Red yeast rice supplements vary in potency
Source: WebMD25/10/2010 – The amount of active ingredients in red yeast ricesupplements may vary widely, and some of the popular cholesterol-lowering products may also contain a toxic agent.
Rice hulls a sustainable drainage option for greenhouse growers
Source: Physorg.com25/10/2010 – Growing media for ornamental plants often consists of a soilless mix of peat and perlite, a processed mineral used to increase drainage. Growers also regularly use plant-growth regulators to ensure consistent and desired plant characteristics such as height to meet market demands. Organic substitutes for perlite like tree bark have proven difficult because they absorb…
South Korea to send first rice aid in almost three years to DPRK
Source: News25/10/2010 – South Korea on Monday held a ceremony before sending 5,000 tons of rice to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in flood aid.
India – India to export 5 lakh tonne rice to Bangladesh
Source: The Times of India24/10/2010 – India on Saturday said it will soon export five lakh tonne of rice and wheat to Bangladesh despite ban on outward shipments of the foodgrains. “India will be exporting three lakh tonne of parboiled rice and two lakh tonne of wheat to Bangladesh…PSUs (state trading firms) have been directed to do so expeditiously,”…
Vietnam – World demand for rice increases, but Vietnam doesn’t have rice to sell
Source: Vietnamnet22/10/2010 – The demand for rice in the world market has been increasing rapidly towards the end of the year. Rice exporters, including Thailand, Pakistan and India have raised their export prices by at least 30 percent compared to previous month. However, at this moment, when the rice prices reach the highest level in…
Rice tech breakthrough creates more rice with less waters
Source: Freedomist.com21/10/2010 – Rice farmers could boost their yields by 50 percent with a new method that uses less water Oxfam America said on Wednesday as climate change and drought threaten the staple crop.
PATH binging super-fortified rice to Africa
Source: Fast Company19/10-2010 – When we last covered PATH, the international health nonprofit had licensed its rice fortification technology to producers in Brazil, Columbia, and India. Now PATH is bringing Ultra Rice–a rice-shaped extruded rice grain filled with vitamins and minerals–to Burundi. This marks the first time that Ultra Rice will be available in Africa.
Philippines – Reduced rice output seen
Source – Inquirer.net19/10/2010 – A state of calamity was declared in Isabela province Monday after Super-typhoon “Juan” made landfall and threatened to wipe out the region’s rice crop. The supertyphoon is expected to cause a power shortage in northern Luzon in the short term. By the end of the year, however, the country is expected to…
Rice output in Australia may jump fourfold on rain, growers say
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek18/10/2010 – Rice production in Australia may almost quadruple next harvest as heavier-than-usual rainfall boosts water supplies following a decade of drought, a growers’ group said after raising its production forecast.
India – DSCL bets big on hybrid rice
Source: Business Line17/10/2010 – DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd (DSCL) is looking at hybrid rice as a major growth driver for its ‘Bioseed’ (hybrid seeds) business. “Right now, the bulk of Bioseed’s revenues are from Bt cotton and corn hybrids. But in five years, we see hybrid rice contributing a bigger share”, said Mr Vikram S. Shriram,…