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Kisan Board seeks reasonable price for paddy

FPCCI deplores slow pace of privatisation process

Bilateral trade: Uganda invites Pakistan to invest

Year of reckoning: paddy prices fall as Iran goes slow on imports

Sensational seafood at Zafran

Geographical location could market your product

Germany eyes energy investments in Pakistan, says Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with PM Nawaz Sharif after

their joint press conference in Berlin. (AFP)

Recipe: Prawn malai-curry (Bengali)

At last, I'm cooking with ghee With five recipes

Cultivation of basmati rice in Visakha Agency mooted

Short course on rice planting to boost production

Ministry plans 2m-tonne rice deal with China

Rice federation seeking loan

Kuban farmers hope for record rice harvest

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices Open- Nov 12

Buriram rice growers scale up precaution by camping out next to rice piles

Massive damages reported from the rice pledging scheme

Rice quality control workshop held

Will Gambia achieve rice self-sufficiency by 2016?

Drought forces rice farmers to sell their crops early

Year of reckoning: paddy prices fall as Iran goes slow on imports

Vietnam Eyes Water-Saving Tech For Rice Farms

Vietnam's Mekong delta sees sharp rise in rice exports

Thai govt urged to help ease rice glut

Punjab procures over 111 lakh tonnes paddy

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Turkey Announces November 18, 2014 Tender

Japan Announces 6th Ordinary Import Tender in FY 2014

WASDE Report Released Monday

Celebrating Old North State Agriculture

Rice growers turn to USDA for help with Iraq — Plenish: The GE health trait

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News Detail….

Kisan Board seeks reasonable

price for paddy

November 12, 2014

HAFIZABAD

The growers belonging to the district have

expressed grave concern over the low prices

of different varieties of paddy and have

called upon the government to direct Passco

to purchase paddy from them at reasonable

prices. Addressing a press conference, Kisan

Board District President Aman Ullah

Chattha disclosed that Super Karnal Basmati

paddy was being purchased by the

middlemen (Arhties) at Rs1400 per 40 kgs

against Rs2200 per 40 kgs last year which,

he said, causing colossal loss to the growers.

He said that other varieties of paddy were

being purchased by the middlemen (Arhties)

at nominal rates which was tantamount

fleecing by the middlemen. He called upon

the government to take prompt steps to stop

the exploitation of the growers at the hands

of middlemen. He further said that prices of

electricity, seed and fertilizers have been

increased during the year but the low prices

of paddy were not understandable. NON-

ARREST OF SHO, COPS BEMOANED:

The parents of Zulifqar Ali alias Bhutto of

Mangat Uncha who was allegedly torture to

death while in police custody have

expressed resentment against non-arrest of

accused SHO Ali Akbar Chattha and six

cops despite registration of a case against

them. They called upon the DPO and RPO

to ensure arrest of the accused policemen to

provide justice. Meanwhile, the District and

Sessions Judge was assigned to hold a

judicial inquiry to ascertain the real fact

regarding the death of Zulifqar Ali alias

Bhutto.

FPCCI deplores slow pace of

privatisation process

INP

November 12, 2014

LAHORE: Businessmen have deplored the

stalled privatisation process in the country as

there has been no meaningful privatisation

during the last seven years while the public

sector companies continue to bleed the

national exchequer profusely.

Addressing a meeting of business leaders

and senior office bearers of the Federation

of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and

Industry (FPCCI), Mian Anjum Nisar said

that despite conceding that government has

no business in doing business, instead the

economic planners are moving painfully

slow in the privatisation process.He said that

the government owned power sector

companies remain an unbearable liability of

the government.

He said that no public sector distribution or

power producing company has been

privatised since 2005 when Karachi Electric

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Company (K-Electric) was handed over to

the private sector.The FPCCI president said

that the K-Electric did face some teething

problems initially but has now emerged as a

better managed company.He said that the cost

of power produced by the company managed

power plants is much less than the power

generated by public sector power units.He said

at the time of privatization the power units

operated by K-Electric were more inefficient

than other public sector power companies.

He said business chambers particularly FPCCI

should exert pressure on government to

accelerate the privatisation process.Former

Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(LCCI) president Sohail Lashari said that the

leading cement sector companies listed at

stock market were in red when they were

under government control.

He said after privatisation these companies are

among the top performers in the capital

market. ―They have upgraded their

technologies and expanded their capacities by

400 percent,‖ he added.He said that since

privatisation there has been no shortage of

cement in the country, adding that in fact

Pakistan is a regular exporter of cement to

India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and some

African countries.

LCCI Senior Vice President Mian Nauman

Kabir said that Pakistan excelled in rice export

after all the rice plants were handed over to

private sector in 1993-1996.He said that

currently private sector through better rice

milling technology is exporting over $2 billion

worth of rice to numerous countries.

Bilateral trade: Uganda invites

Pakistan to invest

By PPI

Published: November 12, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Uganda offers unlimited

business opportunities to Pakistani investors

in many fields, which can be exploited, said

Republic of Uganda Ambassador to Iran Dr

Mohamed Ahmed Kisuule in a meeting at

the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and

Industry (ICCI).

―Foreign

investors are

earning 300-

400% margins in

Uganda,

especially in the

steel sector.

Pakistani

businessmen and

traders must

enhance their presence there to earn

lucrative returns,‖ he said.

He identified sectors such as

pharmaceutical, steel, marble, food

processing and many others as potential for

investment in Uganda.He said Uganda was

also a gateway for Pakistan to access East

African countries and it was the right time

for investors to establish themselves there to

tap the available business potential and

penetrate the Eastern African

market.―Uganda offers cheap land and full

protection to foreign investors and Pakistan

should take maximum benefit of these

attractive incentives,‖ he said.

Speaking at the occasion, ICCI Senior Vice

President Muhammad Shakeel Munir said

Uganda was still an unexplored market for

local entrepreneurs due to which presence of

Pakistani products there was minimal.He

said both countries should encourage

frequent exchange of business delegations

and organise exhibitions. Measures should

also be taken to remove all bottlenecks that

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hamper the promotion of bilateral trade

between the two countries.He said Pakistani

products like rice, textile, pharmaceutical,

surgical, sports and leather goods, marble

products, home appliances and food

products have great potential to meet the

needs of Uganda and East African

markets.He assured that ICCI would like to

work closely with the Embassy of Uganda in

Iran and Pakistan to bring private sectors of

both countries closer.

Envoy identified sectors such as

pharmaceutical, steel, marble, food

processing and many others as potential for

investment in Uganda. STOCK IMAGE

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November 12th

, 2014.

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Year of reckoning: paddy

prices fall as Iran goes slow

on imports

Khanna/ Panipath | Posted: November 11,

2014 1:07 amBy: Sandip Das & Harish

Damodaran

Despondency is writ large on Kuldeep

Singh‘s face, as the boli (auction) for the

paddy that was unloaded from his tractor

trolley at an open platform in Khanna‘s

grain mandi is concluded.This five-acre

farmer from Behlolpur, a village in Sirhind

tehsil of Punjab‘s Fatehpur Sahib district,

has managed to realise Rs 3,200 per quintal

for his Pusa-1121 basmati crop, as against

Rs 4,100 last year.

―The artiyas (commission agents) and even

other farmers tell me I am lucky. The price I

have received is the highest for this season,‖

he says, half sarcastically.Kuldeep‘s

information isn‘t wrong.

―Till a couple of weeks back, Pusa-1121 was

selling for Rs 2,400-2,500 per quintal. It has

since recovered to Rs 3,100, but we are still

way below last year‘s prices which were Rs

3,000-3,100 around October 10, and reached

Rs 4,400-4,500 by the month-end,‖ says

Pritam Singh, who farms 107 acres,

including 77 acres taken on lease, at Urlana

Khurd in Madlauda tehsil of Panipat.

―Prices this time have generally ranged

between Rs 2,400 and Rs 3,200 per quintal,‖

confirms Kuljinder Singh Sidhu, secretary of

the APMC at Rajpura, Punjab‘s biggest

mandi after Khanna.According to Wazir

Singh Kohar, a 60-acre farmer from Theri

village in Fatehabad district of Haryana,

traders were blaming the price crash on low

export demand: ―Jo bhi ho, thaggi ho rahi

hai (Whatever be the reason, this is open

loot).‖

For many farmers, compounding the

disappointment is the fact that last year‘s

record prices had led them to significantly

expand basmati acreage, including by

leasing in land.

Pargat Singh owns four acres at Kaddon

village in Ludhiana‘s Doraha tehsil. This

year, he rented two acres at Rs 15,000 per

acre to plant more area under Pusa-1121.

But the returns on that extra investment

haven‘t matched his expectations.These

stories capture the remarkable phenomenon

of a crop that allowed farmers to ride on a

wave of high export-driven prices, and

simultaneously benefit from new varietal

technology.Pusa-1121, an improved high-

yielding basmati developed by the Indian

Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), was

released for commercial cultivation in the

2003 kharif season.

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Between 2003-04 and 2013-14, India‘s

basmati rice exports zoomed from 7.71 lakh

tonnes (lt) to 37.54 lt. The increase was even

more in value terms, from $ 433.73 million

(Rs 1,993.05 crore) to $4.86 billion (Rs

29,291.82 crore). Pusa-1121‘s share in total

shipments last year was reckoned at over 70

per cent.This year, the situation is

different.To start with, export prices have

dropped. Parboiled Pusa-1121 rice is

currently said to be fetching about $ 1,100

per tonne (landed cost, West Asia),

compared to $ 1,400-plus at this time last

year and $ 1,700 levels in March.

The main reason for this is Iran, which

bought 14.41 lt or over 38 per cent of India‘s

basmati shipments in 2013-14.―This year,

their own Domsiah crop (a long-grain

Iranian aromatic rice similar to basmati) is

very good. Also, they have huge stocks from

last year‘s basmati purchases, prompting the

government there to clamp a 40 per cent

duty on imports. Lower demand from Iran,

plus our farmers growing more basmati this

time, is what is depressing prices,‖ Anil

Kumar Mittal, chairman of KRBL, India‘s

largest rice miller and exporter, told The

Indian Express.

India‘s basmati paddy production this year is

seen at 12 million tonnes (mt), up from the

8.5 mt-9 mt of 2013-14. The 12 mt includes

5 mt of Pusa-1121 and 2.5 mt of Pusa-1509,

a newly bred IARI variety. ―12 mt paddy

works out to 8 mt of rice. If you take 4 mt

exports and another 1.8 mt-2 mt domestic

consumption, there will still be a surplus of

2 mt,‖ observed a trade source. ―The bull

run in basmati is clearly over.

The price correction that is happening now

is only a reflection of that,‖ points out

Ashok Gulati, former chairman,

Commission for Agricultural Costs and

Prices. R S Seshadri, general secretary of the

All India Rice Exporters‘ Association,

believes farmers in Punjab and Haryana will

continue to plant basmati even next year.

―With Pusa-1121, a farmer can harvest 18-

20 quintals of paddy per acre, which goes up

to 23-24 quintals for Pusa-1509. On the

other hand, yields in non-basmati parmal

varieties, which are procured for the public

distribution system and attract a minimum

support price of Rs 1,400 per quintal, are

only 30 quintals. Even if basmati prices drop

to Rs 2,000/quintal, farm economics will

still favour it over parmal paddy,‖ he adds.

The shift to basmati is perceptible from

paddy acreage data. Basmati varieties are

estimated to have accounted for 8.2 lakh

hectares or 72 per cent of Haryana‘s total

paddy area this year. The corresponding

coverage was 8.66 lakh hectares or 31 per

cent for Punjab. ―No farmer here grows

parmal. The only paddy that comes to our

mandi is basmati, especially Pusa-1121 and

now increasingly Pusa-1509‖, says Vijay

Arora, a leading artiya at Madlauda‘s new

grain market. Seshadri projects basmati‘s

share even in Punjab to cross 50 per cent in

the next 3-4 years. ―It is a good thing, as

basmati needs less water, and the

government should focus on rice

procurement more from Chhattisgarh and

eastern India.‖ –

Sensational seafood at

Zafran Shrimps to

lobsters,

cooked

Indian

style in a

month-

long

promotion

By Abhishek Sengupta, Staff Reporter

Published: 17:41 November 12, 2014



Image Credit: Abhishek

Sengupta/XPRESSDubai: After an authentic

Thai seafood outing last week it was time

for me to cross boundaries this time for a

seafood night of the Indian variety at Zafran,

located on level one at the Central Gallery,

City Centre Mirdif.So sipping on a

Kashmir‘s Dew (Dh22) - a refreshing drink

made with strawberries and mint in a

lemonade base – and a Water Melon Mint

Smash (Dh22) - thick blend of watermelon,

ginger mint and rose syrup – I curiously

awaited the first item of their ‗Sensational

Seafood‘ promotion - a Mixed Seafood Soup

(Dh70).

With skewers of prawn, mussel and

calamari, the broth – made of tomato and

seafood stock – looked the part, ready to

woo any seafood lover. As for me, the

skewers – nicely grilled - tasted fresh and

the soup – thick and buttery – tangy and

nice.The star item of the night though was

their Seafood Platter (Dh179). Good for

three, the dish had half a lobster in a yoghurt

and turmeric marinade - chargrilled tandoori

style, fleshy ‗tikka‘ chunks of a Nile perch

and masala fried prawns - garnished with

mayonnaise and soya ketchup.

The visual spectacle comes to your table,

hot and sizzling. That done, follow it up

with their signature jumbo prawns biryani

(Dh139) made of finely spiced saffron

basmati rice cooked ―dum‖ style (steamed

over coal in a sealed vessel). The best thing

about it though is their premium jumbo

prawns, quite deliciously stir fried.The

seafood offerings form part of a special

fiesta, on till the end of this month.

You can also try some of their regular

attractions such as Kali Mirch ka Murgh

(Dh59) (a spicy preparation of boneless

chicken in black pepper and curry leaves) or

Dal Bukhari (Dh31), a winning concoction

of kaali daal (black lentil), white butter and

tomatoes in town.

Don‘t forget though to end your meal with

their dessert platter (Dh36) comprising

Zafrani kulfi, ras malai, a gulab jamun, and

gajar ka halwa.

Details:

Meal for Two: Dh400 (approx)

Timings: Noon to 11.30pm

Location: Central Gallery, Level 1, Mirdiff

City Centre

Booking: 04-284 0987

We recommend: Kashmir‘s Dew, Seafood

Platter, Jumbo prawns biryani, Dal Bukhari

Geographical location could

market your product

By Dorothy M. Tuma

Posted Tuesday, November 11 2014 at

02:00

―These pineapples are from Bugerere, this

coffee is from the slopes of Mt Elgon and

these oranges are from Soroti!‖ A market

vendor successfully gets you to shop at her

stall by announcing that every item she

carries is from the part of the country where

it is believed to grow best.

Does anyone outside Uganda make the same

associations between Ugandan produce and

Ugandan locations? Linking unique products

to the geographic area where they grow and

/or are manufactured is a strategy that may

be used to successfully position a product

and differentiate it from competitors.

Adding value

Product names linked to geographic

locations are a form of valuable intellectual

property known as a geographical indication

(GI). Do you and/or the farmers in your area

grow high quality products that show truly

unique features owing to the soil and climate

in the area? If yes, all of you could be

missing out on the additional value that a GI

adds to a product.



Basmati Rice, Darjeeling Tea, Rooibos Tea

and Scotch Whiskey are examples of how

other countries have successfully used

geographical indications to create successful

products that are sold all over the world.

Basmati Rice for instance, only grows in a

specific geographic area of India and

Pakistan in the Himalayan Mountain

foothills.

It is described as a top quality, slender,

aromatic, long grained, nutty tasting and

delicately textured rice. Those unique

product features are a result of the soils and

climate on the Himalayan foothills. Rice

grown anywhere else does not fit the

description and can never be called basmati

rice. This puts basmati rice in an enviable

position.Could Bugerere pineapples, Mt.

Elgon coffee and Soroti oranges be

examples of Ugandan items with unique

features, not found anywhere else in the

world? Could the pineapples be for instance,

the juiciest in the world and have the highest

concentrations of Vitamin C and Potassium

ever recorded anywhere?

Geographical location

If yes, Uganda is ignoring the opportunity to

use geographic location to both promote and

protect its unique items. Pineapple growers

are letting the opportunity that GI represents

pass them by.Suppose it was established that

Bugerere pineapples – or any other items -

were indeed of the highest quality and were

like no other product in that category

anywhere in the world due to soil and

climate conditions in that part of Uganda;

what should be done to secure a GI?

Pineapple farmers in Bugerere would need

to:

1. Organise themselves into a society,

cooperative or association.

2. Determine the association rules,

regulations and standards.

3. Develop long and short term strategies

and plans for the management of Bugerere

pineapples.

4. Approach the Uganda Registration

Services Bureau (http://www.ursb.go.ug/)

for further guidance.

If you farm in an area that is known for

growing the best of a particular crop contact

URSB for more detailed information on GIs.

You could be missing out on an opportunity

to help increase farmer competitiveness.

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Germany eyes energy

investments in Pakistan, says

Merkel German Chaellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with PM Nawaz Sharif

after their joint press conference in Berlin. (AFP)

REUTERS

Published — Wednesday 12 November

2014

Last update 11 November 2014

11:28 pm

BERLIN: Germany is looking to

increase its investment in

Pakistan‘s energy sector, provided

companies are reassured about the security

situation, Chancellor Angela Merkel said

during a visit by Pakistan‘s Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif.Merkel said Germany‘s KfW

state development bank was already

involved in projects in Pakistan including

hydro power plants, but added that the

security situation was sometimes a deterrent.

―We can look at intensifying these

(investments), as long as the conditions are

right,‖ Merkel told a joint news conference

with Sharif.―It is important that the prime

minister is successful in improving the

security situation and the legal system so

that investors feel safe,‖ said Merkel, adding

that the agricultural sector also offered

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opportunities.Sharif urged German firms to

invest in his country.―Pakistan is facing an

acute shortage of energy,‖ he said.

―We believe in the next three years we

should be able to have at least additional

capacity of about 4-5,000 megawatts of

electricity,‖ he said adding that would

increase further in the longer term.Sharif

said German firms, some of them world

leaders in renewable energy technology

thanks to the country‘s shift to green energy

and away from nuclear power, were keen to

invest.

Germany is Pakistan‘s fourth-biggest trading

partner, and the largest within the European

Union, Sharif said.Bilateral trade totalled

about 1.9 billion euros last year with

Pakistan selling mainly textiles, leather

goods and basmati rice to Germany while

Germany exports predominantly chemical

products, machines and vehicles to Pakistan

Recipe: Prawn malai-curry

(Bengali) Zinia Sen,TNN | Nov 12, 2014, 12.00 AM IST

Debajyoti Mishra says bhog is the best

pointer to a good Puja Idol, pandal and

ambience are the markers -separat ing

wheat from the chaff -when it comes to Puja.

But when Debajyoti Mishra was young, the

sole pointer to a good Puja was its bhog.

"We even knew where the even knew where

the begun or the kumro bhaja tasted better

and would invariably land up in a group,"

recalls the composer. Rolls, at that time,

were not an option and all one could gorge

on were oil-soaked Moglai parotas. "But it

was home food that ruled the roost," he

says.

Mahalaya onwards, it was a celebration of

Bengali food at the Mishra household. "On

Ashtami, mutton would be cooked at my

grandmother's house. It was cooked without

onions and would be sent, in moderate

portions, to all the neighbours. Even if we

fell short of meat, the jhol was enough for a

meal."

Debajyoti would accompany his uncle to the

meat shop, which was no less than a ritual.

"There would also be luchi, sada bhaat and

aloor dom," he says. With brass vessels

spread all around, his grandmother would sit

to cut thor into tiniest of pieces. "Thakuma

would put oil on her fingers before starting

the task, but she always ended up with a

blackened thumb. From daler bora, neem

pata bhaja, mocha -she would prepare a lot

of delicacies. And before Laxmi Puja, naru,

moa and takti would be made. We

youngsters would swarm around Thakuma

like flies."

If ever Debajyoti managed to save money

from grocery shopping, he would go out

with friends to have kachuri from a

Bhowanipur shop. "At that time, crossing

Rashbehari was a big thing." Debajyoti says

he picked up cooking from his grandmother.

"My mom was an assistant to her. If ever I

complimented my mother, she would say,

`Tor thakumar moto hoyni'.

On Thursdays, she would have veg food and

Gondhoraaj rice was one of the many

variations that would be cooked".Debajyoti

was also influenced by his guru Salil

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Chowdhury . "He was benevolent when it

came to teaching notations but miserly about

sharing recipes. But I'd quietly see him cook

from a distance; watch him add rum to spice

up a chicken dish." The composer still tries

cooking in the evenings during Pujas. "I

make pulao, kash miri chicken, radha

ballabhi, aloor dom and chingrir cut let.

After all, Puja is all about eat ing to your

heart's con tent," he adds.

INGREDIENTS

Prawns: 1 kg

White oil: 150 gm

Onion: 4

Cinnamon stick: 2

Cloves: 4

Cardamom: 6

Whole cumin: 12 tbsp

Ginger paste: 2 tbsp

Cumin paste: 2 tbsp

Cumin powder: 2 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder: 1 tsp

Turmeric powder: 12 tsp

Sugar: 1 tsp

Garam masala: 1 tsp

Coconut milk: 2 cups

Ghee: 2 tsp

Coriander leaves (for garnishing): 5-6

Basmati rice: 500 gm

Gondhoraaj lebu: 1 with leaves Salt to taste

PREPARATION

FOR THE CHINGRIR MALAIKARI

Clean the prawns with warm salted water

and marinate with 14 teaspoon of turmeric

powder and 14 teaspoon of salt along with a

pinch of onion, ginger and cumin flakes.

Prepare a paste of onion and ginger in a

mixer. Heat ghee in a kadai or pan and fry

the prawns till they turn golden brown. Keep

them aside in a bowl. Add cinnamon,

cardamom, cloves and bay leaves to the oil.

Add the paste of onion and ginger and fry it

on medium flame for 4-5 minutes.

Add remaining turmeric powder, kashmiri

chilli powder, salt and garam masala. Add

coconut milk and 12 cup of water and bring

it to boil. Cut the green chillies and add

them to the gravy along with the fried

prawns.

Allow it to cook for 5-6 minutes. You can

garnish it with coriander leaves and add

some coconut flakes. The chingrir malaikari

is ready to be served.

FOR THE GONDHORAAJ RICE

Soak the basmati rice for half an hour in

water and keep aside. Put water in a pan as

per requirement and bring it to boil. Add a

pinch of salt, one spoon of gondhoraaj juice,

one small piece of gondhoraaj rind, two

gondhoraaj leaves and one spoon of ghee to

the boiling water and add the soaked rice.

Serve the cooked gondhoraaj rice with

malaikari.

Image:Music composer Debajyoti Mishra in

his kitchen

At last, I'm cooking with ghee

With five recipes

BY LAVANYA RAMANATHAN, THE

WASHINGTON POST NOVEMBER 12, 2014

9:13 AM

Dosas. The secret to the crepelike dosa:

It’s in the wrist.



Photograph by: Deb Lindsey , The

Washington Post

A

decade

ago,

after just

a few

ill-fated

and

highly

self-esteem-damaging attempts to learn my

native South Indian cuisine, I threw in the

rice cooker.Really.

I chucked my tiny four-cup nemesis into a

dumpster, and with it any illusions that I‘d

ever make dosa, please my parents and

become some sort of hipster Madhur

Jaffrey.―It‘s too complicated! There are too

many spices,‖ I‘d fume as I toasted mustard

seed, lentils and turmeric into a blackened,

bitter mess.South Indian food is also fairly

unfamiliar stateside, its tamarind, coconut,

tiny-but-potent chilies and fresh herbs more

reminiscent of Southeast Asian flavours than

the vindaloo Americans know.Unlike the

northern regions of India, where wheat

flourishes and is milled into an array of

naans, rotis and ghee-soaked parathas,

southern India is tropical, shaded by coconut

and banana trees and filled with forests of

black pepper as juicy as berries on the vine.

And just beyond the 24-hour clatter of cities

such as Chennai (population: 8 million), the

southern plains are covered in a lush, green

carpet of rice paddies.For the large number

of vegetarians from the coastal state of

Tamil Nadu, where my family is from, rice

is everything. It is boiled for a pantheon of

rice dishes. For crisp dosas and spongy idlis,

it‘s ground into a batter. It‘s even pounded

flat and fried for crunchy hot mixes that

serve as a midday snack.Rice is in my blood.

But I‘ve never been able to cook it.Oh, sure,

I have charred it. I have pulled it from that

rice cooker so waterlogged that, as my

friends arrived for the Indian feast I had

promised, I sobbed large, panicked

tears.Among children of immigrants,

cooking is often fraught: It‘s a way of

carrying on cultural traditions, of fighting

off the anxious feeling that you are a

generation away from blurring into everyone

else. Each narrowly avoided grease fire was

evidence that my very Indian-ness was

tenuous.

―You were not interested,‖ my mother,

Lakshmi, tells me in her lilting, faintly

accented English when I ask her why I never

embedded myself in her spacious suburban

kitchen, where a zillion pungent spices hide

in as many burnt-orange Tupperware

containers.

A few years ago, Mom optimistically

presented me with my own stainless-steel

spice box. The boxes are staples of Indian

households, offering quick access to

frequently used spices. Perhaps because she

knew I was a lost cause, mine is so small it‘s

almost dainty, about the right size for a 5-

year-old‘s Easy Bake kitchen. I left its seven

tiny little cups empty for years.It has not

been all my fault.

There are no cookbooks in most South

Indian households, no binders full of

casserole recipes from which to pull dinner

plans. There are no measuring cups or

spoons in our home. Ask my mother how to

make rice and she suggests that one can

―take two fingers water, and one finger

rice,‖ or something to that effect.These are

not recipes, I often chide her. They are

riddles

Cultivation of basmati rice

in Visakha Agency mooted

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Basmati rice sown by Regional Agriculture

Research Station at Chintapalli on

experimental basis in Visakha agency area.-

Photo: By Arrangement

Girijans who are into paddy cultivation in

the Agency area of Visakhapatnam district,

might have a reason to smile in the next two

years. Plans are afoot by the government to

cultivate basmati rice in the 11 mandals of

the Agency area.The Regional Agriculture

Research Station (RARS), at RV Nagar in

Chintapalli mandal, has sowed 30 varieties

of basmati on a few acres, on experimental

basis.

According to Senior Scientist of RARS, D.

Sekhar, they had been toying with the idea

since last two years. In 2013, the scientists

of RARS sowed two varieties – Sumathi and

Sugandhi - both failed due to pests and other

problems.―This year, we sowed 30 export

quality varieties, and are hopeful that a few

would click,‖ he said.

Basmati rice is mostly cultivated in states

like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and

Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

and in some parts of Uttar Pradesh and

Bihar.According to Mr. Sekhar, this variety

of flavoured rice needs a cooler climate and

the climatic condition of the Agency area

suits it.

―The normal temperature in the Agency

area between October and January is about 8

to 13 degree Celsius and this suits the

basmati variety,‖ he said.According to him

the yield per acre could be between 20 to 22

quintals and the pricing could vary between

Rs. 80 to 110 per kg.In the Agency area,

about 40,000 acres are under paddy

cultivation by the Girijans, which includes

terrace farming.

―If we are successful with our experiment,

then at least 20,000 acres can be converted

to basmati cultivation. The rate per kg is

twice more than what is being presently

cultivated and if packaging and marketing is

taken up by some government agency such

as GCC, it will hugely benefit the Girijans,‖

said Mr. Sekhar.According to him, the

demand for the Indian varieties is high from

countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran and if

the Girijans can contribute a small

percentage to the total export, which was

around 37 lakh tonnes, valued at over Rs.

29,000 crore in the last year, good days are

ahead for the paddy cultivators in the

Agency areas.

Keywords: Basmati Rice, Visakhapatnam Agency

area, yield per acre could be between 20 to 22

quintals

Short course on rice planting to

boost production

November 12, 2014

By Ma. Nila Argel

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Nov. 12 (PIA) – At

least 24 farmers have completed a short

course on rice planting technology at the

Season-Long Farmers Field School

here.Nereo Somera Daproza, Agriculture

Technician and Municipal Rice Program

Coordinator, said the course on Sustainable

Rice Production for farmers was sponsored

by the Department of Agriculture- regional

foeld office, the provincial government and

Cabugao government.

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Town council member Benedicto M.

Savellano, Committee Chair on Agriculture,

said new planting technology will increase

rice productivity noting that Cabugao was

identified as suitable for rice crop based on a

soil fertility mapping.According to

Constante B. Botacion, Jr., Provincial

Agriculturist, the field school aims to

increase rice production and mitigate the

effects of climate change in the agriculture

sector.The technology also involves eco-

friendly and lesser expense for farmers, he

said. (MCA/MNOA /PIA1 Ilocos Sur)

Ministry plans 2m-tonne rice

deal with China

PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI

THE NATION,BEIJING

November 13, 2014 1:00 am

THAILAND PLANS to sell a further 2

million tonnes of rice to China under a

government-to-government contract after

the delivery of an existing order for 1

million tonnes to that country is completed

next year.Commerce Minister General

Chatchai Sarikulya said his ministry would

discuss the new G2G rice contract with the

China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs

Corporation (COFCO), a state agency for

oil, rice and foodstuff imports, with a view

to further sales.

"The country will accelerate shipments of

the existing order for 1 million tonnes. We

will sell another 2 million tonnes to China

after completion of the 1-million-tonne

shipment," he said.Thailand so far has

shipped 300,000 of the 1 million tonnes

under the existing contract, and is scheduled

to ship the rest by next July. Chatchai said

that for the remaining 700,000 tonnes, the

government would encourage China to

import jasmine rice, as it has more added

value. China is one of the largest import

markets for Thai rice, with jasmine rice

picking up interest among consumers.

During a trip to Thailand by COFCO

officials this week, the delegation will be

taken on a tour of rice and jasmine-rice

fields and witness the production process

from milling to packaging, in order to gain

confidence in Thai products. Also, the

ministry's Foreign Trade Department will

demonstrate the DNA inspection process to

the visitors.

To promote Thai rice in China, the

Commerce Ministry will launch a series of

activities including a cooking pavilion at a

Chinese supermarket to raise awareness of

Thai products. With closer cooperation

between Thai and China agencies, it is

hoped that Chinese consumers will develop

a preference for Thai rice. Moreover,

Thailand will work closely with Chinese

importers to tackle the problem of lower-

quality grains being mixed with Thai rice.

The ministry will insist on the display of the

Thai rice-certification logo to ensure that all

Thai rice sold in China is pure. Any rice

trader found mixing Thai rice with other

products will be subject to punishment for

breaching Thai intellectual-property rights.

The ministry will encourage Thai rice

exporters to use the certification logo for

jasmine rice to boost the confidence of

buyers. China imports about 4 million

tonnes of rice each year, mainly from

Vietnam and Thailand.

Rice federation seeking loan

12 Nov 2014 , The Phnom Penh Post

The Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) is seeking

financing from China‘s Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im)

to build much-needed infrastructure such as

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warehouses and drying facilities to

hopefully increase milled rice export

capacities.Sok Puthyvuth, president of the

CRF told the Post yesterday that the CRF

had set up a working group charged with

studying Cambodia‘s rice industry and

preparing a proposal for the Chinese bank‘s

funds. …

In May, during the CRF‘s presidential

appointment, Puthyvuth said Cambodia‘s

rice industry needed more than $500 million

in financial assistance for industrial

development. …Managing director of milled

rice exporter Mekong Oryza Trading, Hun

Lak said the industry was in urgent need of

―hundreds of millions of dollars‖ to build

the warehouses and silos needed to house

Cambodia‘s rice. …

May Kunmakara

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Kuban farmers hope for record

rice harvest 12 November 2014 - 6:21pm

Landowners of Krasnodar Territory plan to

increase rice production to 1 million tons,

the Minister of Agriculture Sergey Garkusha

declared during a round-table discussion

with landowners and scientists.He also said

that in the coming days he will negotiate

with the Ministry of Agriculture on the

allocation of support for the industry to the

amount of 500 million rubles, the press

service of the governor of Krasnodar

Territory reports.

Landowners of Krasnodar Territory plan to

increase rice production to 1 million tons,

the Minister of Agriculture Sergey Garkusha

declared during a round-table discussion

with landowners and scientists.He also said

that in the coming days he will negotiate

with the Ministry of Agriculture on the

allocation of support for the industry to the

amount of 500 million rubles, the press

service of the governor of Krasnodar

Territory reports.

Nagpur Foodgrain Prices

Open- Nov 12

Wed Nov 12, 2014 3:13pm IST

Nagpur, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Gram prices in

Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing

Committee (APMC) moved down on poor

demand from local millers amid poor quality

arrival. Easy condition on NCDEX,

downward trend in Madhya Pradesh gram

prices and increased supply from producing

regions also pulled down prices, according

to sources.

* * * *

FOODGRAINS & PULSES

GRAM

* Desi gram raw firmed up again in open

market on increased buying support from

local

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traders amid tight supply from millers.

TUAR

* Tuar varieties ruled steady here but

demand was poor.

* Masoor varieties zoomed up in open

market on good seasonal demand from

local traders amid thin arrival from

producing belts.

* Udid varieties reported down in open

market on lack of demand from local traders

amid profit-taking selling by stockists at

higher level.

* In Akola, Tuar - 5,000-5,200, Tuar dal -

7,300-7,700, Udid at 7,000-7,200,

Udid Mogar (clean) - 7,800-8,100,

Moong - 7,500-7,800, Moong Mogar

(clean) 9,500-10,000, Gram - 2,800-

3,000, Gram Super best bold - 3,800-4,100

for 100 kg.

* Wheat, rice and other commodities

remained steady in open market

in thin trading activity, according to

sources.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-

market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Available

prices Previous close

Gram Auction 2,400-2,850

2,400-2,960

Gram Pink Auction n.a.

2,100-2,600

Tuar Auction n.a.

3,950-4,200

Moong Auction n.a.

5,200-5,500

Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-

4,500

Masoor Auction n.a.

2,600-2,800

Gram Super Best Bold 4,100-

4,300 4,100-4,300

Gram Super Best n.a.

Gram Medium Best 3,900-4,000

3,900-4,000

Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.

Gram Mill Quality 3,700-3,800

3,700-3,800

Desi gram Raw 3,150-3,200

3,100-3,150

Gram Filter new 3,300-3,700

3,300-3,700

Gram Kabuli 8,500-9,800

8,500-9,800

Gram Pink 7,200-7,400

7,200-7,400

Tuar Fataka Best 7,800-8,000

7,800-7,800

Tuar Fataka Medium 7,500-7,700

7,500-7,700

Tuar Dal Best Phod 7,150-7,250

7,150-7,250

Tuar Dal Medium phod 6,850-

7,050 6,850-7,050

Tuar Gavarani 5,300-5,500

5,300-5,500

Tuar Karnataka 5,700-5,800

5,700-5,800

Tuar Black 8,400-8,700

8,400-8,700

Masoor dal best 6,900-7,200

6,700-6,800

Masoor dal medium 6,700-6,900

6,500-6,600

Masoor n.a. n.a.

Moong Mogar bold 10,200-

10,500 10,200-10,500

Moong Mogar Medium best 9,400-

9,800 9,400-9,800

Moong dal super best 8,800-9,000

8,800-9,000

Moong dal Chilka 8,300-8,500

8,300-8,500

Moong Mill quality n.a.

n.a.



Moong Chamki best 8,000-9,300

8,000-9,300

Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG)

8,200-8,400 8,300-8,500

Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)

7,600-7,800 7,600-8,000

Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)

6,300-6,800 6,600-7,100

Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,200-5,000

4,200-5,000

Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 3,050-

3,200 3,050-3,200

Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,250-

3,400 3,250-3,400

Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,150-

3,300 3,150-3,300

Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)

4,200-4,800 4,200-4,800

Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-

1,500 1,200-1,500

Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG)

1,650-1,700 1,650-1,700

Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,200-

1,400 1,200-1,400

Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)

2,100-2,350 2,100-2,350

Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)

1,800-2,000 1,800-2,000

Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.

n.a.

MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,800-

3,200 2,800-3,200

MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)

1,950-2,350 1,950-2,350

Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-

1,300 1,200-1,300

Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,500-

1,800 1,500-1,800

Rice BPT new (100 INR/KG) 3,200-

3,500 3,200-3,500

Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,800-

1,950 1,800-1,900

Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG)

2,500-2,800 2,500-2,800

Rice HMT new (100 INR/KG)

4,100-4,500 4,100-4,500

Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG)

5,200-5,800 5,200-5,800

Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG)

10,200-13,300 10,200-13,300

Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)

7,200-9,800 7,200-9,800

Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,400-

5,800 5,400-5,800

Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)

1,300-1,500 1,400-1,600

Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-

1,800 1,700-1,800

WEATHER (NAGPUR)

Maximum temp. 33.1 degree Celsius (91.6

degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.

20.4 degree Celsius (68.7 degree Fahrenheit)

Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.

Rainfall : n.a.

FORECAST: Generally cloudy sky. Rains

or thunder-showers likely towards evening

or night.

Maximum and minimum temperature would

be around and 34 and 20 degree Celsius

respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from

plant delivery prices, but

included in market prices.)

Buriram rice growers scale up

precaution by camping out

next to rice piles

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

By NNT

BANGKOK, 11 November 2014 - Rice

growers in Buriram are taking precautions

against rice theft to the next level, by



camping out next to the piles of unhusked

rice they have set out to dry so their produce

can be kept under 24-hour watch.Members

of almost every household in Ban Sai Yong

village in Krasang sub-district, Mueang

district, Buriram have brought out tents and

set up other amenities in open fields and on

the sides of the road where the rice piles

have been set out.

The locals told reporters they have scaled up

precautions because of frequent rice thefts

experienced in previous years.The harvested

rice needs to be set out to dry for 2-3 days

before selling, otherwise the price will fall to

just 10 baht 50 satang per kilogram due to

the undesirable moisture content; locals said

dried unhusked rice fetches at least 15 baht

per kilogram. Locals are expecting that they

will fetch at least 16 baht per kilogram for

their rice, although they will get by if they

can sell it for 15 baht per kilogram.

Massive damages reported

from the rice pledging

scheme

BANGKOK, 12 Nov 2014, (NNT) -

According to a finding by Kasetsart

University's Faculty of Economy, farmers

participating in the rice pledging scheme did

not make substantial increase in their

income compared to others who did not take

part in the program.

The report shows that participating farmers

were able to make less than 1,000 baht

higher than those who did not take part in

the scheme, while indicating that the rice

pledging scheme had cost the previous

Government 985 billion baht. The damage

incurred by the program is expected to be in

the range of 540 - 750 billion baht.The

finding indicated that the pledging scheme

was extremely not worth the budget spent,

and farmers who participated in the scheme

did not use additional income for improving

their production capacity as originally

intended.

The report thus strongly suggested the next

administration to take the long term effects

into consideration when issuing policies

pertaining to agricultural development.It

pointed out that a better approach to farm

assistance is to increase farmers'

competitiveness by reducing operation costs,

and increasing the quality of their crops.

Rice quality control

workshop held

Published on Wednesday, 12 November

2014 18:40

A workshop took place in Yangon

yesterday, aiming to boost rice quality ahead

of the start of legall rice exports to China

some time next year.The workshop was

organised by Myanmar Rice Federation

(MRF) and Myanmar Paddy Federation and

Rice Traders Association.―Rice exports to

China should meet the requirements and

procedures set by the World Trade

Organisation,‖ said Ye Min Aung, the

general secretary of the MRF.―As such,

sanitising procedures would be applied with

paddy fields and rice output will be tested

for harmful chemical fertilisers.‖

The workshop organisers also alerted

businesses or associations which are

involved with rice milling and warehousing

that in exporting rice to China, they need

official licenses. Meanwhile, China‘s

approval is necessary for such

activity.According to the MRF, the list of

licenced exporters will be released on an



annual basis.Myanmar‘s rice price has been

plummeting as authorities of both countries

reign in illegal border trade. In the 2012-

2013 fiscal year, rice exports to China

amounted to 752,000 tonnes, entirely

through border trade.

―If they (China) still don‘t want to buy

Myanmar rice, the price will keep falling,‖

said Aung Than Oo, the vice president for

the MRF.There are attempts to legalise the

rice exports. In September, a memorandum

of understanding on agricultural standards

was signed by China‘s General

Administration of Quality Supervision,

Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) with

Asean member states. Myanmar still needs a

government-to-government agreement to

legalise the exports to China.

Will Gambia achieve rice self-

sufficiency by 2016?

Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:13AM GMT

Africa Today

Rice is a staple consumed all over Africa,

the perfect addition to meat, fish or stew.

And at 20 million tons a year and rising,

Africans just can't get enough of it.But the

continent, which has 60% of the world‘s

uncultivated arable land, imports nearly half

the rice it needs, costing governments

billions of dollars.The Gambia‘s President

Yahya Jammeh has launched an ambitious

plan to grow enough rice for the country to

become self-sufficient within two years.Yet,

to overcome their rice deficit, countries like

the Gambia will have to invest not only in

the capacity of their farmers, but also in

technology.

Drought forces rice farmers

to sell their crops early

Date : 12 พฤศจิกายน 2557

KALASIN, 12 November 2014 (NNT) –

According to officials in Kalasin, the

province's Lam Pao Dam would continue to

distribute water for irrigation. Meanwhile,

rice farmers in Suphanburi who ignored the

government's warning and engaged in off-

season farming are now forced to sell off

their crops early.

Farmers in Suphanburi told the media that

their crops will be used to feed cattle, as

drought has damaged their paddy fields,

effectively ruining the crops for human

consumption. Ten rai worth of the damaged

crops can only be sold for a thousand baht.

Earlier, the local Irrigation Office had urged

agricultural operators to refrain from

engaging in off-season farming, warning

them that this particular predicament would

likely happen due to the intensity of this

year's drought.

In Kalasin, Lam Pao Dam would continue

to release water for irrigation within the

province as well as in Roi Et, Yasothon, and

Ubon Ratchathani. Currently, the Chi

River‘s water level falls below the normal

level, making it difficult for agricultural

operations. Officials have, therefore,

encouraged the local farmers to farm low-

water demanding crops such as sugar cane

and sprouts.

Year of reckoning: paddy

prices fall as Iran goes slow

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2014 1:07 am



imports. Lower demand from Iran, plus our

farmers growing more basmati this time, is

what is depressing prices,‖ Anil Kumar

Mittal, chairman of KRBL, India‘s largest

rice miller and exporter, told The Indian

Express.India‘s basmati paddy production

this year is seen at 12 million tonnes (mt),

up from the 8.5 mt-9 mt of 2013-14.

The 12 mt includes 5 mt of Pusa-1121 and

2.5 mt of Pusa-1509, a newly bred IARI

variety. ―12 mt paddy works out to 8 mt of

rice. If you take 4 mt exports and another

1.8 mt-2 mt domestic consumption, there

will still be a surplus of 2 mt,‖ observed a

trade source.―The bull run in basmati is

clearly over. The price correction that is

happening now is only a reflection of that,‖

points out Ashok Gulati, former chairman,

Commission for Agricultural Costs and

Prices.

R S Seshadri, general secretary of the All

India Rice Exporters‘ Association, believes

farmers in Punjab and Haryana will continue

to plant basmati even next year. ―With Pusa-

1121, a farmer can harvest 18-20 quintals of

paddy per acre, which goes up to 23-24

quintals for Pusa-1509. On the other hand,

yields in non-basmati parmal varieties,

which are procured for the public

distribution system and attract a minimum

support price of Rs 1,400 per quintal, are

only 30 quintals.

Even if basmati prices drop to Rs

2,000/quintal, farm economics will still

favour it over parmal paddy,‖ he adds.The

shift to basmati is perceptible from paddy

acreage data. Basmati varieties are estimated

to have accounted for 8.2 lakh hectares or 72

per cent of Haryana‘s total paddy area this

year. The corresponding coverage was 8.66

lakh hectares or 31 per cent for Punjab.

―No farmer here grows parmal. The only

paddy that comes to our mandi is basmati,

especially Pusa-1121 and now increasingly

Pusa-1509‖, says Vijay Arora, a leading

artiya at Madlauda‘s new grain

market.Seshadri projects basmati‘s share

even in Punjab to cross 50 per cent in the

next 3-4 years. ―It is a good thing, as

basmati needs less water, and the

government should focus on rice

procurement more from Chhattisgarh and

eastern India.‖

Vietnam Eyes Water-Saving

Tech For Rice Farms

By Science and Development

Network |Editorials

November 11, 2014

Although alternate wetting and drying

technology can reduce water usage and

greenhouse gas emissions, getting rice

farmers to adopt this practice could be

difficult.

AsianScientist (Nov.

11, 2014) – Agriculture

experts say application

of alternate wetting and

drying (AWD)

technology in Vietnam‘s rice farms, one of

South-East Asia‘s largest rice-producing

countries, holds great promise in cutting

water use and greenhouse gas emissions

from rice cultivation without sacrificing

yield output.

Vietnam along with Bangladesh and

Colombia recently partnered with the

Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to

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introduce the large-scale application of

AWD, also known as controlled irrigation in

which farmers periodically drain rice

paddies rather than keeping them

perpetually flooded.

The number of non-flooded days can range

from one to ten days. The technology can

reduce water use by 25 percent and

estimated to cut methane from flooded rice

field by 50 percent.But getting farmers to

adopt it will be a struggle, Nguyen Hong

Son, vice-president of the Vietnam

Academy of Agricultural Sciences,

tells SciDev.Net during an interview at the

Fourth International Rice Congress in

Bangkok, Thailand, held from October 27 to

November 1, 2014.

―It‘s something that will give the farmers

complications in application,‖ he notes. ―It‘s

really hard for them to understand the

benefits of reducing greenhouse gas

emissions. We will try to convince them of

the benefits of AWD since it can also help

them save money in irrigation.‖Aside from

economic savings through lower water

consumption and pumping costs, there is

also evidence that AWD can help crops

perform better and improve soil conditions

so that machines can operate more

efficiently in the fields, says Björn Ole

Sander, who is coordinating the effort.

But AWD is not without controversy.

Adopting the irrigation method will increase

nitrous oxide emissions, which Sander

himself acknowledges will be anywhere

from 20 to 100 percent. Still, given that

paddy rice does not produce much nitrous

oxide to begin with, the decrease in

methane, which the crop produces in heaps,

will more than offset any increase in nitrous

oxide, says Sander.―We still have a huge

overall reduction in greenhouse gas

emissions,‖ he adds.

The planned wide-scale adoption of AWD is

in line with the Vietnamese government‘s

commitment to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions especially in the agricultural

sector, which is predicted to account for

almost 73 percent of emissions in the

country by 2030, according to a UN fact

sheet produced in 2013.The first phase to

expand AWD in Vietnam as well as in

Bangladesh and Colombia will run for the

next 18 months and will involve preliminary

research in each of the participating

countries to identify the best areas where

AWD can be applied, possible barriers and

the needs for investment.

Representatives from the CCAC will soon

hold roundtable working groups with

various national stakeholders, including

scientists.A central information kiosk

containing extensive information on rice

management and greenhouse gas emissions

will be hosted by the Philippines-based

International Rice Research Institute, which

along with the International Center for

Tropical Agriculture in Colombia, will

provide technical advice and services.

Vietnam's Mekong delta sees

sharp rise in rice exports

Vietnam's Mekong delta sees sharp rise in

rice exports



HO CHI MINH CITY, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) --

High-quality rice exports from Vietnam's

southern Mekong delta sharply increased in

the first 10 months of this year, up 44

percent year on year, according to the local

Southwest Steering Committee.Local

VietnamNet news portal reported on

Tuesday, quoting data from the steering

committee as saying that the region exported

over 2.7 million tons of high-quality rice,

worth 2.32 billion U.S. dollars, accounting

for 52 percent of the total rice export volume

during the reviewed period.

According to the Vietnam Food Association

(VFA), the average prices of Vietnamese

rice exports in the first 10 months has

declined, however, thanks to the increasing

output of high-quality paddy harvested from

the region, the export revenues have been

maintained.The average export price

reached 455.26 U.S. dollars per ton in the

first nine months, up 3.6 percent year on

year.Rice supplies for exports from the

Mekong delta are abundant.

Total paddy output from the recent winter-

spring, summer-autumn and autumn-winter

crops reached 24.3 million tons, of which,

over 70 percent are high-quality, fragrant

paddy that meet criteria for exports.In

addition, the Mekong Delta Rice Research

Institute in recent years has produced dozens

of cross-bred rice strains with high quality

and output, supporting the farmers in their

intensive rice farming in specific locations.

Vietnam's Mekong delta comprises 12

provinces and Can Tho City.Currently,

about four million hectares of land in the

region are used for rice cultivation during

three crops per year.Generally, more than 50

percent of the country's paddy and 90

percent of the nation's rice exports come

from the delta.

Thai govt urged to help ease

rice glut Farmers harvest rice in a field in Thailand's southern

Narathiwat province. (Photo: AFP/File)

BANGKOK: The Thai rice industry is still

dealing with the impact of the now-defunct

state rice subsidy scheme. That policy has

left Thailand with tonnes of rice, and experts

are calling on the government to formulate a

long-term policy to help ease the glut in the

sector.

As a result of the previous government's rice

subsidy scheme, Prayuth Chan-ocha's

administration is now sitting on some 18

million tonnes of milled rice. Thai exporters

say the stockpile is hurting the Thai rice

trade in both the short- and long-

term.Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary

president of Thai Rice Exporters

Association, said: "In the eyes of the buying

countries, they will look at Thai stock and

say, 'wow, there are still plenty of rice in

Thailand'. We are the exporting country, so

psychologically, they (import countries)

won't see the price going up."

Global rice prices have dropped 18 percent

this year to its lowest in four years. The

price of Thai rice has dropped even more -

down by 30 percent from before the

implementation of the rice subsidy scheme.

That means lower returns from the

government's attempts to accelerate rice sale

from its stock.Dr Nipon Poapongsakorn,

Distinguished Fellow at Thailand

Development Research Institute, said: "We

cannot get enough revenue from the selling

of our stockpile of rice.



And if we want to sell it now, the price will

drop even further, because the world market

knows that we have a large amount of

stockpile of rice on hand."At the end of the

day, that means lower returns for farmers,

prompting Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-

ocha to introduce a one-time cash handout.

His administration is doling out more than

US$1.2b to about 4 million farming

households.Professor Medhi Krongkaew

from the National Institute of Development

Administration's School of Development

Economics, said: "This policy is only for

short term, aimed at helping farmers cope

with the drop in the price of rice.

The government is still in the process of

finding a long-term approach, which is not

apparent yet."But there is yet another

problem. The government claims that 90

percent of the rice in state stockpiles has

deteriorated. The full audit will be released

in coming days. But one thing that is sure is

that less rice sold means a large dent to

farmers' rice bowls.

Punjab procures over 111 lakh

tonnes paddy

Published: November 11, 2014

Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) — Over 111

lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured in

Punjab this season, food and supplies

department officials said Tuesday.Ludhiana

district was leading in paddy procurement

with over 14.13 lakh tonnes being procured

there. Sangrur and Moga followed with

13.66 and 11.07 lakh tonnes.The Punjab

government has set up 1,806 purchase

centres across the state. Procurement started

Oct 1.Over 98.4 percent of the paddy has

been procured by government agencies.

IANS 2014-11-11 18:02:13

USA Rice Talks New Food Security

Challenges and Opportunities with USDA,

USAID, Others

Whenever there's a need

WASHINGTON, DC -- Last week, the USA

Rice Federation joined members of the food

aid community to participate in the Food

Aid Consultative Group (FACG) to discuss

the latest developments and responses in the

U.S. government's food security programs.

In addition to an overview of U.S. crop

production, including a large rice crop, the

meeting focused on the U.S. Department of

Agriculture's (USDA) and the U.S. Agency

for International Development's food

assistance programming for the coming

year, particularly on the recent

announcement of a new round of funding for

USDA's McGovern Dole (MGD) and Food

For Progress Programs (FFpr). Both

programs have used significant quantities of

rice in the past.

This year's

programmin

g will only

fund three

new

initiatives

under FFpr in Benin, Ghana, and the

Dominican Republic, and five under MGD

in Rwanda, Mozambique, Honduras, Sierra

Leone, and Cote d'Ivoire. It is likely that

Private Volunteer Organizations (PVOs)

will look to program fortified rice in MGD

programs which have a strong focus on

addressing micronutrient deficiencies in

school age children to increase their health

and productivity.



"A significant portion of last week's

meeting was dedicated to the U.S.

government and the World Food

Programme's (WFP) response to the Ebola

epidemic in the hardest hit countries:

Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea," said

Sarah Moran, USA Rice's director of

International Promotion. "Agencies are

planning for a severe food and nutritional

emergency based on the projections of

USAID's Famine Early Warning Systems

Network.

They are focused on potential problems

including disruption of food availability,

reduced household income, below average

rice harvests, the staple food for west Africa,

and a reduction in overall household food

consumption."

WFP is already prepositioning rice to utilize

in emergency relief programs and USAID

will be looking to ramp up emergency

feeding interventions utilizing ready to eat

supplements and fortified foods.

USA Rice will be meeting with key contacts

in the next month to identify ways to assist

in emergency relief efforts utilizing milled

and fortified rice.

Contact: Deborah Willenborg (703) 236-

1444

Turkey Announces November 18, 2014 Tender

Announcement: Up to 40,000 tons (-5%) paddy

Tender: 18 November 2014

Shipment Period: 1 December 2014 to 10 January 2015

Delivery Period: 1 December 2014 to 31 January 2015

Place of Delivery: Mersin, Turkey

Discharge Ports: Mersin, Tekirdag (TDI port), Bandirma

Note: Tender documents (draft contract, technical and administrative specifications) must be taken from

TMO General Directorate

SPECIFICATIONS OF PADDY RICE FOR IMPORTATION

Year of Production 2013 or 2014

Moisture (ISO 712) (% max) 14.5

Foreign material (% max) 2.0

Cargo rice (% max) 10.0

Other types - None of whole or

broken



Milling yield (% min) 55.0

Broken kernel (% max) 10.0

Damaged kernel (% max) 2.0

Red kernel and kernel with red

streaks

(% max) 2.0

Raw kernel (% max) 3.0

Chalky kernel (% max) 3.0

Paddy rice kernel length (mm) above 7.5 mm

7.5<

Rice kernel length (mm) above 5.2 mm

5.2<

Ratio of rice kernel length (mm)/rice kernel width

(mm)

2.5 and below

≤2.5

Contact: Eszter Somogyi, 011-49-40-4503-8667

Japan Announces 6th Ordinary Import Tender in FY 2014

Announcement: 10 November 2014

Tender: 14 November 2014

Offer details: 33,000 mt

Country Specified

or Global

Non-glutinous

milled rice

(medium grain)

Non-glutinous

milled rice

(long grain)

TOTAL

Global Tender 13,000 20,000 33,000

Shipping period: Medium Grain: From 25 December 2014 to 25 January 2015

Long Grain: From 20 December 2014 to 31 January 2015

WASDE Report Released

Monday

WASHINGTON, DC -- All rice supplies

for 2014/15 are increased slightly from last

month due to an increase in production.

U.S. all rice production is forecast at 221.1

million cwt, up 0.2 percent from last month

due to an increase in yield. Average all rice

yield is estimated at 7,597 pounds per acre,

up 13 pounds per acre from a month ago.

Harvested area is unchanged at 2.91 million

acres. Long-grain rice production is up

200,000 cwt to 160.3 million, and combined

medium- and short-grain rice production is

raised 100,000 cwt to 60.8 million cwt.


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On the 2014/15 use side, forecast all rice

domestic and residual use and exports are

unchanged from a month ago at 131 million

cwt and 102 million, respectively.

However, the rough rice export component

is raised 1 million cwt to 35 million, up 22

percent from the prior year, and the largest

since 2009/10.

Conversely, exports of milled rice are

lowered 1 million (rough-rice basis) to 67

million. Exports of combined medium- and

short-grain rice are raised 2 million to 34

million, up 10 percent from 2013/14.

Exports of medium-grain rice are expected

to be larger because of forecast tighter

supplies in Australia, and a change in the

export policy in Egypt that likely will

constrain exports. Australia and Egypt are

two principal medium-grain rice competitors

of the United States. Conversely, long-grain

rice exports are lowered 2 million cwt to 68

million, still up 10 percent from the prior

year.

Long-grain milled rice markets in the

Middle East and Africa are expected to be

very competitive and likely will favor lower-

priced rice sourced from Asia. U.S. long-

grain exports will be strong to markets in the

Western Hemisphere. All rice ending stocks

are forecast at 40.9 million cwt, up nearly 1

percent from last month, and an increase of

nearly 29 percent from 2013/14.

The 2014/15 long-grain rice season-average

farm price range is projected at $12.20 to

$13.20 per cwt, unchanged from last month.

The combined medium- and short-grain

farm price range is projected at $19.00 to

$20.00 per cwt, up $1.30 per cwt on each

end of the range. The all rice season-

average farm price is forecast at $14.20 to

$15.20 per cwt, up 40 cents per cwt on each

end of the range. Tight supplies of

combined medium- and short-grain rice in

California along with reduced supplies

among the major competitors including

Australia and Egypt are expected to support

prices. Conversely, a larger supply of lower

priced Southern medium-grain rice will limit

the increase in the total medium- and short-

grain farm price.

Global 2014/15 ending stocks are lowered

5.7 million tons or nearly 5.5 percent due to

a decrease in total supplies and an increase

in consumption.

Total supplies for 2014/15 are lowered 4.4

million tons due mostly to a reduction in

beginning stocks of 4 million. India's

2013/14 ending stocks are lowered nearly 3

million tons due mostly to an increase in

consumption. Lower procurement of rice by

the government of India coupled with higher

disbursement of rice through the public

distribution system drew down government

rice stocks in 2013/14. Additionally,

2013/14 rice ending stocks in Thailand and

Vietnam are

lowered 800,000 tons and 500,000,

respectively. World 2014/15 rice production

is lowered 400,000 tons to 475 million tons

due mostly to smaller crops forecast for

Australia and Egypt, which are partially

offset by an increase for South Korea.

Global 2014/15 rice consumption is raised

1.3 million tons to a record 482.9 million

due mostly to increases for India and

Vietnam, partially offset by reductions for



Egypt and South Korea. Global rice trade is

up 400,000 tons from a month ago with an

800,000-ton increase for Thailand, partially

offset by reductions for Australia and Egypt.

Imports are increased for EU and China.

The decline in global ending stocks is due

mostly to reductions for India, Thailand, and

Vietnam, partially offset by increases for

China, Egypt, EU, and South Korea.

Global 2014/15 ending stocks at 98.6

million tons are down nearly 8 million tons

from 2013/14 and the lowest stocks since

2009/10. Stocks among the major foreign

exporters are down 18 percent from

2013/14.

Read the full report here.

Celebrating Old North State

Agriculture

The Census of Agriculture is the most

complete account of U.S. farms and ranches

and the people who operate them. Every

Thursday USDA‘s National Agricultural

Statistics Service will highlight new Census

data and the power of the information to

shape the future of American agriculture.

Thanks to the fertile lands along the

Missouri river, farming has always had a

major presence in the Show Me State. As of

2012, only Texas has more farms than

Missouri. The latest Census of Agriculture

counted more than 99,000 farms in our state,

which produced more than $9 billion in

agricultural products, nearly equally divided

between crop and livestock products.

Missouri farmers are always looking for

innovative ways to connect our state‘s

residents with local agriculture and to find

new markets.

That‘s why, in 2012, there were nearly 4,000

farms selling value-added products, such as

cheese, preserves, or locally-produced wine.

That year, 844 farms in Missouri also

offered agritourism and other recreational

services, such as hay rides. And for those

residents who want to receive fresh local

products, Missouri also had 291 farms

participating in the local community-

supported agriculture programs.

While Missouri agriculture has a nice

mixture of locally-produced commodities, it

is our soybean growers who really stand out.

In 2012, soybeans were the largest single

commodity grown in Missouri. That year

our growers sold nearly $2 billion worth of

this crop. The 2012 Census of Agriculture

counted nearly 20,000 Missouri farms that

produced soybeans.

Two major local crops found in southeast

Missouri are rice and cotton. In 2012, our

farmers produced more than 1.2 billion

pounds of rice valued at more than $150

million, putting Missouri in fourth place in

the nation when it comes to this important

commodity.

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And all of this was achieved by only 386

farms on 175,000 acres. Likewise, just 409

cotton farms produced 722,000 bales of

cotton. Cotton sales were $249 million,

ninth highest among states.

The livestock industry also has a very strong

presence in Missouri. In 2012, the ag census

counted more than 53,000 farms with more

than 3.7 million head of cattle or calves.

Missouri also ranked number one in the

nation when it came to farms that raised or

sold veal in 2012.

The best thing is that with all of these

numbers you don‘t have to simply take my

word for it. You can easily check out these

Census of Agriculture numbers online. Or,

feel free to visit our grand state to see our

farms and ranches firsthand. After all,

there‘s a reason Missouri is known as the

Show Me State.

Show me farms!! Missouri has lots and lots

of farming – almost 100,000 according to

the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Check back

next week for a focus on another state and

the Census of Agriculture.

Rice growers turn to USDA for

help with Iraq — Plenish: The

GE health trait test case —

Talk of a TPP secretariat

grows

By BILL TOMSON | 11/12/14 10:00 AM

EDT

With help from Chase Purdy, Jenny

Hopkinson and Jason Huffman

RICE GROWERS TURN TO USDA

FOR HELP WITH IRAQ: The U.S. rice

industry has turned to the Agriculture

Department for help in sorting out why Iraq

recently ignored its lower bid for rice. Bob

Cummings, the USA Rice Federation‘s chief

operating officer, tells POLITICO Pro that

he and Alexis Taylor, USDA‘s deputy

undersecretary for farm and foreign

agricultural services, met Monday to discuss

what the group calls an ―alarming situation

with Iraqi rice tenders."

The Iraqi grain board chose to purchase

Brazilian and Uruguayan rice over rice from

the U.S. in a 170,000-ton tender last week

despite the fact that the U.S. producer —

Archer Daniel Midland — offered to sell at

a lower price. An ADM spokesperson

declined to comment, but Cummings said, in

a statement, that the U.S. rice industry hopes

USDA will help it ―get to the bottom of the

issue before the next tender."

U.S.-origin rice was offered to the Iraqis at

$646 per ton, but Iraq bought rice instead

from Brazil at $663 per ton and Uruguay at

$661 per ton, according to a copy of a bid

summary. Another tender is now open and

results are expected in this weekend, USA

Rice said. See the group‘s latest report on

Iraq here: http://bit.ly/1o6P0L9

HAPPY WEDNESDAY, NOV.

12! Welcome to Morning Ag, where your

host is happy to have Congress back in

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PLENISH: THE GE HEALTH TRAIT

TEST CASE: The future for foods

genetically modified to promote nutrition

and better health likely rests on the success

of DuPont Pioneer‘s high oleic Plenish

soybean, says Susan Knowlton, a DuPont

senior research manager and creator of the

product.

While GE crops largely focus on herbicide

and pest resistance, the Plenish soybean,

which gained regulatory approval in 2012,

produces trans fat-free oil that has a similar

nutritional profile as olive oil and does not

spoil as conventional soybean oil does.

Nutritional traits represent a challenge for

biotech companies as their success depends

on acceptance and use by food companies

and consumers, instead of farmers, who

have largely embraced the technology,

Knowlton says. Biotech companies are

reluctant to take the risk on health traits

because of concerns on the return on the

investment in research, says Knowlton, who

adds, as a result ―people are looking at this.‖

―You really need these early successes in

order for [companies] to put their money

down next time,‖ Knowlton says. ―If you

can‘t make it with [a trans fat-free soybean

oil], you can‘t make it at all.‖

Plenish is used in at least one packaged

food on the market, though Knowlton

could not say which products or even how

many due to confidentiality agreements. So

if you happen to notice ―high oleic soybean

oil‖ on a nutrition label, please let MA

know. We are pretty curious to try Plenish in

a commercial product.

GMO FIELD TRIP: DuPont opened the

doors of its Wilmington, Del., facility to

journalists, including MA, Tuesday as part

of an effort by the biotech industry and

GMO Answers to engage in the discussion

on biotechnology. Among the stops on the

tour, DuPont showed of its gene gun — a

helium blaster that is used to shoot DNA on

a gold plate into plant embryos. While it

does not look like a gun — MA wasn‘t

allowed to take pictures, but this is

it:http://bit.ly/1EyzFMS . Note: Gene guns

were fueled by gunpowder until about 1990.

Also part of the tour: how a 3D microscope

is used in trait development; a look into corn

modified for drought tolerance and nitrogen

use efficiency; and soybean cultivation for

testing new traits.

GMO TAG TEAM FIGHT: Beware of

chairs or elbows flying from the ropes on

Wednesday, Dec. 3, when two esteemed

advocates for genetically engineered food

take on two equally respected skeptics of the


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science in a nearly two-hour debate in New

York City.

The event, hosted by Intelligence Squared

U.S. at the Kaufman Center, in Manhattan,

will feature: Robert Fraley, Monsanto‘s

executive VP and chief technology officer;

Alison Van Eenennaam, a genomics and

biotechnology researcher at UC Davis;

Charles Benbrook, research professor for the

Center for Sustaining Agriculture and

Natural Resources; and Margaret Mellon,

science policy consultant and former senior

scientist at the Union of Concerned

Scientists.

Tickets, which are $40 each, can be

purchased

here: http://www.intelligencesquaredus.or

g/ But the debate, which starts at 6:45 p.m.,

also can be viewed live online

at http://bit.ly/1tEDtYb or via IQ2's new

app http://shorefi.re/VTwKwx It will air

soon after as part of the syndicated NPR

show "Intelligence Squared U.S," the

organizers say.

FROM BOOZE TO LIVESTOCK

FEED: China has become the largest market

for U.S. sorghum and also a big buyer of

U.S. barley as the country seeks new

commodities to replace corn in its ―rapidly

developing industrial animal feed sector,‖

finds a new report by the USDA‘s Foreign

Agriculture Services.

Corn prices have risen too high for Chinese

feed makers because of domestic subsidies,

tariff rate quotas and a lack of imports due

to the country‘s crackdown on unapproved

biotech traits in U.S. shipments, FAS notes.

As a result, China bought 80 percent of the

212 million bushels of sorghum the U.S.

exported in the 2013-14 marketing year and

is thus far responsible for 100 percent of

U.S. sorghum purchase commitments in

2014-15. But don‘t count on the trend to

continue. A recent government agreement

between China and Argentina to facilitate

sorghum exports could bring competition

and pressure prices lower, FAS observes.

However, the United States will remain

China‘s dominant supplier for the next few

months, as new-crop Australian and

Argentine supplies will not be available until

March. See FAS‘ full analysis

here:http://1.usa.gov/1eKNiuT

TALK OF A TPP SECRETARIAT

GROWS: BEIJING — A final Trans-

Pacific Partnership may be months from

conclusion, and it may take even longer to

go into force. But supporters of the

agreement are already fretting about how the

monstrous trade deal will be administered

and talking about the creation of a TPP

secretariat, reports Pro Trade‘s Adam

Behsudi.

The Asia-Pacific trade deal has always been

envisioned as a ―living agreement,‖ or one

where rules evolve with future

developments, and new members may join

as long as they can sign on to the standards

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of the deal. But in Beijing this week, amid

the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

summit, conversations were underway about

how the TPP could be maintained this way.

Deborah Elms, executive director of the

Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre,

expressed concerns about comments from

TPP trade ministers that suggested the use of

committees to address issues. She and others

are recommending the creation of an

administrative office similar to the one used

to manage the World Trade Organization.

―You need at a minimum to have a TPP

secretariat to handle issues and revisions to

the agreement,‖ said Elms, who discussed

the topic in a presentation last week to

members of the APEC Business Advisory

Council. Pros can click here to read the rest

of Behsudi‘s

article:http://politico.pro/1szYUH3

FOSTER FARMS UNVEILS

SALMONELLA REDUCTION

PLAN: ?After struggling with a 17-month

Salmonella outbreak and investing about

$75 million to overhaul its processing

procedures, Foster Farms has publicly

outlined the plan it used to reduce

Salmonella in its raw products from 25

percent to 5 percent. The California poultry

company, in a statement, describes an

intensive data collection and analysis

program, which it says was designed, in

part, by a team of scientists hired by the

company following an outbreak linked to it

that caused more than 600 illnesses.

POLITICO Pro‘s earlier story can be found

here:http://politico.pro/1yvruNg Read the

company‘s statement

here: http://bit.ly/1Eq3qNL.

U.S., BRAZIL BUSINESS GROUPS

LAUNCH FTA STUDIES: A free trade

agreement between the United States and

Brazil? A coalition of business groups in the

United States and Brazil say they‘ve agreed

to launch studies to examine the possibility

and plan to report the results to their

governments, Pro Trade‘s Victoria Guida

reports. The cooperation agreement was

signed by the Brazil-U.S. Business Council

and the Brazilian National Confederation of

Industry during a trip by the council to

Brasilia, according to a statement released

today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

But don‘t get too excited just yet. A bilateral

free trade agreement could prove

complicated because of Brazil‘s deep ties to

the South American trade bloc Mercosur.

Some countries involved in that bloc, such

as Venezuela, would likely object to U.S.-

Brazil negotiations. Read the Chamber‘s

statement

here: http://uscham.com/11eDk4s

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