Yearly Archives: 2013

Thailand – Public warehouse challenged to conduct random inspections of rice

Source: The Nation14/02/2013 – The Democrat MP for Pitsanulok, Dr Warong Dejwikrom, on Thursday challenged the Public Warehouse Organisation to inspect rice in warehouses without prior notice to prove that the organisation has no degraded rice stored in the rice pledging scheme.

Nigeria – Nigeria can stop rice importation by 2015 – AfDB official

Source: Vanguard14/02/2013 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed optimism that Nigeria can stop the importation of rice by 2015, if the right things are done.

Thailand – Govt promoting rice sales at trade fairs in Germany, UAE

Source: The Nation14/02/2013 – As one of its strategies to release rice from the government stockpiles, the Commerce Ministry is participating in two giant international exhibitions this month to promote the sale of Thai rice overseas.

Low-arsenic rice discovered in Bangladesh could have major health benefits

Source: EurekAlert12/02/2013 – Scientists identified aromatic rice with very low arsenic content and higher concentrations of essential nutrients, selenium and zinc.

Antagonistic, overlapping and distinct responses to biotic stress in rice (Oryza sativa) and interactions with abiotic stress

Source: 7th Space12/02/2013 – Every year, substantial crop loss occurs globally, as a result of bacterial, fungal, parasite and viral infections in rice. Here, we present an in-depth investigation of the transcriptomic response to infection with the destructive bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv.

Philippines – PH hybrid rice captures big slice of Bangladesh market

Source: Business Inquirer11/02/2013 – A hybrid rice variety developed in the Philippines has captured 20 percent of Bangladesh’s hybrid rice market, thus helping the developing country in South Asia meet its goal to become self sufficient in rice, an exporting Filipino firm said Monday.

India – Rabi rice output may surge in Assam, Bengal

Source: The Economic Times11/02/2013 – West Bengal and Assam, the two major rice producing states, have kicked off rabi paddy sowing. Bengal is targeting a production of 40 lakh tonne rice during the rabi season while Assam is expected to produce 55 lakh tonne.

Thailand – Ministry rejects Democrat’s complaints over poor rice quality

Source: Bangkok Post11/02/2013 – The Commerce Ministry says the Democrat Party’s allegations over poor quality control of rice under the government’s rice pledging scheme are not true.

North Korea – Famine hit North Korea’s rice basket in 2012, report says

Source: Yahoo News07/02/2013 – A famine in a key North Korean grain-growing region in 2012 may have killed thousands of people at the same time as the country was staging mass celebrations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the state’s founder, according to a news agency based in Japan.

Thai rice reserves seen at record as UN flags warehouse shortage

Source: Bloomberg07/02/2013 – Rice stockpiles in Thailand will surge to a record this year driven by a government-price support program, according to the Food & Agriculture Organization, which said the country may be running out of room to store the staple.