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EnglishSource: Africa News12/08/2011 – Rice farmers in the Ruaha River Basin of Tanzania have been blamed for the ongoing power crisis that is threatening to bring the country to its knees. As officials engage in the blame game over who is responsibility for the darkness, the Principal Engineer of Mtera Dam, Julius Chomolla, claims the…
Source: Vanguard16/08/2011 – President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, vowed to end importation of rice before the end of his tenure in 2015, saying the attainment of self-sufficiency in rice production by Nigeria was a top priority of his administration.
Source: GhanaWeb16/08/2011 – The rice industry in Ghana has seen unprecedented increase in consumption levels over the past decade with significant proportion of consumers switching from consumption of other staples to rice.
Source: Bloomberg17/08/2011 – Yingluck Shinawatra became Thailand’s first female prime minister by pledging to lift rural incomes through higher rice prices. The rest of Asia may now have to pay for her campaign promise.
Source: The Mainichi Daily News13/08/2011 – The government has come under mounting pressure to ensure food safety as consumers’ confidence in what they eat has declined considerably due to the ongoing crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.
Source: GMA News12/08/2011 – Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) forged an agreement to commission an $8.2 million research to ensure ample supply of rice for future needs of the region.
Source: Reuters11/08/2011 – Rice futures are normalizing after soaring on their debut in Japan this week on fears over contamination from radiation, and prices are expected to reflect physical demand and supply if more tests show the staple food is radiation-free, the head of the Tokyo Grain Exchange said.
Source: FirstPost09/08/2011 – Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today that rice production in India is likely to be higher in the present crop year (2011-12) as compared to 95.32 million tonnes in the last year.
Source: Delta Farm Press08/08/2011 – Resistance is proving the best defense so far against yield-stealing bacterial panicle blight in rice. “Panicle blight has been an increasing problem in Arkansas since 1995 when it heavily damaged Bengal and Cypress cultivars statewide,” said Yeshi Wamishe, Extension plant pathologist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
Source: Inquirer News06/08/2011 – Expect a “gold rush” soon for a Philippine-bred rice variety whose grains are golden and laden with the promise of helping curb Vitamin A deficiency that causes blindness.
