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News Feature: The truth
behind 'Angelica' rice
Tuesday 21st of October 2014
As the countrys leading institution for rice
research, Philippine Rice Research Institute
(PhilRice) develops technologies that will
make rice farming truly reviving and
rewarding. With its goal of achieving rice
self-sufficiency through research and
development in rice industry, the Institute
keeps on studying and discovering new
technologies and breeding new rice varieties
that would cater farmers needs with
concern to climate change.
One of the excellent varieties discovered and
approved is the gorgeous NSIC Rc122.NSIC
Rc122, popularly known as 'Angelica' rice
whom was named after the stunning beauty
of the governor of Agusan del Norte,
Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba
was finally approved in 2003 by the
National Seed Industry Council (NSIC)
from the line designation IR61979-138-1-3-
2-3.In terms of agronomic characteristics,
Angelica rice has an average yield of
4.7t/ha and a maximum yield of 8.9t/ha.
It matures within 121 days after seeding
(DAS), can attain a height of 106 cm, and
can produce up to 14 tillers. NSIC Rc122
Angelica rice is resistant to the attacks of
blast and stem borer and has an intermediate
reaction to bacterial leaf blight
(BLB), tungro, brown plant hopper (BPH)
and to green leafhopper (GLH). This variety
has long grain and has a milling recovery of
up to 65.4%.When it comes to eating quality
it rates medium that means quite good or
even excellent that passed the standards
considering the Filipino taste and other
criteria before it became a variety.
It started to attract attention in the field after
it was released in the year 2003.Seeds of
these varieties, along with other cultivars,
were requested by and distributed in the dry
season of 2005 to members of the Rice Seed
Production Network (SeedNet) situated in
the provinces of at least ten different
regions.For NSIC Rc122 alone, more than
800 kilos of breeder seeds were disposed by
PhilRice-CES between January and
September of 2004.
The National Seed Quality Control
Services (NSQCS), released the status of
NSIC Rc122 (Angelica) rice seed
production in the year 2013 dry season
covering the whole Caraga region. As of
March 26, 2014 data shows that in terms of
area there were 0.08ha planted with NSIC
Rc122 breeder seeds, 6.5ha planted with
foundatio and 8ha planted with
registered seeds.In previous years first
cropping season, it is noted that there are
seven hectares of land planted with NSIC
Rc122 (Angelica) registered seeds and it
doubled to 14 hectares in the cropping
season in that same year 2013.
Meanwhile, the beauty and popularity of
Angelica rice still linger in the heart, mind
and field of the rice farmers especially in
Caraga because to them its not an ordinary
rice variety as it is but the persona behind is
worthy to be named and remembered as
such. (Ginalyn V. Arbutante, PhilRice
Agusan/PIA-Agusan del Norte)
IRRI and partners hold training
on modern rice seed production
International Rice Research
Institute | Updated: 10/20/2014
The International Rice Research Institute, in
collaboration with Banaras Hindu University
(BHU), the Directorate of Seed Research
(DSR), and the National Seed Research and
Technology Centre (NSRTC), organized an
international hands-on training on quality
rice seed production at BHU, Varanasi,
India, on Oct. 6-10.The aim of the training
was to improve the skills of researchers and
trainers in quality seed production and
discuss seed production problems
encountered by farmers, researchers, and
pertinent agencies.
The training included a series of lectures by
eminent scientists and experts on varied
topics on seed production, quality control,
new innovations in seed research, post-
harvest technologies, and storage.Thirty
participants from 10 South and Southeast
Asian countries attended the training.
Participants were exposed to a two-day
rigorous hands-on field to nursery bed
preparation, seed cleaning, field preparation,
transplanting, rouging, among others.
Rakesh Kumar Singh, senior scientist at
IRRI and training coordinator, and Dr. P.K.
Singh, professor, Department of Plant
Breeding and Genetics, BHU demonstrated
panicle selection, emasculation, tagging and
bagging.
Participants also visited the seed processing
unit of the university and apprised about
seed processing techniques. The team visited
the demonstration field and various
laboratories at DSR for an overview of new
seed management research and
technologies.Despite the use of modern
production technologies it is still a great
challenge to bridge the yield gap as average
yield lies much below the attainable yield of
rice varieties in the region.
The seed being the basic input in agriculture,
good quality seed alone can increase grain
yield by 5-20%. In view of the importance
of quality seed in enhancing rice
productivity.It is important to ensure the
purity of seed and availability of quality
seed to cater the growing demand and
increase the rice production, said Prof. Ravi
Pratap Singh, director of the Institute of
Agricultural Sciences at BHU, during his
opening remarks.
Optimization of water management
technologies is also important to harness the
potentials of high yielding rice varieties.Dr.
Umesh S. Singh, IRRI senior scientist and
STRASA South Asia Regional Project
coordinator applauded the contribution of
BHU in rice research and thanked the
University for providing valuable support to
the training.
It is important to tone and rebind, time and
again the mechanism of quality seed
production, said Dr. U.S. Singh.Mukesh
Gautam, managing director, Uttar Pradesh
Seed Development Corporation, distributed
certificates to the participants at the end of
the training. He also shared his insights on
quality seed production and processing.
Production and productivity of rice
increased considerably over the last 2-3
years in Uttar Pradesh with higher seed
replacement rate, Dr. Gautam. The
STRASA model is fine example of adoption
of new technologies that increased rice yield
in very short time.The training was
concluded with vote of thanks by Dr.
Manzoor Hussain Dar, senior associate
acientist at IRRI.
Among the dignitaries who attended the
event were Dr. S. Rajendra Prasad, director,
DSR; Dr. R.K.
Trivedi, director, NSRTC, Varanasi, and
deputy commissioner for Quality Control,
Ministry of Agriculture; and Dr. A.
Vaishmapayan, dean of the College of
Agriculture, BHU.The training on quality
rice seed production was supported by
STRASA, CURE, GRiSP, IRRI, BHU, and
Trukai Industries Ltd, Papua New Guinea.
Rice growers wrap up drought-
diminished harvest
Tim Hearden
Capital Press
Published: October 21, 2014 4:53PM
PHOTO COURTESY CFBF/AG ALERT
Farmer Greg Van Dyke harvestts short-grain
rice in a field in Pleasant Grove, Calif.
Growers in many areas are wrapping up
their rice harvest, with early varieties
showing the best yields.
California rice farmers are wrapping up
their harvest of a crop that's expected to
be 23 percent smaller than last year's.
Good yields on many of the acres that
were planted will help make up at least a
small part of the loss of revenue, as will
sales of rice straw.WILLIAMS, Calif.
As rice growers in California wrap up their
harvest of a drought-diminished crop, good
yields and more widespread sales of rice
straw are helping them to at least partly
make up for lost acreage.

The rice harvest was 85 percent complete as
of Oct. 19, according to the National
Agricultural Statistics Service. Leo
LaGrande, a grower here, finished work
over the weekend and said his yields
deteriorated as the season went along.We
had some fields that looked good earlier and
we thought it would be better, but it didnt
quite mature to the yields we wanted, he
said. I would call it an average year for
us.But yields remained strong for
Marysville, Calif., grower Charley Mathews,
who also finished harvesting last weekend,
he said. Good weather during crop
development led to rice that grew tall and
went flat, making for slow going during
harvest, he said.
It helps, Mathews said of the big yields.
The yields might be up ahead of last years
state average, but not enough to close the
gap in our shortfall (in acreage).California
rice growers are expected to produce 36.8
million hundredweight, down 23 percent
from last year, NASS estimated. About
140,000 acres of rice went unplanted this
year because of water shortfalls a 25
percent decrease from last years crop,
according to the California Farm Bureau
Federation.LaGrande had to leave about
one-quarter of his land unplanted, he
said.We thought we were very fortunate
because some of our neighbors had to leave
100 percent out, he said.However, the yield
forecast of 8,000 pounds per acre would be a
1 percent increase from last year and would
tie records set in 2004 and 2008, according
to NASS office in Sacramento.
The optimistic outlook for yields follows a
spring planting season that was more drawn-
out than usual because exchange contractors
along the Sacramento River agreed to space
out their water delivery schedules to
maintain the right river temperatures for
winter run salmon.Rice is typically planted
between mid-April and mid-May, with
harvests coming six months later, but many
growers didnt get started until mid-May and
were still planting in June. Those that were
still harvesting this week ran into a
rainstorm on Oct. 20 that stopped their
work.While farmers welcome the rain, their
water worries arent over. Many are unsure
if there will be enough water to decompose
rice straw left in fields.
Willows, Calif., grower Larry Maben may
pump water from wells into his fields after
harvest if there isnt enough rain, which is
an awfully expensive source of water, he
said.Its going to be kind of a balancing
act, Maben said.With not as much water
available for decomposition, more producers
are baling and selling straw than Ive ever
seen, said Mathews, whos on the USA
Rice Federations executive
committee.University of California
researchers reached out to growers this
summer to promote converting their rice
straw into strawlage, a feed that the
scientists say is on a par with a low-quality
alfalfa.
UC Cooperative Extension advisors said the
straw would be a good alternative for
livestock producers confronted with feed
shortages because of the drought.The straw
can also be used for erosion control in forest
fire recovery projects, Mathews said. While
decomposition helps the soil, growers can
make up for the lack of straw by adding
nutrients before planting next spring, he
said.LaGrande said hell probably bale 60
percent of his rice straw, the majority of
which will be fed to cattle.Its huge, he
said. I think the dairy industry is grabbing
onto it more every year. And this year with
the drought, some cattlemen who really
never tried rice straw before are buying into
it. At $300 a ton for alfalfa or $40 a ton for
rice straw, youre going to try it.
Rice mill sector headed for
crisis
DC CORRESPONDENT | October 21,
2014, 02.10 am IST
Barely one third of the 200 raw rice units
and 12 of the 32 parboiled units are
functioning in the district
Khammam: The rice mill sector in the
district is headed for a crisis. A majority of
the rice mills are on the verge of
closure. The agrarian crisis on one hand,
coupled with no minimum support pledge by
the government and the power holidays have
impacted the rice mills, particularly
parboiled mills to the extent that their
revival seems an impossibility.
The situation is such that barely one third of
the 200 raw rice units and 12 of the 32
parboiled units are functioning in the
district. With the big parboiled mills turning
sick, about 3,000 people have been deprived
of work, while the closure of raw rice mills
has affected an equal number of
hamalis. Adding to the problems is the fact
that the Food Corporation of India has said
that it would take only 25 per cent of the rice
production as levy from this year. R.
Venkateswara Rao, a rice miller, said that
the decision of the Centre on levy is a huge
blow to rice mills in the state. He said that
they explained the problem to the state
government already and plan to approach
the Centre too.
Millers found themselves at the receiving
end mainly because of the fall in the demand
for boiled rice outside Telangana state.Rice
production was up in neighbouring Tamil
Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha and
this has affected the local
market. Production of finer varieties of raw
rice was also affected in Khammam district
because of the delayed supply of water to
the command area of Nagarjunasagar left
canal
Rice value chain development
in Nigeria and Africa
21.Oct.2014 DISQUS_COMMENTS Dr
Francis Nwilene
Nigeria is the
largest producer of
rice in West Africa
sub-region. Today,
rice is no longer a
luxury food to
millions of Nigerians but has become the
cereal that constitutes a major source of
calories for the rural and urban population
with demand growing at an annual rate of
5%. Urbanization, changes in employment
patterns, income levels, and rapid population
growth have significantly contribution to
widening the gap between supply and
demand in Nigeria.
The rate of population increase demands a
marching increase in food production at
levels that must meet demands. Rice is one
crop in which Nigeria can easily become
self-sufficient given the huge potential that
exists in the country.
The potential land area for rice production in
Nigeria is 5 million ha. Out of this, only
about 2 million haor 40% of the available
land areais presently cropped for rice.The
main production ecologies for rice in
Nigeria are rainfed lowland, rainfed upland,
irrigated lowland, deep water/floating and
mangrove swamp. Amongst these, lowland
rice has the highest priority being the
ecology that represents the largest share of
rice area and rice production. Small-scale
farmers with farm holdings of less than 1
hactare cultivate most of the rice produced
in Nigeria.
However, rice productivity and production
at the farm level are constrained by several
factors. These constraints include
insufficient appropriate technologies, among
others. A recent assessment of the Nigerian
rice sector showed that the challenges facing
the development of the sector are basically
threefold: high rice production costs, poor
rice quality and uncertain policy and market
environment.
Where are we coming from?
The Green Revolution that transformed Asia
from a land of hopelessness into a land of
economic growth did not happen in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA) because many African
countries after independence did not give
priority to agriculture and have no
comprehensive agricultural strategy. Their
focus was on import of agricultural products
to close the gap between production and
consumption. Also Africans were unable to
compete in the following areas:
Agricultural inputs: In Africa, rice farmers
have little or no access to farm inputs such
as fertilizers and seeds. On average, 13 kg of
fertilizer are applied per hectare in Nigeria
compared with about 100 kg in Asia and
over 150 kg in the developed
countries.Production systems: The focus of
Nigeria production systems has been on
rainfed agriculture. Africa has the potential
to irrigate 20% of its arable land (only 4% is
currently irrigated).
In Nigeria, only 0.8% is currently irrigated
compared to Thailands
28%.Mechanization: The low level of
mechanization in Nigerian agriculture has
continued to serve as a huge challenge
towards advancing the sector, as the high
cost of land clearing is a major disincentive
for the expansion of cultivated area,
especially in the southern parts of the
country due to the dense vegetation. The
number of tractors per 100 square kilometres
in Nigeria is less than 10, in comparison to
over 728 in the UK, 257 in the USA, 200 in
India, 130 in Brazil, and 125 in the
Philippines.Infrastructure: Most food
products were unable to find their way to
markets due to weak market information,
high transport costs and poor road
infrastructure and networks.
Capacity building: Most of the experienced
rice scientists in the NARS programs are
aging. Majority of people engaged in
agriculture have limited access to training.
Our agricultural graduates are not in the
Ministry of Agriculture, research institutions
or on the farms.Policy environment: Most
policies of the government were
inappropriate and inconsistent. The National
Agricultural Research and Extension
Systems (NARES) are inadequate and
under-financed.
The important lessons that Africa can draw
from the Asian Green Revolution is that the
development of high-yielding varieties could
not have alone boosted Indias rice
production in the 1960s that led to its Green
Revolution, but a combination of success
factors that included the Governments
decision to support its rice farmers by
providing fertiliser subsidy, price support, a
ready market, in addition to facilities such as
irrigation, roads, and machinery.
Possibility of replicating Green
Revolution in Africa
The international agricultural research
centres (IARCs) and partners have
contributed their quota in trying to replicate
a green revolution in Africa. The New Rice
for Africa (NERICA), developed by
AfricaRice and its partners is one such
example. Today, NERICA is a symbol of
hope for millions of rice farmers in Africa.
A technological breakthroughs against the
cassava mealy-bug by the International
Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is
bringing farmers benefit worth over 2 billion
dollars today.
2008 food crisis in Africa
The food crisis in 2008 provided the wake-
up call for African countries that we must
begin to do things differently and that the
days of imported food are over. It also
pointed to the fact that we need to refocus
and redouble our efforts to build strong and
resilient rice sector.
Rescue mission: What must be done?
Courtesy of the value chain approach, the
Federal Government of Nigeria embarked
on an aggressive Agricultural
Transformation Agenda (ATA) for rice and
other food crops. The goal of Agricultural
Transformation Agenda is not only about
providing food security for Nigerians, it is
also about building an industrialized, high-
growth diversified economy that will create
jobs for our youths and create wealth for
millions of our smallholder farmers.
Consortium approach for agricultural
development
To help lift our farmers out of the poverty
trap, the FMARD needs committed
partnerships from all major stakeholders
which include Nigerian institutions (research
institutions, universities, banks, private
sectorsNotore, agro processors, plant
quarantine, NASC, seed companies, State
governments, farmers), donors IFAD,
AfDB, USAID, FGN); NGOs Catholic
Relief Services, Sasakawa Global 2000; and
IARCs AfricaRice, IITA, ICRISAT. There
is no way they can do it all alone.
Major achievements of the rice value
chain
1. Seed production
Good quality seed of improved high yielding
rice varieties is required to bring about the
desired attainment of rice sufficiency in
Nigeria. Through the RTA, farmer access to
seed of improved rice varieties has increased
considerably.
The number of accredited and active seed
companies has risen from 25 in 2011 to 65
in 2014.
2. Agricultural inputs
The fertiliser and seed sectors reform gave
birth to the Growth Enhancement Scheme
(GES). Currently, over 6 million rice
farmers have been registered across the
country. Of the 6 million farmers, about 3
million have received improved rice seeds
and fertilizer under the GES. The GES is a
partnership programme between the Federal
Government of Nigeria (FGN) and state
governments. The scheme allows farmers to
receive a 50% (25% by FGN and 25% by
state) subsidy on a maximum of two bags of
fertilizer. The subsidy is to go from state to
farmer directly. Farmers can pay either via a
mobile phone platform called the e-wallet
or by the voucher systems for those who
cannot access the mobile phone platform.
3. Mechanisation
Appropriate, low-cost machinery for post-
harvest activity has to be developed or
introduced and adapted to local conditions
for efficient large-scale rice production in
Nigeria. For example, AfricaRice
successfully trained 24 local fabricators
from 13 manufacturing companies in
Nigeria at the National Centre for
Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin,
Kwara State, in December, 2013.
The establishment of the 1,200 private
sector driven Agricultural Equipment Hiring
Enterprises (AEHE) across the states is a
major boost to large scale rice production in
the country.
4. Rice processing facilities
Cottage mills cannot produce the higher
quality rice demanded by consumers. Are
there enough integrated rice mills in
Nigeria? The answer is no! For Nigerian rice
to compete with imported rice from Asia
and America, we need about 100 integrated
rice mills in the country.
5. Capacity building
To create jobs for our teaming youths, the
youth and women empowerment division
has been set up within the FMARD because
they will be the farmers and food processors
of tomorrow. They must have modern
equipment and tools to do their job youth
agribusiness. They must be linked to the
global storehouse of knowledge.
6. Rice policy
For the first time, a road map on the Rice
Transformation Action Plan (RTAP) was
prepared by the FMARD to guide major
stakeholders in the rice sector. The present
RTA has political commitment from the
highest level. Fifty two Paddy Aggregation
Centers (PACs) are in the offer to improve
paddy supply to integrated mills. New rice
policy to combat smuggling of rice has been
approved (to bridge the demand-supply gap)
and it is skewed to favour investors with
verifiable backward integration.
7. Branding and marketing
It is important to recognise that uniform
paddy is required for milling, polishing, and
branding of local rice. The RTA has
supported the roll-out of high quality local
rice by Ebony Rice, Ashi Rice, Mikap Rice
and Umza Rice, whose products satisfied
consumer expectations.
Challenges of the rice value chain
The total national rice seed output
production by seed companies is estimated
at 73,585 MT, thus leaving a deficit of
226,415 MT to meet national requirements
of 300,000 MT. Newly established
integrated mills are still facing problems in
infrastructure and power supply; paddy not
easily accessible by some millers because it
exists in pockets around villages and across
regions.
In conclusion, the rice sector in Nigeria
needs to be controlled by the private sector,
with no government interference except in
regulation and certification. Lowering taxes
on inputs and equipment should be some of
the supportive fiscal policies put in place.
There must be banks for agricultural lending
to genuine farmers and committed
partnerships (trust, win-win, equity) from all
major players in the rice supply chain.
Being an abridged paper presented Dr
Nwilene, Regional Representative, Africa
Rice Center (AfricaRice), at the 38th annual
conference of the Nigerian Institute of Food
Science and Technology (NIFST) last week.

BAAC begins cash handouts to
rice farmers
Tuesday, 21 October 2014By MCOT

BANGKOK,
Oct 20 The
Bank for
Agriculture
and
Agricultural
Cooperatives
(BAAC)
began cash handouts to rice farmers today at
Bt1,000 per rai (1,600 square meters) of
paddy fields to help offset costs. Some 3.4
million households will benefit from the
scheme.The payment disbursements for poor
rice growers started in a lively manner at the
BAAC's Pho Thale district branch in Phichit
province earlier today.
About 1,300 farmers were set to receive
subsidies worth altogether Bt18 million
there today.In Khon Kaen province,
payments began at the BAAC's Nong Rua
branch.About 166,000 families of rice
growers in Khon Kaen will obtain subsidies
worth altogether Bt2.34 billion.In
Kamphaeng Phet province, 2,990 farmers
were scheduled to receive subsidies of Bt42
million today.About 46,000 rice growers are
registered there and 17 local BAAC
branches will transfer the money directly to
the accounts of the farmers by Nov 10.
BAAC President Luck Wajananawat said
the cabinet approved the subsidies to help
farmers cope with the low prices of rice. The
bank will pay subsidies totaling about Bt40
billion to 3.49 million households of rice
growers in the 2014/2015 crop season.The
payment is starting in eight provinces where
farmers registrations are ready.They are
Phitsanulok, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Lop
Buri, Khon Kaen, Si Sa Ket, Surin, and
Maha Sarakham provinces.All payment will
be completed within Nov 30.
DOAE: No help for off-season
rice planting in prohibited
areas
BANGKOK, 21 October 2014 (NNT) Mr.
Olarn Phitak, Director-General of the
Department of Agricultural Extension
(DOAE), Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives, has reminded farmers in 26
provinces in the Chao Phraya and Mae
Klong river basins that they are prohibited
from off-season rice planting during this dry
season.
The prohibition is contained in a cabinet
resolution on 14 October 2014 when reports
were made to the Cabinet that the volume of
water in the countrys main dams and
reservoirs had dropped to the lowest level in
15 years. The Director-General warns that
farmers who do not abide by the decision
will not receive any financial assistance
from the government in case their
agricultural products are affected by the
drought disaster. However, he said that the
government has already devised principal
and supplementary measures to help the
farmers in the two Basins earn substitution
income.
The principal measure calls for farmers to
apply for jobs in canal maintenance
currently provided by the Royal Irrigation
Department. Or they can opt to
supplementary measures which include jobs
in livestock and fishery sectors, taking
vocational training or trying cultivation of
less water-consuming plants. Farmers can
choose both options, but may take only one
of the supplementary measures because the
government wants to make sure that the
assistance will cover nearly 400,000 farmers
in 11.7 million rai of farmland in the two
river basins.
Cambodia promotes rice to
international buyers
(Globalpost/GlobalPost)
Advertisement
Cambodia promotes rice to international
buyers
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) --
Cambodia held the 4th rice forum on
Tuesday with an aim to promote milled rice
to local and international buyers, an
organizer said.Potential buyers from China,
Singapore, Nigeria, Indonesia, the
Philippines, Malaysia, Iraq, South Africa,
the United States, Italy, Poland, Germany,
India, and Myanmar were invited for the
event, said Te Taing Por, president of the
Federation of Cambodian Associations for
Small and Medium Enterprises."The
conference was to promote Cambodian rice
and to exchange experience on rice
production and market among experts," he
said at a press briefing after the forum.

He added that Cambodian fragrant rice is
famous for its delicious flavor, and the rice
was awarded the world's best rice for two
consecutive years at the Global Rice Tasting
Competitions held in Indonesia in 2012 and
in China's Hong Kong in 2013.With more
than 80 percent of the population being
farmers, Cambodia produced 9.4 million
tonnes of paddy rice last year. With the
amount, it has over 3 million tonnes of
milled rice left over for exports this year.
In 2010, the country set its goal toward
exporting one million tonnes of milled rice
by 2015.An official data showed that during
the first nine months of this year, Cambodia
exported 269,370 tonnes of milled rice, up
only 1.2 percent compared to the same
period last year.Some 77 companies have
brokered Cambodian rice for 57 countries
and regions around the world.France,
Poland, Malaysia, the Netherlands and
China are the main buyers.
Copyright 2014 Xinhua News Agency.
Xinhua is China's state-run news agency.
All rights reserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten, or
redistributed.

Gambia Spends U.S.$5
Million Annually On Rice
Importation, Says Special
Adviser On Agriculture

By Abdoulie Nyockeh
Professor Wale Adekunle, the special
adviser to President Yahya Jammeh on
agricultural issues, has said The Gambia's
annual import bill on rice from Thailand and
India stands at US$50 million.Prof. Wale,
who came to The Gambia three weeks ago
from Nigeria and is in the country as a
special adviser to the Gambian leader on
agricultural issues, was speaking during a
two-day field visit of meetings with farmers
and regional agricultural directors, project
coordinators andthe permanent secretary of
the Ministry of Agriculture, at the Chamen
Seed Multiplication Centre in NBR and
Garawol village in URR.
The field visits were spearheaded by the
office of the Director General Department of
Agriculture, for technicians to meet with
farmers and share knowledge, learn best
practices in improving agricultural
production and productivity, as well as to
popularize Vision 2016 declared by
President Yahya Jammeh.Professor Wale
raised great concern over the huge amount
of money countries like Nigeria, Ghana and
The Gambia are spending on rice
importation annually from Thailand and
India.
Nigeria alone is spending US$5 billion to
import rice every year, Ghana one million
dollars and Gambia US$50 million from
Thailand and India, he said.The importation
of this rice is not free of charge, but is
money from farming and salaries that are
used to import rice from Thailand, he
added."Therefore,we are creating more
opportunities for Thailand making them
build storage buildingsand shelters through
our money, while the rice imported is not
even of quality to our health," he
said.Considering the huge amount of money
that is spent annually on rice importation
from other countries, the Gambian leader
thought it wise to ensure that this
unfavourable situation is brought to an end.
The President, Prof Wale noted, decided to
introduce Vision 2016 to end the decades-
long rice importation into The Gambia by
using "our own resource to produce high
yields of rice, and put more money into the
pocket of farmers of this country"."We are
looking at how to plant rice three times a
year by January in The Gambia. We are
going to use the tidal irrigation, and will
alsouse pump irrigation where possible," he
said.
Vision 2016 attainable
Professor Wale said it is not impossible to
accomplish Vision 2016 and end rice
importation to The Gambia.He expressed
optimism that The Gambia "will achieve the
Vision 2016 initiated by the President".All
what is needed is commitment, hard work,
devotion and unity, as well as taking
ownership of the vision for the development
of the country, Professor Wale asserted."I
have no doubt that with the kind of
leadership that The Gambia has, the vision
will be attained," he emphasised.Speaking at
one of the sites, Professor Wale said his
mission to the Gambian leader on
agricultural issues is about Vision 2016
pronounced by President Jammeh to end rice
importation into the country.
Professor Wale, a Nigerian who has worked
in many countries in the world including
America, as well as spent 7 years in Ghana,
is now in The Gambia where he would stay
for two years."Vision 2016 is the latest
vision and people are sceptical whether this
vision is attainable, but with the political
will of the Gambian people and the courage
from the President, this vision will be
achieved," the Professor said.Hereminded
Gambians to recall that when the President
Jammeh took over the country, Banjul
International Airport was not a standard
airport whilst the people were yearning for a
befitting airport.Whilst the effort was being
made for the country to get a standard
airport, some people were sceptical about it.
"Despite all those critics, the President was
able to build and transform Banjul
International Airport to a standard airport,"
Professor Wale recalled."Again Gambians
said they needed a TV station and some said
he is a dreamer, and the President did it,"
Professor Wale recounted.He further said
that when the Gambian leader stated that
there was need for a university in The
Gambia so that Gambian children would not
go to Nkrumah University in Ghana or other
countries,many said it would not happen, but
the President did it and has attained a very
standard university in The Gambia."Today
the President is talking about Vision 2016,
but many are saying it would not be possible
including some African presidents; but by
the grace of Almighty Allah with the kind of
leadership that The Gambia has the vision
will be achieved," Professor Wale assured
Gambians.
TABLE-India Grain Prices-
Delhi- October 21

Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:49pm IST
Rates by Asian News International, New
Delhi
Tel: 011 2619 1464
Indicative
Previous
Grains opening
close
(in rupees per 100 kg unless
stated)
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Wheat Desi 1,900-2,600
1,900-2,600.
Wheat Dara 1,600-1,750
1,600-1,750.
Roller Mill (per bag) 1,700-1,800
1,750-1,800.
Maida (per bag) 1,800-1,900
1,800-1,900.
Sooji (per bag) 2,050-2,150
2,000-2,100.
Rice Basmati(Common) 7,600-8,400
7,600-8,400.
Rice Permal 2,050-2,300
2,100-2,300.
Rice Sela 2,500-2,700
2,500-2,700.
I.R.-8 1,800-1,950 1,900-
2,000.
Gram 2,950-3,500
2,950-3,500.
Peas Green 2,300-2,900
2,300-2,900.
Peas White 2,300-3,500
2,300-3,700.
Bajra 1,200-1,400
1,200-1,400.
Jowar white 1,400-1,600
1,400-1,600.
Maize 1,200-1,400
1,200-1,400.
Barley 1,500-1,650
1,500-1,650.


Nagpur Foodgrain Prices
Open- October 21
Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:47pm IST
Nagpur, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Gram prices in
Nagpur Agriculture Produce and Marketing
Committee (APMC) firmed up again on
renewed festival season demand from local
millers amid tight supply from producing
regions. Healthy rise in Madhya Pradesh
gram prices and enquiries from
South-based millers also boosted prices,
according to sources.

* * * *

FOODGRAINS & PULSES
GRAM
* Desi gram raw recovered further in open
market increased seasonal buying support
from local traders amid thin supply from
producing belts.

TUAR
* Tuar varieties ruled steady here
matching the demand and supply and
position.

* Batri dal zoomed up in open market on
good demand from local traders amid
restricted
arrival from producing regions.

* In Akola, Tuar - 4,600-4,700, Tuar dal -
7,100-7,400, Udid at 7,000-7,200,
Udid Mogar (clean) - 7,800-8,100,
Moong - 6,900-7,300, Moong Mogar
(clean) 8,300-9,000, Gram - 2,600-2,800,
Gram Super best bold - 3,600-3,900
for 100 kg.

* Wheat, rice and other commodities
remained steady in open market
in thin trading activity, according to
sources.

Nagpur foodgrains APMC auction/open-
market prices in rupees for 100 kg

FOODGRAINS Available
prices Previous close
Gram Auction 2,500-3,045
2,420-3,010
Gram Pink Auction n.a.
2,100-2,600
Tuar Auction n.a.
3,950-4,200
Moong Auction n.a.
5,200-5,500
Udid Auction n.a. 4,300-
4,500
Masoor Auction n.a.
2,600-2,800
Gram Super Best Bold 3,850-
4,200 3,850-4,200
Gram Super Best n.a.
Gram Medium Best 3,650-3,750
3,650-3,750
Gram Dal Medium n.a. n.a.
Gram Mill Quality 3,450-3,550
3,450-3,550
Desi gram Raw 2,900-2,950
2,850-2,900
Gram Filter new 3,200-3,600
3,200-3,600
Gram Kabuli 8,500-9,800
8,500-9,800
Gram Pink 7,200-7,400
7,200-7,400
Tuar Fataka Best 7,400-7,600
7,400-7,600
Tuar Fataka Medium 7,150-7,250
7,150-7,250
Tuar Dal Best Phod 7,100-7,200
7,100-7,200
Tuar Dal Medium phod 6,800-
7,000 6,800-7,000
Tuar Gavarani 5,050-5,100
5,050-5,100
Tuar Karnataka 5,500-5,600
5,500-5,600
Tuar Black 8,300-8,600
8,300-8,600
Masoor dal best 6,700-6,800
6,700-6,800
Masoor dal medium 6,500-6,600
6,500-6,600
Masoor n.a. n.a.
Moong Mogar bold 9,000-9,800
9,000-9,800
Moong Mogar Medium best 8,200-
8,600 8,200-8,600
Moong dal super best 7,800-8,200
7,800-8,200
Moong dal Chilka 7,500-7,700
7,500-7,700
Moong Mill quality n.a.
n.a.
Moong Chamki best 7,000-8,500
7,000-8,500
Udid Mogar Super best (100 INR/KG)
8,000-8,200 8,000-8,200
Udid Mogar Medium (100 INR/KG)
6,900-7,500 6,900-7,500
Udid Dal Black (100 INR/KG)
6,200-6,700 6,200-6,700
Batri dal (100 INR/KG) 4,200-4,800
4,000-4,800
Lakhodi dal (100 INR/kg) 2,900-
3,100 2,900-3,100
Watana Dal (100 INR/KG) 3,200-
3,400 3,200-3,400
Watana White (100 INR/KG) 3,250-
3,350 3,250-3,350
Watana Green Best (100 INR/KG)
4,400-5,200 4,400-5,200
Wheat 308 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-
1,500 1,200-1,500
Wheat Mill quality(100 INR/KG)
1,700-1,750 1,700-1,750
Wheat Filter (100 INR/KG) 1,300-
1,500 1,300-1,500
Wheat Lokwan best (100 INR/KG)
2,100-2,450 2,100-2,450
Wheat Lokwan medium (100 INR/KG)
1,850-2,000 1,850-2,000
Lokwan Hath Binar (100 INR/KG) n.a.
n.a.
MP Sharbati Best (100 INR/KG) 2,800-
3,200 2,800-3,200
MP Sharbati Medium (100 INR/KG)
1,950-2,350 1,950-2,350
Wheat 147 (100 INR/KG) 1,200-
1,300 1,200-1,300
Wheat Best (100 INR/KG) 1,500-
1,800 1,500-1,800
Rice BPT new (100 INR/KG) 3,000-
3,500 3,000-3,500
Rice Parmal (100 INR/KG) 1,700-
1,900 1,700-1,900
Rice Swarna new (100 INR/KG)
2,300-2,600 2,300-2,600
Rice HMT new (100 INR/KG)
4,000-4,400 4,000-4,400
Rice HMT Shriram (100 INR/KG)
4,800-5,800 4,800-5,800
Rice Basmati best (100 INR/KG)
10,200-13,300 10,200-13,300
Rice Basmati Medium (100 INR/KG)
7,200-9,800 7,200-9,800
Rice Chinnor (100 INR/KG) 5,200-
5,700 5,200-5,700
Jowar Gavarani (100 INR/KG)
1,300-1,500 1,400-1,600
Jowar CH-5 (100 INR/KG) 1,700-
1,800 1,700-1,800

WEATHER (NAGPUR)
Maximum temp. 35.0 degree Celsius (95.0
degree Fahrenheit), minimum temp.
20.0 degree Celsius (68.0 degree Fahrenheit)
Humidity: Highest - n.a., lowest - n.a.
Rainfall : 0.0 mm
FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Maximum
and minimum temperature would be around
and 35 and 20 degree Celsius respectively.

Note: n.a.--not available

(For oils, transport costs are excluded from
plant delivery prices, but included in market
prices.)

ATTN : Soyabean mandi and wholesale
foodgrain market of Nagpur APMC will be
closed between
Wednesday and Saturday on the occasion of
Diwali.

DOAE: No help for off-season
rice planting in prohibited
areas
BANGKOK, 21 October 2014 (NNT) Mr.
Olarn Phitak, Director-General of the
Department of Agricultural Extension
(DOAE), Ministry of Agriculture and
Cooperatives, has reminded farmers in 26
provinces in the Chao Phraya and Mae
Klong river basins that they are prohibited
from off-season rice planting during this dry
season. The prohibition is contained in a
cabinet resolution on 14 October 2014 when
reports were made to the Cabinet that the
volume of water in the countrys main dams
and reservoirs had dropped to the lowest
level in 15 years.
The Director-General warns that farmers
who do not abide by the decision will not
receive any financial assistance from the
government in case their agricultural
products are affected by the drought
disaster. However, he said that the
government has already devised principal
and supplementary measures to help the
farmers in the two Basins earn substitution
income. The principal measure calls for
farmers to apply for jobs in canal
maintenance currently provided by the
Royal Irrigation Department.
Or they can opt to supplementary measures
which include jobs in livestock and fishery
sectors, taking vocational training or trying
cultivation of less water-consuming plants.
Farmers can choose both options, but may
take only one of the supplementary
measures because the government wants to
make sure that the assistance will cover
nearly 400,000 farmers in 11.7 million rai of
farmland in the two river basins.
Scholarships available for
Ph.D.-level studies in rice
science
on 16 October 2014.
Calling all scientists in the early stages of
their careers who want to help feed half the
world. You are encouraged to apply for
the Global Rice Science
Scholarships (GRiSS) for Ph.D.-level study
and research in various areas of rice
science.GRiSS envisions a new generation
of rice scientists who will take on leadership
roles in the global fight against poverty and
hunger. More than 3.5 billion peoplehalf
of humanityrely on rice as food or
livelihood.The increasing cost of higher
education and the huge decline in enrollment
in agriculture programs are two big hurdles
that international efforts for food security
need to overcome.
The "best and the brightest" who wish to
dedicate their professional lives to helping
secure food for the world must be
empowered to do so, and this is what the
GRiSS program seeks to accomplish.
GRiSS is implemented under the IRRI-
led Global Rice Science
Partnership (GRiSP), which coordinates
global research efforts on rice. It aims to
increase global technical and research
capacity to address major problems in rice
production. romising agricultural scientists
can avail of this opportunity to develop their
expertise and leadership in an area of rice
science.In 2011, the GRiSP host
institutionsthe International Rice
Research Institute
(IRRI), AfricaRice,International Center for
Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Agricultural
Research for Development(CIRAD),
and Institut de Recherche pour le
Dveloppement (IRDwere given funding
to support 31 scholars from Asia (17),
Africa (9), South America (4), and Europe
(1).
Good investment
Phung Thi Phuong Nhung, IRD-CIRAD
Ph.D. scholar, started a research project in
2011 on identifying new genes associated
with root developmental traits in a core
collection of Vietnamese rice varieties. She
has recently identified 214 varieties and
grouped them based on their root systems."I
feel very lucky to have been chosen as a
scholar," she says.
"This has allowed me to finish my data
collection." Nhungs work is important
because water scarcity is an imminent threat
to rice production because of climate
change. By 2025, about 1520 million
hectares of irrigated rice will suffer some
degree of water scarcity and Nhungs
findings could very well be part of the
solution, and is a major return on
investment.
Apply now
The GRiSS scholarships are open for
applications until 30 November 2014. More
information, requirements, and application
materials can be found here. You may also
email for an application packet.
Reach For Rice!" Rice Bowl
Contest Winners Announced
Wild and Brown Roasted Grape Rice Bowl
Winner, winner rice bowl dinner!
ARLINGTON, VA--
Today the USA Rice
Federation announced
that Cheryl Snavely of
Hagerstown, Maryland was the recipient of
the grand prize in the "Reach for Rice"
consumer recipe contest. Her dish was the
delicious and healthy Wild and Brown
Roasted Grape Bowl. The contest, which
was promoted through social media
platforms, instructed participants to submit
an original rice bowl recipe during the
month of September in honor of National
Rice Month.
Rice bowls are quickly gaining traction as a
popular meal time staple. The New York
Times recently wrote that rice bowls "are
visually inviting, with grains, vegetables,
protein and well-chosen condiments together
in one vessel and arranged into a vibrant,
colorful tableau."
More than 80 unique rice bowl recipes were
submitted to the "Reach for Rice" contest,
featuring a wide variety of ingredients.
Snavely ultimately won the top spot for her
simple-to-prepare, yet complex on the
palate, Wild and Brown Roasted Grape
Bowl.
Snavely is a full-time sales representative
with a passion for cooking. She has won
recipe contests in the past for her creative
and tasty dishes. "I love this rice bowl," she
said. "It is a great potluck dish for family
gatherings or holidays. It is equally good
warm or room temperature and even cold
the next day!" Second prize was awarded for
Beer, Brats, and Rice Bowl, while third
place went to the Mediterranean Breakfast
Kale Rice Bowl.
Contact: Colleen Klemczewski (703) 236-
1446
USA Rice's Ward Promotes
Industry Initiatives at Women
in Ag Event
Girl in rice field
One day all of this will be hers
WASHINGTON DC
-- Yesterday, USA
Rice Federation
president and CEO
Betsy Ward
particiapted in an invitation-only USDA
event, "Dialogue on Women Leaders in
Agriculture," intended to identify ways to
recruit, retain, and promote women to
leadership positions in agriculture. The
event, organized by USDA Secretary Tom
Vilsack, Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden,
and the Director of the White House
Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Munoz,
included both female farmers and company
and trade association leaders who shared
their experiences managing farms and
ranches, leading agricultural policy, and
working at the helm of agribusinesses."The
session was valuable in advancing the
conversation about women in agriculture,
especially when you consider that women
are the most rapidly growing segment of the
ag landscape," said Ward.
She pointed to USDA statistics that the
number of farms and ranches owned and
operated by women has been steadily
increasing, from 5.2 percent of all farms in
1978, to 9 percent in 1997, and up to 14
percent today - which outpaces the growth
in the number of farmers overall.
Ward shared with the participants, including
Secretary Vilsack, her belief that finding
effective mentors is essential. She
highlighted the role of the Rice Leadership
Program and the National Rice Month
Scholarship, among other programs, that the
U.S. rice industry utilizes to identify and
mentor the next generation of women
leaders in the industry.
Contact: Michael Klein (703) 236-1458
CME Group/Closing Rough
Rice Futures
CME Group (Preliminary): Closing Rough Rice
Futures for October 21

Month Price Net Change
November 2014 $12.555 +0.055
January 2015 $12.715 +0.065
March 2015 $12.975 +$0.060
May 2015 $13.170 +$0.060
July 2015 $13.350 +$0.060
September 2015 $12.715 +$0.060
November 2015 $12.690 +$0.060


Goya Foods to expand West
Coast headquarters in Industry

By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley
Tribune
POSTED: 10/20/14, 6:07 PM PDT |

Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned
food company in the United States, will
unveil its newly expanded West Coast
headquarters on Thursday with a new
facility and distribution center in
Industry.The 250,000-square-foot facility at
14500 Proctor Ave. will boost Goyas
distribution capabilities of healthy and
authentic Latin food and strengthen the
companys position and growth in the West.
The new operation is about a mile and a half
from the companys former 68,000-square-
foot facility.Robert A. Unanue, who
spearheaded the expansion of Goya
California and whose great grandfather Don
Prudencio founded Goya Foods in 1936,
said the extra room is definitely
needed.Based on our current sales and the
influence of Latin culture on the food
industry its an opportune time to expand in
California, a marketable region that
represents high-growth for Goya, said
Unanue, Goyas emerging markets manager.
The new California facility will allow us to
accelerate our reach and secure our position
in one of the top regions of the United States
while simultaneously allowing us to focus
on the expansion of our healthy product
lines.The new facility will serve as Goyas
West Coast hub, servicing the companys
operations in California, Arizona, Nevada
and Oregon. Its part of Goyas $300 million
global expansion, which also includes new
facilities in Texas, Georgia and New Jersey.
The new Industry headquarters features
increased capacity for packing and freezing
and railroad transportation that strategically
runs through the West Coast and links to
Goyas new facility in Houston, Texas. The
Industry operation currently employs about
90 workers and that will likely be boosted to
100, Goya spokeswoman Oralia Michel
said.Goya manufactures packages and
distributes more than 2,200 food products
from Mexico, Central and South America
and the Caribbean.
As part of Goyas 2011 collaboration with
first lady Michelle Obamas
MyPlate/MiPlato campaign, Goya has
focused on expanding its healthy product
lines which include everything from low
sodium and organic beans, organic rice and
brown rice to diet beverages.
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