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As an integral part of its educational programming, Middleton Place will celebrate Low Country Rice Culture Days again on Friday and Saturday, September 18-19, at the Outdoor Educational Center in the Middleton Place Stableyards. All activities associated with this event are included in the price of Gardens and Stableyards admission. Though many aspects of the rice industry in the South

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Rotimi Williams Rotimi Williams, 34, is a rice farmer and the Managing Director, TW Heritage Company which includes Kereksuk Rice Farm in Benue State. In this interview he talks on why rice farming should be given priority in Nigeria. Daily Trust on Saturday: Many people your age would not venture into farming, so what motivated you? Rotimi Williams: I simply ask myself the question ‘if

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Good God, what a mess: That’s what I kept thinking as, face in palm, I read the latest updates on an evolving controversy over Golden Rice. I was alerted to it by a recent piece in the Boston Globe, but Retraction Watch had the story first. Here’s their summary:  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is retracting a paper that showed genetically engineered rice serves as an

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The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) has found several irregularities in the Public Warehouse Organisation's (PWO) implementation of the low-cost rice sale programme under the Yingluck administration, saying their misconduct cost the state about 3.8 billion baht in losses.  A source at the OAG said implementation of the project -- which aimed to distribute low-priced rice to

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Premier Li Keqiang speaking in Myanmar on Friday China will sign more than 20 trade deals worth more than US$8 billion with Myanmar on Friday, Premier Li Keqiang said. The trade deals included a US$200 million microcredit loan for Myanmar to combat poverty and an agreement to import 100,000 tonness of rice to China, even though China produces enough rice for itself, he said. “Although

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Thailand plans to sell a further 2 million tonnes of rice to China under a government-to-government contract after the delivery of an existing order for 1 million tonnes to that country is completed next year. Commerce Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya said his ministry would discuss the new G2G rice contract with the China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO), a state

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Farmer Greg Van Dyke harvests short-grain rice in a field in Pleasant Grove, Calif. Growers in many areas are wrapping up their rice harvest, with early varieties showing the best yields. 

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BANGKOK: Thailand will offer to sell 207,899 tonnes of rice from state stockpiles next week, a Commerce Ministry official said on Tuesday. The tender for sale will open on Oct. 28 at the foreign trade department after the announcement of eligible bidders the same day. Thailand has stockpiled around 18 million tonnes of rice, accumulated under an intervention scheme by the government of

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Vietnam exported more than 139 tonnes of rice during the first two weeks of October, bringing total export volume to 4.9 million tonnes so far this year. The latest volume generated more than US$2.1 billion in value, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reports citing the Vietnam Food Association (VFA). The price for rice in October is US$458.35 per tonne -- an increase from US$439.11 per tonne in

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CHINA produced 34.01 million tons of early rice in 2014, down 125,000 tons, or 0.4 percent, from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday in a statement. According to the bureau, China’s early rice planting area for this year covers 579.5 million hectares, 0.2 percent less than last year, with yield per hectare down 0.2 percent to 5.87 tons.

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If you are looking to invest in Nigeria, the largest Economy in Africa, you should consider rice farming which is the most profitable in the Agriculture sector, the Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, said on Friday. In an interview centred on food security and the reforms in the Agriculture sector, Dr Adesina said that the agriculture policy of the government had opened up the

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Though the government is yet to release funds for BGREI but it has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for the programme.KOLKATA: The NDA government is taking ahead the Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India (BGREI) a programme that is aimed at increasing rice production in the eastern part of the country. Though the government is yet to release funds for BGREI but it has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore

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NEW DELHI: The stalling of the monsoon in northern, central and western India may lead to vegetables prices rising further, cut rice production by 10-15 per cent and affect winter-sown crops by drying up the soil unless rains revive quickly. The weather office forecasts a subdued monsoon in the northern and western states at least up to August 28, pointing to pressure on food inflation, which

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How popular is rice? It's simply the most consumed food in the world. Asian dishes may come first when you think of rice, but don't forget Italian risotto, Spanish paella, and the rice and bean dishes popular throughout Mexico and Central and Southern America. The Long and Short of It How rice is classified, as well as how it's best cooked, depends mainly on the length of the grain.

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 In a surprise U-turn, China’s Ministry of Agriculture has decided not to continue with a program which developed genetically-modified rice and corn. Some environmentalists say public concerns about GM crops played a key role in the decision.   On August 17, when these permits were up for renewal, the Ministry of Agriculture decided not to extend them. In 2009, the ministry's

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SEOUL: South Korea is seeking 95,127 tonnes of rice via tenders after the government's decision to resume US rice imports and sales last week, the state-run Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp said. The world's fourth largest grain importer lifted on Friday a suspension on US rice imports and sales made on concerns of possible contamination with arsenic, after a test showed no

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Masafi supports Al Khaleej Women's Association gala event Masafi Select Basmati Rice – the finest quality Basmati offering an authentic aroma, taste and pure goodness – took the centre stage at the annual gala ceremony of Al Khaleej Friends Women’s Association, held at India Club in Dubai on October 13, 2012. Nearly 120 people, including UAE nationals,

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Having already lowered its rice importation target to 100,000-150,000 metric tons (MT) in 2013, the government is now is saying that it might not have to import rice at all next year, if the upcoming harvest is a very good one."There is no evaluation yet, but if the third cropping harvest [is] successful, we might not as well import anymore," Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said in an

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LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Food, Muhammad Mansha Ullah Butt has said that Punjab government has played an important role in the stability of prices of rice, flour and sugar and no increase will be made in the prices of sugarcane and wheat in future as well. Provision of cheaper and quality flour is the top priority of Punjab Chief Minister, he added. He

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BANGKOK: Thailand's rice intervention programme has slowed because the government is running out of space to store the grain it buys, with stocks already at a record high as the harvest of the main crop gets into full swing, farmers and industry officials said on Tuesday. Farmers in several provinces complained they were unable to sell paddy to the government as millers were refusing to

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Mellow yellow: SunRice farmer and seed grower Barry Kirkup walks through a barley crop with his dog Polly. RICE growers may soon see SunRice fall into foreign hands and, as a consequence, the loss of the single desk.  Sunrice chairman Gerry Lawson could not hide his dismay last year when the takeover of the rice processor by Spanish suitor Ebro Foods was defeated by

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is considering investing in halal food production and rice milling in Cambodia, visiting UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi said here on Tuesday. Speaking in a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, Sheikha Lubna said her visit was to seek Cambodia's potential for investment. The UAE minister,

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The cabinet on Tuesday approved a total budget of 240 billion baht for a new round of rice price pledging, destined for the 15 million tonnes harvest due to begin this month, permanent secretary for commerce Watcharee Wimuktayon said. The period for the new round of pledging runs from Oct 1, 2012 to Sept 15, 2013. Mortgaged rice prices were set at 15,000 baht a tonne for unmilled white

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Hybrid rice producer SL Agritech Corp. on Tuesday said it signed deals with companies from Thailand, Myanmar, and Singapore on rice production and marketing in Asia.   A memorandum of understanding – a first in agriculture among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – signed last month in Manila, covers a regional cooperation toward contributing specific expertise

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The Thai Cabinet has extended a rice-buying scheme that has been plagued by complaints of corruption and threatens the country's long-time reign as the world's top rice exporter. The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a tentative budget of 240 billion baht ($7.8 billion) to buy 15 million tons of rice at above-market prices from farmers for another year. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said

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