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February 23 , 2015
V o l u m e 5, Issue I
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THE southern NSW rice industry is hoping to lift its water use
efficiency by tapping into achievements being made by the
fledgling North Queensland sector where it grows as a row
crop.Unlike the traditional paddy rice crop, the current 350
hectares planted in raised bed rows in the sub-tropical north
represent a groundbreaking shift into commercial "aerobic" rice
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Muse-based rice traders are hopeful that the Year of the Sheep will improve their fortunes.
Rice exports to China have plummeted to almost nothing from peaks of 2000 tonnes a day
following a series of raids conducted by Chinese customs on allegedly illegal rice importers on
the Chinese side of the border.
The Muse commodity exchange centre is closed for Chinese New
Year from February 18 to 25. said Muse-base rice trader U Min
Thein. We hope trade will improve after the festival. Were
optimistic.The customs raids carried out between September and
November were followed by a respite. But since the end of January,
the raids have resumed with particular severity, traders say. One of
the countrys leading rice exporters, who asked not to be named,
said, This time, the customs went looking for imported Myanmar
rice in the rice mills and warehouses in Ruili.
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manufacturing was just 1.2pc, food sectors output grew by 6.4pc. In FY13, the food sectors
growth of 9.4pc beat overall LSM growth of 4.3pc and in FY14
production of food, beverages and tobacco companies
expanded 7.16pc against aggregate LSM output increase of
3.95pc, official statistics show.The changes in output of food
sector is computed on the basis of variations in production of
around 1900 companies of which the number of tobacco
companies is no more than a dozen or so.
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Some success stories, particularly those of big food companies, get public attention while a vast
majority of smaller food firms do not come under spotlight
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The stats, therefore, reflect more or less a true picture of whats happening in the food
sector.Wheat, sugar and rice milling make up the core of food business with rice millers
regularly catering to foreign buyers as well, and wheat and sugar millers tapping foreign markets
off and on.Maize being the countrys fourth major food crop has huge export potential and in
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During a media briefing following his keynote, Dr. Zeigler told reporters that leading the charge
of the sciencebased GR2.0 and 3.0 is the next crop of vibrant, intelligent, and caring young
scientists. They are in league with IRRI through the Global Rice Science Partnership and its five
rice-breeding hubs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Many attended their first-ever
International Rice Congress in Bangkok. Twentynine of these young rice scientists were chosen
to present their research during the science sessions and they were formally recognized for this
notable achievement during the IRC gala dinner (photo above)."The future of rice science is at
stake because without new blood in the experiment plots and laboratories, the outlook for a
continuing GR2.0 would be grim and there wouldnt even be a GR3.0," he warned reporters.
Source with thanks:IRRI
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Modern agriculturists
ASHLEE P. CANILANG and ANDREI B. LANUZA
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Ryan of BKO sees Philippine agriculture as rich with potential. All people need to do is tap on
the right resources. Although we currently are not meeting the agricultural needs in our country,
we believe that if we continue on this path and improve our agriculture by providing more
support, then we arent too far away from being self-sustaining, he added.Danica is of the same
opinion. Farming and agriculture as a whole has a huge potential for generating income. Youth
today should be educated that agriculture is not just having your sweat, blood, and tears flow to
sustain your crops. Agriculture can be rewarding when treated as a business she reflected.
Tagged as: ablanuza, apcanilang, modern agriculture
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PhilRice Agusan received the top prize in the 2014 Best Station contest an annual internal
competition organized by the Institute to elevate and improve the modalities in promoting new
technologies in rice production. It also aims to highlight the best-fit practices of the stations in
rice R&D.Agusan was also recognized for successfully and creatively executing the Intensified
Rice-Based Agri-bio Systems (IRBAS) program in support of PhilRices major advocacy, the
Rural Transformation Movement (RTM).
RTM aims to reduce help poverty by promoting diversified farming and agri-business ventures.
Nucleus estates will be put up to give farmers access to support services including training,
inputs, custom services, technologies, product development and packaging, and marketing.
I thank the PhilRice management for organizing this contest and all my colleagues for keeping
our station beautiful and world-class, said Abner T. Montecalvo, station manager.PhilRice
Midsayap and Batac placed 2nd and 3rd, and were cited for creating a strategic research direction
and for continually improving their internal systems and processes in accordance with Integrated
Management Systems standards.
PhilRice has three ISO certifications.The following awards were also given: Most Improved
Field Day to Los Baos; Most Interactive Field Day to Negros; and Most Innovative External
Linkage to Bicol.The judges traveled across the country to evaluate each station based on the
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A KOREAN rice company in Navua is looking at investing $10million in the revitalisation of the
rice industry in the country.For Grace Road Company Ltd, this means more land to be acquired
to employ more local people for their rice farm.Company managing director Daniel Kim said
local people needed to be educated on why we should eat rice.From root crops to the rice, we
want the Government to educate the local people on the importance of rice," Mr Kim said.
He said a firm, stable production and supply of food was of most important requisite that
influenced a country's economy.And when considering the poor production of rice in Fiji, the
gravity of this requisite cannot be emphasised enough.With the investment, he said they would
provide all the affordable and suitable machines which were on their way from Thailand.He said
these included 20 units of machines with 16 units of tractor."Think about it, it's huge. We will be
the main distribution for the rest of the Pacific Islands.
"He said they would also provide the market for Fijians who utilised their land for rice
farming."Fiji has a big land which can be utilised for farming. After they farm, we will buy their
rice at a reasonable price so all Fijian can continue planting rice."With four varieties of rice seeds
in the country, he said they were looking at introducing more variety of rice seeds.
The company is also looking at building a rice research centre and an agricultural training
institute in the country to train local people and Government officials on rice farming.For the
research centre, he said they were looking to spend about $0.5m and $0.5m for the training
institute which they hoped to complete by October this year.
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