Japan – ‘Rice paddy art’ reaches new heights of sophistication
Source: The Asahi Shimbun19/08/2012 – In the hands of a true “artiste,” just about anything can be transformed into a canvas for creative expression–even a rice paddy.
India – Rice acreage tops 300 lakh ha as monsoon deficit shrinks
Source: Business Line17/08/2012 – Rice acreage crossed 300 lakh hectares (lh) as transplantation gained momentum in parts of central and North India on widespread rain. States such as Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have registered higher acreage under the cereal.
Japan – Fujitsu uses image analysis technology to generate rice paddy parcel maps from satellite images and aerial photos
Source: Phys.org17/08/2012 – Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with the Federation of Hokkaido Agricultural Mutual Aid Association (Hokkaido NOSAI) and the Kamikawa Chuo Agricultural Mutual Aid Association (Kamikawa Chuo NOSAI), it will aid in creating maps of rice paddy parcels using proprietary Fujitsu image analysis technology. The technology will utilize satellite images and aerial photographs…
Cameroon – Rice production – Tractors to improve yields in UNVDA
Source: All Africa16/08/2012 – The mission to stop the importation of rice and put more rice on the table of Cameroonians at good prices is on track with the Upper Nun Valley Development Authority- UNVDA, turning full circle. It emerged from the 42nd board meeting of the agro-industry on August 14, 2012 that resources recently made…
India – Rice harvest in India set to drop as drought curbs sowing
Source: Bloomberg16/08/2012 – Rice production in India, the world’s second-biggest grower, is poised to slump from a record as the worst monsoon since 2009 reduces planting, potentially lowering exports and boosting global prices.
Genetically modified rice a good vitamin A source
Source: Fox News15/08/2012 – Genetically modified rice could be a good source of vitamin A for children in countries where deficiency in the vitamin is common, a new study suggests.
Myanmar – The irrawaddy: Can Burma become world rice bowl again?
Source: BurmaNet News14/08/2012 – Burma has ambitions to try to regain its onetime stature as the world’s rice bowl when the country was by far the biggest exporter of the grain.
Philippines – Rice stock declines by 36.6% as of July
Source: Business World12/08/2012 – The country’s rice stock dropped by 36.6% year-on-year as of the start of July, with supply still sufficient to meet local demand for 56 days, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) said over the weekend.
USA – WASDE: Rice crop projected at 190 million Cwt
Source: AG Web10/08/2012 – U.S. total rice supplies for 2012/13 are projected at 244.4 million cwt, down 2.5 million from last month. Projected beginning stocks, imports, and production are each lowered from a month ago. USDA’s first survey-based forecast of the 2012/13 U.S. rice crop is 190.0 million cwt, down 1.0 million from last month’s projection,…
USA – Rice harvest mixed in Louisiana
Source: Vermilion Today.com11/08/2012 – Classifying the 2012 rice harvest in south Louisiana as good, bad or mediocre is proving to be a difficult challenge.