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    PSA cuts rice, corn Q1 estimateTHE GOVERNMENT has cut grain production estimates for the last quarter, but the expected volumesare still better than what was actually produced in 2014‘s comparable three months, according to a reportof the Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics

    ‗Smelly‘ rice fit for consumption Prices of gasoline decline for the second time this month NEDAstatement on March inflation Philippine March CPI declines to 2.4% but core CPI accelerates Prices offuel decline for the seventh time this year―The decline could be attributed to contraction of harvest areaand drop in yield due to the adverse effects of typhoons Seniang and Amang, intense heat, insufficientwater supply, incidence of pests and diseases, and strong winds which resulted in lodging in some

    provinces,‖ the report read.

    aily Global Rice E-NewsletterApril 20 , 2015V o l u m e 5, Issue I

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    As of March 1, first-quarter palay -- or unmilled rice -- production is expected to have hit 4.47 millionmetric tons (MT), about 2.6% less than the 4.59 million MT estimated in January but still 3.9% betterthan the 4.31 million MT actually harvested in 2014‘s comparable period.For corn, production last quartercould have reached 2.41 million MT, 1.5% lower than the 2.44 million MT forecast in January, but still5.7% more than the 2.28 million MT actual output a year ago.

    This is the second PSA-BAS update on palay and corn output last quarter from the original 4.59 millionMT and 2.28 million MT respective forecasts released last January. The update as of Feb. 1 showed thatthe government cut first-quarter production forecast of palay to 4.46 million MT and corn to 2.43 millionMT.

    Actual palay and corn production data forms part of the regular Philippine agricultural report that isexpected to be issued a week before the release of the first-quarter gross domestic product data that, inturn, is scheduled on May 28.The latest grain production estimates considered contraction in the harvestarea and yield of both crops, the PSA-BAS said. Palay harvest area may have contracted to 1.16 millionhectares (ha) in the first quarter from 1.17 million ha in 2014‘s comparable three months, while yield is

    seen to have fallen to 3.85 MT/ha from 3.93 MT/ha. In the same comparative periods, harvest area forcorn may have dropped 0.2% to 718,000 ha from 720,000 ha, while yield may have dipped to 3.35 MT/hafrom 3.39 MT/ha.

    The smaller harvest area and lower yield of both crops, the agency said, could be attributed to damagefrom typhoons. The agency said typhoon ―Seniang‖ had damaged crops in Capiz and Negros Occidentalin December last year, while typhoon ―Amang‖ brought damage to Camarines Sur in January.The PSA -BAS also noted insufficient water supply and intense heat in the provinces of Iloilo, Tarlac, CamarinesSur, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Aklan, Davao del Sur and Sarangani may have led to reduced yieldin both crops.Lower palay production may also be attributed to the infestation by stem borer in SultanKudarat and South Cotabato.At the same time, the government said strong winds lodged crops in Quezon

    and Sultan Kudarat that were otherwise already in reproductive stage.

    Corn output is also seen to have been affected by rains in Cagayan, with much of the crop in floweringstage.Insufficient use of fertilizer in Tarlac, infestation of rats in Sarangani and strong winds in NegrosOriental that resulted in lodging were also noted by the agency.Other factors like floods in NorthCotabato and peace-and-order problems in Maguindanao that led to abandonment of farms may also havecontributed to lower production.The PSA-BAS said that around 579,000 ha of standing palay crop had

    been harvested. Of the 1.44 million ha of the updated standing palay crop, 18.5% were still in thevegetative stage; some 45.6% were at the reproductive stage; and 35.9% were at maturing stage.

    For corn, 469,000 ha had been harvested. Around 21.9% of the 548,000 ha of updated standing corn crop

    were in vegetative stage, some 35% were in reproductive stage and 43.1% were in the maturing stage.Lastyear, total palay output increased 2.87% to 18.97 million MT, exceeding the 18.88 million MT target ofthe government, as improving yields offset a decline in harvest area.Corn likewise surpassed thegovernment‘s 7.75 million MT target, with total production hitting 7.77 million MT last year, up 5.33%from 2013.

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    "But continued work is needed to ultimately resolve the outstanding issues."Amari told reporters

    the long-running bilateral talks had made enough progress to be welcomed at a summit on April

    28 between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama -- the goal he had declared

    for the ministerial talks."The negotiations are at the final stage," Amari said. "We will continue

    to make utmost efforts toward an early agreement, maximizing our national interests."Progress in

    the talks begun at the working level last week adds momentum to multilateral efforts toward a

    free-trade pact, Froman said.

    A bilateral deal is considered vital to a long-delayed deal in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

    trade pact, as their economies account for 80 percent of the 12-nation group.The ministers

    instructed their officials to work on the remaining issues of access to the Japanese rice market

    and the U.S. car market, Amari said. He and Froman could meet again if necessary.Abe,

    speaking on a news program late on Monday, said the discussion had narrowed to a few,

    lingering items.Abe likened the talks to mountain climbing, saying there was "one, tough stretch"

    to complete.

    "We would like to redouble our efforts so that a deal can be reached," he said.Amari on Sunday

    said Japan would not accept a U.S. demand to substantially expand its rice imports, while

    pressing Washington to further open the U.S. car-parts market.Japan is set to allow a special

    quota of about 100,000 tonnes a year for rice imports from its 11 TPP partners, the bulk of which

    is expected to come from the United States, the Nikkei business daily said. The United States isdemanding roughly double the size of quota, the Nikkei said.Japan has sought immediate

    abolition of a 2.5 percent tariff on U.S. imports of auto parts, but Washington, under pressure

    from the politically powerful auto industry, wants to maintain auto-related tariffs as long as

    possible, the newspaper said.

    Prospects for the bilateral deal improved on Thursday, when senior U.S. lawmakers agreed on

    the wording of a bill to give Congress a yes-or-no vote on TPP but not the power to alter a deal.

    However, passage of the "fast track" bill, which Japan says is essential, remains far fromassured.Washington and Tokyo see strategic as well as economic value to a broad TPP deal as a

    counterweight to rising China, which has not joined the group.

    (Additional reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto , Kiyoshi Takenaka and Linda Sieg ; Editing by

    William Mallard and Janet Lawrence )

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    FAO tips Thailand to regain status as No-1 rice exporter

    The Nation April 17, 2015 1:00 am

    Following years of bumper harvests, worldwide rice production last year experienced its first annual

    contraction since 2009, while global prices for the grain remain soft, according to the first rice marketreport of 2015, published by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation.The FAO has lowered its 2014estimated global paddy production by 3.3 million tonnes since December, to 741.3 million tonnes (494.4million tonnes of it milled), a level only 0.5 per cent below the record 2013 performance. The largestdownward revision related to Thailand, one of the world's leading rice exporters, where unseasonabledryness leading to severe constraints in water availability for irrigation took a heavy toll on secondarycrop production, the April 2015 issue of the "FAO Rice Market Monitor" states.

    While the dreaded effects of El Nino failed to materialise, a poor monsoon affected the main andsecondary crop cycles in India, another leading rice exporter, causing production prospects for the countryto deteriorate further."Thailand's rice production (paddy) declined by 2.7 per cent in 2014 to 34.3 million

    tonnes (22.7 million tonnes of milled rice), due mainly to a decline of secondary crop outputs affected bycuts in planted areas," said Hiroyuki Konuma, FAO assistant director-general and regional representativefor Asia and the Pacific."However, in 2015, Thailand is expected to increase production by 2.1 per cent,"he added.The "Rice Market Monitor" predicts that, under more normal climatic conditions, this year willsee a modest recovery of around one per cent in world paddy output to 750 million tonnes.

    "While nature was chiefly behind the lack of last season's growth, a prolonged period of falling pricesalso played a role.Such low prices are encouraging several governments, especially in exportingcountries, to engage in less supportive production policies and to pay more attention to otherconsiderations, such as the negative environment impacts of rice cultivation, and the heavy budgetaryimplications of holding bulging public stocks," said Konuma.

    'Shift of emphasis'

    "This shift of emphasis, which translated into constant or lower official procurement prices and morestringent limits on rice cultivation, in part explains the modest pace of production growth forecast for2015."Rice exports by India and Thailand surged late last year. The latest revisions for rice exportsindicate that India edged out Thailand to retain the position of top rice exporter, shipping anunprecedented 11.3 million tonnes, only slightly ahead of Thailand's 11 million tonnes (milled).However,the FAO report predicts that Thailand will regain the title of top exporter in 2015, when it is forecast toexport 11.2 million tonnes compared to 9.3 million tonnes for India.In spite of falling international prices,many rice-importing countries continue to pursue policies to reach self-sufficiency in rice production.

    Among the most prominent, Indonesia is forecast to reduce its imports by 25 per cent this year, thePhilippines by some 21 per cent, and Bangladesh by 36 per cent.Against that backdrop, exportcompetition for markets will intensify further in the course of the year.

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    Sinograin subsidiary profits from rice subsidies -CCTV Source: Reuters - Mon, 20 Apr 2015 04:22 GMT

    Author: Reuters

    BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - A northeast subsidiary of China Grain Reserves Corporation(Sinograin), which manages the state grain reserves, is alleged to have illegally profited fromBeijing's rice subsidies, state media reported over the weekend.The granary in Liaoning provinceis said to have bought cheap, low-quality rice for the state stocks instead new-crop grains to takeadvantage of the prices set by Beijing to support farmers, according to a report by state televisionCCTV.The granary made a 700 yuan ($113) per tonne profit by selling the low-quality rice at thenew crop price, said the report, citing a grains buyer who had taken some of the stock from thegranary.Sinograin's Beijing headquarters said in a statement on its website(www.sinograin.com.cn) that it would investigate the allegations.

    The CCTV report also said there had been collusion between sellers of old grains and granarymanagers, and showed undercover footage of trucks said to be delivering old rice to thegranary.The allegations underscore concerns over the quality of China's state grain stockpiles,which are currently at record volumes. Corn stocks held are equivalent to eight months ofdomestic consumption.Sinograin's Henan branch was hit by a scandal in 2011 when localgranaries were accused of faking sales records to profit from subsidies on wheat prices. The caseinvolved more than 700 million yuan and implicated more than 110 local officials, with theHenan branch chief sentenced to life in prison.Qiao Jianjun, the former director of HenanZhoukou Granary, escaped with about 300 million yuan, state media reported at the time. The

    U.S. Justice Department in March this year indicted Qiao and his ex-wife, accusing them offunnelling stolen money into the United States.

    Frequent incidents of corruption involving Sinograin could lead Beijing to revamp its grainstockpile scheme, say analysts. The scheme has pushed domestic prices to more than 30 percentabove global prices and led to large imports of less expensive overseas grains.Sinograin alsofaces criticism over its stockpiling methods. A Wilmar International executive said during aBeijing summit last year the state stockpiler's purchases of new-crop rice was leading rice millsin the northeast to close down because they could not source sufficient grain.($1 = 6.2018Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Niu Shuping and Dominique Patton; Editing by Tom Hogue)

    APEDA NEWS

    International Benchmark Price

    Price on: 20-04-2015

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    Product Benchmark Indicators Name Price

    Apricots

    1 Turkish No. 2 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 5650

    2 Turkish No. 4 whole pitted, CIF UK (USD/t) 4125

    3 Turkish size 8, CIF UK (USD/t) 3425

    Currants

    1 Greek provincial, CIF UK (USD/t) 1441

    2 Greek Vostizza, CIF UK (USD/t) 1551

    Honey

    1 Argentine 85mm, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 4070

    2 Australian extra light/light amber, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 4730

    3 Chinese light amber, CIF NW Europe (USD/t) 1975

    Source:agra-net For more info

    Market Watch

    Commodity-wise, Market-wise Daily Price on 18-04-2015

    Domestic Prices Unit Price : Rs per Qty

    Product Market Center Variety Min Price Max Price

    Rice

    1 Dhing (Assam) Fine 2600 3000

    2 Aroor (Kerala) Other 2700 2900

    3 Bonai (Orissa) Other 2000 2200

    Wheat

    1 Amirgadh (Gujarat) Other 1250 1950

    2 Dhing (Assam ) Other 1500 1700

    3 Haveri(Karnataka) Local 1550 1590

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    1 Atlanta Florida Round Green Type 8 8.50

    2 Miami Georgia Round Green Type 11 12

    3 New York Canada Round Green Type 8 9

    Apples Package: cartons tray pack

    1 Atlanta Virginia Red Delicious 19 19

    2 Baltimore Washington Red Delicious 22 22

    3 Miami Michigan Red Delicious 26 26

    India Exports 10.81 Million Tons of Rice in First ElevenMonths of FY 2014-15, Up 8.5% from Last YearApr 20, 2015

    India exported around 10.81 million tons of rice (including basmatiand non-basmati) in the first eleven months of FY 2014-15 (April -March), up about 8.5% from around 9.96 million tons exported duringthe same period in FY 2013-14, according to provisional data released

    by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export DevelopmentAuthority (APEDA).In value terms, India‘s total rice exports haveearned around Rs.43,722 crore (around $7.16 billion) during April

    2014 – February 2015, up about 2% from around Rs.42,733 crore (around $7 billion) earned during thesame period in FY 2013-14.

    In USD terms, value of rice exports during the eleven-month period increased by about 2% y/y.India's basmati rice exports have declined about 4% to around 3.3 million tons in April 2014 - February 2015from around 3.44 million tons exported during the same period in FY 2013-14. In value terms, basmatirice exports declined to about Rs.25,087 crore (around $4.12 billion) during the first eleven months of FY2014-15, down about 5% from around Rs.26,515 crore (around $4.4 billion) earned in the same period inFY 2013- 14. In USD terms, India‘s basmati rice exports declined by 6% y/y in April 2014 – February2015.

    India's basmati rice exports were primarily impacted due to Iran's ban on rice imports since November2014.India‘s non -basmati rice exports in April 2014 - February 2015 increased to around 7.51 milliontons, up about 15% from around 6.52 million tons recorded in the same period in FY 2013-14. In valueterms, non-basmati rice exports earned about Rs.18,635 crore (around $3 billion), up about 15% fromaround Rs.16,218 crore (around $2.67 billion) in the same period in FY 2013-14. In dollar terms, non-

    basmati rice exports increased by 12%y/y during the ten-month period.

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    Xi's visit to give impetus to China -Pakistan relationships 2015-04-20 10:38Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping

    Pakistani Ambassador to China Masood Khalid gives an exclusive interview with Xinhuanet before Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Pakistan. (Photo source: Xinhuanet photo)

    Chinese President Xi Jinping's coming visit to Pakistan is of great significance in giving animpetus to China-Pakistan relationships, Pakistani Ambassador to China Masood Khalid saidlately in an exclusive interview with Xinhuanet .[Special coverage]

    The ambassador holds President Xi's visit will be a majorstep to strengthen the ongoing cooperation which is diverseand multi-layered, adding that he expects good result from

    this visit.Masood Khalid added the vision of the "Belt andRoad" initiative is very far-sighted and promising.It is to

    promote economic development, progress and common prosperity. It is to reduce frictions, tensions and sources ofconflicts by setting up economic linkages and connectivity.

    It's a long-term, future-perspective and positive vision, showing the wisdom of Chineseleadership, he said.

    The two sides are committed to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a key component of the"Belt and Road" initiative. This bilateral two-way project will not only benefit China and

    Pakistan, but also give positive economic momentum to other countries in this region.Talkingabout the anti-terror efforts, the ambassador said Pakistan and China are on the same page tocombat terrorism, extremism and separatism. The two sides have cooperated in information-sharing and strengthened border control.President Xi's visit will give a big boost to China-Pakistani relationships, he noted.

    Strong Friendship

    President Xi Jinping's visit symbolizes strong friendship between China and Pakistan. People ofPakistan look forward to giving warm reception to President Xi, Masood Khalid said.The

    bilateral relationship is not confined to that between the governments and the high levels, this isrooted in the minds and hearts of the two peoples, he went on."If you come to Pakistan, you tellanybody on the road that you're from China, they will warmly welcome you. That's a veryspontaneous and sincere reaction and response. Similar response I find in Chinese towardPakistani people." said the ambassador, noting that it has laid a solid base for consolidating thetwo nations' relationships.

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    The two sides cooperate in politics, economy, trade, culture, education, science and technology,and people-to-people, culture-to-culture, government-to-government, intellectual and mediacontacts.The ambassador expressed his gratitude to Chinese government's help to evacuate 176Pakistani nationals from the war-torn Yemen. Pakistan also contributed to helping evacuate eightChinese students."It reflected our close bonds and close friendship. When facing difficultsituation, we give each other a hand, "he said.

    Explore more ways of trade cooperation

    The building of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor gives a momentum to bilateral trade. Thetwo sides have good architecture for cooperation, especially since the free trade pact was signedand relevant policies implemented from 2008. Bilateral trade increased greatly, achieving a tradevolume of 15 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, the ambassador said.He pointed out that many areas oftrade cooperation are yet to be explored. For now, bilateral trade is mostly in traditional areas,Pakistani rice, cotton and textiles for China's machinery, computers and telephones. Other areas

    that contain new business opportunities could include fishery, textiles, precious stone and qualityfruits.He welcomed Chinese enterprises to run business in Pakistan and promised to help themfinding partners in various sectors.Still, creative ways of cooperation need to be explored andimplemented, he said

    Scientists caution rice farmers in TN

    LN REVATHY

    COIMBATORE, APRIL 20:

    The Centre for Plant Protection Studies at the Farm Varsity here has cautioned rice farmers aboutthe possible outbreak of pests and diseases due to abnormal weather and rains in different partsof Tamil Nadu.Rice Blast: The possibility for outbreak of rice blast and brown leaf spots in

    paddy is particularly high in the coastal rice growing belt. The symptoms appear as spindle-shaped lesions with white to grey-green darker borders. The older lesions will be whitish withnecrotic borders. Delayed application of nitrogenous fertiliser and immediate spray ofcarbendazim or tricyclazole or metominostrobin would help control the infestation, theUniversity has, in a statement said.

    For control of brown spot disease, farmers are advised to spray mancozeb 2 to 3 times at 10 to 15days interval based on the intensity of the disease.Brown Planthopper: This sucking pest can beserious in areas where drainage problem is more. The insects multiply rapidly and suck the sapfrom plant base. The field will appear burnt up and the typical damage symptom in plants called―hopper burn‖ will be noticedWhile advising farmers to avoid resurgence causing and synt hetic

    pyrethroid group of insecticides, the farmer Varsity urges farmers to drain the water from thefield before spraying chemicals at the base of the stem for management of brown

    planthopper.Rice Leaffolder: Leaffolder can be severe in the rice crop at the vegetative stage.

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    The incidence, according to the Directorate of Plant Protection Studies, has already beenrecorded in around 1000 hec (of rice fields) in Tirupur districtHighlighting the symptoms ofleaffolder infestation, the scientists point out that the larvae feeds on the leaves of rice by rollingthe leaves. The affected leaves will dry and in severe cases, the plant would wilt. While advisingfarmers to apply chemical insecticides such as cartop hydrochloride or flubendiamide, the

    Varsity experts say that light traps would help attract adult moth.Rice Stemborer: The stem borerincidence would be more prevalent in the samba season crop and could occur during the dry spellafter the rains.The incidence can be noticed by the dead heart in young crops and white ear inmatured crops. The central shoot turns dry and the plant dies in the early stage of the crop. Thegrains become chaffy.

    (This article was published on April 20, 2015)

    April 20, 2015 09:35:00 PM

    Why we have to import rice

    There are many misconceptions by Filipinos about the country’s rice industry. The mostnotabl e is that our South east Asian n eighbor s sent students to the Intern ational Rice ResearchI nstitute (I RRI ) and the Un iversi ty of the Phi l ippines in L os Baños, and these neighbors arenow exporti ng r ice to us. Most F il ipinos could not un derstand why the Phi li ppines impor tsr ice, and not expor t. H ere are some expl anati ons.

    First, IRRI trained scientists in all major rice-producing countries, not just thePhilippines. The IRRI has trained and worked with Vietnam, the Bangladesh RiceResearch Institute, the Malaysian Agriculture Research Institute, the ThaiDepartment of Agriculture and the Indonesia Agency for Agriculture Research asearly as the 1970s.In fact, the Philippine Rice Research Institute, created only in1985, was late in coming. National rice research institutes are important indeveloping varieties suited to different conditions. Just because IRRI is located in

    the Philippines does not mean the Philippines has been favored by IRRI. IRRI has released more than athousand modern rice varieties in 78 countries since its founding in 1960.Second, the Philippines has beena net rice importer for the last 50 years.

    According to the Food and Agricultural Organization, from 1961 to 2011, the Philippines was an importerfor 40 years, and a significant exporter for only four years (1979-1981 and 1987). In 2012 to 2015, it alsoimported rice. This is in part due to smaller rice areas and lower yields even in irrigated areas because ofwater scarcity in the dry season.Third, the Philippines has less comparative advantage in rice productioncompared to countries drained by the world‘s large rivers: India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. All

    M .A.P. I nsightsRolando T. Dy

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    are rice exporters in the process. Add to that the 20 typhoons that hit the country every year. Rice production cost in the Philippines is higher than in Thailand, Vietnam and India.Fourth, exporting rice is amajor losing proposition. Today, the Philippines can export ordinary rice at the highest price of P18 perkilo as compared to the current wholesale price of over P28 per kilo. The export price translates to at bestP9 per kilo at farmgate, way below the market price of around P15 per kilo.

    Food security must be anchored in income. Sadly, the Philippines has the highest poverty incidence ascompared to Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Tens of millions have little purchasing

    power.While rice is the country‘s major staple, there is need to diversify to other crops in order to boostfarm incomes for food security. The question that needs to be asked is whether we have invested enoughin other crops that could make a great difference in poverty reduction. These are coconut, coffee, cacao,fruits, rubber, oil palm and aquaculture.Rolando T. Dy is the Vice-Chair of the M.A.P. AgriBusiness andCountryside Development Committee, and the Executive Director of the Center for Food andAgriBusiness of the University of Asia & the Pacific.

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    Indian farmer kick -starts two green revolutions Written by Gene Hettel.

    A while back, I read an interesting story extolling the merits of the new flood-tolerant rice,Swarna-Sub1, in the newsletter of the Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA)

    project. The author, Manzoor Hussain Dar, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) senior

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    associate scientist based in India, included two photos of the same farmer, Nekkanti Subba Rao,in the same field on his Andhra Pradesh farm.

    Spanning two Green Revolutions

    I found this striking because the photos had been taken 42 years apart! One depicted a young 29-year-old farmer in 1967 clutching a bundle of lush grain-laden panicles of IR8, the rice varietythat started the first Green Revolution (GR1.0) in the 1960s. The other showed a wizened 71-year-old in 2009, still with a twinkle in his eyes and the same bright smile, in a similar pose.

    However, this time, Mr. Subba Rao was grasping a bundle of panicles of Swarna-Sub1, a popularvariety (Swarna) made flood-tolerant by incorporating the SUB1 gene . Many have sinceconsidered Swarna-Sub1 and other popular varieties with a SUB1 background to be thelaunching pad for the second Green Revolution (GR2.0), which is being publicized to leave no

    poor farmer behind (see Green Revolutions 2.0 & 3.0: No farmer left behind ).

    Well, the Rice Today staff needed to look no further for a cover photo subject to grace this issue,which is celebrating 50 years of rice research in India. It was an easy decision. The 1967 photowas on the cover of our October-December 2006 issue to observe the 40th anniversary of therelease of IR8 in Asia.

    Mr. Subba Rao‘s farming livelihood and his on -farm research have spanned the same period.During this time, he has continuously collaborated with the All India Coordinated RiceImprovement Project in testing new varieties, producing certified seeds, and establishing

    beneficial links between scientists and farmers. Truly, this has made him an integral part of thehistory of the Green Revolutions in India.

    Testing and distributing IR8 and Swarna-Sub1

    He proudly recalled that, in 1966, he was one of the first farmers to plant Taichung-Native 1(TN1) for national demonstrations. TN1 was actually the first indica rice variety carrying thesemidwarfing gene, sd1 , derived from Taiwanese variety Dee-geo-woo-gen, which is also a

    parent of IR8. However, IR8 and subsequent IRRI varieties proved to be more disease resistantand quickly replaced TN1.

    In 1967, Mr. Subba Rao tested IR8 on his farm and supervised its first large-scale demonstrationand multiplication — on about 2,000 hectares near his home village of Atchanta — followinginstructions from the government of India. The next year, IR8 was planted on 1,600 hectares inhis village and the rest was history, with the seeds soon being distributed throughout the country.So, in addition to being called Dhaan Pandit (rice expert) by his neighbors, he is also known bythe moniker ―Mr. IR8,‖ which still resonates with many Indian farmers to this day.

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    Dr. Dar, who coordinates research and seed upscaling and dissemination-related activities forSTRASA in stress-prone rainfed lowlands in South Asia, has had the privilege of working withthis pioneer farmer for the last 6 years. ―Mr. Subba Rao has been instrumental in promoting anddistributing Swarna- Sub1,‖ he says. ―In fact, in 1979, he grew, tested, and inspired hisneighboring farmers to grow the original Swarna, even before it was officially released, becauseof its highyielding and good eating qualities. After its release, Swarna covered the entireGodavari Belt in India and continues to be the variety of choice among millions of farmers inIndia and neighboring countries.‖

    Unfortunately, Swarna yields often decrease during seasons with lots of flooding. So, Mr. SubbaRao was especially excited when IRRI breeders incorporated the SUB1 gene into Swarna. It wasa dream come true.

    Says Dr. Dar: ―Mr. Subba Rao evaluated Swarna a nd Swarna-Sub1 side by side in his field andinvited hundreds of farmers to come see the difference. Luckily, for observational purposes, theseedlings got submerged that season and Swarna- Sub1 performed so much better than Swarna.He distributed Swarna-Sub1 seed from his 2008 kharif harvest to other farmers, who multipliedit during the rabi season 2008-09. This resulted in the spread of Swarna- Sub1 to nearly 1,000hectares during the 2009 kharif season in a dozen surrounding villages.‖

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    A farmer-scientist

    ―In 2012, I gave him 1 kilogram of seed of Ciherang -Sub1, a short-duration, flood-tolerantvariety with high grain quality,‖ says Dr. Dar. ―Not surprisingly, he multiplied it in the kharifand also cultivated it during the following boro season. It had higher yield than other popularrabi rice varieties and thus spread through hundreds of hectares in a few years and has become a

    popular variety. Through the local university, he has also helped distribute 1,000 mini-kits ofCiherang-Sub1 to the farmers b efore its release. That‘s how he works.

    ―I consider Mr. Subba Rao a scientist himself,‖ says Dr. Dar. ―He is truly an inspiration to thefarmers in the area and has a large following. He is the best promoter around of the newtechnologies and he creates a lot of awareness among the farmers.‖

    No stranger to IRRI

    In 1985, during IRRI‘s 25th anniversary, the Institute organized a multilevel symposium thatincluded scientists, political leaders, and — most importantly — 14 outstanding farmers identifiedfrom 10 nations. Two Indians were in that group to visit the Philippines, Sardar Jagjit Singh Harafrom the Punjab (see In the Punjab: an outstanding farmer revisited ) and Andhra Pradesh‘s ownDhaan Pandit! Mr. Subba Rao and his fellow outstanding farmers generously shared theirexperiences with IRRI scientists and scholars during that event. He was part of the group becausehe was already averaging 8 tons per hectare on his 10-hectare farm back then in the mid-1980s.

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    ―Science has a great role to play in helping farmers because the cost of cultivation continues toincrease and outbreaks of insect pests and diseases result in severe losses,‖ he said to the

    participants during the 1985 symposium. He added that community participation and propergovernment policies could significantly influence returns.

    Flash forward 29 years to 1 October 2014. Mr. ―IR8‖ was back at IRRI Headquarters in thePhilippines to mingle with more than 400 Filipino farmers during the Institute‘s Araw ng

    Magsasaka sa IRRI (IRRI's Annual Farmers‘ Day). He repeated his 1985 message to a newattentive audience by sharing his experiences, practices, and insights. It is clear that he brimswith pride about his role in helping usher in both GR1.0 with IR8 and GR2.0 with Swarna-Sub1and the even better varieties that are following.

    ―He is always excited about innovative varieties and technologies,‖ concluded Dr. Dar. ―I wish Ihad a new product to give him every year because, through his network, we can best bestowmaximum benefits to the thousands of farmers in the region.‖

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    How it all started

    ―IRRI played a catalytic role to make the regional cooperation happen,‖ says Dr. Ismail, whoalso leads the Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA) project. ―The Instituteconvened the senior officials of the three countries through a meeting under STRASA.‖

    The regional seed cooperation started when delegations from India and Bangladesh met inFebruary 2013. The delegation from India was headed by Ashish Bahuguna, secretary ofagriculture and international cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture; Matia Chowdhury,minister of agriculture, headed the Bangladeshi delegation, among other respective relevantagencies, including Monzur Hossain, secretary of agriculture. From IRRI, the delegation washeaded by National Food Security Mission , deputy director general for communication and

    partnerships.

    Among other things, the two countries agreed to have a joint evaluation of improved ricevarieties for release in areas with similar agroclimatic conditions in both countries. Part of thatagreement provided for reciprocal acceptance of research data, inclu ding results of farmers‘

    participatory varietal selection activities that are generated in one country to support varietalrelease in the other country.

    And, consistent with the goal of bringing the needed climate-change-ready varieties to farmers inthe shortest time possible, the two countries agreed on the promotion of prerelease multiplicationand demonstration of breeding lines and varieties at advanced stages of release to fast-trackawareness among farmers and to ensure a sufficient supply of breeder seed once a variety wasreleased. In relation to this, the two countries agreed to work together in formulating seed

    protocols and guidelines that are compatible across countries.

    On 18 October 2014, Nepal joined with the governments of Bangladesh and India to sign a protocol on regional seed cooperation in a workshop on seed issues held in Kathmandu, Nepal.

    A historic moment

    This regional cooperation on rice varieties among the three countries was declared historicallysignificant by the agriculture executives.

    Dr. S.M. Nazmul Islam, agriculture secretary of Bangladesh, believes that signing of this

    regional agreement ushers in a new era of collaboration and cooperation that aims to helpimprove the livelihood of the poor farmers in the region.Nepal‘s agri culture secretary, JayaMukunda Khanal, shares the same view. ―The cooperation has opportunities and options toimprove the livelihood of poor farmers in the region,‖ he says. ―It will provide a platform toshare good practices among countries and the exchange of technologies and quality seed can helpattain higher rice productivity in the region.‖

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    Mr. Bahuguna notes that, although the agreement covers only rice, it can be extended to othercrops later on. ―This cooperation is not limited to the seed sector and will lead to agriculturaldevelopment in the region,‖ Mr. Bahuguna adds. For him, this cooperation can be expanded andreplicated to other parts of the world. ―The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperationcan play a vital role in bringing in m ore countries to the platform.‖

    Results to boot

    The regional cooperation, even in its infant stage, has produced concrete results and hasdemonstrated what can be achieved. In fact, several varieties released in one country are already

    popular in another . ―For example, BR11, BRRI dhan 28, and BRRI dhan 29, which are modernhigh- yielding rice varieties released in Bangladesh, are now widely grown in eastern India,‖reports Mr. Bahuguna.

    Indian varieties are now estimated to be planted on more than 21% of the rice area inBangladesh. Some Indian rice varieties, such as Swarna, Sarju 52, and Samba Mahsuri, are now

    popular in Nepal.

    As the initial implementation step of this agreement by India, several varieties released inBangladesh, such as BINA dhan 8, 10, 11, and 12, are recently notified for release in the Indianstates of West Bengal, Assam, and Odisha. These varieties will be evaluated for release in otherstates also, but only for a year — as provided in the agreement.

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    Sukha dhan 5 and 6, drought-tolerant varieties released in Nepal, are being considered for releasein Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

    The Indian government has been proactive in carrying out the regional cooperation agreement. Infact, starting in 2015, the Department of Agriculture of India allotted 30% of its funds to

    programs such as th e National Food Security Mission and Bringing Green Revolution in EasternIndia to further promote climate-smart rice developed by STRASA.

    According to Dr. Ismail, the regional seed cooperation was carried out smoothly not only because these three countries share similar guidelines for varietal evaluation and release, but because each country shares a similar goal — that is, delivering the technologies needed byfarmers.

    Indeed, the success of the creation and the implementation of this regional seed cooperationclearly demonstrate that partnerships and collaboration can accomplish the goals very rapidly. Itis hoped that, with IRRI‘s catalytic role and being a lead institute of the Global Rice SciencePartnership , more milestones can be achieved among the partners. In the future, this kind ofregional cooperation could help partners use resources efficiently as countries share relevantinformation with one another.

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    Ms. Reyes is the managing editor of Rice Today.

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    Nigeria: Umeofia - 'With Proper Incentives, IndigenousManufacturers Can Fully Support Our Economy'

    Nigeria: On a New Road Infrastructure System

    By Olawunmi Ojo

    UmeofiaThe Nigerian tomato paste market, which has a few indigenous producers, is dominated byimported products. Erisco Foods Limited is one of the indigenous producers. Following recent concernsof sub-standard and adulterated products flooding the market, however, the President of the foodcompany, Eric Umeofia reassures consumers that its range of products remains one of the few in the

    country certified good for consumption.Recently, the National Agency for Food and DrugAdministration, and Control (NAFDAC) began a series of consultative meetings with importers andindigenous manufacturers of tomato paste in sachets and tins.

    The meetings were called after a recent Tomato paste survey carried out by NAFDAC on importedTomato paste from China, revealed that 91 per cent of samples collected were substandard and below

    prescribed quality standards and specification. Rather than contain the required percentage of raw tomatoin addition to other approved ingredients, a large quantity of the imported products were found to be

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    stuffed with starch, corn flour and a generous dosage of unhygienic colour additive and preservatives.Theintent was to tackle the challenge headlong.

    Among other steps, the move was to enable inspectors of the Agency visit more offices, factories andwarehouses of manufacturers and merchants; obtain information as regards importers' import frequencyand distribution network; and also obtain contact information of importers' manufacturers in China so asto interface directly with them on production standards and requirements. "It may also lead to a nationalrecall of numerous substandard tomato paste in sachets and tins; destruction of such products in somecases and more importantly, a massive consumer education," the Director General of NAFDAC, Dr. PaulOrhii had said.

    In initiating the move and calling the meetings, Orhii stressed that given the wide acceptance of tomato paste as food ingredient in the country and the food safety concerns and health challenges thrown up bythe substandard nature of samples tested, it had become expedient to regulate its safety and quality.Thereare growing concerns that some of the unhygienic ingredients and colouring added to Tomato paste arenot easily broken down or flushed in the system. Rather, they get lodged and may have a connection with

    rising incidences of unexplainable health conditions in Nigerians.To this end, Chief Eric Umeofia,President and CEO, Erisco Foods Limited has reassured Nigerians that its products are very wholesome.

    With a vision to be one of the largest indigenous Nigerian manufacturers of food products and a missionto produce and package quality products for everyday use, Umeofia says Erisco Food' cardinal goal is to

    be a one-stop provider of healthy food variants for Nigerian families.Giving an overview of its operationsand product lines, Umeofia explains: "Ric-Giko tomato paste is, today, our flagship brand. We beganoperations in 2009, producing and marketing our first brand of Tomato Paste in sachets named Nagiko.Soon after, we introduced Ric-Giko. We currently have three brands of tomato pastes in a range of fivetins and sachets. Ric-Giko comes in two variants: the classic, which is only tomato paste while the otheris a blend of tomato and pepper paste.

    Nagiko and Erisco are the other tomato paste brands. We also have other products like Nagiko Sugar, Nagiko Monosodium, Nagiko Basmati Rice in the market."We are currently expanding our product lines,introducing new products into the market. Our goal is to be a one-stop provider of healthy food variantsfor Nigerian families. Erisco Foods Limited is a member of Erisco Bonpet Group, which introduced thevery popular Erisco Bonpet Automatic Fire Extinguisher in 1995. We have since changed the face of fire

    prevention in Nigeria and helped save Nigerian economy billions of Naira from preventable fireincidents."Erisco Foods has an installed factory capacity of 240, 000 metric tonnes per annum (first

    phase) in Oregun, Lagos state.

    It is the first of its kind and largest tomato paste factory in Africa. Apart from producing and packaging its

    own range of products in sachets and a range of five can size options, its production capacity is providinggenuine importers, packagers and bulk traders of tomato paste the opportunity to start getting their

    products processed and packaged in the country without the pains of procuring scarce foreign exchange toimport packaged tomato paste from Europe and Asia.Erisco Foods' investments in the manufacturingsector is in full endorsement and support of government's Transformation Agenda under the NigerianIndustrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) and the National Enterprise Development Programme (NEDP) whichare both geared towards achieving Nigeria's lofty industrialization goals. It also has plans to generatedirect and indirect employment of over 50,000 within the next three years, and has confidence that with

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    the envisioned continuous execution of the right policies the food and agro-allied industry, it wouldultimately generate millions of jobs for teeming Nigerian youths.

    USA Rice Promotions Target Growing Institutional Sector

    in Mexico

    MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Last year, USA Riceconducted market research into theU.S. grown rice hassparked Gomez's imaginationinstitutional sector in Mexicowith funding from USDA's Emerging Markets Program.That research found that while the institutional sector as awhole consumed more than twice the amount of rice as theaverage Mexican, there were several middle-sizedcompanies that were willing to, and interested in, increasingtheir usage of rice, if they could learn more.Last month,USA Rice partnered with the Mexican government toconduct a rice cooking competition here with employeesfrom the global technology company, Philips Corporation.

    Nearly 20 contestants received cookbooks and recipe brochures as educational and motivational materials, butwere then encouraged to get creative with their rice recipesthat had to feature U.S.-grown rice and would be presented

    back to their co-workers."I am impressed by the infinite

    possibilities that rice offers in the kitchen," said Rosa ElenaRios Gomez, second place winner of the competition. "It isan innovative ingredient that has sparked my imaginationand will certainly be a staple in my daily diet."Thecompetition was conducted by USA Rice in coordinationwith the Centro de Seguridad Social Morelos (SocialSecurity Center Morelos) of the Mexican Social Security

    Institute (IMSS). IMSS is a governmental organization that assists and protects the public health, pensions, and social security in Mexico; it is the largest social institution in Latin America, and theirrepresentatives were pleased with the event."This contest was extremely beneficial for the Philipsemployees," said Noemi Chavez Flores, Director of the Social Security Center Morelos. "Thanks to USARice, they now have learned that rice provides an easy, versatile, and fast way to prepare recipes that arehealthy and above all, delicious.""These events are great outreach for U.S.-grown rice because it not onlyencourages institutional cafeterias to use more U.S. rice, it also helps show individuals what they can dowith U.S. rice at home," explained Jim Guinn, USA Rice's vice president of international promotion.

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    Crop Progress: 2015 Crop 32 Percent PlantedWASHINGTON, DC -- Thirty-two percent of the nation's 2015 rice acreage is planted, according to today's U.S.Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report .

    Rice Planted, Selected States

    Week Ending

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    Percent

    Arkansas 27 21 28 44

    California 5 1 3 4

    Louisiana 77 74 79 79

    Mississippi 14 29 38 36

    Missouri 8 - 2 34

    Texas 71 54 61 78

    Six States 31 26 32 42

    Mackay region's first commercial -sized rice crop almostready for harvest QLD Country Hour

    David Sparkes

    PHOTO: Cane growers look at the first commercial rice crop in the Mackay region, which is almost ready for harvest. (DavidSparkes)

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    The Mackay region's first commercial-scale rice crop is almost ready for harvest.

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    AUDIO: Farmacist agronomist Robert Sluggett discusses the Mackay region's first commercial ricecrop (ABC Rural)

    The doongara rice variety has been trialled on a much smallerscale over the past seven years to determine if it can handlethe Queensland east coast's wet, humid conditions.However,this is the first crop to be trialled on a commercial scale andthe project team were seeking answers to a number ofquestions.Farmacist agronomist Robert Sluggett said thesuccess of doongara further north in the drier Burdekindistrict could not paint a clear picture of how it would

    perform around Mackay .PHOTO: The first commercial rice crop in the Mackay region is almostready for harvest. (David Sparkes)

    "Given it's the first growing of it (on this scale inMackay), the major challenges and the major unknowns Ithink really were around weed control," he said."All theherbicides and the work that has been done with rice has

    been done in southern Australia with paddy rice, wherethe fields are flooded with water."When you bring the riceout of the paddy and plant it in an overhead irrigated field,that means the weed control challenges are sodifferent."The doongara rice variety was selected for theMackay region, partly because it can be grown on dry

    land, rather than in a flooded paddy like most other rice crops.

    The current crop covers 11 hectares on a cane property in Palmyra, just outside Mackay.MrSluggett said the crop had grown well since it was planted in January.It will be harvested in Mayand the grain will be taken to a SunRice mill 300 kilometres north in the Burdekindistrict.SunRice, a grower owned company, is already processing rice harvested in the Burdekinand marketing it domestically and internationally.Mr Sluggett says the financial returns perhectare of rice are slightly higher than sugar cane, depending on the yields and prices at anygiven time.About 40 sugar cane growers attended a field day on Friday to see the crop, with itshealthy batch of grain starting to appear.The aim of the project is to establish a second cash cropthat can be grown on the side by cane growers to supplement their income, particularly whensugar prices are low.

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    Cyclones force Madagascar to import 200, 000 tons of rice Apr 18, 2015

    Cyclones that hit Madagascar from January to March forced the island country to import 200,000 tons ofrice this year, an official has said.Official figures show that almost 20,000 hectares or rice fields in

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    Madagascar were damaged after the passage of the tropical storm Chedza in January and the cycloneFundi in February followed by a period of heavy rainfall left by Cyclone Haliba in March.

    Head of Madagascar‘s national platform of rice, Andry Rakotovao, toldXinhua in January that rice products in 2015 will go down by 15 to 20

    percent due to floods.To avoid a shortage, Madagascar had to increaseits import of rice, said Rolland Ravatomanga minister ofAgriculture.―This import was increased by 50,000 tons from what we

    planned before to cope with eventual starvation,‖ Ravatomangasaid.Rice is the staple food of Malagasy people. Every year, Madagascar had to import rice because of itslow production.The government says that with 590,000 sq.km of Madagascar‘s surface, 36 millionhectares are farmlands but only 3 million hectares are exploited.The country produces around 5 milliontons of rice annually with 2 tons per hectare for its 22 million inhabitants.Official figures show itimported 140,000 tons for the lean season 2014 and 300,000 tons in 2013 and the main exporter areThailand, Pakistan, India and Burma. Enditem

    Source: XinhuaThai rice deals: Boonsong faces trial on June 29

    CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

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    Month Price Net Change

    May 2015 $9.775 - $0.130

    July 2015 $10.030 - $0.130

    September 2015 $10.290 - $0.130

    November 2015 $10.520 - $0.130

    January 2016 $10.750 - $0.130

    March 2016 $10.800 - $0.130

    May 2016 $10.800 - $0.130

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    Boonsong faces trial on June 29Kesinee Taengkhieo

    The Nation

    BANGKOK: — The Supreme Court has pencilled in June 29 to commence the first trial in the caseinvolving former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and 20 others in relation to allegedcorruption in government-to- government rice deals under the Yingluck government‘s controversial rice -

    pledging scheme.All nine judges who were selected by the Supreme Court last month to read the case onApril 9 agreed unanimously to accept it for trial after the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG), as the

    prosecutor, filed a suit against Boonsong and the 20 others, said Thanarerk Nitisenee, president of theSupreme Court‘s Criminal Division for Holder s of Political Positions.

    The panel of judges had to consider if the case was within the jurisdiction of the court and whether toaccept it if it were, he said.The judges deemed the evidence was strong enough to bring the matter to trial,

    he said.Thanarerk added that the first testimony in the trial was scheduled for 9.30am on June 29 and allthe defendants would have to show up at court on that day.He said the panel of judges, which includedhim, had agreed to assign him to be the case holder.He said the trial would depend on evidence and be fairfor all parties.A source said that after the court accepted the case, none of the defendants petitioned for

    bail.In relation to the case, the OAG submitted a National Anti-Corruption Agency writ at the court, plus205 boxes of documents.

    The OAG accused the 21 defendants of conspiring to commit offences as well as commit and supportmalfeasance and corruption as defined by the Offences Relating to the Submission of Bids to StateAgencies Act 1999, the Criminal Code, and the Organic Law on Anti-Corruption Act.Some of theseoffences carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of up to Bt35.2 billion.The lawsuit wasfiled against three political office holders: Boonsong, former deputy commerce minister Poom Sarapoland ex-secretary to the commerce minister Major Weerawut Watchanaphukka.It also named three civilservants: former Foreign Trade deputy head Tikhumporn Natvaratat, former rice stock directorAkarapong Dipavajra, and former International Department chief Manas Sroyploy.Private sectorindividuals named among the 21 accused include executives and directors of Siam Indica, a major rice-trading company

    Bulog NTT to Absorb 15,000 Tons Local Rice

    Posted, 2015-04-20

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    National Logistics Agency (Bulog) East Nusa Tenggara targets to purchase 15,000 tons of rice from localfarmers in the region.

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