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Raipur’s rice millers face FIR NYOOOZ ,Raipur

Tue,31 Mar 2015

Collector Raipur Thakur Ram Singh has issued Revenue Recovery Certificate (RRC) for recovery ofabout Rs5,714 lakh from the rice millers who have failed to return rice in lieu of paddy provided tothem for custom milling in given time frame in the Kharif marketing year 2013-14, officials said.The Collector has also ordered to lodge FIR against the top ten rice millers in the list against whomthe RRC has been issued. According to the officials, the rice millers were issued notice for not

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depositing the rice and an investigation was also done.

However, the rice millers failed to deposit the rice in time. The Tehsildars have been directed forimmediate recovery of the amount from the ricemillers. The rice millers against whom the RRChas been issued include Tayal Foods (Kharora),Manju Agro Private Limited (Raipur), AishwaryaRice Industries (Kharora), Dauji Chawal Udyog(Kharora), Mamraj and Sons (Kharora), MohanRice Mill (Amaseoni, Raipur), Rakesh Rice Mill(Kharora), Mahamaya Rice Mill (Kharora), AnshiFoods (Gidhauri, Raipur), Janata Rice Mill(Kharora), Nirmala Rice Private Limited(Abhanpur), Hariom Chawal Udyog (Tilda),

Bharti Rice Industries (Tilda), Neelam Traders(Tilda), Harsha Rice Mill Private Limited

(Jarauda), Maa Mawli Rice Industries (Amaseoni), Deepak Rice Industries (Arang), ChhattsigarhRice Industries (Amaseoni), ML Agrotech(Kharora), Shri Sai Industries ...

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Recovering Much Needed Revenue From Rice Duty Evaders

Juliet Alohan — Mar 31, 2015

Some rice importers, who before now thought they had outsmarted the system by technicallyevading duty payment when they imported in excess of what was allocated to them at a reducedimport duty rate, now have to think again. The long arm of the law is waiting and may sooncatch up with them.This follows the disclosure by the federal government that it is investigatingthe alleged excess import to determine who the importers are and by how much they exceed theirimport allocation quota after which they would be made to refund the due amount togovernment.

Following the federal government’s policy on rice importation which was intended to help boostlocal production of rice, government gave a concession to some importers to import rice at areduced duty rate of 30 per cent as against the 70 per cent import duty on rice.But findings haveindicated that some importers who enjoyed the concession have imported way above theirallocated quota at the reduced rate, thereby shortchanging the federal government of the muchneeded revenue.Such revenue the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy,

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said government is working to recover if investigations launched into thematter prove anyone guilty. Speaking recently at the customs headquarters in Abuja shortly after

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a board meeting, the minister assured that government would recover all such revenue onceinvestigations into the matter is complete.

Okonjo-Iweala, who is also the chairman of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board, said,“We discussed that issue at the customs board meeting and wha t we asked for as a board is to get

updated report on who those importers are, by how much they have exceeded, and what they owegovernment? Once this information is put together, we will consult with the minister ofagriculture and then take a look at it. If they owe us we will ask for it.”As part of efforts to checkthe worrisome level of rice smuggling into the country, with a view to boosting local production,the NCS, last year, declared rice import through the land borders contraband.Consequently, onlysea border was approved as the authorised means of rice import and with higher duty as a way todeter importation of the product. Concession was, however, given to some importers to import aspecific quota at reduced rate to augment local production in order to avoid scarcity of rice in thecountry.

According to the NCS, the decision to ban the import of rice through land borders was informed

by the need to re-double efforts aimed at putting an end to the menace of rice smuggling whichhad become a threat to local rice farmers.The public relations officer of the service, WaleAdeniyi, explained that while one or two bags of rice through the land borders fromneighbouring countries by individuals were previously allowed, new intelligence report showedthat those individuals are often sponsored by smugglers to transport the rice across the borders in

bits. “Intelligence has shown that when they come in with one or two bags usually on motorbikesthrough the borders, they go and constitute them into a big sum somewhere, a development thetotal ban is intended to check,” Adeniyi said.He added that with the ban, “all imported rice mustcome through the sea ports with duty paid on them according to the law,” warning that goingforward “rice brought in through the l and borders no matter the quantity will be contraband.

”The development earned the customs service commendations from local rice growers under theaegis of the Patriotic Rice Association of Nigeria (PRAN) who hailed the decision by the serviceto ban the i mportation of rice through the country’s land borders as part of efforts to checksmuggling.The commendation was made by leaders of the groups, Alhaji Habibu Maishinkafaand Martins Okereke, who had earlier raised the alarm over increase in rice smuggling whichthey claimed was costing the country billions of naira in lost revenue while also posing a threatto the existence of local rice production. Acknowledging the customs decision to ban rice importthrough land borders as timely, the PRAN maintained that nothing short of the closure of the

borders against smugglers would save Nigeria’s budding rice industry.

The group noted that it was the higher tariff and consequent high market prices that haveenthused smugglers to push large volumes of rice into the country with zero duty, therebyunsettling the federal government’s efforts to make Nigeria self -sufficient in rice production by2015. The group further called on the customs rank-and-file as well as Nigerians to support theservices’ decision to ban the importation of rice through the land borders, describing it as a

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Meanwhile, the minister of finance while speaking on other issues deliberated upon during thecustoms board meeting, informed that policy issues relating to the overall customs law wasdiscussed, maintaining that the agency need a new Customs and Excise Management Act(CEMA) to guide its operations. She also noted that despite the sliding OIL PRICE anddevaluation of the naira, government still expects the customs service to do its best in the area of

revenue collection, adding, however, that “Customs is not only there for revenue collection.”Shesaid that while the agency’s operations involve trade facilitation, revenue collection will continueto be important in the sense that government have to reverse the situation whereby oil revenue is

predominant.

“When we are judging the customs we are not just talking about revenue, I want the men andwomen in customs to know that. I care about how they patrol the borders, I care about how theyfacilitate trade; it is not just getting revenue.Are goods moving through the customs in a fast andefficient manner, are they providing the necessary assistance to traders, are people feeling likethey are being served, is the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) system working?“We want non -oil revenues but we also understand that government policies affect the amount of

revenue that customs is able to collect.

So if we decide to favour certain sectors as an incentive for investment in the country that meansthat sometimes those sectors get waivers. It is an industrial policy which is used in almost allcountries and emerging markets. If we adopt those, then it has an impact on customsrevenue.Thus, we have t o weigh the two,” Okonjo -Iweala stated.While maintaining thatconsiderable progress have been made in some of these areas, she disclosed that the report froman independent enquiry commissioned shows that the NCS is now performing better with the useof the PAAR system.

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Vietnam Rice Boom Heaping Pressure on Farmers,Environment

Rice farmer Nguyen Hien Thien is so busy growing his crops thathe has never even visited Can Tho, a town only a few miles fromhis farm in the southern Mekong Delta."When I was a child, we grew one crop of rice per year -- now it'sthree. It's a lot of work," 60-year-old Thien, who has been farmingsince he was a child, told AFP on the edge of his small paddy

field.Experts say Vietnam's drive to become one of the world'sleading rice exporters is pushing farmers in the fertile delta regionto the brink, with mounting costs to the environment.Thecommunist country is already the world's second largest exporterof the staple grain. But intensive rice cultivation, particularly theshift to producing three crops per year, is taking its toll on farmers

and the ecosystem.

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"Politicians want to be the world's number one or two rice exporter. As a scientist, I want to seemore being done to protect farmers and the environment," said Vietnamese rice expert Vo TongXuan.A major famine in 1945 and food shortages in the post-war years led to the governmentadopting a "rice first" policy.This now generates far more of the crop than needed to feedVietnam's 90 million population and has catalysed a thriving export industry.Rice yields have

nearly quadrupled since the 1970s, official figures show, thanks to high-yield strains and theconstruction of a network of dykes that today allow farmers to grow up to three crops peryear.The amount of land under cultivation in the Mekong Delta has also expanded and quotas arein place to prevent farmers from switching to other crops.But experts are questioning who really

benefits.According to Xuan, farmers don't reap the rewards of the three crop system -- the rice islow quality and they spend more on pesticides and fertilisers, which become less effective year

by year.

- Falling quality

He argues the delta would be better off if farmers cultivated a more diverse range of crops, from

coconuts to prawns, with just the most suitable land used to grow rice.The country shouldconsider abandoning the third crop and focus on improving quality and branding to sellVietnamese rice at higher prices, he said.Currently, the bulk of Vietnam's rice is exported at cut-

price costs on government-to-government contracts through large state-owned enterprises(SOEs) like the Southern Food Corporation, known as Vinafood 2."Over the last five years, thetrend is towards lower-quality rice," admitted Le Huu Trang, deputy office manager at the firm.

Some argue that such SOEs have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo as they earnlucrative kickbacks from the huge contracts.But even as salt water intrusion, drought andflooding increase in the delta -- to say nothing of agricultural chemical pollution -- it is also hardto convince farmers to change."The prevailing mindset is to grow three crops... we have to

explain two crops is better," said Nguyen Tuan Hiep from the Co Do Agriculture company.Over the last 20 years, Co Do -- which is state-run but a flagship model of how the industrycould evolve -- has identified the best rice-growing land in the delta and helped farmers expandtheir farms.They now work with 2,500 families on 5,900 hectares (14,600 acres) of land, enoughfor each family to make a living -- typically the average rice farm in the delta spans less than onehectare.The firm invests heavily in high-quality seeds and improving irrigation, while alsoadvising farmers on the best chemicals to use."Two crops is more sustainable long term -- thesoil is not degraded, the environment isn't polluted, and value of the rice increases," Hiep said.

- 'Ground zero'

Climate change is another factor threatening the delta, according to the World Bank Group's vice president and special envoy for climate change Rachel Kyte."This is really ground zero for someof the most difficult adaptation, planning challenges that any country in the world has," shesaid.Ultimately Vietnam has tough choices to make, including whether to help people transitionfrom a rice-based economy to aquaculture (fish or shellfish farming) or other crops, Kyteadded.The environmental costs of maintaining Vietnam's current level of rice production are alsorising.The system of dykes, which blocks flood water, are preventing soil nutrients from flowing


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freely and over time "soil fertility will fade", said Tran Ngoc Thac, deputy director of Vietnam'sRice Research Institute.

Scientists there are busy trying to breed new strains of rice that require fewer fertilisers and cansurvive in extreme weather."If farmers don't change, if we can't find a suitable new rice strain,

pollution will continue and incomes will drop," Thac said, adding these measures were essentialto save the delta.

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Agriculture Tops the Trends at Culinary Conference

White and wild rice salad on the

WASHINGTON, DC -- This weekend, the International Association of Culinary Professionals(IACP) held its annual conference to facilitate an exchange of information, knowledge, andinspiration within the professional food community. In attendance were hundreds of culinary

professionals including, chefs, food media, culinary school instructors, food writers, marketers,nutritionists, and academics.Keynote speakers included José Andrés, an internationallyacclaimed chef, and a panel from National Geographic discussing the future of food.

"Food and food sourcing are hot topics right now and USA Rice needs to get in on theconversation," said Katie Maher, USA Rice's manager of domestic promotion programs."There's an opportunity to include farmers in this discussion to leverage the 'grown in the USA'message and tell the rice industry's sustainability story."Other noteworthy topics at theconference included consumer attitudes data and food trend forecasts. "Tapping into the evolvingmarketplace and understanding the needs of today's culinary audience is important," said Maher."It helps USA Rice gather new ideas to support our goal of creating awareness for U.S. ricewhile at the same time advancing the dialog between chefs and the farmers they rely on to

produce fresh, healthy, high quality ingredients."

Contact: Deborah Willenborg (703) 236-1444

CME Group/Closing Rough Rice Futures

CME Group (Prelim): Closing Rough Rice Futures for March 30

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IPAB allows Lahore group to contest GI tag to MP's Basmati Manish Raj , TNN | Mar 30, 2015, 07.09PM IST

GI tag protects legal rights of reputed agricultural, manufactured and natural goods in a specificgeographical territory.

CHENNAI: The Intellectual Property Appellate Board has allowed the appeal of Lahore- based Basmati Growers Association (BGA) to contest theaward of GI tag for Basmati rice to Madhya Pradesh.GI tag

protects legal rights of reputed agricultural, manufactured andnatural goods in a specific geographical territory.GI status wasgranted for basmati rice cultivated in Uttar Pradesh, HimachalPradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and J&K.MadhyaPradesh requested for inclusion of its region into the GI tag listwhich was granted by the registry on December 31, 2013.Thiswas challenged by BGA and Agricultural and Processed FoodProducts Export Development Authority (APEDA) too. PEDAis a wing of the Union commerce ministry. Earlier, whileseeking GI tag for Basmati in the above mentioned states,APEDA excluded Basmati regions in MP for grant of tag.AfterMP requested its name be included in the list, the assistantregistrar of GI registry on December 31,2013, directed APEDAto amend its application and include MP's regions in the list ofBasmati growing states.

APEDA then moved the IPAB challenging the directive. BGA also filed an appeal in IPAB againstthe registry's order.More importantly, Lahore-based BGA has opposed grant of GI tag `Basmati' toIndia "in totality."In May 2010, APEDA filed an application for registering the Basmati growingregions for grant of GI tag under the GI Goods (Registra tion and Protection) Act 1999.On October25, 2010, BGA served a notice to oppose APEDA's move."Any registration of Basmati as GI underIndian statutes would be in clear violation of BGA's rights as only the concerned parties in Pakistanare rightfully entitled to GI Basmati," claimed the BGA in its appeal.

Four months later, APEDA filed its counter statement. Despite providing two extensions , BGAfailed to provide evidence in support of its claims within the stipulated period.APEDA then moved

an interlocutory petition seeking directions to quash the opposition petition. The GI registry onDecember 31, 2013, set aside BGA's petition. BGA also appealed against the order of the registry inthe IPAB. It said the rice grown on conventional lands in Punjab in Pakistan interacted with soil andclimate to yield Basmati Rice in "true sense."The rice growing regions of Pakistan were Gujarat,Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal etc. BGA cited the works of Punjabi poet Syed Waris Shah'smasterpiece, Heer', to stress that Basmati rice was only grown in Punjab in those days. Now theseareas were part of Pakistan, said BGA.

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BGA sought directions to set aside the common order of the GI registry passed on December 31,2013. In a recent hearing, a bench of chairman Justice K N Basha and technical member SanjeevKumar Chaswal allowed BGA's appeal and posted the matter to June 8 for further hearing.

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Sesame rice

Published 7:47 PM EDT Mar 29, 2015

This rice accompaniment can be kept quite simple, or it can become more substantial with theaddition of other ingredients such as chopped scallion, minced green or red bell peppers, or othervegetables such as cut asparagus. Sliced or slivered almonds can replace the sesame seeds.1 tablespoon canola oil1 cup sliced mushrooms1 teaspoon minced garlic2 cups cooked rice (brown, white, basmati, or wild rice)½ cup frozen baby peas1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds1 tablespoon minced fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tablespoon soy sauce½ teaspoon dark (Asian) sesame oilDash of ground white pepper, or to tasteHeat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and garlic;cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the rice and remainingingredients. Heat, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

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