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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 Minhas

Editorial Associates

Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid

Javed Islam Agha

Ch.Hamid Malhi

Dr.Akhtar Hussain

Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui

Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)

Islam Akhtar Khan Editorial Advisory Board

Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim Assistant Professor, Gomal University DIK

Dr.Hasina Gul Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK

Dr.Hidayat Ullah Assistant Professor, University of Swabi

Dr.Abdul Basir Assistant Professor, University of Swabi

Zahid Mehmood PSO,NIFA Peshawar

Falak Naz Shah Head Food Science & Technology ART, Peshawar

Today Rice News Headlines...

Satake to exhibit at FOOMA Japan 2016

Duterte urged: Remove NFA monopoly in rice trade

Indonesia-Vietnam Agree to Increase Trade by 100 Percent in 3 Years

Under-reported Pakistan — Agriculture, national interest &

malnutrition

Lakshmi Manchu is a farmer in Basmati Blues

Review: A Persian Renaissance at Shiraz Kitchen in Elmsford

Egg and salmon Japanese rice bowl with soy

State exempts market fee on rice

Red gram, fine rice to be sold at subsidised price

News Detail...

Satake to exhibit at FOOMA Japan 2016

May 20, 2016 - by World Grain Staff

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN — Satake will exhibit at FOOMA JAPAN 2016, June 7-10 at

the Tokyo International Exhibition Center.

FOOMA is the industry‘s largest food processing trade show in Japan, and is

attended by companies involved in every stage of the food production process. The

show is in its 39th year and is hosted by the Japan Food Machinery Manufacturers'

Association.

Under the theme, ―Creating People Having Energy and Motivation by Rice Power,‖

Satake will exhibit and demonstrate five different groups of machinery and poster

panels.

In the group for optical sorters that promote food safety and reliability, the

multipurpose chute type optical sorter, PIKASEN α PLUS, which can be applicable

for many kinds of commodities using shape sorting functionality and the

multipurpose belt type optical sorter, which has near-infrared light sorting

capabilities (as a concept exhibition), will be demonstrated.



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In the group for grain conditioning and processing machinery that enhance taste, the new rice

milling machine mill combo, which allows suitable milling performance according to the

characteristic features and purpose of the input material, will be exhibited along with the new

weighing and packing machine, which demonstrates a superior packing capacity at 10 bags per

minute with user-friendly operation (as a concept exhibition).

In the group for test equipment, analytical services and sorting along with processing test

services for monitoring quality assurance, the DNA analyzer, which provides quick and simple

judgement to identify rice variety, will be demonstrated along with the scanning grain analyzer

Grain Scanner 2, which measures appearance color and shape of input material. Also, the new

grain analyzer, offering enhanced computer connectivity through wireless LAN, will be

exhibited.

In the group for cooking and food processing machinery that serve tasty rice, the IH rice cooker

and rice washer will be demonstrated. In the group for Tasty and value-added food and kitchen

products that promote a more active people, the rinse-free GABA rice (a food with function

claims) will be exhibited. Also the kitchen mill Magic Mill GABA Mill, capable of easily

making rice rich in GABA, will also be demonstrated.

Satake‘s booth will be in East-4 Hall (Booth No. 4W-10). http://www.world-

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Duterte urged: Remove NFA monopoly in rice trade

A GROUP of prominent economists has called on incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte to

scrap the present policy of allowing the National Food Authority (NFA) to monopolize the

importation of rice, urging instead the liberalization of the process as a means of making food



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more affordable to the poor.

The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), an organization advocating market-friendly

reforms, good governance, and economic and political liberty, called on the incoming

administration to drop such ―discredited policy‖ of allowing the NFA to monopolize rice

importation and subjecting rice imports to quantitative restrictions.

At the same time, FEF said giving out import permits to favored importers had only resulted in

―rampant corruption‖ in the Department of Agriculture, high rice prices for consumers,

―unabated smuggling‖ due to the price discrepancy between local rice and landed imported rice,

and ―palpable inability‖ of the government to quickly respond to supply and demand factors for

riceIf change was coming to the past and present policies, the incoming Duterte administration

should remove the present NFA monopoly on rice importation, liberalize rice importation, and

instead impose tariffs on rice imports to generate revenue that can be channeled directly to rice

farmers,‖ FEF said.

The economists argued liberalizing rice importation would enhance food security, rather than

diminish it.

FEF noted Malaysia was allowing up to 30 percent of its needs met by rice imports. Singapore,

which has no agricultural sector and relies on international trade, was rated as the second most

food-secure nation in the world after the United States by the Economist Intelligence Unit, it

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―By liberalizing rice trade, the incoming Duterte administration could prevent the huge losses of

the NFA and make rice affordable to the masses. In fact, most poor rice farmers were net

consumers of rice, as the Kidapawan, North Cotabato farmers have shown in their recent

protest,‖ FEF said.

―Liberalizing rice importation would definitely benefit the poor. Our country cannot bear rice to

become more unaffordable especially at a time of supply uncertainty due to severe drought

conditions.‖

FEF also noted changing the present rice policy would not only unburden taxpayers with billions

of annual subsidies to the NFA, but prevent any further increase in the national government‘s

guaranteed debt, presently more than P150 billion.

Citing World Bank estimates, FEF said for every P5 of spending for NFA, P4 represented

―wasted leakages‖ that provided no public benefit. ―Such funds may be better used to support

agriculture infrastructure, research and extension services, and to develop other neglected but

promising crops like coconut, coffee, and cocoa, as well as aquaculture in the Philippines.‖

FEF is chaired by former Finance Secretary Roberto de Ocampo. Its vice chair is Romeo

Bernardo, while president is Calixto Chikiamco. Its senior advisers are former Prime

Minister/Finance Minister Cesar Virata and UP Economics professor emeritus and former

Economic Planning Minister Gerardo Sicat. Board members include Anthony Abad, Art Corpuz,

Eduardo Gana, Felipe Medalla, Vaughn Montes, Simon Paterno, Perry Pe and Gloria Tan-

Climaco

http://business.inquirer.net/210484/duterte-urged-remove-nfa-monopoly-rice-trade#ixzz49TUJJCnk

Indonesia-Vietnam Agree to Increase Trade by 100

Percent in 3 Years ―In 2015, our (Indonesia-Vietnam) trade was $5.59 billion, increasing 6.47 percent over the past three

years.

A bilateral meeting between President Widodo and Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Sochi, Russia,

Thursday (19/5) Biro Pers Sekretariat Kepresidenan

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of the Socialist

Republic of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN Summit 2016 at Hotel

Radisson Blu in Sochi, Russia, Thursday (19/5).

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Jokowi said Vietnam is an important partner to Indonesia in Southeast Asia, particularly for rice.

Indonesia has long been importing rice from Vietnam to meet domestic demand.

Central Statistics Agency data show that Indonesia imported 171,286 tons of rice from Vietnam in 2013,

rising to 306,418 tons in 2014. Last year, rice imports from the Southeast Asian country increased again,

with Jokowi‘s approval, to one million tons.

This strategic partnership between Indonesia and Vietnam was established in 2013. That year, trade

between the two nations exceeded the target of US$5 billion. However, this figure has not grown

significantly since.

―In 2015, our (Indonesia-Vietnam) trade was $5.59 billion, increasing 6.47 percent over the past three

years,‖ said Jokowi in an official release distributed after the meeting on Thursday (19/5). (Read: Four

Major Russian Companies Seek to Invest in Indonesia )

Indonesia and Vietnam now intend to intensify their trade partnership. At the bilateral meeting, Jokowi

and Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed to increase trade between the two nations to $10 billion in 2018.

The two government heads also welcomed the outcome of their eight technical meeting on the

delimitation of Exclusive Economic Zones held in Jakarta on 22 – 24 March 2016, at which two countries

agreed to move forward with negotiations on the Indonesian-Vietnamese maritime border.

This was Jokowi‘s first meeting with Phuc since he was inaugurated as Vietnam‘s prime minister in April

2016. At the end of the meeting, Jokowi invited Phuc to visit Indonesia in hopes of strengthening bilateral

ties. (Read: Jokowi Inks Business Deals Worth IDR 270 T during Visit to Europe)

Before meeting with the Vietnamese PM, Jokowi had a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladmir

Putin at Bocharov Ruchei, the presidential residence in Sochi, on Wednesday night. At the meeting, the

leaders discussed possible partnership opportunities between the two countries, including increasing palm

oil exports from Indonesia, and partnerships in the defence and security, energy and tourism sectors.

Jokowi said talks over the defence and security sector covered weaponry, trade of intelligence

information on terrorism, and transfer of knowledge on weaponry technology.

Considering Russia a close partner of Indonesia, Jokowi also extended an invitation to Putin to visit

Jakarta. (Read: Korean Entrepreneurs Meet Jokowi, Convey Readiness to Invest IDR 250t)

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Under-reported Pakistan — Agriculture, national interest &

malnutrition

TNS Editor May 22, 2016

Identifying the missing stories in Pakistani media

Graphic by Naseem ur Rehman

Agriculture — What about the hinterland

Stories from rural areas — about agriculture and rural life — find little time on TV channels and

short space in the print media. Only big crime stories from rural areas make it to small headlines

in newspapers. After reading a national newspaper, one wonders if all the issues related to health,

education and sanitation have been resolved in the rural areas.

In fact, the mainstream urban media has little time for covering rural problems. A few days ago,

there was a report in a newspaper saying that agriculture scientists have introduced two new

sugarcane varieties for commercial cultivation in Sindh, which possess high cane yield and sugar

recovery potential.

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This single column report leaves many readers and farmers wondering what impact this scientific

development will have on the lives of farmers and consumers. Has the government educated the

sugarcane growers about these new varieties? Are these new varieties more cost-effective and

less water-consuming? What impact will it have on the market and sugar industry?

Some reports in the local Sindhi press say that at least 22 camels have so far died in different

villages in Kachho and other areas. (Money Matters The News, May 16, 2016). Dr Pershotam

Khatri, Associate Professor and Chairman Department of Animal Reproduction at Sindh

Agriculture University, Tandojam, confirmed that in Kachho and other districts of Sindh, the

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), commonly known as camel flu, has been reported.

Again, this report should have sent the officials concerned running on toes to save the livestock

and the community dependent on camels. The media should have followed the story extensively

to find the causes of and remedy for this disaster. Stories like these galore in remote areas, but

find no place in the media. Why?

Climate change has forced the governments the world over to find new ways to cope with erratic

weather and introduce new technologies to bring about sustainable shift in cropping patterns.

Why a country like Pakistan is forced to import raw cotton? Why has it failed to meet the mango

export targets despite producing the world‘s sweetest mango? Why is it lagging behind in race to

capture the rice market despite having the best rice to sell? These questions need answers.

In an agricultural country like Pakistan, the media cannot afford to ignore the issues facing

farmers and new scientific research in the field of agriculture.

— Mazhar Khan Jadoon

National interest — Rather unreported

When some Pakistani journalists tried to establish Ajmal Kasab as a Pakistani in 2008 after the

Mumbai attacks people came out on the streets and demanded registration of treason cases

against journalists. The journalists claimed they had done nothing wrong.

Though the government eventually confirmed that Kasab belonged to a village Faridkot near

Okara, the ‗adventurism‘ of these journalists was perceived as an act against the national interest.

They were accused of ―increasing‖ tensions between the two rival countries.

There are either editorial policies that limit the coverage of these issues or journalists resort to

self-censorship and avoid writing about them. Even if they do that, the message is delivered in a

subtle way to avoid backlash.

Topics such as security of nuclear assets, escalation in defence budget, military operations,

forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, alleged involvement of some Muslim countries

in terrorist funding, conflicts involving Pakistan‘s friendly nations, etc, are tricky ones. Most

journalists refrain from writing critically on these national interest subjects.



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One can recall how Gen (retd) Musharraf criticised the media for writing the term ‗national

interest‘ in inverted commas. Of late, Pemra has started directly intervening. It did ask media

houses to avoid reporting on the Mina accident and accusing Saudi Arabia of mismanagement,

be cautious while covering Yemen crises, and not take sides while covering the Saudi Arabia-

Iran conflict.

— Shahzada Irfan Ahmed

Malnutrition — Hungry for attention

Malnutrition is the cause of more than one third of all child deaths in the world. Sadly, in

Pakistan, malnutrition is reported only when children die of starvation in Thar. It is reported or

talked about in the media only when something terrible happens.

Lack of access to nutritious foods, especially in the present context of rising food prices, is a

common cause of malnutrition.

Nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 are attributable to under-nutrition in the world,

according to a Unicef report. This translates into loss of about 3 million young lives a year.

Under-reporting on malnutrition also puts children at a greater risk of dying from common

infections, increases the frequency and severity of such infections, and contributes to delayed

recovery. In addition, the interaction between malnutrition and infection can create a potentially

lethal cycle of worsening illness and deteriorating nutritional status.

There are hardly any stories in our media which highlight that poor nutrition in the first 1,000

days of a child‘s life can also lead to stunted growth, which is irreversible and associated with

impaired cognitive ability and reduced school and work performance. 37 per cent of children in

the urban population and 46 per cent in rural population of Pakistan have stunted growth,

according to Unicef. Stunting is slightly higher in male children (48 pc).

The situation calls for highlighting these issues in the media. It is evident that the percentage of

stunting is much higher among children whose mothers are illiterate versus those whose mothers

have completed at least 10 years of education. This has a big impact in Pakistan, where the

proportion of illiterate mothers is almost double in rural areas than urban areas (36.6 per cent in

urban and 69.4 per cent in rural respectively).

— Saadia Salahuddin

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Lakshmi Manchu is a farmer in Basmati Blues

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | ANUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN

Published May 21, 2016, 12:15 am IST

Updated May 21, 2016, 12:15 am IST

The actress is eagerly waiting for the cross-cultural Hollywood film.

Lakshmi Manchu

Lakshmi Manchu is excited about her role in the upcoming Hollywood film Basmati Blues,

directed by Dan Baron.

Lakshmi, who has worked in TV series like Las Vegas, Boston Legal etc., started working for

Basmati Blues in 2014. She says, ―It is a cross-cultural musical romantic comedy, which has

both Indian and Hollywood actors. I play a principle role, Sita. My portions were shot in Kerala.

I play a farmer in Basmati Blues, which is something new for me.‖

Reportedly, she plays the hero‘s sister. She adds, ―I was in the US recently and completed my

dubbing. I am really looking forward to its release announcement as the distribution for the

movie is all set.‖

Lakshmi, apparently, shares screen space with actors like Brie Larson, Donald Suther-land and

Scott Bakula. The plot revolves around a scientist who creates genetically modified rice with her

father, and their boss sends them to India to sell it to rural farmers. The film was largely shot in

Kerala.

Review: A Persian Renaissance at Shiraz Kitchen in

Elmsford

By EMILY DeNITTOMAY 20, 2016

Shiraz Kitchen occupies a basic rectangular space on a busy street, but feels like a sanctuary. Credit Suzy

Allman for The New York Times

Sit down at Shiraz Kitchen in Elmsford and you‘ll know you‘re in a different kind of restaurant.

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On the table, right next to the salt and pepper,

is a large shaker of sumac.The spice‘s tart,

dusky flavor is just one of many Persian

tastes to enjoy at this 7-year-old Iranian

restaurant, which is experiencing a

renaissance since its new owner, Reza

Parhizkaran, took the reins a little over a year

ago. By substantially expanding the menu,

tweaking recipes and adding events around

Persian holidays, Mr. Parhizkaran has created

a place for the area‘s Iranian Americans to

find familiar food, and for those who don‘t

know the cuisine to get an introduction.

Photo

The falafel salad features lightly fried chickpea balls, a terrific tahini dip and pickled gherkins. Credit

Suzy Allman for The New York Times

If you‘ve never had tadig, that appetizer is a good place to start. The dish — squares of rice cut

from the bottom of a pot — comes with one of two beef stews spooned on top: ghormeh sabzi,

made with chunks of beef and kidney beans, or gheimeh bademjan, made with beef, split yellow

peas, tomato, fried eggplant and potato. I like my rice squares even crustier than those I tried at

Shiraz Kitchen, but on a recent evening they were full of flavor, with a pleasant sour note that

characterized many of the restaurant‘s offerings.

Ghormeh sabzi and gheimeh bademjan are also available on a separate list of stews that includes

a celery stew and fesenjan, made with toasted walnuts and meatballs in a pomegranate paste. All

are served with a subtle saffron basmati rice, but it‘s worth exploring the rice options for a

substitute or a side dish. They include sour cherry and pistachio; fava bean and dill; and orange

zest, barberry, pistachio and almond versions. The dried barberry and pistachio rice was

beautiful, the bright red berries and gray-green nuts marking the stark white rice, and even better

to eat: light and sweet, but with a tart edge.

The restaurant, a basic rectangular space on a busy street, feels like a sanctuary. Soft

instrumental music plays at just the right volume. The staff is attentive without being intrusive.

More defined spots have been carved out of the layout; a roomy round table near the sunny

window in front, an alcove toward the back that can accommodate a bigger party, or several

smaller ones. They help make meals feel private, even as Mr. Parhizkaran wends his way around

chatting with guests.

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Chicken chops kebab with saffron basmati rice and roasted tomato. Credit Suzy Allman for The New

York Times

That warm but respectful attitude emanates

from the kitchen as well. The food is not

overspiced.A broiled branzino let the flavor

of the fish come through, intensified by a

squeeze of lemon and the accompanying mild

saffron rice. Many of the entrees are

straightforward kebabs, like five different

lamb versions and the ―king‖ kebab platter

for two, which includes beef filet, chicken

chunks and koobideh, made of ground beef

with onion and parsley. All are simply

marinated and grilled, served with roasted

tomato and onion. A Cornish hen kebab stood out for its fresh lime flavor and tender meat.

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Several Mediterranean-style dishes are winners. The falafel salad features lightly fried chickpea

balls, a terrific tahini dip and pickled gherkins. An appetizer of mixed pickles includes carrots,

olives, cauliflower and kirby dills. The hummus — all the spreads and dressings are house-made

— is creamy and rich. And the restaurant‘s bread, somewhere between an Indian naan and pita,

provides a light and delicious foil to anything you might order.

Desserts continue the same themes. There is honey-covered baklava, several cakes (coconut was

a favorite) and an evocative saffron and rose water ice cream. Perhaps the most intriguing

offering is faloodeh, frozen rice noodles with rose water and cardamom. Sour cherry syrup and a

piece of lemon are served on the side, so diners can adjust the level of sweetness and create the

desired flavor balance.

Mr. Parhizkaran has brought wine and beer to the previously B.Y.O.B. spot, and the tight lineup

pairs nicely with the food. A variety of juices and Abali, a sour-salty carbonated yogurt drink,

are also on the menu. At the end of the meal, the best choices are strong Persian tea or Turkish

coffee. But don‘t expect to have either American-style. One thing the restaurant won‘t put on the

table is milk.

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Elmsford

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The Space A calming, pleasant room with original Persian-themed art, comfortable seating and

lovely instrumental music that never intrudes on conversation.

The Crowd The restaurant draws Persian food lovers from throughout the region. Staff members

are attentive and knowledgeable.

The Bar There is no stand-alone bar. A nice, compact list of wines ($9 a glass, $25 to $60 a

bottle) and beers ($5 to $6) is offered, at reasonable prices to help ease customers from the

B.Y.O.B. policy of previous owners. Several juices, Persian teas and the carbonated yogurt drink

Abali are also available.

The Bill Stews, $16 to $18; entrees, $18 to $26, and $38 for the ―king‖ kebab mixed platter for

two.

What We Liked Hummus, mixed pickles, tadig ghormeh sabzi, falafel salad; broiled branzino,

Cornish hen kebab, lamb chops kebab, koobideh kebab, beef sultani kebab, gheimeh bademjan

stew; saffron and rose water ice cream, faloodeh, coconut cake, baklava.

If You Go Open Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Reservations recommended on

weekends. Free parking in lot behind restaurant. Wheelchair accessible

Egg and salmon Japanese rice bowl with soy Japanese rice (or use brown rice if in a rush) teamed with tenderly cooked salmon, and eggs with sake

Credit: Haarala Hamilton

Diana Henry, Cookery Journalist of the Year

21 May 2016 • 8:00am

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Donburi is a Japanese 'rice bowl‘, usually made up of a simple braise and the rice. I‘ve taken this

particular idea from the Japanese restaurant Nobu and adapted it. I sometimes use basmati and

even brown rice when time is tight. It works with tuna as well as salmon.

SERVES

2

INGREDIENTS

225g Japanese sushi rice

150g salmon fillet, skinned

2 tsp flavourless oil

2 tbsp very finely chopped onion

3 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 tbsp sake or dry sherry

2 tbsp light soy sauce

4 tbsp finely chopped avocado tossed with a little lemon juice

Sesame seeds, black or white

1 sheet of toasted nori (optional)

Pickled ginger

Wasabi

More soy sauce to serve

METHOD

If you are using sushi rice wash it thoroughly in a sieve. Drain and place in a pan with 250ml

water. Leave to stand for at least 30 minutes.

Bring the rice to the boil, put the lid on and simmer for eight to nine minutes.

Turn the heat off and let it stand with the lid on for a further 15 minutes without opening the lid.

You should have grains that are sticky but not watery.

To cook the salmon, put about 5cm water in a small pan and, when it‘s at gentle simmer, add the

fish.

Cover and poach over a very low heat for about 2 minutes. You want it raw in the middle but

cooked round the outside (cook it right through if you prefer).

Remove from the heat but keep it warm by covering with a lid.

Heat the oil in a small frying pan and gently sauté the onion until soft but not coloured.

Mix the eggs with the sake or sherry, add to the pan and cook very gently, stirring, until you have

a creamy mixture like very soft scrambled eggs.



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Flake the warm fish and mix it with the soy sauce.

Divide the rice between two bowls. Top each with half the egg, the fish, avocado and sesame

seeds, then crumble on the nori, if using.

Serve immediately with pickled ginger, wasabi and more soy.

More spectacular soy recipes

Hong shao rou (Red cooked pork)

Sweet and salty pork cooked in a slick sauce until tender - a classic Chinese dish that's worth the effort

Credit: Haarala Hamilton

Pacific lime chicken

This incredibly simple dish is a hit with everyone. A marinade of soy, lime, honey and thyme renders the

chicken thighs intensely moreish Credit: Haarala Hamilton

Diana Henry: it's time to dig out the soy sauce for these umami-ish dishes

http://telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/recipes/red-braised-pork-hong-shao-rou

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It‘s

been lurking in our cupboards since the ‘70s, so dig out that bottle of soy sauce and make some of Diana

Henry‘s tastebud-teasing dishes Credit: Haarala Hamilton

Experts urge FG to explore rice value chain

The Regional Representative and Coordinator, AfricaRice-Nigeria Station, Dr. Francis Nwilene,

has urged the Federal Government to take advantage of the value chain in rice processing to

provide employment opportunities for Nigerians as well as earn foreign exchange.

Nwilene said this while addressing rice scientists, experts, small-scale rice millers and

stakeholders during a seminar held at the African Rice Centre, International Institute of Tropical

Agriculture, Ibadan.

According to him, rice production can create income for a lot of people if its lengthy value chain

process is independently developed and strengthened.

The rice expert said with the current support from the government, AfricanRice and other

international donor agencies, Nigeria would attain self-sufficiency in rice production in three

years.

He said, ―Rice is a staple food but the value chain of rice is so wide. The value chain is basically

about independent business units; some set of people will do it from one stage and another set

takes it up from there, even starting with the seed. The seed is there for people to make money

from; the processing is there and even value addition. So, it is wide enough to create more jobs.‖

Nwilene, who further explained that the IITA, with the support of donor-partners, was training

youths under its agric-preneur initiative to develop seeds and markets same, said the agricultural

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institute also helped beneficiaries by linking them with markets where they would sell their

produce.

Addressing participants at the seminar, Rice Value Chain and Post Harvest Specialist,

AfricaRice, Dr. Chijioke Osuji, said small-scale rice millers produced about 70 per cent of rice

consumed locally in Nigeria.

Osuji, who is also the National President, Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology,

commended the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development for making it a part of its duties

to train small-scale rice millers and link them to donor partners

https://www.today.ng/business/125521/experts-urge-explore-rice-chain

State exempts market fee on rice

Hindu

Hyderabad

Sat,21 May 2016

Summary: The Telangana Government on

Friday issued orders exempting market fee

on rice being sold by rice millers to dealers

with the State and also on cotton seed. The

decisions were taken based on the report

submitted by a committee appointed by the

Agricultural Marketing Department to

examine the issue of exempting market fee

on rice. However, it has increased the

market fee on paddy and cotton from the

existing 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent to

compensate the loss to marketing

department, at least to some extent. The

report stated that market fee estimated on

rice during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 was Rs.37.43 crore, Rs.56.4 crore and Rs.37.57 crore

based on production and the collection was around 25 per cent to 30 per cent of the target.

The Telangana Government on Friday issued orders exempting market fee on rice being

sold by rice millers to dealers with the State and also on cotton seed. However, it has

increased the market fee on paddy and cotton from the existing 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent

to compensate the loss to marketing department, at least to some extent. The decisions

were taken based on the report submitted by a committee appointed by the Agricultural

Marketing Department to examine the issue of exempting market fee on rice. The report

stated that market fee estimated on rice during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 was

Rs.37.43 crore, Rs.56.4 crore and Rs.37.57 crore based on production and the collection

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Red gram, fine rice to be sold at subsidised price THE HANS INDIA | May 21,2016 , 04:00 AM IST

Hyderabad: Minister for a Civil Supplies

Paritala Sunitha said that a decision would

be taken soon to open counters to sell red

gram and fine rice at subsidised prices.

After a review meeting with the millers

from the State here on Thursday, the

Minister said that the meeting has been

convened, following reports of red gram

and fine rice being sold at Rs 180 kg, Rs 50

per kg, respectively in open market.

The millers pointed out that unlike shopping malls, they were selling red gram at Rs 120 in the

retail and other general stores in rural and quasi-urban areas across the State.

―Besides, special counters were opened at the mills, to sell red gram at reasonable price,‖ they

added. When the Minister asked them to provide fine rice at Rs 30 per kg as it was done last

year, the millers suggested that the price should be fixed in the range of Rs 35 to Rs 40,

considering hike in various charges. Taking into account the constraints and the suggestions of

the millers, Sunitha said that she would be visiting shops and general stores in Krishna and

Guntur districts to take stock of the sale prices of the two essential commodities. She added that

another meeting would be convened after the district collectors‘ conference scheduled to be held

next week at Vijayawada. ―We will be taking a decision on opening counters to sell Bengal gram

and fine rice at subsidised price. The price for these essential commodities would be fixed taking

into view of poor and BPL families,‖ the Minister informed.

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