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March 14,2016 Vol 7 Issue II

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Editorial Board

Chief Editor

Hamlik

Managing Editor

Abdul Sattar Shah

Rahmat Ullah

Rozeen Shaukat

English Editor

Maryam Editor

Legal Advisor

Advocate Zaheer Minha

Editorial Associates

Admiral (R) Hamid Kh

Javed Islam Agha

Ch.Hamid Malhi

Dr.Akhtar Hussain

Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Sidd

Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UA

Islam Akhtar Khan

Editorial Advisory Board

Dr.Malik Mohammad

HashimAssistant Professor, Goma

University DIK

Dr.Hasina GulAssistant Director, Agriculture KP

Dr.Hidayat UllahAssistant Professor, Unive

of Swabi

Dr.Abdul BasirAssistant Professor, Unive

of Swabi

Zahid MehmoodPSO,NIFA Peshawar

Falak Naz ShahHead Food Science &

Technology ART, Peshawar

Today Rice News Headlines...

o Envoy calls for increasing Pakistan-Kenya trade to US$ 1 billion

o Rice will become very affordable by April – FG

o Unisame urges FPCC&I standing committee on rice to discuss GI &

TM issues also

o PHILSTAR: "NFA DEFERS RICE IMPORTATION

o PPBMM wants government to review quota on rice import

o PM orders more study of rice sector plan

o Rice will become very affordable by April – FG

o 60% of rice produced locally – Mahama

o

Local merchants raise rice prices, defy global dropo Nigeria to stabilise rice price by April – Agriculture Minister

o Rice Prices

o Honduras Approves Rice from Paraguay

o Stop illegal rice importation; Rice importers to Trade Ministry

o Eat up and step out to beat that mid-afternoon efficiency slump

o SIT to monitor probe in over Rs 1,000-cr rice export scam

o Try this recipe tonight: Slow cooker Shoulder Vindaloo

o Corn hardest hit by flooding in Louisiana

o LSU President F. King Alexander: LSU is a big part of state’s

agriculture, welfare, changing historyo Pulse power

o Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

News Detail...

Envoy calls for increasing Pakistan-Kenya trade to US$

1 billion

March 14, 2016

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: High Commissioner of Kenya to Pakistan Prof. Julius Kibet

Bitkok said on Monday that current volume of bilateral trade between Kenya and

Pakistan was US$ 600 million while it could be taken to US$ 1 billion by the

aggressive efforts of businessmen of both countries.The ambassador stated this

while addressing business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and

Industry (ICCI).


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The Commissioner Counselor of Kenya was also present at the occasion.Prof. Julius Kibet Bitkok said that

Pakistani rice was meeting 70% market needs of Kenya while Kenyan tea was meeting 70% needs of

Pakistani market. However, he said both countries should focus on diversification of bilateral trade.He

said Kenya was interested in many Pakistani products including pharmaceuticals, surgical instruments,

farm machinery and sports goods.

Similarly, he said that Kenya could export its leather products, flowers and many other goods to

Pakistan.The High Commissioner said that Kenya was a gateway for Pakistan to reach East and Central

African market of 150 million people.He said Commerce Minister of Kenya would visit Pakistan in August

this year to take part in Joint Ministerial Commission negotiations and asked the business community of

Pakistan to prepare a draft of preferential trade agreement which could be discussed during the

JMC.About tariffs hike on Pakistani rice in Kenya, he said the decision was taken on the pressure of

Eastern African block, however, he said this issue could be negotiated during the JMC to arrive at a

favorable tariff for Pakistani rice.He said ICCI should plan a trade mission for Kenya to explore potential

areas of trade promotion and High Commission of Kenya would organize its meetings with relevant

government officials and other stakeholders.

In his address of welcome, the President ICCI Atif Ikram Sheikh urged for evolving a new strategy to

improve bilateral trade.He said many Pakistani products including fruits and vegetables, food products,

surgical instruments, medicines, textiles, IT, engineering and sports goods, auto parts and construction

material could meet the needs of Kenyan consumers at affordable cost.He said Kenya should review its

high tariffs on Pakistani rice.He said Kenya was a member of Eastern African Community (EAC) and

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa region (COMESA).

Thus increased cooperation between two countries would open up new opportunities of promoting

trade as Pakistan could get greater access to Africa through Kenya and Kenya could get easy access to

South Asia and other regional markets through Pakistan.He said Kenya should sign a preferential trade

agreement with Pakistan leading to free trade agreement that would give significant boost to bilateral

trade

http://www.dnd.com.pk/envoy-calls-for-increasing-pakistan-kenya-trade-to-us-1-billion/107576

Rice will become very affordable by April – FG

By Daily Post Staff on March 13, 2016@dailypostngr

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Workers unload 42,494 tonnes of Thai rice at the Tanjung Priok harbour in Jakarta January 25, 2011.

Indonesia’s state procurement agency Bulog is looking for at least 170,000 tonnes of Thai rice for

delivery from January to March, a trader said early this month. The government has allowed Bulog to

import rice this year to shore up falling stocks. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi (INDONESIA – Tags: BUSINESS

FOOD)

The Federal Government said on Saturday that it would stabilise the price of rice from April to make it

affordable to everybody in the country.The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu

Ogbeh, made this known while declaring open the 2016 National wheat farmers field day in Alkamawa

village in Bunkure Local Government of Kano state.

Ogbeh said that the stability of price would be very viable due to its demand and affordability to the

people as from April.He said the boosting of wheat production and other cereals had become necessary

to reduce over dependence on importation.The minister added that over 300, 000 hectares of land in

wheat producing states would be dedicated to boost wheat production.“The government will continue

to support farmers to encourage agricultural activity, enhance food security and employment

generation in the country,’’ he said.

According to him, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will diversify the economy with

greater emphasis on agriculture.Ogbeh urged Nigerians to embrace agriculture to enhance their welfare

and enable them become self reliant.In a remark, Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator


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Abdullahi Adamu, said the senate would make legislation to remove obstacles being faced by wheat

farmers in the country

http://dailypost.ng/2016/03/13/rice-will-become-very-affordable-by-april-fg/

Unisame urges FPCC&I standing committee on rice to discuss GI & TMissues also

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has requested the standing committee (SC) on

rice of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCC&I) to particularly discuss

the Geographical Indication (GI) and Trade Mark (TM) issues in its meeting on 16th March 2016 at the

Federation House and also recommend short and long term measures needed to save the rice industry.

UNISAME also stressed the need to invite the representatives of the ministries of commerce, industry,

science and technology and agriculture to the meeting to discuss the issues and to join hands and workcollectively for the modernization of rice farming, milling,processing and marketing and to enable it to

meet the global challenges.President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the SMEs are badly affected and

more than 1000 units have closed down. Exports have also declined. FPCC&I standing committee is

supposed to discuss the issues threadbare and not avoid crucial matters which the sector cannot afford

to ignore.

It is very important that it gives serious consideration to the GI and TM issues of basmati rice in view of

the orders of the Indian Court and its consequences.

He said we fail to understand why the SC is avoiding to discuss the GI and TM issue.Secondly the rice

supply chain is badly affected due to high cost of production. The taxes on farm inputs has made themcostly.The SME rice farmers, millers, processors, traders and exporters are in turmoil due to the step

motherly treatment of the government. The only answer to survival is improving the supply chain, value

addition, quality bench marking and entering non traditional markets.Thaver urged Rafique Suleman

chairman FPCC&I committee on rice to include in the agenda the up gradation of the industry, the

marketing support by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and invite the officers of the

ministries of agriculture, commerce, industry and science and technology to attend the meeting and co-

ordinate with one another for the uplift of the rice sector.

UNISAME after carrying out a study of the requirements for the uplift of the sector stated that dedicated

efforts are required from grass root level from modernization of farming, milling, processing, packing

and marketing. The FPCC&I standing committee can request and impress upon the Small and Medium

Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) under the ministry of industries and the Pakistan Council of

Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) under the ministry of science and technology to join hands for

modernization of the rice industry.SMEDA and PCSIR could take up the issues of paddy drying,

parboiling, steaming and preparation of iron and vitaminized rice and also pre-cooked rice. Various


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products can be made from rice flour and rice grains if PCSIR could educate the sector on increasing

shelf life of the products. PCSIR is capable of doing great work for the sector Thaver said.

The Rice Research Institute under the ministry of agriculture also needs to do more and develop new

varieties.We have only a handful of varieties whereas our neighbour India has many and we need to

compete in the global market.The ministry of commerce needs to intervene in the basmati GeographicalIndication (GI) matter and also the basmati trade mark issue and resolve the matter with the Intellectual

Property Organization and the Registrar of Trade Marks in national interest.

Thaver said we have lost the markets of Iran, Gulf and Middle East. Although we have never really

entered Europe and USA, there is scope as our super basmati rice is far superior to the 1121 non

basmati rice of India.TDAP and Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) will need to make great

efforts to popularize our super basmati rice which is tasty, aromatic and cooks exceedingly well and is

undoubtedly the best rice in the world.

The rice exporters need finance facility for export to third world countries and to buyers who are

banking with low rating banks. There is urgent need for export credit insurance at low premium just like

India has done to promote exports to third world countries. The third world countries have rice as their

staple food. India has captured their markets and we are lagging behind. Same is the case with Iran

unless the facility for smooth transactions exist there can be no break through. India developed the

currency agreement with Iran long ago whereas we were not yet ready to displease the sanction

authors. However Iran has now been provided the SWIFT facility for currency transaction and our

exporters need to make efforts to regain the lost market.

PHILSTAR: "NFA DEFERS RICE IMPORTATION ________________________________________

3/11/2016

PHILSTAR GLOBAL (11-03-2016)

MANILA, Philippines - The National Food Authority (NFA) said the Philippines has deferred plans to

import additional rice due to ample supply of the grain.NFA public affairs head Angel G. Imperial said the

Food Security Council and the NFA Council decided not to push through with the proposed importation

of 500,000 metric tons of rice.“The council will meet sometime in April or May to determine whether

there’s a need to import in the third and fourth quarter,” Imperial said.Expected importations for the

first semester this year is 500,000 MT, which form part of the 750,000 MT negotiated in the fourth

quarter. The remaining 250,000 MT have already been delivered.


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Paddy harvest in the first quarter is likely more than five-percent lower than the previous forecast due

to a crop-damaging dryness linked to the El Niño weather pattern.

Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1

Crop losses due to El Niño turned out much smaller than expected.Government also put in place a

program to address the impact of El Niño. Part of the program is to maximize the opportunities for

increasing production in areas where there is water supply.It established a P19-billion El Nino mitigation

fund which will be sourced from the current budget worth P6.6 billion.

The funds would be used to fuel the food-for-work program in drought-affected areas, as well as seed

money to start new irrigation systems or repair damaged ones.

http://reap.com.pk/news/news_detail.asp?newsid=3497

Rice prices heating up

Rice prices have recently increased amid the peak harvest time of winter spring crop in the Mekong

Delta because salt intrusion has reduced output in many coastal provinces, according to Vietnam Food

Association chairman Huynh The Nang.Farmers dry rice in the Mekong Delta (Photo: SGGP)

In addition, businesses have sped up purchase for their export contracts.Chinese traders have been

found buy rice at businesses’ warehouses in the Mekong Delta and transport to Hai Phong port and the

northern border before exporting to their country.These factors have hiked rice prices by VND300-600 akilogram. Export prices have also moved up by US$10 to US$370-380 a ton of 5 percent broken rice and

by US$5 to US$445-455 a ton of Jasmines rice.The rice price is forecast to continue increasing as drought

and salt intrusion have not eased in the delta. The output of summer autumn crop will be affected

without rain in April and May.

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http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Business/2016/3/117926/

Is Vietnam’s position as second largest rice exporter threatened?

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been warned that it would be outstripped by Thailand and Cambodia

in rice exports if it cannot change the current production and export policies.

The Vietnamese Counsellor in China has warned about the so called ‘Cambodia phenomenon’. The

country has just begun exporting rice to China recently, but it has gained very high export growth rate.

Cambodia exported 116,000 tons of rice to the market in 2015, an increase of 138 percent compared to

2014.Some other experts have also said that Cambodia has become a strong rival of Vietnam

m Meanwhile, the threat from Thailand seems to be worse as the country plans to apply a new rice


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strategy, while it considers diverting Loei, a branch of Mekong River, to bring water to agricultural areas

in the country’s northeastern part.

Commenting about the ‘Cambodia phenomenon’, Vo Tong

Xuan, a leading rice expert, said there was no need to be too

worried because Cambodia still cannot compete with Vietnamin low-cost and medium-class products.However, he admitted

that Cambodia has advantages over Vietnam in high-quality

rice production. The problem is that Vietnamese farmers do

not grow these high-quality varieties because of the low yield,

just 2-3 tons per hectare. Vietnamese prefer growing high-yield, 6-7 tons per hectare, varieties.

Even when Vietnam grows Jasmine with the yield of 5 ton per hectares, it still cannot compete with

Thailand and Cambodia in the high-quality market segment.Xuan went on to say that China will still need

Vietnam’s rice, because it needs low-cost rice for the majority of people, though more and more

Chinese are getting richer and want high-quality products. The difference between Vietnam and high-quality rice growers like Thailand and Cambodia is that Vietnam only wants high yield rice, while

Thailand and Cambodia focus on growing high quality rice.

The rice expert believes that Vietnam should not try to compete with Thailand and Cambodia in growing

high-quality rice because it is more profitable to till high yield rice.

“I am sure that no one is better than Vietnamese in tilling high-yield rice,” he said.

“Thailand is considering diverting Mekong River’s stream and thinks it would help its poor farmers in the

northeast. However, it will not help,” he said.However, Xuan, while affirming that Vietnam will not be

affected by the Thai moves, believes that Vietnam should reduce rice cultivation in saline areas and only

have one crop in rainy season. After the crop, farmers can farm shrimp instead of tilling rice.“Mekong

Delta’s farmers should not try to grow rice at any cost, especially in the context of climate change and

saltwater intrusion,” he said.

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/152130/is-vietnam-s-position-as-second-largest-rice-

exporter-threatened-.html

PPBMM wants government to review quota on rice import

Posted on 14 March 2016 - 04:54pm

Last updated on 14 March 2016 - 07:45pm

ALOR STAR: The Malay Rice Millers Association of Malaysia (PPBMM) today urged the government to

review the quota for rice import into the country based on current needs.Its president, Musonneff Md

Vietnam has been warned that it would

be outstripped by Thailand and

Cambodia in rice exports if it cannot

change the current production and

export policies.


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Razi said since more than 20 years ago, the

rate was 70% local and 30% imported rice,

resulting in rice and padi glut in local rice

mills."The reason being the rice mills,

especially the small ones, only control

between nine and 13% of the padi supply.

"The small rice millers are facing a critical

situation as since last Jan 1 until now, there is 36,282 metric tonnes of rice and 102,312 metric tonnes of

padi still not sold in Kedah and Perlis," he told a media conference here.

He said the 70-30 rate was no longer relevant with the current economic situation and should be

reviewed.The local rice and padi production glut was detected seven years ago and if the situation

continued, it could result in rice millers in Kedah, Perlis, Perak and Johor to close operation, he said.He

added the glut also resulted in eight millers in Kedah to face court action for failing to settle loans

totalling RM80 million to Padi Beras Nasional Berhad (BERNAS) since 2014.PPBMM has 23 members,comprising 18 in Kedah, Perlis (three) and one each in Perak and Johor.

— Bernama

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1727123

PM orders more study of rice sector plan

Tue, 15 March 2016

Post Staff

Prime Minister Hun Sen has reviewed a report on key issues threatening the nation’s rice sector and

sent it back to the Ministry of Commerce for further study and expert analysis, Council of Minister

spokesman Phay Siphan said yesterday.The report, submitted by the CRISIS initiative on Friday, outlines

four recommendations aimed at shoring up the rice sector, which the group claims is on the brink of

collapse.The measures include: facilitating soft loans to rice millers, imposing a quota on rice imports,

reducing electricity fees for millers and providing better logistics.

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pm-orders-more-study-rice-sector-plan

Rice will become very affordable by April – FG

By Daily Post Staff on March 13, 2016@dailypostngr

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Workers unload 42,494 tonnes of Thai rice at the Tanjung Priok harbour in Jakarta January 25, 2011.

Indonesia’s state procurement agency Bulog is looking for at least 170,000 tonnes of Thai rice for

delivery from January to March, a trader said early this month. The government has allowed Bulog to

import rice this year to shore up falling stocks. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi (INDONESIA – Tags: BUSINESS

FOOD)

The Federal Government said on Saturday that it would stabilise the price of rice from April to make it

affordable to everybody in the country.The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu


village in Bunkure Local Government of Kano state.Ogbeh said that the stability of price would be very

viable due to its demand and affordability to the people as from April.He said the boosting of wheat

production and other cereals had become necessary to reduce over dependence on importation.The

minister added that over 300, 000 hectares of land in wheat producing states would be dedicated to

boost wheat production.“The government will continue to support farmers to encourage agricultural

activity, enhance food security and employment generation in the country,’’ he said.

According to him, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will diversify the economy with

greater emphasis on agriculture.Ogbeh urged Nigerians to embrace agriculture to enhance their welfare

and enable them become self reliant.In a remark, Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator

Abdullahi Adamu, said the senate would make legislation to remove obstacles being faced by wheat

farmers in the country


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http://dailypost.ng/2016/03/13/rice-will-become-very-affordable-by-april-fg/

60% of rice produced locally – Mahama

Business March 14, 2016

President John Dramani Mahama has said 60% of rice consumed in Ghana is produced locally.The

president, who was a guest on TV3’s New Day on Monday 14 March 2016, also vowed that his

government will not relent on its efforts to promote the patronage of Made-in-Ghana goods.In an

interview with Bridget Otoo, the president explained: “Currently we are producing 60% of the rice we

consume, and that is part of the self-reliant campaign.”Rice imports by the government are estimated to

be between US$200 million and US$400 million every year.

Analysts indicate that this is one of the key contributors to the huge import bill, which has a strong

effect on the strength of the Ghana cedi against major foreign currencies, especially the United States

dollar.A leaked US Embassy information by Wikileaks in August 2011 indicated that the largest

commercial market for US rice was West Africa, and US producers maintain about a third of the

Ghanaian rice market over the last several years.Meanwhile, the president has also entreated citizens to

shed the perception that foreign goods were better than what were produced locally, as the quality of

Ghanaian goods meets global standards.

“Though we produce comparatively quality goods here, we have had the perception that foreign goods

are always better than ours, and that is the perception [the] ‘Made-in- Ghana’ [campaign] seeks to

change,” said Mr Mahama.He indicated that government would be amending the Procurement Act to

give Made-in-Ghana goods a priority.“I think Made-in-Ghana goods should have some percentage of

about 20%, so that if a Ghanaian product is even 20% more expensive than a foreign product, because it

is manufactured locally and produces jobs in Ghana, we should go for the Ghanaian product,” he

stated.He argued that Ghanaians had become more conscious of the need to switch from patronage of

foreign goods to local ones, while Ghanaian producers were getting more opportunities to market their

products.

Mr Mahama cited the example of the Kumasi Shoe Factory, which makes shoes for security personnel

and schoolchildren, whose operations, he said, had led to a huge reduction in the import bill, as

previously the state had to buy footwear from China.According to the president, the resuscitation of the

Komenda Sugar Factory to produce half of the sugar consumed in Ghana, has led to a reduction of the

sugar import bill from US$300m per year to US$150m.He also indicated that other firms like the

Savanna Cement Factory now obtain raw materials locally to produce a large quantity of cement inGhana.

Source: classfmonline

http://vibeghana.com/2016/03/14/60-of-rice-produced-locally-mahama/

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Local merchants raise rice prices, defy global drop

ARAB NEWS

Published — Sunday 13 March 2016

Last update 13 March 2016 8:52 am

MAKKAH: While the price of rice has dropped 50 percent globally, local retailers have raised their costs

by 15 percent, causing outrage among consumers, according to a report in local media on Friday.In

Makkah, citizen Thamer Al-Qathami said that the government should expose and punish those doing so

because they were taking money out of the pockets of people. There should be a boycott of those

monopolizing the market, he said.Mohammad Al-Harbi called on the Ministry of Commerce to check the

prices at restaurants because the cost of rice and chicken was rising, while prices abroad were

dropping.Hasan Al-Zahrani said that the ministry must pursue “greedy” people monopolizing the

market. There should be electronic boards at the entrances of all markets with the price of food —

including vegetables, fish, milk and bread — like there is for precious metals, he said.

Economist Fadhel Al-Buainain said the price of certain types of rice fell by 50 percent on global markets

at the end of 2015, without any equal fall in the Kingdom. On the contrary, there was a 15 percent

increase, he said.He said this was a tactic used by retailers locally to try to fool the commerce ministry.

They would drop their prices and then claim that they are supporting consumers.


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Al-Buainain said rice traders often collude to fix prices, which is worsened by poor controls. He said

prices should be subject to supply and demand. There was no justification for raising prices because

import costs were falling dramatically.

Abdulkhaliq bin Dawood, a retailer and owner of the Bin Dawood and Al-Danube companies, said the

reason for the increases was that a few importers monopolized the market.He said prices depend on thetype of rice. Indian rice has dropped 9 percent, but was increased in the Kingdom gradually at the

beginning of this month. He said every person consumes on average 45 kg a year.There is great demand

in Makkah, which is exploited by importers and merchants. In addition, population growth of 3.5

percent a year and the age of consumers also influences the price.

http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/894336

Nigeria to stabilise rice price by April – Agriculture Minister

March 13, 2016Premium Times

The Federal Government said on Saturday that it would stabilise the price of rice from April to make itaffordable to everybody in the country.The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu


village in Bunkure Local Government of Kano State.Mr. Ogbeh said the stability of the price of rice would

be very viable due to its demand and affordability to the people from April.No further details of how to

stabilise the price of rice, arguably Nigeria’s most consumed food, was reported by the News Agency of

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Nigeria, NAN, which reported the story.He said the boosting of wheat production and other cereals had

become necessary to reduce over dependence on importation.

The minister added that over 300,000 hectares of land in wheat producing states would be dedicated to

boost wheat production.“The government will continue to support farmers to encourage agricultural

activity, enhance food security and employment generation in the country,” he said. According to him,the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will diversify the economy with greater emphasis

on agriculture.

Mr. Ogbeh urged Nigerians to embrace agriculture to enhance their welfare and enable them become

self reliant.

In a remark, the Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture, Abdullahi Adamu, said the senate would

make legislation to remove obstacles being faced by wheat farmers in the country.On his part, the

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi said his state would dedicate 70 per cent of the proposed 300, 000

hectares for wheat production.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/200069-nigeria-stabilise-rice-price-april-agriculture-

minister.html

Rice Prices

as on : 14-03-2016 08:10:29 PM

Arrivals Price

Current %change

Seasoncumulative

Modal Prev.Modal

Prev.Yr%change

Rice

Gadarpur(Utr) 1249.00 -64.84 80511.00 2000 2139 5.26

Haridwar Union(Utr) 786.10 1210.17 846.10 4100 3000 70.83

Etawah(UP) 320.00 -11.11 17940.00 2260 2260 1.80

Azamgarh(UP) 165.00 -2.94 3516.50 2000 2020 -

Agra(UP) 150.00 5.63 4191.00 2110 2070 8.21

Sitapur(UP) 130.00 -7.14 5606.00 2160 2150 0.47


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Pilibhit(UP) 114.00 -24 17208.00 2190 2190 -6.61

Kalipur(WB) 105.00 -4.55 3770.00 2050 2050 NC

Bareilly(UP) 98.00 -15.52 6220.00 2180 2175 3.81

Shahjahanpur(UP) 98.00 46.27 39834.30 2210 2220 8.87

Saharanpur(UP) 80.00 -2.44 3806.00 2120 2110 0.95

Aligarh(UP) 70.00 -17.65 2215.00 2100 2100 9.09

Coochbehar(WB) 64.00 -3.03 915.50 2100 2100 -2.33

Ghaziabad(UP) 60.00 NC 1930.00 2125 2130 NC

Achalda(UP) 60.00 3.45 2902.50 2770 2270 27.06

Beldanga(WB) 56.00 -3.45 1257.50 2275 2275 -10.78

Mainpuri(UP) 54.00 -16.92 796.00 2010 2010 4.42

Barasat(WB) 50.00 -28.57 1800.00 2300 2300 2.22

Jorhat(ASM) 45.00 -10 1070.00 2700 2700 -

Kasimbazar(WB) 44.00 -2.22 1276.50 2320 2320 -9.02

Jaunpur(UP) 43.00 22.86 1062.00 1935 1960 -0.77

Balrampur(UP) 41.00 17.14 1114.50 2025 2010 NC

Dadri(UP) 40.00 42.86 1477.00 2120 2150 -0.24

Purulia(WB) 36.00 20 1500.00 2200 2200 -7.56

Gazipur(UP) 35.00 16.67 1217.00 1940 1940 -4.90

Dhekiajuli(ASM) 34.00 21.43 717.50 1900 1960 -5.00

Kolhapur(Laxmipuri)(Mah) 30.00 20 1145.00 3000 3000 -

Balurghat(WB) 26.00 13.04 248.00 2730 2760 -


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Gauripur(ASM) 25.00 - 102.00 2600 - NC

Lohardaga(Jha) 24.00 -7.69 633.00 1840 1750 -3.16

Muzzafarnagar(UP) 24.00 -44.19 929.00 2160 2150 -

Ramkrishanpur(Howrah)(WB) 23.90 -0.42 814.50 2300 2300 -11.54

North Lakhimpur(ASM) 23.00 248.48 1048.80 1900 1900 -

Mekhliganj(WB) 21.50 2.38 473.00 2100 2050 -

Banda(UP) 20.00 -28.57 327.50 2175 2135 -

Jasra(UP) 20.00 -20 442.50 2000 2010 -1.23

Shikohabad(UP) 20.00 NC 377.50 1980 1990 -7.04

Bindki(UP) 20.00 -33.33 1983.00 2265 2250 9.42

Alipurduar(WB) 19.00 NC 308.00 2200 2200 2.33

Ramgarh(Jha) 18.00 -43.75 322.00 2600 2600 NC

Uluberia(WB) 18.00 - 117.00 2300 - NC

Sirsa(UP) 17.50 -30 364.50 2050 2060 0.74

Jeypore(Ori) 16.00 290.24 185.90 325 325 -

Champadanga(WB) 16.00 NC 588.00 2350 2350 -11.32

Medinipur(West)(WB) 16.00 6.67 465.00 2400 2400 NC

Giridih(Jha) 15.67 26.88 156.81 3540 3500 1.14

Kannauj(UP) 15.50 14.81 264.30 2180 2180 NC

Dibrugarh(ASM) 15.00 -6.25 833.80 2400 2400 -

Firozabad(UP) 15.00 -16.67 437.00 2110 2100 5.50

Khair(UP) 15.00 50 114.00 2100 2130 -


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Yusufpur(UP) 15.00 -25 467.00 1900 1900 NC

Naugarh(UP) 14.50 -19.44 503.00 2050 2060 8.47

Rampur(UP) 14.00 27.27 365.50 2210 2215 7.02

Pundibari(WB) 12.50 31.58 142.50 2050 2050 -3.53

Kaliaganj(WB) 12.00 20 436.00 2550 2650 6.25

Mirzapur(UP) 11.50 -11.54 1100.50 1935 1925 0.26

Khairagarh(UP) 9.00 28.57 259.50 2100 2110 3.96

Baberu(UP) 8.00 -27.27 19.00 2100 2110 -

Bolangir(Ori) 7.50 7.14 148.50 2200 2200 -8.33

Bhivandi(Mah) 7.00 NC 230.00 2550 3750 62.42

Baraut(UP) 7.00 -36.36 200.00 2150 2160 2.38

Buland Shahr(UP) 7.00 NC 306.00 2040 2040 NC

Tusura(Ori) 5.50 -26.67 141.50 2200 2200 -8.33

Jhansi(UP) 5.00 NC 166.00 2100 2100 7.69

Fatehpur(UP) 4.50 80 129.00 2260 2250 7.11

Farukhabad(UP) 4.00 NC 181.20 2165 2160 0.70

Muradabad(UP) 4.00 -20 379.50 2275 2260 14.32

Islampur(WB) 4.00 33.33 205.40 2150 2150 -

Imphal(Man) 3.50 NC 144.60 2900 2900 NC

Alibagh(Mah) 3.00 NC 84.00 4000 4000 150.00

Jowai(Meh) 2.60 52.94 8.40 2700 2700 NC

Gulavati(UP) 2.50 NC 25.00 2080 2080 1.96


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Darjeeling(WB) 1.80 -28 61.90 1800 2800 -33.33

Sardhana(UP) 1.20 20 59.10 2145 2140 3.13

Thoubal(Man) 1.20 NC 64.80 2800 2800 180.00

Shillong(Meh) 0.80 -38.46 39.10 3500 3500 NC

Kalimpong(WB) 0.80 -20 23.30 2350 2350 -12.96

Honduras Approves Rice from Paraguay

By Sarah Moran

ARLINGTON, VA -- Last month, Honduras approved the phytosanitary protocol to allow milled rice

imports from Paraguay. They are the first country in the northern tier of Central America to permit

Paraguayan milled

rice.

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Over the past five years, Paraguay has nearly doubled their rice production to 780,000 MT and their

exports have nearly tripled during that same timeframe. Last year, Paraguay exported about 400,000

MT of rice, with the overwhelming majority destined for Brazil. More than 90 percent of Paraguay's

exports typically have gone to South America but as they have increased production, they are looking

for additional markets. Paraguay is currently in discussions with El Salvador and Mexico to open up

those markets as well.

Paraguay is known for having a good quality crop, similar to Uruguayan, at competitive

pricing. Colombia's tender for an additional 200,000 MT (see USA Rice Daily, February 9, 2016) has been

allocated and while sources indicate the lion's share will be coming from Uruguay, Paraguay did capture

some of this business.

"U.S. rice has a very strong food safety image, favorable logistics for the Western Hemisphere, and a

solid preference by customers that have consumed U.S. rice for years, but as more players come onto

the export market scene, it's extremely important that U.S. rice protect that high quality image and

those markets," said Carl Brothers, chairman of the USA Rice International Trade Policy Committee.

Stop illegal rice importation; Rice importers to Trade Ministry

Friday 11th March , 2016 4:30 pm

Bagged rice ready for the market

Concerns are being raised by importers of rice about the increase in the illegal importation of rice into

the country.According to them, the move is crippling the businesses of rice importers.In 2013, a

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directive was given in parliament to ban the importation of illegal rice into the country.But years on, it

appears government has still not been able to deal with the matter.In an interview with Citi Business

News, the Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association, Sampson Asaaki Awingobit

said government must be vigilant and deal with the matter.

‘‘It is legitimate, it is true, it is real and we want the Ministry of Trade and Industry to come out as amatter of urgency. If it is true there was a law or a directive banning the importation of inland rice onto

the markets, then what are they doing about this situation?” Sampson Asaaki lamented.“They should as

a matter of urgency do something about the illegal importation of rice unto the market that is

competing with our law abiding business men and women who bring the rice through the Tema Port’’.

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association further stressed.

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Eat up and step out to beat that mid-afternoon efficiency slump

By WMNJBayley | Posted: March 14, 2016

By Martin Hesp

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A mid-afternoon break with a blood-pumping walk will help you work through to into the evening, says

Martin Hesp

A more flexible approach to the working day is good for all, writes Martin Hesp.There’s nothing like a

good ground-breaking survey to get you out of bed in the morning and help hone the mind. I should

know, as a journalist I am sent the results of half a dozen surveys a day, and they range from theinspirational to the 100 per cent whacky.The latest to come my way begins by stating: “South West

England falls below the Brit average of ‘being at your best’ for four-and-a-half hours.”It continues: “Our

most frequent mistakes include forgetting why we entered a room and zoning out in meetings and

missing something important.”

My first reaction was to either hit the delete button on my computer’s email inbox or ponder who it

was, exactly, that researchers had been talking to. Despite my advancing middle age I cannot imagine

walking into a room and then wondering why I’d headed for it in the first place. On the other hand I can,

at times, see that firing on all cylinders might not happen all day, every day.

So, my second reaction was to have a look at the survey to see who had commissioned it. The answer,

perhaps surprisingly, was the Tilda Basmati rice company.And the clue as to why they may have spent

good money interviewing thousands of people comes in the third paragraph of their new report: “While

we turn to the wrong food and drink such as coffee and chocolate for an energy boost, going to bed too

late and watching TV late at night are taking their toll on energy levels.” Ah, the “wrong food and

drink”… I assume the underlying message must be that if you choose healthy food options – like rice, for

instance – you are more likely to carry on firing on all cylinders for longer.I wouldn’t argue with that. As

a great believer in the light-lunch-is-better-than-the-heavy-lunch option when it comes to operating

throughout the afternoon, I am convinced that you are what you eat, both in the short and long term.

The rice company’s researchers found that the universal lack of energy that is hitting the Westcountry,and indeed all the UK, is having a massive effect on our daily lives, with the average adult making five

mistakes a week at work due to tiredness or a slump. That equates to an alarming 260 cock-ups per

year.Really? I can only pray that the next pilot who flies the airliner I’m travelling in is immune to such

statistics.But, getting back to we mere mortals, 46 per cent of people in the South West grab a cup of

coffee to battle the mid-afternoon lack of energy, according to the rice people’s poll, despite the fact

that more than half of them say they know this is an unhealthy habit.

Dr Sarah Schenker, a dietitian and member of the British Dietetic Association, said: “It’s not surprising to

hear that many people turn to sugary snacks in an attempt to boost energy levels, but actually this is a

mistake as the energy is short-lived and they quickly feel just as tired as they did before. Sometimes thiscan lead to a negative cycle of snacking and feeling lethargic, which could ultimately lead to weight

gain.“Breaking deeply-ingrained snacking habits to make sensible food choices that reflect lifestyle and

energy needs can be the turning point for many to overhaul energy levels and improve

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energy: first comes coffee, then chocolate, followed, in order, by tea, a handful of nuts, fruit, energy

drinks, dark chocolate, no food or drink at all, sweets and lastly cereals.

Not exactly a recipe for winning gold at the Olympics, is it? Although I can see that a few healthy nuts

and some fruit would not fall foul of any dietician’s list.I am one of those fortunate people who works

from home, which means that you have far more flexibility when it comes to what you snack on andwhat you have for lunch. I’ll have a quick salad knocked up from whatever’s in the fridge, or an equally

rapid Thai noodle soup which takes around four minutes to make from scratch using fresh ingredients.

Even then, these seemingly light and refreshing meals are weighty enough to make me leave a gap of at

least an hour before I take the dog out for his daily walk. You don’t want to be walking up an 800 foot

hill weighed down by a single noodle, let alone a bowlful.I mention the walk because it’s something the

home-worker can also do in the battle against fatigue. I would be a sufferer of the mid-afternoon slump

if it weren’t for that half -hour blast of energy pumping exercise. A few steep climbs, and 30 or 40

minutes later your blood is so oxygenated you can easily work through until 6 or 7pm.That period away

from my computer is not lost to my employers – more than gained by them.So well done to the ricecompany for coming up with a survey that points such things out.What are needed in a overly busy

society are flexible working conditions that help humans to be more productive, not the kind of old

fashioned rigid clocking-in and out that drains effectiveness away.

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SIT to monitor probe in over Rs 1,000-cr rice export scam

New Delhi, Mar 14, 2016, (PTI)

The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money will monitor the probe

into the alleged over Rs 1,000-crore scam in export of high-quality Basmati rice to Iran which was

fraudulently diverted mid-sea to Dubai.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which has unearthed the

scam, has shared relevant details of the case with the SIT, which will

monitor the agency's probe, official sources said.With this, the DRI will have

to share its probe details periodically with the SIT during the review

meetings, they said.The SIT, which is headed by former Supreme Court

judge M B Shah, is responsible for investigating cases of black money

stashed abroad through coordination of various members from Reserve Bank of India, Intelligence

Bureau, Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation, Financial Intelligence Unit,

Research and Analysis Wing and DRI.

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According to the probe being done by the DRI, over two lakh metric tonnes of Basmati rice was illegally

offloaded in Dubai in the last over a year instead of in Bandar Abbas in Iran, official sources said.Over 25

big exporters from Haryana and Punjab are under the scanner of DRI and other agencies for their

involvement in the multi-crore scam. Both the DRI and SIT have referred the case for probe by ED also,

they said.Explaining the modus operandi, the sources claimed the rice would be taken to Gujarat's

Kandla Port by these exporters.They would then file Shipping Bills--documents filed withcustoms

authorities carrying details of goods to be exported, consignor and consignee--for export to Iran, the

sources said.

Instead of the consignment reaching Iranian shores, it would be diverted mid-sea to Dubai allegedly with

connivance of cargo ship operators carrying the goods. Surprisingly, payments were also made from Iran

to these exporters in India. Importers and port officials would allegedly acknowledge the receipt of rice

and allow payment to be made against it here, they said.

What is worrying for intelligence agencies here is that they do not know the end-use of rice off-loaded in

Dubai. They suspect use of rice as barter system to fund some illegal activity like terror financing, thesources said.While India lost foreign exchange which it could have got from Dubai in case of genuine

trade, Iran was also deprived of customs duty it would have been entitled to if rice was delivered at its

shore, they said. The authorities suspect the proceeds of the scam assumed the form of black money

Try this recipe tonight: Slow cooker Shoulder Vindaloo

VINDALOO WITH

Matthew Mead,The Associated Press

Originally a Portuguese stew made with meat, garlic and wine, the dish made its way to India in the

1500s with Portuguese explorers.


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Hamilton Spectator

By Meera Sodha

There's a real joy in slowing down in the kitchen.

Gone is the frantic stress of trying to get dinner on the table in an instant and in its place comes a

different type of gentle cooking. It allows beautiful smells to waft through the house and ingredients to

mingle and develop over time into something deep, rich and flavourful.

Of all slow cooked dishes, Goan vindaloo is my favourite. Originally a Portuguese stew made with meat,

garlic and wine, the dish made its way to India in the 1500s with Portuguese explorers. Like so many

other dishes, it then was reinterpreted. Today, vindaloo curry is a sweet, hot and sour dish popular all

over the world.

Though the modern recipe, like the original dish, still uses garlic and wine vinegar, it has changed to

include chilies and lots of warming spices, such as cinnamon, cumin and cloves. I like to use a cheaperand fattier cut of meat, such as shoulder, which responds well to a slow braise and shows its true

colours after a few hours to become the best type of — succulent, sweet and soft.

Slow Cooker Shoulder Vindaloo

If you're nervous about the amount of chili powder, halve the amount called for in the recipe. It will still

be delicious. If your slow cooker doesn't have a sauté setting, start the dish in a large sauté pan, then

transfer to a slow cooker.

Servings: 4

4 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil, divided

20 black peppercorns

1 star anise

3-inch cinnamon stick

6 whole cloves

2 teaspoons cumin seeds

6 cloves garlic, crushed

1½-inch chunk fresh ginger, grated (plus extra to serve)

2 tsp chili powder

5 tbsp white wine vinegar

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1 medium red onion, finely sliced

28-ounce can crushed tomatoes

1 tsp kosher salt

1 tsp sugar

2 ¼ pounds boneless shoulder, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes

Plain Greek-style yogurt, to serve

Cooked basmati rice, to serve

Start to finish: 3½ to 5½ hours (1/2 hour active)

Set the slow cooker to sauté mode. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and heat until hot. Add the peppercorns,

star anise, cinnamon, cloves and cumin. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until the peppercorns

and cloves swell and are fragrant. Transfer the spices to a mortar and pestle or spice grinder. Grind until

smooth, then add the garlic, ginger and chili powder. Grind again, then transfer to a small bowl and stir

in the vinegar. Set aside.

Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil in the slow cooker. When hot, add the onions and cook, stirring

often, until brown and caramelized. Add the tomatoes, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the spice paste, salt

and sugar. Stir well, then add the. Coat the with the paste then add just enough water to cover the

meat. Stir well, then cover and cook for 3 hours on high or 5 hours on low, or until the meat is

completely tender and straining to hold its shape.

Serve topped with grated ginger, dollops of yogurt and basmati rice.

The Associated Press

Corn hardest hit by flooding in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La (LSU AgCenter Release) - Louisiana’s recently planted corn crop appears to be the

biggest agricultural casualty from recent flooding.Dan Fromme, LSU AgCenter corn specialist, said corn

farmers had planted roughly 30,000 acres in an eight-parish area of north Louisiana, or about 8 percent

of the state’s total corn acreage in 2014.Corn seed and seedlings will suffer from being flooded because

of the lack of oxygen in the water-logged soil, he said.

Whether fields will have to be replanted is uncertain, according to Fromme. “You really won’t be certain

for four to five days after the water subsides.”He said replanting could cost roughly $140 an acre for

seed, and $100 for fertilizer, in addition to f uel.“And it will be hard getting seed to replant,” Fromme

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Richard Letlow, LSU AgCenter county agent in Ouachita Parish, said 15-20 percent of the corn crop in

Ouachita and Morehouse parishes had been planted. He said excessive moisture will complicate corn

planting. “It is early in the planting window. However, wet conditions will push all corn planting toward

the back end of this planting period.”Keith Collins, LSU AgCenter county agent in Richland Parish,

estimated that 20,000 to 30,000 acres of unplanted corn acreage is underwater in his area. “It’s going to

delay planting. If we could stay dry with no more rain, we may not see much of an impact. But if we get

more rain, which is forecasted later this week, it could cause a delay.”

He said 10-15 percent of corn acreage there has been planted. “There will be a tremendous amount of

replant because it stayed underwater too long,” Collins said.If the wet ground keeps farmers out of the

fields after mid-April, corn farmers will have to turn to other options, such as soybeans.Jason Holmes,

LSU AgCenter county agent in Union Parish, said packets of information from the LSU AgCenter are

being distributed to help homeowners cope with flood-damaged homes.Pastureland will be affected by

flooding.“The biggest concern I have is for annual ryegrass pastures,” said LSU AgCenter forage specialist

Ed Twidwell. “These pastures haven't been growing all that well this winter because of the excessive

moisture received, so the areas that received a lot of rain will only make this problem worse.”He saidannual ryegrass can probably survive under flooded conditions for about 48 hours, but longer periods of

flooding will kill ryegrass plants from the lack of oxygen.

“Once the floodwaters recede, the warm-season grasses such as bermudagrass and bahiagrass should

begin to grow in these pastures,” he said.With temperatures in the 70s and 80s, warm -season grasses

should begin to green up fairly quickly. “They can handle wet conditions much better than annual

ryegrass.”In southwest Louisiana, most of the water has drained from rice fields, but the heavy rainfall

interrupted planting for many farmers.Steve Linscombe, director of the LSU AgCenter H. Rouse Caffey

Rice Research Station near Crowley, said rice farmers who planned to drill-seed their crop are waiting

for the soil to dry, but he said many had already started planting. “I’d say we probably have 30 percentplanted in south Louisiana.”

Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter economist, said the state’s wheat crop has dwindled to only 50,000 acres,

and not much of it was flooded.Guidry said if corn farmers have to replant 18,000 acres of the 30,000

planted, the cost would exceed $2.5 million.He said he has gotten reports of several hundred head of

cattle lost from the floods. The lost grazing from flooded pastures will cost cattle operations also, he

said.Ryon Walker, LSU AgCenter cattle researcher at the Hill Farm Research Station, said flooding caused

considerable infrastructure damage in northwest Louisiana because of hilly terrain there. Fences, barns

and roads have been affected, he said. “Much of the hay may be worthless.”Several LSU AgCenter

agents are helping to move cattle to higher ground.“We’ll also see a huge effect in the coming months

as the rivers north of us continue to flow into the Red River,” Walker said. “So in April, May and June

we’re going to be dealing with this.”

Writer: Bruce Schultz at 337-788-8821 for LSU AgCenter.


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http://www.knoe.com/home/headlines/Corn-hardest-hit-by-flooding-in-Louisiana-372035572.html

LSU President F. King Alexander: LSU is a big part of state’s

agriculture, welfare, changing history

BY F. KING ALEXANDER

March 14, 2016; 9:20 p.m.

March 15 is National Agriculture Day, an important day for land-grant institutions such as Louisiana

State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and Southern University.Most people do not

know that a land-grant college has an agreement with the federal government to conduct agricultural

research and share that newfound knowledge with the state’s citizens. It represents a unique

communication and engagement loop between a university and the citizens of its state — a relationship

other universities do not have.

This compact goes back to 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, transferring

federal lands to the states in exchange for expanding access to higher education, and was meant to

provide sustainable funding to colleges supporting agricultural, engineering, and military leadership.

As a land grant university, we have three tools to affect every citizen of the state: research, public

outreach and education. And it’s easy to see how the drive to fulfill these missions permeates

everything LSU does.

Agriculture is a competitive $13 billion industry in Louisiana, and our farmers and operators are

consistently looking for larger outputs with smaller production costs. LSU AgCenter research stations

located around the state investigate better ways to grow crops, raise livestock, re-use agriculturalbyproducts, reduce environmental effects, increase productivity across the state, and deploy new

technologies to improve industry success.

For example, our rice research is so advanced that the return on LSU AgCenter’s licensed rice varieties is

larger than all other universities’ patent and commercialization efforts combined. And AgCenter

extension offices, which are located in every parish in the state, bring this type of new information

directly to those who feed the people of our state — and our nation. Extension services also maintain

popular community and youth programs, including 4-H, and offer nutrition and healthy living courses to

battle Louisiana’s adult and childhood obesity epidemics. But recent budget cuts threaten the extension

program’s parish-based mission and hamper our efforts to reduce obesity and address other health- andagriculture-related challenges that hinder our state’s progress and dominate Louisiana’s economic

challenges.

Agriculture is more than just crops and cows. It is a serious scientific endeavor requiring highly qualified

expertise in genetics, chemistry, environmental science and many other fields.

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The LSU College of Agriculture and the LSU School of Veterinary Science are the state’s primary

educators of the next generation of agricultural leaders, with more than 2,000 students currently

enrolled in the two areas. Agricultural-related concentrations also can be found in other fields of study

throughout the university that affect the health and well-being of citizens across Louisiana and the

nation, illustrating the true integration of agriculture into all that we do. And our next agricultural

leaders will graduate from LSU with little to no debt, ready to earn competitive, higher-than-average

starting salaries, and they will take their degrees back home and contribute to the Louisiana economy.

And when they do, they’ll carry the spirit of the land-grant along with them — the drive to share, to

better everything they touch, and to be a part of a community of thinkers and doers.

So as we reflect upon our agricultural heritage, don’t forget the role higher education — and LSU —

played in our state’s past, and what both still have to offer to build our future and to feed the growing

populations of the world.

F. King Alexander is president of LSU

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of-states-agriculture-welfare-changing-history

Pulse power

Try these recipes to incorporate more lentils in your meals

Kavita Devgan

Pulses are packed with fibre, reduces the risk of heart disease, and keeps the immune system healthy.

Photo location courtesy Hotel Dusit Devarana; Photographs: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Pulses, or dal, have long been part of the Indian diet. And now, the world too is waking up to their

importance. To highlight their stellar nutritional value and create greater awareness about them, the UN

has declared 2016 the “International Year of Pulses”. In most parts of India, till not so long ago, a meal

would have been incomplete without adal.Lately, however, the Indian diet seems to be missing this

important bowl. “There was a time when both lunch and dinner used to comprise a proper meal,

including dal, rotiand sabzi. But now, most people opt for Italian or Chinese as one of the meals, thus

missing out on pulses,” says Pritisha Jadhav, nutritionist at SRV Hospital in Mumbai.

Perhaps it’s time to, once again, start incorporating pulses in our meals. “And why not? Pulses contain

virtually no fat, are low in calories and are packed with nutrition. They are packed with soluble fibre,

which helps lower cholesterol levels. This in turn helps to reduce the risk of heart diseases and stroke.

They also keep the digestive system healthy. Their high-fibre content prevents blood sugar levels from

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rising rapidly after a meal, thus keeping the sugar levels stable,” says Divya Choudhary, chief dietitian at

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi.

“Pulses are a good source of potassium, calcium, zinc, niacin and vitamin K, and are particularly rich in

folate, which helps the heart by bringing down the homocysteine levels, a serious risk factor for heart

disease. They are a good source of iron,” says Jadhav. “Also, they are rich in the hard-to-find mineral

selenium, which boosts the immune system, prevents inflammation and helps detoxify some cancer-

causing compounds in the body,” she adds.It is known that pulses are an important source of protein,

particularly for vegetarians. “When combined with bread, or a grain like rice, they provide good-quality

protein and tend to have a low glycaemic index (GI measures the effect of carbohydrates present in food

on blood sugar levels), so are good for diabetics too,” adds Choudhary.

So if pulses seem to be sliding off the plate, it may be time to remedy that. The good news is that pulses

are extremely versatile, so you can use them in almost everything, from snacks and stews to pilafs and

salads.

Here are some recipes that will make you look at daldifferently.

Each recipe serves two.

Dal Chawal Arancini


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Ingredients

100g basmati rice

50g toor dal (pigeon peas)

40ml ghee

5g cumin (whole)

5g turmeric powder

10g green chillies, chopped

15g ginger, chopped

A pinch of asafoetida

10g coriander, chopped

3g garam masala

2 eggs

25g panko breadcrumbs

15g onion, chopped

15g tomato, chopped

Vegetable oil, for frying

Salt to taste

For the stuffing

20g sun-dried tomatoes

10g pine nuts

25g mozzarella

Method

Soak the rice and toor dal for 45 minutes, and then either boil or pressure-cook them to mash together.

Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin, asafoetida and onion. Add green chillies and ginger and cook for 5

minutes. Now add the tomatoes, salt and turmeric powder and add the rice and dal mixture and cook till

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Combine the pine nuts, small cubes of mozzarella and chopped sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and set

aside.

Take the rice-dal mixture and make balls; stuff the balls with the pine nut and cheese filling. Dip the balls

in eggs and then coat with the panko breadcrumbs. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Check the temperature of the oil with a deep

fry thermometer to register 180 degrees Celsius. Now fry the balls until golden brown on all sides.

Remove and drain on paper. Serve hot with tomato chutney.

—Neeraj Tyagi, executive chef, Shangri-La’s—Eros Hotel, New Delhi.

Curried Lentil and Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

100g lal masoor (red lentil)

50g pumpkin

20g onion

10g garlic

10g Madras curry powder

A few curry leaves

30ml coconut oil

10g ginger

5 black peppercorns

2g coriander powder

20g cumin powder

10g green chillies

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and boil the dal till it’s soft. Add a bit of salt while boiling.

Peel the pumpkin and chop roughly. Marinate with coconut oil and salt and roast in a pre-heated oven

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Chop the onion, garlic, ginger and green chillies.

Heat coconut oil, temper black peppercorns and curry leaves. Add onion, garlic, ginger, green chillies,

coriander powder, cumin powder and Madras curry powder and cook until the masalas are done.

Now add the boiled dal and roasted pumpkin. Remove the peppercorns and purée the mixture in a

blender.

Put the mixture in a deep pan, add water or vegetable stock to get the desired soup consistency, and

cook for 10 minutes. Season with salt. Serve hot with warm bread on the side.

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Dal Cheesecake with Digestive Biscuits

Ingredients

200g puy lentil or arhar dal

50ml coconut milk

20g brown sugar

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20g palm sugar

20ml ghee

50g processed cheese, grated

20g Mascarpone cheese

5 digestive biscuits

Method

Boil the dal and make a purée. In a deep pan, heat ghee, add brown sugar and palm sugar and cook till

it’s thick. Add the purée and mix well. Set the mixture aside to cool. Then add the processed cheese,

Mascarpone and coconut milk.

Crush the digestive biscuits. Add ghee and crumble the mixture to form shortcrust pastry. Press this

mixture to form the base and sides of the mould.

Set the dal cheese mixture inside the crust pastry and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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Lentil Cake with Fresh Chorizo

Ingredients

300g black-eyed peas (lobia)

30g shallots

30g green chillies

10g cilantro

2 tsp lemon juice

5g tomato

40g chorizo, chicken or sausages

A few sprigs of coriander

A pinch of sea salt

Olive oil, to fry

Method

Soak the black-eyed peas overnight. Purée in a food processor with shallots, green chillies and cilantro.

Add sea salt and 1 tsp lemon juice.

Heat olive oil in a pan and crisp the chorizo. Add the dalpurée and mix. Knead the mixture into a dough,

make small patties/cakes and shallow-fry them.

In the meantime, roughly cut the tomatoes. Add green chillies, coriander and the remaining lemon juice.

Serve the patties with the tomato salsa.

—Nishant Choubey, executive chef, Dusit Devarana, New Delhi.

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Arkansas Farm Bureau Daily Commodity Report

Rice

High Low

Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -


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Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -

Futures: High Low Last Change

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May '16 1054.0 1034.0 1045.0 +12.0

Jul '16 1075.0 1062.0 1072.0 +12.0

Sep '16 1088.0 +12.0

Nov '16 1102.0 +12.5

Jan '17 1118.0 +14.0

Mar '17 1118.0 +14.0

May '17 1118.0

Rice Comment

Rice futures began the week on a positive note. Strong storms on Sunday dumped even

more moisture on saturated and flooded fields across Arkansas and Mississippi, further

delaying ground work and planting. Export sales last week were 145,800 metric tons,

with Japan and Venezuela the top buyers, which is a marketing year high. However, this

week’s WASDE report lowered US exports by another 2 million cwt, bringing the

estimate to an even 100 million cwt. That left carry out up 2 million cwt at 43.9 million

cwt. Global rice supplies for 15/16 were raised 1.8 million tons due to increased

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