Category Archives: News @en

Guyana – Complaints made to GRDB about rice quality

Source: Stabroek News21/01/2013 – The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has received complaints from members of the public about the quality of white rice and parboiled rice and is seeking a meeting with millers on the matter.

India – Out of 20,000 varieties of rice, we cultivate only 100

Source: Times of India20/01/2013 – The week began with freshness and festivity as a weak but determined sun made an appearance on Bihar’s ‘ Khichdi’ festival, and for most of the Patnaites this has been a week of sweet weakness as hands involuntarily reach out for yet another amazingly constructed sesame seed and country sugar confection…

Philippines – Domestic rice production rising 6%

Source: Manila Bulletin19/01/2013 – Rice production in the Philippines, the world’s fourth-biggest importer, may rise 6 percent year-on-year due to increased planting, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.

India – Mysoreans get lessons on red rice at mela

Source: Times of India19/01/2013 – MYSORE: Though red rice might not look appetizing like Basmati, it outscores Basmati on health benefits.

Basmati rice: Preferred in South Asian and MIddle Eastern cooking

Source: Grocery Shopping19/01/2013 – Filipinos like to add pandan leaves to rice while cooking but with basmati, there is no need. Basmati is a long-grain rice with the natural aroma and flavor of pandan leaves. Has to do with something called 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline which basmati has twelve times more of than other rice varieties. Apart from the…

Liberia – Japan donates another huge consignment of rice to Liberia

Source: All Africa18/01/2013 – Program marking the official handover of the Japanese donated rice(10,015MT) to the Government of Liberia(GoL) took place on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Freeport of Monrovia.

USA – Board approves reservoir to help rice farmers

Source: Chron16/01/2013 – A Central Texas river authority on Wednesday moved forward with plans to build a Wharton County reservoir to help satisfy the water needs of rice farmers.

Nigeria – Nigeria ‘ll ban importation of rioe by 2015 – Minister

Source: Vanguard16/01/2013 – Nigeria will stop importation of rice by 2015, as the commitment to ensure rice sufficiency by the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is total.

Nigeria – Investing in rice production and rice processing project

Source: AllAfrica15/01/2013 – The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Adewunmi Adesina has re-stated the Federal Government plan to make Nigeria self- sufficient in rice production in the next four years. He pointed out that “Abakiliki rice” is the best rice in the world as the taste and quality is far better than the one from China.

USA – Outlook bright for rice and soybeans

Source: Daily World14/01/2013 – Despite uncertainty surrounding federal farm legislation, agricultural economists are optimistic about the market outlook for rice and soybeans with higher prices and more varieties expected.