all of the scientific centers that currently exist in Cuba would be a never-ending task. In the agricultural sector, you can stem from the institutes of plant biotechnology, research centers for holticulture, rice, sugar cane, animal science, pasture and fodder, tropical root vegetables, as well as key research projects on tropical agriculture, to mention the most important only.

In the field of biomedical research, the National Center of Scientific Research (CNIC), affiliated with Havana University, was taked about, where scientists, who would go on to found dozens of centers which have managed to make real scientific breakthroughs, were educated and became specialists in their field.

These include finding many reagents to diagnose diseases, vaccines against deadly diseases, such as hepatitis B, therapeutic vaccines against different kinds of cancer, including lung cancer, with very good results and was of interest to US scientists, for them to use it in their own country.

One of a kind, patent medicines have also been developed such as Heberprot-P, to help heal foot ulcers in diabetics and which has already prevented thousands of people in Cuba and other countries in the world from having their inferior limbs amputated. And these are just a few examples so as to keep this post relatively short.

I just want to add that, as a result of research carried out here in Cuba, medical equipment such as electrocardiographs have been built, which are now in use all over the country; the ultramicroanalytic system (SUMA) to carry out an analysis of different diseases as well as the glucose meter and sensors to determine glucemic levels, which patients can do at home, among other things.

A small country, without great natural resources, can also make progress if it trains up scientists and technicians who can then bring about these scientific breakthroughs for the country. https://www.havanatimes.org/?p=130809

Scientists explore for useful genes in uncultivated rice varieties SHIKHA T MALIKT

NEW DELHI, FEB 23 Rice is a staple food in most of the countries in South and South East Asia with India being the second largest producer of rice after China. With increasing population and demand for food, scientists are exploring new ways to enhance productivity of rice.

In this quest, they are using genetic tools to identify unique regions or genes in wild rice varieties that confer better survival and increased yield.

Prof. GJN Rao with his team of researchers at the Division of Crop Improvement, National Rice Research Institute at Cuttack have performed genetic analysis of wild or uncultivated rice found in Eastern India, to identify regions that give unique properties to these rice and which can be exploited to produce better varieties for enhanced productivity.

Researchers studied two uncultivated varieties of rice, Oryza rufipogon and Oryza nivara from West Bengal and Odisha that could be important source of beneficial genes for rice breeding and crop improvement. Both these varieties are close relatives of Asian cultivated rice yet with very different and unique properties. Both of these varieties have distinctive growing patterns with different climatic and geographical environments. One grows in wetlands including swamps and lakes and the other in dry areas.

Dr. Rao’s team identified a total of 30 rare variants of genes in these rice varieties with majority of new variants in O. rufipogon as compared to O. nivara. In one of the varieties, they have identified regions associated with drought tolerance which could be quite beneficial in crop improvement programmes.

The morphological analysis, that is characteristics like size, shape and structure of these two varieties shows a lot of variation within and between the two populations, the researchers have reported. These regions could be associated with special features which once validated could be useful in breeding programmes, suggested Prof. Rao and his group.

“O. rufipogon and O. nivara, the closest wild relatives of rice, known to be rich reservoirs of genetic diversity, can be the source material for enhanced rice production. The study, based on the assessment of variability in the two wild forms, could clearly demarcate them into two distinct species and the information generated can be a critical component of the rice improvement programs of the future”, Dr. Rao explained.

This study has established the status of O. nivara as separate species based on morphological and molecular markers. “It has opened discussion about original progenitor of cultivated rice.

In earlier studies O. rufipogon has been claimed as original progenitor and O. nivara has been claimed as ecotype or intermediate of O. rufipogon. O. nivara is mainly found in the Indian subcontinent and if in future through scientific evidences it gets established as immediate progenitor of cultivated rice this may establish that modern rice got originated from India,” pointed out Dr. Rakesh Singh, Principal Scientist (Plant Biotechnology) in the Department of Genomic Resources, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi. He is not connected with the study.

The research team included Jwala Narasimha Rao Gundimeda, Rashmita Samal, Pritesh S Roy, Auromira Sahoo, Meera Kumari Kar, Bhaskar C Patra, Bishnu C Marndi. This study has been reported in journal Scientific Reports.

Twitter handle @stm_science (India Science Wire). https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/scientists-exploreuncultivated-rice-varieties-for-useful-genes/article22837656.ece

National Scientist Bienvenido Juliano dies 'His important research activities in collaboration with scientists in related disciplines had produced socio-economic impact among the rice-eating countries of the world,' says the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines Rappler.com Published 9:56 PM, February 23, 2018 Updated 9:59 PM, February 23, 2018

NATIONAL SCIENTIST. National Scientist Bienvenido O. Juliano is considered as a world authority on rice grain quality. Photo courtesy of NAST, PHL

MANILA, Philippines – National Scientist Bienvenido O. Juliano, known for his contributions to the chemistry and technology of rice and rice food products, has died. He was 81.

The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST, PHL) announced the death of Juliano on Friday, February 23. He died on Wednesday, February 21.

“His important research activities in collaboration with scientists in related disciplines had produced socio-economic impact among the rice-eating countries of the world,” it said in statement.

Juliano worked for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) from 1961 to 1993. In charge of grain quality research, “he contributed much to the basic knowledge in differences between varieties of grain quality of rice,” NAST, PHL said.

He also “delved into the nutritional quality of rice and formulated innovative and improved methods for grain quality evaluation,” it said.Juliano is considered as a “world authority on rice grain quality,” NAST, PHL said.

“His research activities and collaborative initiatives with other scientists in the field provided an in depth physicochemical analysis of rice grain quality being requisite to the improvement of rice grain productivity,” NAST, PHL said.

“The augmented grain quality led to an increase national welfare by raising the value of rice to either consumers or producers leading to expanded market, improved quality of products, and development of new rice products. Improved quality and shelf-life of selected rice food products has also added market value particularly for export into targeted markets, thus allowing more efficient competition in the world market,” it added.

EXPERT. National Scientist Bienvenido O. Juliano was known for his contributions to the chemistry and technology of rice and rice food products. Photo from the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines

Among Juliano’s many citations were the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award in Science in 1964, and the Jose P. Rizal Pro Patria Award for Rice Chemistry in 1976.

Overseas, he received the Japanese Society of Starch Science Medal of Merit in 1982, the Thomas B. Osborne Medal Award from the AACC in 1988, and the ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologists Award in 1998, among others.

In 2004, he was included in the Institute of Scientific Information Highly Cited Researchers. He was also on the editorial board of the Journal of Cereal Science and Food Reviews International.

He was declared National Scientist in 2000.

Juliano completed his undergraduate degree in B.S. Agriculture from the University of the Philippines Los Baños magna cum laude, in 1955.

He finished his Master of Science and doctorate degree in Organic Chemistry at the Ohio State University in 1958 and 1959, respectively. He was the youngest PhD graduate of OSU the age of 22.

State necrological services for Juliano will be held on Saturday, February 24, at the St Therese of the Child Jesus Chapel, in Los Baños, Laguna. – Rappler.com https://www.rappler.com/nation/196755-national-scientist-bienvenido-juliano-dies

Trying To Lose Weight? Stop Counting Calories, Says Study

BY TOBY MURPHY ON FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Trying to lose weight? Most people use food tracking apps to keep track of consumed calories every day. However, it’s better to stop counting calories, a new study has found.A group of researchers from Stanford University analyzed 609 adults who were overweight, which the participants were then asked to select a diet they would prefer to follow: low-carb or low-fat.Both groups, between ages 18 and 50, had to follow their new diet plan for a year.

Those who opted for the low-carb diet were asked to eat avocados, vegetables, salmon, and grass-fed or pasture-raised foods. Participants also needed to use olive oil frequently while cooking meals at home.Participants who selected the low-fat group were asked to eat foods, such as brown rice, oats, lean meats, lentils, dairy products low in fat, fresh fruit, and quinoa.

Even though foods like white bread, white rice, and baked goods like muffins are low-fat, researchers asked participants to avoid eating them throughout the study.

To help, researchers offered participants classes that discussed the importance of food and ways to support their new diet plans.When people normally follow low-fat or low-carb diets, they usually keep track of calories.

Researchers expressed to participants that they regardless of what diet they were on, they needed to make sure they didn’t buy processed food. Researchers also wanted participants to eat as much food as they wanted so they didn’t feel hungry.During the study, participants were asked to limit their carbohydrate and fat intake to 20 grams. By the second month, the researchers asked the two groups to add at least 5 to 15 grams of carbohydrates and fats back to their diet.

A small group of people happened to gain weight during the study, while other people lost anywhere from 50 to 60 lbs.

By the end of the study, participants in the low-fat diet were only consuming 57 grams, while those in the low-carb diet consumed about 132 grams of carbohydrates each day.Outstanding results, as before the study, most of the participants consumed anywhere from 90 to 247 grams of carbohydrates.

The study found that it’s important to eat a high-quality diet to help manage weight overall health.

Cutting off calories and carbohydrates are not encouraged. Those who did in the study gained rather than lost weight. “The bottom line: Diet quality is important for both weight control and long-term well-being,” lead study author Christopher Gardner of Stanford University told The New York Times.

http://www.infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/technology/trying-to-lose-weight-stopcounting-calories-says-study/

Rice exports surge on strong demand, dip in Thai stocks Feb 20, 2018 - The Hindu Business Line

Strong demand from neighbours Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and steady off-take from traditional buyers in Africa has led to a surge in the country’s non-basmati rice exports, which are likely to rise to new highs this financial year. Besides, the depleted stock levels in Thailand — a major exporter — has helped India gain and consolidate its share in the global market, trade sources … https://agriculture.einnews.com/article_detail/433141770/x2RwTs69nhSZKD_?n=2&code=VuZLay2YinrVF2-0

‘Scrap GST on paddy de-husking’ Deepa H. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI , FEBRUARY 24, 2018 01:03 IST

Rice millers in the State are demanding that the 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on de-husking or hulling be withdrawn. A large number of mills in the State with a capacity of less than two tonnes each are involved in such activities and they would be badly hit by the GST, said D. Thulasingam, president, Federation of Tamil Nadu Rice Mill Owners and Paddy-Rice Dealers Associations.“Unlike the large rice mills, they don’t deal with paddy or store, dehusk and sell later when required,” he added.

1,000 small mills “There are around 1,000 small mills in the State who would hull at the most 1,000 bags of paddy a year and their earnings would be less than ₹2 lakh annually.They charge between ₹80 and ₹100 per 77 kg paddy bag from which they pay labour and electricity charges and also repay loans. These mills are like cottage industries and are run by small land holders,” explained A.C. Mohan, Federation secretary.He said hulling was just just like job work undertaken by flour mills in cities where people bring in rice or pulses for grinding and pay the charges. “In the textile industry, those who make yarn have been exempted from the GST; we want a similar waiver,” he added.

Exporters’ woes Millers and those in the rice trade have also urged that a separate channel or a proper mechanism be put in place for rice exports from the State. “Instances of exporters making losses due to buyers not paying up citing reasons including the consignment not conforming to the approved sample are not uncommon. While there is a huge demand in countries including those in the Gulf and Africa, exporters are afraid to step into unknown markets due to these factors,” said D. Kumar, a miller from Red Hills who supplies to exporters.

A Chennai-based exporter had nearly lost ₹42 lakh as the buyer could not pay that amount. “I had taken a loan to supply the ₹1 crore worth rice and got only half the payment. If the loss were in a few thousands I wouldnt mind bearing it.

But this was too big an amount and I had to go to that country and got back the unsold rice so that I could settle my loans,” he said.

Mr. Mohan said that exports would help the trade since it would reduce the stagnation of rice and pulses in the State and fetch better prices for the farmers.

“This year, we have had a bumper crop throughout the country. We cannot stock so much paddy and rice. Exports beyond our requirement would help,” added Mr. Thulasingam. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/scrap-gst-on-paddy-de-husking/article22840177.ece

lleged missing rice: Edo govt petitions Police, calls for probe ON FEBRUARY 23, 20184:18 AMIN NEWSCOMMENTS

By Simon Ebegbulem BENI Edo State Government yesterday petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Babatunde Kokumo, asking him to investigate the allegation made by the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Dan Orbih, that the state government diverted 4,721 bags of rice allegedly meant for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in the state. The petition by Secretary to Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, said the PDP chairman had in a radio interview, “Falsely and maliciously stated that the Edo State Government was involved in a criminal conspiracy to divert 4,721 bags of rice released by the Federal Government for distribution to IDPs in the state.” Also, the All Progressives Congress, APC, PDP in the state has described the allegation as diversionary. The APC in a statement by its Secretary, Lawrence Okah, said that the Obaseki-led administration will “never divert what belongs to the IDPs and the PDP knows that. What they are trying to do is to divert the attention of Edo indigenes and the general public from the ongoing investigation of most PDP leaders in the state by the EFCC as regards the looted funds in the NNPC and the Ministry of Works which they squandered during the

2015 presidential election. “Most of them have been visiting the EFCC in the past six months and very soon they will be sent to jail for their atrocities. So they are only trying to malign the the governor just to convey wrong impression to the public. Obaseki has spent millions of naira in rehabilitating both the IDPs and Libya returnees and I wonder how it will make sense to anybody to feel he can divert bags of rice meant for IDPs.” Meanwhile, the state government in the petition, said: “It is instructive to note that in making these allegations to the general public, Orbih claimed that he had facts and records to back up his allegations. “The purpose of this complaint is to formally bring these weighty and unsubstantiated allegations to your attention and to request a thorough investigation with a view to establishing the veracity or otherwise of same. “It is the contention of the E https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/alleged-missing-rice-edo-govt-petitions-police-calls-probe/

Customs seize 4,120 bags of rice, contraband drugs in Rivers February 22, 2018

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt THE Nigerian Customs Service, Area 11 Command in Onne, Rivers State, said on Thursday that it had seized 4,120 bags of foreign rice and banned pharmaceuticals, including the prohibited Tramadol.

The Controller of the Command, Abubakar Bashir, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the achievement of the NCS in the area, said the contraband pharmaceuticals were contained in nine containers with each measuring 40 feet (9*40 feet).

Bashir also said that the Command had also recorded N11.4 billion in two months of the first quarter of the year out of its target of N117.8 billion; even as he added that the aim of the command was to surpass its target.

He recalled that the Command had made 26 seizures with a duty paid value of N470,011,478.38 billion in 2017, promising to improve on the performance.

Explaining that the contraband pharmaceuticals were imported by unscrupulous businessmen from China and India, the Customs boss further disclosed that the items, which included Tramaking were falsely declared as pressuring reducing drugs.

“From January to date the command has seized 9*40′ containers carrying 8,245 cartons of fake pharmaceuticals consisting of 250mg of Tramadol and Tramaking and other anti-malarial and analgesic.

“The total duty paid of the seizure of pharmaceuticals amounts to N395,125,912.00. We are particularly delighted by this seizure because we recorganise the harmful effect they have especially on our youths and the current national challenge of substance abuse.

“This command has been faithful in aligning towards the same policy.

From January to date, 8*20 foot containers of rice with a duty paid value of N64,878,141.48, and carrying 4,120 bags of rice from Thailand were seized.

“These containers were falsely declared as sewing machines with the intent of evading the law. I am glad to report that they have been seized and duly condemned in a court of law,” he added.

Listing the reasons for confiscating the bags of foreign rice, Bashir pointed out that their action was in line with the Federal Government’s resolve to encourage local production.

The Customs controller stated that the inventory of the consignments had been recorded and forwarded to National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control.

He warned that the outfit would not tolerate any activity that would harm Nigerian and appealed to importers to obey the laws of the land as far as importing of goods were concerned http://punchng.com/customs-seize-4120-bags-of-rice-contraband-drugs-in-rivers/

Customs intercepts, cartons of tramadol, 4,120 bags of rice February 23, 2018

By Victor Azubuike

Personnel of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, have impounded 4,120 bags of rice and nine containers loaded with pharmaceuticals.

The Rivers State command of the Nigerian Customs disclosed that within the first quarters of 2018, the NCS made N11.4 billion out of 117.8 billions target set for it by the Federal Government.

They noted that the focus of the command was to surpass the set target.

The Customs Area Controller Port Harcourt Area II, Comptroller Abubakar Bashir, while speaking with newsmen at the command’s office at Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of the state, said the command had maintained inter-agency collaboration with other relevant agencies.

Bashir noted that the pharmaceuticals were imported into the country from China and India, adding that they were declared to be pressure reducing drugs whereas the contents were Tramadol and other regulated medicines.

“From January to date the command has seized 940′ containers carrying 8,245 cartons of fake pharmaceuticals consisting of 250mg of Tramadol and Tramaking and other anti malarial and analgestic drugs falsely declared as pressure reducing and PVC values.

“The total duty paid of the seizure of pharmaceuticals amounts to N395,125,912.00. We are particularly delighted by this seizure because we recorganise the harmful effect they have especially on our youths and the current national challenge of substance abuse.

“This command has been faithful in aligning towards the same policy. From January to date, 8*20 foot containers of rice with a duty paid value of N64,878,141.48, and carrying 4120 bags of rice from Thailand were seized.

“This containers were falsely decleared as sewing machines with the intent of evading the law. I am glad to report that they have been seized and duly condemned in a court of law,” Bashir said. http://dailypost.ng/2018/02/23/customs-intercepts-cartons-tramadol-4120-bags-rice/

Homestyle Somali food Friday February 23, 2018

By Ian Anderson Faridas makes it easy for a first-timer to eat well

Somali dishes including goat and potatoes plus salad, rice, and pasta To my knowledge, I had never eaten Somali food prior to walking into Faridas Somalian Cuisine a couple weeks ago. Had anyone bothered to ask, I would not even have been able to identify a single dish.

What was I thinking? Since the 1990s, the Somali population in San Diego has reportedly become the second largest the U.S. — with estimates ranging up to twenty thousand people — making it one of the few cities in America where trying Somali cuisine is even an option.

Chalk it up to a lack of awareness. While a fellow customer claimed to have been a regular of Faridas for over a decade, I never realized it was an option until I found myself hungry, in the neighborhood, and searching for affordable eats.

Specifically, Faridas is in the Chollas Creek part of City Heights. My first visit, I shared my lack of experience with the young server behind the counter. She pointed out several dishes from the Hilal menu, first directing me to a variety of sambusas and ultimately steering me to the goat.

The word "sambusa" instantly rang familiar, and with good reason. It shares the same heritage as India's samosa. Both are triangular pastries stuffed with spiced meat or vegetables. Unlike many Indian restaurants, Farida's offers beef as an option, as well as

chicken, potato, and spinach. Each go for a buck, and you cannot go wrong.

The goat may be a different story. From what I've read, goat ranks at or near the top of the list of preferred meats in Somalia, and here I was told it's a signature dish. Simply listed on the menu as "goat meat," it's braised until tender, then sautéed with bell peppers, onions, and spices.

I got a little cumin, and subtle curry as well. But the goat flavor itself came through the most.

Unlike the rest of the world, we don't eat a lot of goat in the U.S., so it always comes off a bit exotic to the American palate. If you're a fan of lamb or grass-fed beef, you're far more likely to enjoy this soft, aromatic preparation.

If you're not there yet, start with the beef or chicken suuqar. Also sautéed with peppers and onions, the cubed meats in this dish offer a more accessible introduction to the flavors of xawaash, the Somali spice blend including the likes of cumin, fenugreek, coriander, cardamom, cinnamon, and turmeric.

All of these dishes come with salad and a unique potato dish made with green beans, corn, peas, and raisins. You also get a choice of a lightly flavored basmati rice pilaf, colored yellow and orange with saffron and possibly more turmeric, or pasta. Somalia may be thousands of miles from Europe, but few nations escape Italy's culinary influence. The spaghetti noodles feature a thin coat of tomato-based sauce.

Can't decide between rice and noodles? They served me a mix of both. But if you stick to rice alone, you may be offered a banana. Apparently, the Somali thing to do is to slice one up and mix in with the rice.

That would have made a unique experience. But ultimately, Faridas served food that felt more comforting and familiar than I expected from a new experience. Credit the restaurant's approachable, home-style cooking. The spice blends may be new to me — and I'm pretty sure I'd never had raisins and potatoes in my mouth at the same time before — but the hearty, 11-dollar meals I've eaten here have all hit the spot. https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2018/Feb/156915/homestyle_somali_food.aspx

Pakistan Exports Food Products Worth $2.395 Million In 7 Months

By Yasir Zeb February 23, 2018

Pakistan has shown improvement in exporting food products during the last seven months of the current fiscal year 2018. Pakistan has exported food products worth $2.395 million in just 7 months which was up by 18.8 percent as compared to corresponding period in the last fiscal year. Last year during the same period Pakistan’s food exports were standing at $2.016 billion.

According to the data published by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics PBS, around 2,292,348 metric ton of rice was exported from Pakistan to various countries. Rice exports were accounted for $1.061 billion as compared to corresponding period last year having

exports of 2,048,037 metric ton valued at $876.75 million. Rice export alone increased by 21.7 percent during the period under review.

Basmati rice exports also increased by 6.83 percent during the last 7 months as compared to the period last year.

Pakistan has the opportunity to increase the rice exports further because of the ban on Indian Basmati Rice in European countries. However, the recent data on rice exports doesn’t reflect the market which Pakistan can grab, EU put a ban on Indian rice due to inferior quality and high presence of tricyclazole last year. If Pakistan is able to grab this market gap, the rice exports can be increased to an unprecedented level.

Similarly, Pakistan’s food commodities imports are also on the rise, the food imports in the country grew by 9.77 percent reaching $3.77 billion as compared to the $3.44 billion same period last year.

But if we look at the data on month on month basis, the food imports decreased by 7.21% and stood at $535.34 million in January 2018 as compared to $576.88 million in the month of January last year. https://www.researchsnipers.com/pakistan-exports-food-products-worth-2-395-million-in-7-months/

Rice basmati weakens on sluggish demand New Delhi, Feb 23 In restricted activity, rice basmati prices fell by Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on easing demand against adequate stocks position. However, other grains held steady in thin trade. Traders said subdued demand from retailers against sufficient stocks position led to decline in rice basmati prices. In the national capital, rice basmati common fell by Rs 200 to Rs 7,600-7,700 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,080-2,280, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,800-1,805 Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,810-1,815, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 965-975 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,040-1,050 (50 kg). Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 7,600-7,700, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,600-6,700, Permal raw Rs 2,325-2375, Permal wand Rs

2,375-2,425, Sela Rs 2,800-3,000 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,975-2,025, Bajra Rs 1,190-1,195, Jowar yellow Rs 1,400-1,450, white Rs 2,800-2,900, Maize Rs 1,400- 1,405, Barley Rs 1,470-1,480. https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/rice-basmati-weakens-on-sluggish-demand/1259271

Rice basmati weakens on sluggish demand 23 FEBRUARY 2018 Last Updated at 2:35 PM

New Delhi, Feb 23 In restricted activity, rice basmati prices fell by Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on easing demand against adequate stocks position.

However, other grains held steady in thin trade.

Traders said subdued demand from retailers against sufficient stocks position led to decline in rice basmati prices.

In the national capital, rice basmati common fell by Rs 200 to Rs 7,600-7,700 per quintal.

Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal): Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,080-2,280, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,800-1,805 Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,810-1,815, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 260-300, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 255-290, Roller flour mill Rs 965-975 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg)and Sooji Rs 1,040-1,050 (50 kg).

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,800, Basmati common new Rs 7,600-7,700, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 6,600-6,700, Permal raw Rs 2,325-2375, Permal wand Rs 2,375-2,425, Sela Rs 2,800-3,000 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,975-2,025, Bajra Rs 1,190-1,195, Jowar yellow Rs 1,400-1,450, white Rs 2,8002,900, Maize Rs 1,400- 1,405, Barley Rs 1,470-1,480. https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/rice-basmati-weakens-on-sluggish-demand/1259271

Rice agriculture in Egypt - Photo by Hussein Tallal

Egypt's strategic rice reserves enough to last until April By: Egypt Today staff

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CAIRO – 23 February 2018: Minister of Supply Ali Moselhi said Thursday that Egypt’s strategic rice reserves are enough to last until the end of April.

The minister added in an official statement that the ministry agreed to double the quantities of rice the government purchases from local suppliers.

The statement pointed out that the price of rice will be LE 6,100 Egyptian pounds ($345) per ton.

Egypt increased its production of rice last year and worked on increasing its strategic rice reserves.

In December, Supply Ministry spokesman Mamdouh Ramadan said that Egypt has enough locally produced rice to feed demand for the next 12 months. https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/3/43636/Egypt-s-strategic-rice-reserves-enough-to-last-until-April

New approach to improve nitrogen use, enhance yield, and promote flowering in rice February 23, 2018, American Society of Plant Biologists Left, normal rice; right, rice overexpressing NRT1.1A, showing more grains and earlier maturity. Credit: Chengcai Chu

Nitrogen fertilizers (applied as nitrate, NO3-, or ammonium, NH4+) improve the amount of grain produced per acre, but nitrogen runoff and volatilization pollute the water and the air. Production of nitrogen fertilizers also uses fossil fuels. The major grain crops (such as rice and wheat) use only about 40% of the applied fertilizer—the rest is lost to the air, water, and soil microbes.

Application of nitrogen fertilizers delays flowering, leaving crops vulnerable to late-season cold weather, which can impair grain filling. Traits that increase the amount of grain produced by

plants and allow the grain crop to mature early will improve yields and also important for both double/triple cropping systems and for increasing the geographical range of rice into higher latitude regions. Although these traits will prove valuable for grain crops, crop breeders have had little success in this area.

Now, recent work in the key staple crop rice (Oryza sativa) identified a nitrate transporter (NRT) that may provide a solution to the nitrogen use/flowering problem. In the plant, different NRTs move nitrogen from the soil into the roots and move nitrogen compounds throughout the plant. Some also NRTs sense nitrogen levels and trigger responses.

A study by Wang et al., published .in The Plant Cell, showed that rice OsNRT1.1A can affect both nitrogen use and flowering time. Mutant lines lacking this transporter showed decreased utilization of nitrate and ammonium. The mutants showed lower induction of genes related to the uptake and transport of nitrate and ammonia; this indicated that OsNRT1.1A acts as both a transporter and a sensor of nitrogen in plants.

Interestingly, the mutants produced 80% less grain than regular rice and flowered later.

To improve yield and flowering time, the authors made rice lines that produced extra OsNRT1.1A. The OsNRT1.1A-overexpressing plants grew taller, were greener, and produced more biomass, compared with regular rice grown on the same amount of nitrogen. These plants also pulled more nitrate and ammonium out of the medium in hydroponics experiments. In multiyear field trials, the OsNRT1.1A-overexpressing plants showed improved yields of more than 30% (and up to 60%) in fields with high and low levels of nitrogen fertilization. Moreover, these plants flowered one to two weeks earlier than the control rice plants.

Corresponding author Chengcai Chu states "For about 100 years, the use of N fertilizers has been one of the most effective forces driving crop yield improvements. It is estimated that more than 120 million tons of nitrogen is used worldwide as fertilizer annually, which largely contributes to nitrogen pollution. Application of N at high rates also brings detrimental effects to crops such as delayed flowering and thus prolonged maturation times. OsNRT1.1A may provide a solution to

the conflict between increasing N nutrition and early maturation time, which are the two most desirable traits for agriculture production".

Intriguingly, overexpression of this NRT from a grass species also improved seed yields and nitrogen use in a broad-leafed plant, the model dicot Arabidopsis. These promising results shown in the lab and validated in multiple years and multiple locations in the field indicate that manipulation of OsNRT1.1A expression has the potential to increase yields and accelerate flowering, two of the most important traits sought in plant breeding efforts in a great many crop species.

Explore further: Scientists identify protein which boosts rice yield by fifty percent More information: Wang, W., Hu, B., Yuan, D., Liu,Y., Che, R., Hu. Y., Ou, S., Zhihua Zhang, Z., Wang, H., Li, H., Jiang, Z., Zhang, Z., Gao, X., Qiu, Y., Meng, X. Liu, Y., Bai, Y., Liang, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, L., Li, L., Sodmergen, Jing, H., Li, J., and Chu, C. (2018). Expression of the Nitrate Transporter Gene OsNRT1.1A/OsNPF6.3 Confers High Yield and Early Maturation in Rice. Plant Cell , DOI: 10.1105/tpc.17.00809 Journal reference: Plant Cell Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-approach-nitrogen-yield-rice.html#jCp

No rice shortage seen due to good harvest Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:41 AM February 24, 2018

With the country’s record harvest last year, an economist from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said there would be no rice shortage in the country, at least for the first quarter of 2018.

According to Flordeliza Bordey, deputy executive director for research of PhilRice, the Philippines was able to produce a total of 19.3 million metric tons (MT) of palay last year, which was equivalent to 12.5 million MT of rice—the country’s highest production in history.

“If we examine our rice consumption, we only need 13.1 million tons, including our food, rice seeds, raw materials for processing of value-added products, animal food and

even wastage. This is based on the assumption that about 105 million Filipino individually consume approximately 110 kilograms of rice every year,” Bordey explained.

For the start of the year, PhilRice estimated roughly 3 million MT of carryover rice stocks, which was sufficient to feed the country for 87 days. Moreover, local farmers traditionally harvest 23 percent of the total production of the year during the first quarter.

Nonetheless, the economist said there was still a need to import rice given the country’s “seasonal” production along with the government’s policy shift to a “tariff regime” wherein imported rice could freely enter the country provided that the required tariff was paid.

“Our stocks dwindle as we enter the lean months from July to September. Without comfortable level of stocks, there is a tendency for the price of rice to spike. This is where importation can help. It can help us manage the supply and demand for rice, and avoid sudden increase in its rice. Even with a 35-percent tariff rate on our [rice imports from] Asean neighbors such as Thailand and Vietnam, Philippine rice is still more expensive,” said Bordey.

“The only way our local rice can compete is to lower its cost. We can only do that if we enhance the competitiveness of our farmers,” she added. —KARL R. OCAMPO

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1 January 2017 - 31 December 2017 Principal institution: Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GXAAS), CAAS Region: Global Subject/journal group: All The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for Rice Research Institute, GXAAS CAAS published between 1 January 2017 - 31 December 2017 which are tracked by the Nature Index.

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