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Malik To Assume SAARC CCI President Office On
30th
Mon 08th June 2020 | 07:58 PM
Veteran Pakistani business leader Iftikhar Ali Malik will take over the office of President
of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) on June 30th for two years
term
LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Jun, 2020 ) :- Veteran Pakistani
business leader Iftikhar Ali Malik will take over the office of President of SAARC Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) on June 30th for two years term.

SAARC CCI Presidium virtual meeting held on June 06, 2020 attended by President SAARC
Chamber Ruwan Edirisinghe, Khairuddin Mayel Ahmadi, VP Afghanistan, Mahbubul Alam VP
Bangladesh, SVP Designate and former President, Dasho Ugen Tsechup Dorji, Vinod Juneja VP
India, Chandi Raj Dhakal, VP Nepal, and Dr. M. Rohitha Silva, VP Sri Lanka decided to
convene an online handing over taking over ceremony along with a Joint session of EC and GA
of SAARC CCI, according to media statement issued by United Business Group on Monday.
Malik a seasoned businessman of Pakistan has been associated with SAARC CCI since its
inception and served for regional integration and economic cooperation for 25 years.
Malik became the President of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in 1990 and
also render his services as President of the most reputable institution FPCCI in 2000.
He will be the third Pakistani to assume the Presidency of SAARC CCI.
Currently he is the senior Vice President of SAARC CCI and have also enjoyed vice presidency
of SAARC CCI for five consecutive terms. As entrepreneur, Group Chairman of Guard Group a
Lahore based conglomerate, involved in business of automobile filters, to leading brands in
Pakistan, using as OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) parts. His business owns over 80
percent of Pakistan OEM market share. In addition, the Guard Group also owns major share of
rice exports in Pakistan. As renowned Philanthropist, Mumtaz Bakhtawar Memorial Trust
Hospital is a magnum-opus for the welfare of public. Pakistani patients, who are unable to bear
the expenses of modern medical treatments, find Mumtaz Bakhtawar Memorial Trust Hospital as
a complete support for their survival. Emergency and Chronicle cases are brought to the hospital
by free mobile squad.
In recognition of his remarkable services his name has also been included in internationalbook
"WHO IS WHO".
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/business/malik-to-assume-saarc-cci-president-office-on-
941162.html
Gambia receives agric machinery, equipment & fertiliser
from China
Jun 8, 2020, 11:04 AM

The government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday 5 June 2020
received agricultural machinery, equipment and fertiliser from the government of the People‘s
Republic of China for onward delivery to the farming community.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony at the Department of Agriculture in Cape Point, Bakau,
the Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Ms. Amie Fabureh, said since the restoration of relations
with the People‘s Republic of China, The Gambia has seen cooperation in various sectors but
most especially in agriculture. This, she added is evident with the display of variety of farming
equipment and fertilisers received from China. She said: ―The official handing over of this
magnificent agricultural equipment/machinery accompanied with their state-of-the-art
accessories and fertilisers yet marks another milestone towards the realisation of the
development of Rice and Horticulture sub sectors value-chain prioritised as flagship projects in
the National Development Plan.‖
Minister Fabureh said the equipment and fertiliser are crucial ingredients to The Gambia‘s
economic growth given that agriculture employs over 70 percent of the population and more than
half of them are women farmers, noting that women farmers are the core rice and vegetable
producers.
Minister Fabureh on behalf of the president of the Republic of The Gambia H.E. Adama Barrow
commended the ambassador of the People‘s Republic of China to The Gambia for facilitating the
delivery of the agricultural equipment and extended thanks and appreciation to the president of
the People‘s Republic of China, H.E. Xi Jinping for China‘s continuous support to The Gambia.
The ambassador, Excellency Ma Jianchun, in his remarks said the handing over ceremony marks
an important milestone of cooperation in a bid to protect The Gambia‘s food security and to also
support efforts of Gambia‘s agricultural production and development.
Ambassador Ma expressed optimism that under the leadership of H.E. President Adama Barrow
and with efforts by the government and the people of The Gambia, there would be victory in
combating the novel coronavirus. He pointed out that the economy and people‘s lives will get
back on track.
He disclosed that the donation is part of cooperation in the area of agriculture between the two
countries. Ambassador Ma recounted the numerous agricultural achievements registered by the
Chinese agricultural experts in the Central River Region of The Gambia, adding that: ―The
Chinese agricultural experts have reclaimed 7 acres of rice farms to conduct the research for
strengthening Gambian rice varieties, and the experiments on adapting high-production hybrid
Chinese rice varieties to local natural environment.‖

The items donated by China include: 10 metric tons of fertiliser, 30 sets of walking tractors, 30
sets of small rice threshers, 29 sets of rice mill, 25 sets of pumps, 1 set of steering-wheel tractor,
2 sets of diesel engine and corresponding spare-parts, maintenance tools and other materials.
The items were inspected by dignitaries including the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs,
International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, which followed the
singing of Exchange Note by Foreign Minister Tangara and Ambassador Ma.
This high level ceremony was chaired by the Communications officer of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Mr. Saikou Ceesay.
Issued by the Communication Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International
Cooperation and Gambians Abroad
https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/gambia-receives-agric-machinery-equipment-
and-fertiliser-from-china
China grows sea rice on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-09 16:20:28|Editor: huaxia
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have grown saline-alkali tolerant rice on a farm
at an altitude of 2,800 meters in the northwestern province of Qinghai, marking the first trial of
"sea rice-planting" on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
For thousands of years, rice has been planted in places with high temperatures, humidity and
short days. The farm is located on the plateau's Qaidam Basin where there is a large area of
saline-alkali land that makes it difficult for crops to grow. It is also frequented by drought, hail,
frost and other natural disasters.
A team led by the "father of hybrid rice" Yuan Longping has worked on the research to yield
more rice in saline-alkali environments.
Last week, the researchers from the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and
Development Center moved strains of cold- and alkali-resistant rice they cultivated from a
greenhouse to the saline-alkali soil on the plateau for trial planting.
They plan to plant 6.67 hectares during the trial and use manual and mechanical methods to
conduct observation and provide samples for future large-scale planting, said the center engineer
Zhang Guodong.

Since 2019, the center has promoted sea rice in seven major saline-alkaline areas in China and
the United Arab Emirates.
According to the researchers, new experimental centers and planting bases will be established in
Qinghai in order to explore new ways for plateau agricultural production. Enditem
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/09/c_139126283.htm
China grows sea rice on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-09 16:20:28|Editor: huaxia
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have grown saline-alkali tolerant rice on a farm
at an altitude of 2,800 meters in the northwestern province of Qinghai, marking the first trial of
"sea rice-planting" on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
For thousands of years, rice has been planted in places with high temperatures, humidity and
short days. The farm is located on the plateau's Qaidam Basin where there is a large area of
saline-alkali land that makes it difficult for crops to grow. It is also frequented by drought, hail,
frost and other natural disasters.
A team led by the "father of hybrid rice" Yuan Longping has worked on the research to yield
more rice in saline-alkali environments.
Last week, the researchers from the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and
Development Center moved strains of cold- and alkali-resistant rice they cultivated from a
greenhouse to the saline-alkali soil on the plateau for trial planting.
They plan to plant 6.67 hectares during the trial and use manual and mechanical methods to
conduct observation and provide samples for future large-scale planting, said the center engineer
Zhang Guodong.Since 2019, the center has promoted sea rice in seven major saline-alkaline
areas in China and the United Arab Emirates.
According to the researchers, new experimental centers and planting bases will be established in
Qinghai in order to explore new ways for plateau agricultural production. Enditem
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/09/c_139126283.htm

Corona and lockdown of global economy
By Aadil Nakhoda
Published: June 8, 2020
PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI: The Covid-19 continues to pose serious challenges to the economic conditions of
developed and developing countries.
A recent report of the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA), titled
―The impact of Covid-19 around the world, as told by statistics‖, reveals the devastating impact
on commodity prices, global trade, tourism as well as poverty.

The report of the CCSA, which comprises several international and supranational organisations,
highlights the unprecedented shock to the labour market as 305 million full-time workers
working a 48-hour workweek are expected to lose their jobs.
Almost all regions of the world are likely to report a drop in the hours worked. Approximately
2.26 billion workers have been affected by workplace closures, which are 68% of the total
employed workers globally.
Similarly, 71 million employers, or 82% of all employers globally, have been impacted by
workplace closures.
The report also highlights a sharp decline in quarterly global merchandise trade values. With
commodity prices on a downward trend as well, the uncertainty in trading patterns is likely to
continue.
The Free Market Commodity Price Index (FMCPI) for March 2020 had been negative for all
major commodities.
The industrial production index with base year of 2015 collapsed for China in January 2020. In
December 2019, China reported index value of 134. It decreased to 99.8 in January 2020.
With China as a primary hub of manufacturing activities, this decline has sent shockwaves
through all economies of the world.
Uncertainties facing Pakistan
With the world economy reeling, the economy of Pakistan faces severe uncertainties as Covid-19
has impacted several aspects of the economy.
The overall Business Confidence Index, reported in the State Bank of Pakistan-Institute of
Business Administration (SBP-IBA) Business Confidence Index published in April 2020, stands
at 38. The index had recovered from its trough in June 2019, reaching a peak of 52 in December
2019.
Although employment levels improved in April 2020 from previous observations, the expected
employment levels shrank from a positive to a negative level.
The SBP-IBA Consumer Confidence Index reports a declining trend in indices in May 2020. The
index for expected economic conditions is higher than that for the current economic conditions,
indicating a more positive outlook.

The overall growth in large-scale manufacturing (LSM) industries was negative 5.4% between
July 2019 and March 2020. Major industries such as textile, food and beverages, chemicals and
automobiles reported negative growth.
On the other hand, fertiliser and leather products reported positive growth rates of 5.8% and 5%
respectively.
The quantum index consistently showed improvement in March in the preceding five years.
However, the decline was substantial in March 2020. Therefore, the sharp fall in March 2020 can
significantly influence other economic indicators that take into account volatility in the LSM
index.
Export earnings
The decrease in global and domestic economic activity has severely dented export earnings for
Pakistan. Exports in April 2020 decreased by 47% month-on-month and 54% year-on-year.
Imports declined 3.4% month-on-month and 32% year-on-year.
Exports in April 2020 were reported to be less than $1 billion. The decline in exports in the first
10 months of FY20 over the same period of last fiscal year was 3.9% and the decline in imports
was 16.2%.
The Covid-19 shock to exports has been exacerbated as major trading partners of Pakistan are all
reporting either total or partial lockdown, limiting trade.
On the other hand, as trade policies adopted in the past couple of years have restricted imports to
mainly essential goods, the drop in imports is likely to be less severe.
The decline in exports as well as expected drop in remittances can aggravate the delicate
situation in terms of foreign currency reserves. Therefore, it is likely that Pakistan will have to
approach various international donor agencies for Covid-19-related assistance.
Pakistan exported $17.5 billion worth of goods between July 2019 and March 2020, which was
2.2% higher than exports in the same period of previous fiscal year.
Exports had increased 3.6% till February 2020. However, the sluggishness in exports in April
2020 reversed the increasing trend.
Rice, in particular Basmati rice, was the only product that recorded positive growth in exports in
April 2020 over the amount reported in April 2019. On a year-on-year basis, exports declined

33.64% in May 2020 while imports dropped 43.17%. However, the total impact on exports will
be clear once the lockdown is lifted by major trading partners.
It is essential that Pakistani exporters improve export intelligence and enhance trading
relationships to ensure that they are not only able to recapture but also expand export sales.
Workers at risk
Every sector in the economy stands exposed to challenges, albeit at a varying degree. The second
edition of ―The ILO Monitor: Covid-19 and the World of Work‖, published by the International
Labour Organisation, provides a sector-wise perspective in the backdrop of current crisis.
The manufacturing sector, wholesale and retail trade sector, accommodation and food services
are likely to be most at risk in terms of job loss, while education, health services, public
administration and utilities are positioned at the other end of the spectrum.
It also emphasises the risk of workers in the informal sector falling deeper into poverty.
Therefore, as the global economies reopen, there is likely to be major redistribution in terms of
employment and value addition across sectors.
Businesses will be forced to not only re-evaluate the demand and supply of their products in the
market but will also have to more intensely manage their supply chains.
Pakistan recently reported a surge in demand for its textile face masks and personal protective
equipment, particularly from the US and EU.
Furthermore, there is a significant potential for export of pharmaceutical products, including raw
material, commonly produced in Pakistan and identified as crucial for combating the spread of
the virus.
It is essential to take advantage of the surge in global demand for the health-related products
produced competitively in Pakistan. In essence, the challenges and difficulties associated with
Covid-19 can be mitigated by capitalising on the opportunities arising from the changing
dynamics across different industries.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2237726/2-corona-lockdown-global-economy/
LADA launches rice seeds cash voucher scheme
The Government of Liberia in partnership with stakeholders in the agriculture sector
celebrates the launch of the USAID Feed the Future Liberia Agribusiness Development

Activity’s cash voucher scheme aimed at distributing quality rice seeds among 1,500 rice
farmers in Bong, Nimba and Lofa Counties, respectively.
LADA, a five-year initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) includes series of trainings, technical assistance and investment grants to support
technology upgrade and streamlining of supply chains, increasing participation of women
entrepreneurs, and boost domestic and international market access to make rice, cassava,
vegetables, cocoa, and aquaculture profitable and competitive.
As part of efforts to complement the Ministry of Agriculture efforts in mitigating the risk of food
security impact from the COVID-19 crisis, LADA distributes agricultural inputs to smallholder
rice producers to enable them remain on the production cycle during the pandemic.
The program targets approximately 1,500 food insecure and progressive rice producers in the
three counties. The beneficiaries received quality rice seeds through community agricultural
input voucher fairs.
USAID launched the first seeds distribution fair in Melekee, Jorquelleh District, Bong County,
which brought together public-private stakeholders including farmers, agro-dealers, processors
and government officials.
Speaking during the ceremony, Agriculture Minister Jeanine M. Cooper said ―empowering
smallholder farmers most especially during the coronavirus pandemic is essential to enable them
overcome the economic shock of the virus as well as make Liberia reduce its dependence on rice
imports.‖
Minister Cooper: ―Although there are challenges confronting agriculture and food security, we
are able as a country to produce our staple food to enable more food supply to many Liberians,
especially the vulnerable households. We therefore thank USAID-LADA for buttressing
government‘s effort to distribute quality seed rice within our major rice producing counties.
Farmers can now grow the rice and Government can assure them that the rice they produce will
be bought at a reasonable price to supply the market‖. Editing by Jonathan Browne
https://thenewdawnliberia.com/lada-launches-rice-seeds-cash-voucher-scheme/
Citi FM, Citi TV Secures 50-acres Of Land For Farming In
Akuapem North

Citi FM and Citi TV have secured lands for the organisations' agribusiness initiative,
which will see the cultivation of some selected crops to encourage farming.
The 50-acre land for farming; is located in the Akuapem North District in the Eastern region of
Ghana.
The land was secured with support from the Municipal Chief Executive of Akuapem North,
Dennis Aboagye.
For a start, the organization will be cultivating maize while other crops will be added
subsequently.
The project is in partnership with Glofert Fertilizer Company.
Following the stations' ―Operation Feed Yourself‖ campaign in November 2019, the
management of Citi Fm and Citi TV announced plans of starting an initiative which will see the
cultivation of some selected crops to encourage farming.
Among other things, 'Operation Feed Yourself' seeks to encourage people to use agriculture and
agribusiness as a supplementary revenue source in the short term and to get as many people as
possible to go into full-time farming in the medium to long term.
The campaign also seeks to get a lot more people into food production and processing.

The Managing Director of Citi 97.3 FM, Samuel Attah-Mensah, speaking on the ‗Operation Feed
Yourself‘ initiative at the time said, ―The 'Operation Feed Yourself' is ―borrowed from the Kutu
Acheampong era‖ to ―drive people to re-ignite interest in agriculture. We are talking about
people who are not farmers, middle-income earners, tertiary students and people who are in the
urban areas to look at farming and agribusiness as another means to generate revenue,
compliment the revenues and basically to feed themselves.‖
Citi TV in November 2019 also embarked on another agric related campaign, which was an
advocacy for the consumption of local rice.
The campaign was spearheaded by the Chief Executive Officer of Citi FM/Citi TV, Samuel
Attah-Mensah.
Mr. Samuel Attah-Mensah, who declared himself a campaigner for the consumption of locally-
produced rice in the country, was also hopeful the move will help reduce government's
expenditure on rice imports by at least 50% by 2021.
The drive for local rice consumption was premised on the fact that Ghana spends over GHS 1.1
billion annually on importation of rice.
Ghana‘s import regime, according to data available has a negative impact on Ghana‘s currency
the cedi and many sectors including agriculture.
Another campaign embarked on by Citi FM and Citi TV to promote locally produced goods was
the Christmas Made in Ghana food fair in December 2019.
The fair was to support Citi FM and Citi TV's drive to support distributors and producers of
Made In Ghana products.
It also fell under the Operation Feed Yourself campaign that seeks to encourage growth and
investment in the agribusiness space.
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1007754/citi-fm-citi-tv-secures-50-acres-of-land-for-
farm.html
Bataan lawmaker pushes bill to hike farmers’ low
income

By Jaime Pilapil, TMT
June 9, 2020
BATAAN First District Rep. Geraldine Roman
is proposing a bill that will solve the low
income of farmers.Bataan Rep. Geraldine
Roman in pink silk skirt and Filipiniana shawl
.Roman wants to put up hubs of clustered
farmer organizations that will directly sell to
consumers, including resellers.―We are an
agricultural country with a population of over
100 million of which about 10 million or 24
percent of the total national employment, are
rice farmers who struggle to make less than
P200 [about $4] day,‖ she said, citing facts
drawn from studies.―It‘s painful for a farmer to
plant the seeds to feed everyone then have
nothing to eat,‖ the lawmaker added.Roman
said the farmers suffer from low income
because of low farmgate price of palay (unmilled rice) and the high cost of rice production.
According to the Bataan representative, ―The low farmgate price of unhusked rice is caused by
increased competition from cheaper rice imports resulting from implementation of the Rice
Tariffication Law enacted to liberalize rice imports to fill the local rice shortage (attributable in
part to underutilization of farmlands) and the fact that our rice farmers lack direct market access
and, as such, are ‗price takers.‘‖
―Our rice farmers sell mainly to rice traders and wholesalers or millers who are known to
increasingly buy imported rice or directly import rice to avoid incurring overhead for processing
and distributing rice to retailers, and the National Food Authority, which, for lack of resources, is
unable to fulfill its legal mandate to buy rice from our rice farmers at reasonable prices. The high
cost of rice production is attributable to notable increases in prices of fertilizers, which are
imported, and the high price of diesel needed for farm irrigation systems,‖ Roman continued.

To solve the problem, she added, a law is needed that requires cooperation among competing
farmer associations and cooperatives, or ―coopetition,‖ through place-based clustering and
establishes a multipurpose, fully equipped hub per cluster (―cluster hub‖).
At present, according to Roman, the government extends farming assistance (machinery,
equipment, seeds, training and loans) through competing farmer organizations, but farmlands are
underutilized because not every farmer organization receives government farming assistance.
She said placed-based clustering of farmer organizations to mainly serve as the exclusive conduit
of government farming assistance and to take advantage of synergies in the sourcing and sharing
of farming resources would result in wider dispersal of farming resources, increased utilization
of farmlands, increased rice production, reduced dependence on rice imports and, ultimately,
food security.
Secretary of Agriculture William Dar agrees that farmlands should be ―consolidated to bring
about economies of scale, particularly for crops that require mechanization and massive use of
technology.‖
He said farmer organizations should ―undertake marketing functions…to minimize inefficiencies
in the marketing system and to enable farmers to avail themselves of better returns on their
produce.‖
Roman wants to try first the implementation of her proposed solution right in Bataan.
She said this practice had been going on in Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/06/09/news/regions/bataan-lawmaker-pushes-bill-to-
hike-farmers-low-income/730347/
Malaysia ups rice, sugar import from India
New Delhi
Relations between India and Malaysia are back on the upswing after taking a hit under former
premier Mahathir Mohamad, with Kuala Lumpur increasing its purchases of rice and sugar from
New Delhi in recent months.
India quietly initiated steps to reset the relationship after Mahathir, who irked New Delhi with
his repeated criticism of the situation in Kashmir and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act , or
CAA, resigned in March, people familiar with developments said on Monday.

India‘s ambassador to Malaysia, Mridul Kumar, was the first foreign envoy to meet new Prime
Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein within a week of the
formation of the new cabinet in March, and the two sides have worked behind the scenes to put
ties back on an even keel.
The people cited above, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said India is buying 200,000
tonnes of palm oil for the June-July period from Malaysia, the world‘s second-biggest producer
and exporter of the commodity after Indonesia.
Earlier this year, India, the world‘s largest buyer of edible oils, had changed its rules to
effectively bar imports of refined palm oil from Malaysia, largely because of the position taken
by Mahathir.
―This is the largest order for palm oil by India in the past few months,‖ said one of the people
cited above.
Indian importers will also benefit from Malaysia‘s decision of June 5 to fully exempt palm oil
from export duty for the rest of this year as part of efforts to help industries hit by the Covid-19
crisis.
―This move will benefit India‘s refining industries, which had been hit hard by the imposition of
this duty earlier in the year. This duty has been a focus of India‘s commerce ministry,‖ the
person quoted above said.
On the other hand, Malaysia has placed an order with India for 100,000 tonnes of rice for May-
June, whereas its total import of rice from India last year was around 85,000 tonnes, the people
said.
MSM Malaysia Holdings, the country‘s leading refined sugar producer, bought around 88,000
metric tonnes of raw sugar from India last year, whereas it procured 130,000 metric tonnes of
raw sugar worth $50 million for the January-March quarter this year, the people said.
Following the Covid-19 outbreak, the Indian government also approved the supply of
hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol for Malaysia, the people said. External affairs minister S
Jaishankar and his Malaysian counterpart, Hishammuddin Hussein, also spoke in mid-April
about the response to the pandemic and efforts to assist citizens stranded in each other‘s country.
Malaysia is one of India‘s key trading partners in Southeast Asia, and bilateral trade was worth
$17.25 billion in 2018-19, up from $14.71 billion in 2017-18

However, bilateral ties were hit after Mahathir repeatedly criticised CAA and the situation in
Kashmir after the Indian government scrapped the region‘s special status last August.
Despite pushback from India, Mahathir continued his criticism and the diplomatic spat led to
India imposing curbs on palm oil imports that hit Malaysia for some time.
Farmers Producing Organization – A Need for Improving
Rural Economy
Abhijeet Banerjee
8 June, 2020 1:51 PM IST
An FPO or Farmer Producing Organization is an entity established under legal framework
comprises by primary producers, i.e. farmers, milk producers, fishermen, weavers, rural artisans,
craftsmen, vegetable vendors etc. The concept of  Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO)' consists
of collectivization of producers, especially small and marginal farmers, with the objective to
form an effective alliance to collectively address underlying problems associated with
agriculture such as improved access to investment, technology, inputs, markets, existing
intermediary barriers etc.
A Producing Organization (PO) can be a production company, a cooperative society or any other
legal form which provides for sharing of benefits among the members (in this case farmers). The
FPOs are generally managed by promoting institutions/ Resource Agencies (RAs). Small
Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) provides support for the promotion of FPOs. The
resource agencies (RA‘s) leverage the support available from governments and agencies like
NABARD to promote and nurture FPOs, although a lot needs to streamline the system so as to
give the desired results.
FPO‘s are established in the country ensure better income for the producers or the growers
through an organization of their own. The major reason for establishing FPO is to enable farmers
in reaping the benefits of economies of scale (or enhancing revenue and optimizing operations)
which they are unable to do individually. Small scale or medium scale farmers generally do not
have adequate finances or resources to run their livelihood/farming operations properly. In

agricultural marketing, there is a long chain of intermediaries who very often work with lesser
transparency. This often results in farmers receiving only a lesser remuneration, which he would
have received. Here lies the advantage of doing business through FPO because through this form
of aggregation, the primary producers can avail the benefit of economies of scale.
The essential features of a Farmers Producing Organization are - It is formed by a group of crop
growers for farm or activities. It is a registered body and a legal entity. Farmers are shareholders
in the organization. A FPO deals with business activities related to the primary produce/product
i.e. the crop which is grown by the farmer members. The Organization works for the benefit of
the farmers. Also, some percentage of the profit is shared amongst the farmers while balance
surplus is added to the FPO funds for expanding the business.
India‘s first Farmer Producer Company was the Vanilla India Producer Co. in Kerala, which was
established in year 2004. The numbers have increased to nearly 5000 since then. Details are
given below
PROMOTING AGENCY NUMBERS
SFAC 902
NABARD 2086
STATE GOVERNMENT 510
NRLM (Under Ministry of rural development) 131
OTHER ORGANISATION/FUNDS 1371
Source: Business Standard
There are lots of success stories about FPO‘s running operations successfully, apart from
addressing rural problems or challenges. According to SFAC report, Paddy produced by farmers
in Kuraon block in Allahabad was well known for its quality in UP. But the farmers were facing
difficulty in marketing paddy. Several middlemen were engaged in purchasing paddy from
farmers‘ doorsteps at a price decided by the middlemen, and hardly there was any direct linkage
between the farmers and the mandi or the rice millers. These middlemen used to sell them either
in mandi or to big rice millers which are 110 in numbers, after buying paddy from the growers.
Shri Kuraon Farmer Producer Company Limited owned by small and marginal farmers started

collecting paddy from farmers. The company then decided to sell growers‘ paddy in mandis and
also sell directly to the rice millers.
The Board of Directors initially decided to explore the buyers, to in order to reduce the risk
involved in the process. Afterwards they succeeded in getting some order for paddy from a few
rice millers. The FPO then bought paddy of the growers in small quantities and supplied to the
rice millers. A total of 120 quintals of paddy was bought from 47 shareholders and sold to the
rice millers initially. The company decided to procure paddy directly from the growers‘ house
and for this purpose, it established four temporary procurement/collection centers. The FPO
bought jute bags to carry the paddy. The FPO had procured paddy worth Rs1.74 lakhs during the
month of February 2017.
Similarly involvement of FPO‘s in hedging crop risk by participating in futures market has
started increasing. In coming weeks, coverage will be on this aspect in details. Stay tuned to the
sections of ―Commodity Update‖/‖Featured articles‖ etc to get further insight on hedging crop
risk through futures market/role of FPO‘s in futures market etc.
The first futures trade by an Indian FPO took place in 2014 when the Ram Rahim Pragati
Producer Company – an enterprise started by 3,000 women belonging to self-help groups in a
tribal area of Madhya Pradesh, was successfully in hedging price risk of soya bean on the
National Commodity and Derivates Exchange (NCDEX). By September 2019
NCDEX had successfully added FPO‘s, covering nearly 4.6 Lakh farmers from the group. Total
states covered were 13 and reportedly most farmers of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan
were able to receive nearly 20% higher farm-gate prices for wheat, maize, mustard seed, and
soybean, which were actively hedged on NCDEX. For further understanding on futures trading
in Agriculture, kindly
visit https://krishijagran.com/blog/futures-trading-in-agriculture-key-solution-for-addressing-
farmers-problems/
Importance of FPO‘s is therefore increasing every year in shaping economic activities of rural
areas/villages. Since the major objective of FPO‘s is to enhance livelihood of farmers/rural area
or village residents and it helps individual farmers in improving their financial standards, it is
now understood that to improving rural economy there is need to recognize the importance of
these organizations by the government and come out with effective measures in order to resolve
current issues with the FPO‘s and obtain desirable results in longer run. The Centre in February

2020 announced plans to promote 250 new farmer-producer organizations (FPOs) for financial
year (2020-21). This is towards meeting its target of creating 10,000 new FPOs in the next five
years. According to the new guidelines issued by the government, FPOs will have to have a
minimum 300 members, down from the existing requirement of 1,000. Currently, India has
roughly 5,000 FPOs/farmer-producer companies (FPCs) of which almost 2,100 have been
promoted by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in the last
few years.
https://krishijagran.com/agriculture-world/farmers-producing-organization-a-need-for-
improving-rural-economy/
Planting Progress in Arkansas and Missouri
By Emily Woodall
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Missouri and Arkansas rice is in the ground! While it's been another wet
year across the region, there were enough dry spells in April and May for producers to finally get
in the fields and plant.
Planting in Missouri finished up last week. According to Rance Daniels who farms in
Hornersville, "Everyone in our area finished or decided they were finished planting last week. It
rained anywhere from 3/10 to 2 inches last Thursday which was good for us. Our later planted
fields needed some water; if we didn't have that rain then we would have had to flush those fields
to get the crop up. The early planted rice is looking pretty good; a lot of those fields received
their pre-flood nitrogen and are going to flood right now. Quite a few crop dusters are in the air
today, too, with neighbors putting out fertilizer before Tropical Storm Cristabol hits."
While Daniels and others in his area weren't able to plant all of their intended acres, some
producers north of him were able to plant all of their intended rice acres and then some, leading
him to predict Missouri rice acres will match state projections or be down just a little.
Jeff Rutledge in northeast Arkansas was able to plant all of his rice from April 11 through the
end of May. "While it was a wet spring, we had enough dry periods to get out and plant. We
were only 100 acres short of our intended planted acres and that was due to
flooding. Unfortunately, the rain keeps coming and the river hasn't had a chance to drop yet so
quite a few acres are still underwater. If the water doesn't recede soon, we will have some fields

that will not be planted and some that will lose strands."
On Matthew Morris' operation in central Arkansas, the heavy rainfall that hit the state in recent
weeks missed their land, providing them with a much-needed dry spell. "We planted about 60
percent of our rice crop the first couple weeks of May, then waited for it to dry down to plant the
rest of our intended rice acres. We're actually pretty glad that planting was spread out like it was
because then our watering and harvesting should be spread out, too. We planted RiceTec
Gemini because we've had good luck with it in the past. It has a longer growing period than
some other varieties so by planting it last, our harvest period is stretched out and we can control
the dry down to prevent shattering and improve milling yields."
Robert Petter and Brandon Truax, who farm in south Arkansas, have all of their rice acres
planted. "We planted all of our rice in a week in mid-May and will put it to flood next week,"
said Truax. "It's looking good so far so we're optimistic about this year's crop. It looks like rice
acres will be up in our area this year, too. We're seeing rice planted on fields where rice isn't
typically grown, and you can see a lot of row rice in Desha County as well."
Joe Mencer, near Lake Village, was able get all of his rice planted but it was 3-4 weeks later than
he wanted. "We planted some rice on May 27 and had to flush the fields. In most of our fields
we're putting out fertilizer and cleaning the crop up, trying to get rid of grass, weeds, etc. The
rain from Cristobal hit our place at 6 a.m. today and we had received 1½ inches in four
hours. It's been a good, steady rain with winds about 15 - 20 mph so it's been a lot better than we
expected."
Rice Prevent Plant acres are expected to be down this year across the state but there may be areas
that have higher numbers because of the rain. "Due to coronavirus, most producers haven't been
able to get out and visit with neighbors like in years past so it's hard to know what everyone else
is doing," said Truax.
Indonesia’s Food Security Under Threat
I Dewa Made and Dwi Uli
6 June 2020

People browse low-cost rice and other groceries at a warehouse amid the COVID-19
coronavirus outbreak, in Surabaya, East Java on 22 April, 2020. (AFP Photo)
Food security is still the top priority in President Joko Widodo's second term as part of his
economic development agenda for national development 2020-2024. For the last five years, the
policy direction of the Food Security Agency for strengthening food security in Indonesia was
focused on three main areas – food availability, food accessibility and food utilisation.
At a glance, the food security policy during Jokowi's administration seems to benefit the rural
economy as import restrictions have improved commodity prices and increased the incomes of
farmers in the country. The price of rice has been steadily increased to an average of
IDR12,000/kg (US$0.84/kg) in 2019 from IDR6,000/kg (US$0.42/kg) in 2010 and domestic
maize prices have resulted in the doubling of the import price for maize. However, the policy
does not align with the fact that the Indonesian Farmers' Terms of Trade has been lower than 100
in 15 provinces and has been in decline since 2012. Ironically, farmers haven‘t necessarily
benefited from the policy.
The government of Indonesia has been putting a lot of effort into developing several strategic
commodities to achieve its food security agenda. The high level of dependence on rice is still a
challenge for each regime that has led the country in meeting the food needs of the people. The
Green Revolution that took place in Indonesia decades ago has impacted food diversity in
households and has resulted in Indonesia‘s dependency on rice as a staple.
Many local, more nutritious cereal options (e.g. sorghum, corn, tubers, and root vegetables) have
been replaced by processed white rice containing less fibre and nutrients. To reduce this

dependency on rice and to accelerate the process of food diversification, the government has
issued a Presidential Regulation on the Policy for the Acceleration of Diversity in Food-Based
Food Consumption. Indonesia‘s food policies certainly need to be changed, by putting more
focus on nutrition security.
Emphasising the importance of nutrients, internationally recognised nutritionist, Dr Michael
Greger has said that people with the proper body weight can go up to 382 days without
additional calories. However, no one can last even a fraction of that time without vitamins.
Despite the policy on food diversity, agriculture subsidies in Indonesia have been stagnant from
one regime change to another, with funds allocated mainly to calorie based cereal crops (e.g.
maize and rice) and sugar. This one-sided policy has prevented the opportunity to make fruit and
vegetables more available and affordable for all households, let alone poor farmer households in
rural areas.
More Expensive Calories
In past decades, food security policies in Indonesia have generally been driven by pro-poor,
high-yielding crops, and investments in rural infrastructure. Having higher productivity and
production of commodities through agricultural input subsidies was expected to increase farmers'
household incomes. This increase in income presumably would be used to shift their food
consumption behaviour from consuming low nutritious foods to better ones.
Yet, Nobel Prize winners in Economics, Professor Abhijit Banerjee and Professor Esther Duflo
in their book titled "Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global
Poverty‖, have said that if extremely poor people have an opportunity to spend a bit more on
food, they do not pour everything into getting more calories, instead, they buy better-tasting,
more expensive calories. They also figured out that even though the poor prefer subsidised
grains, providing them more, does little to convince them to use the extra money they have to eat
nutritious food.
Source: Various
Subsidy allocation has a long-standing effect on household consuming behaviour. Input subsidy
has dramatically influenced the price of commodities in the retail segment. In rural households
where the majority of incomes is spent on food, in addition to the preference for tastier foods,
these households often choose to buy more affordable foods to consume.
For staple crops, where most subsidies are allocated, the government can start to promote the
cultivation of rice. Research and development should be given priority so that farmers can start
to plant more with affordable, productive seeds; allowing them to gradually plant more diverse
crops.
Subsidy timing is also important according to Professor Esther Duflo as farmers in developing
countries are usually present-biased and naive when it comes to buying subsidised inputs. Small,

time-limited subsidies may, therefore, be attractive to them as farmers would increase inputs
used for the present.
The journey to achieve food and nutrition security is long and arduous. The new controversial
Omnibus Bill is viewed as weakening farmers and the nation's agricultural sector as it eases
conditions on imports, environmental regulations and land use. It also allows food imports to be
classified as a source of national food supply which is contrary to Law Number 18 of 2012
which states that food availability refers to food from domestic production and national food
reserves. The Omnibus Law also allows the conversion of sustainable agricultural land into
public-use land instead of expanding existing agricultural land or agricultural areas for the
creation of food production centres.

The world has been badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis that has
followed. The deadly outbreak has served as a lesson about the importance of sovereign food
production and food reserves so that access to food sources is maintained in times of emergency;
allowing the State to provide food assistance to specific groups under special conditions.
As an agrarian and maritime country, Indonesia‘s government has an obligation to maintain the
sustainability of these pillars of national economy. It also has to ensure that Indonesians are able
to buy a variety of nutritious foods that are produced by locals.
https://theaseanpost.com/article/indonesias-food-security-under-threat
Vietnam ratifies landmark free trade deal with EU to boost
crisis-hit economy
8 Jun, 2020 12:19
FILE PHOTO: The Turtle tower on Hoan Kiem lake, Vietnam ©
Reuters / Kham
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Vietnam‘s National Assembly has green-lighted a major trade
agreement with the European Union (EU) that is set to scrap
almost all customs duties on goods traded between the Southeast Asian country and the bloc.
The bilateral trade deal, officially known as the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade
Agreement, gained overwhelming support in the Vietnam‘s parliament on Monday. The EU and
Vietnam signed the deal in Hanoi last year, and it was already ratified by the European
Parliament in February. The agreement is expected to officially come into force next month.
During the session, the deputies also ratified another document that is set to attract more foreign
investors to Vietnam. When the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement takes effect
sometime in July or August this year, it will give EU companies equal treatment with local
businesses while competing for public contracts in Vietnam.
India rolls out red carpet for hundreds of American firms that Washington wants out of
China – report

According to the terms of the trade pact, as much as 49 percent of tariffs on EU exports to
Vietnam will be lifted as soon as it takes effect, while the rest will be phased out over the next 10
years. In turn, Brussels will eliminate 85 percent of its tariffs on Vietnamese goods, gradually
cutting the rest over the next seven years.
Trade between the EU and Vietnam reached $56.45 billion last year. The implementation of the
agreement may boost Vietnam‘s gross domestic product by over two percent, while exports may
increase 12 percent, according to the World Bank estimates.
“Such benefits are particularly urgent to lock in positive economic gains as the country responds
to the Covid-19 pandemic,” the World Bank said.
Vietnam has not been seriously affected by the large number of coronavirus cases, despite
having a long border with China, which was the first country to be hit by the outbreak. However,
the pandemic has hit the Vietnamese economy hard, and has also revealed how much the country
is dependent on supplies from its neighbor. While factories are ready to open, they face shortages
of materials they usually source from China.
“Covid-19 has given Vietnam a hard lesson about being dependent on China,” former adviser to
several of Vietnam‘s prime ministers Pham Chi Lan has been reported as saying. The economist
added that the free trade agreement comes “at the right time” because it‘s essential the world
diversifies its supply chains.
Asia is on track to become the world's second largest wealth hub by 2024, with India being the
main engine for this growth, outpacing neighboring China and Indonesia, according to the
Knight Frank consultancy forecast.
After rising by more than six percent in 2019 to 513,200 people, the number of ultra-high-net-
worth individuals (UHNWIs) — those who have a fortune of more than $30 million — is
expected to further expand over a five-year period. According to the firm's recent Wealth Report,
the super rich population will jump by 27 percent to nearly 650,000.
As the Asia-Pacific region hosts the fastest-growing economies, it is not surprising that most of
new multimillionaires are building fortunes in countries such as India and China. The former had
less than 6,000 ultra-rich individuals last year, but the figure is projected to increase by 73
percent — the fastest pace in Asia and across the globe.

India will be followed by Egypt and Vietnam, the super-rich population of which is set to jump
by 66 percent and 64 percent, respectively. China will not make it into the top three, with
expected UHNWI population growth of 58 percent, followed by Indonesia and Tanzania.
The US is currently first in the wealth race, hosting 240,575 ultra-rich individuals — more than
Europe and Asia combined. It will apparently keep the leading position, but will enjoy just 22
percent growth in the number of people worth more than $30 million in the next five years, one
percent less than Russia.
The Wealth Report's findings are based on projected GDP growth, house prices, equity
performance, interest rates and other asset classes that individuals hold. To make a clearer
picture and evaluate net wealth, Knight Frank also looks at primary residences and second homes
not owned primarily as investments.
https://www.rt.com/business/482306-india-super-rich-growth/
Hard days ahead for rice
EDITORIALBANGKOK POST EDITORIAL COLUMN
PUBLISHED : 8 JUN 2020 AT 04:30
NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS
Thailand is among the world's largest rice exporters. For many years, the country held the global
crown for rice exports except last year when it was beaten by India.Thai fragrant rice, Hom Mali,
is well recognised in the world market as a premium quality rice and and commands premium
prices in the world rice market.
With this premise, Thai rice farmers should have moved out of poverty and be enjoying better
livelihoods by now.Unfortunately, the opposite is the case. Most rice farmers are among the
poorest in the country's farm sector.

This is paradoxical given Thai consumers pay high prices for white rice in the market, while
farmers still have to sell paddy at low prices. There must be something wrong.Last year, Thai
rice exports dropped drastically to 7.58 million tonnes, the worst in six years. Vietnam was neck-
and-neck with Thailand at 6.37 million tonnes and India's rice exports came in at 9.77 million
tonnes.
This year is another challenging year for Thai rice and farmers, as the country's farm sector has
struggled with a severe drought and impacts of the economic downturn.
Rice exports from Thailand are expected to drop to 7.5 million tonnes this year, the lowest
volume in seven years. More importantly, the worst drought in 40 years has resulted in a
substantial decrease of about 1.5-2 million tonnes of milled off-season rice, according to the Thai
Rice Exporters Association.
Without question, difficult times lie ahead.
Last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha met rice farmer leaders to mark Rice and Farmers
Day 2020. The premier told farmers he well understood the hardship of farmers who are forced
to sell their paddy at low prices.
He said the government is considering a measure to register rice mills where farmers would be
urged to sell paddy only to those registered millers.

The details remain unclear. Currently, rice mills have had to register their business with the
Commerce Ministry. Still, the prime minister has a point. It is known that millers and middlemen
have taken advantage of farmers for a long time but this problem remains unsolved.
Rice farmers should have more influence over their selling prices, compared to the millers or
middlemen who force farmers to sell below the proper rate.
Other problems have hurt rice farmers over the years, if not decades. Thailand has about eight
million farmer households and half are rice growers. Rice plantations in the country cover
around 60 million rai.
Unfortunately, rice yields are low. For example, the yield of the average rice crop in Thailand is
about 450 kilogrammes per rai, while in Vietnam, the average yield per rai can be as high as 800-
1,000 kg/rai.
Production costs are another problem. They are high due to several factors. One study indicated
rice production costs in Vietnam are up to 50% lower than Thailand. As a result, after
middlemen and millers take their cut, the prices that farmers get for their rice is lower than the
cost of production. This is one reason farmer debts have skyrocketed.
These factors have bedevilled the industry for half a century without effective solutions.
Governments, including the current one, must call on rice farmers to accept the market

mechanism instead of demanding subsidies, but they have also failed to solve these fundamental
problems to help farmers make a decent living and which in effect have chained farmers to
poverty.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1930988/hard-days-ahead-for-rice
Bangladesh has saved thousands of lives from a devastating
cyclone—here's how
JUNE 8, 2020
by Professor Ilan Kelman and Dr Bayes Ahmed, The Conversation
Charipara village is flooded by the sea as Cyclone Amphan destroyed embankments in Kalapara
Upazila in Patuakhali District, Bangladesh. Date: 3 June 2020. Credit: Md. Johirul Islam
The Atlantic and Caribbean hurricane season has just begun, with the world worried about the
prospect of providing humanitarian relief in the context of a pandemic and lockdowns. But
Bangladesh recently experienced one of the most powerful Bay of Bengal cyclones on
record and saved thousands of lives through forecasting, warning, and evacuation.
This is in stark contrast to the November 1970 cyclone, which killed around 500,000 people in
Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), making it one of the deadliest known storms in human history.
Around 11,000 died in a 1985 cyclone, and one in 1991 killed 140,000. More recent strikes, such
as Cyclone Sidr in 2007 and Cyclone Alia in 2009, had over 3,400 deaths and about 190 deaths
respectively.
All these far exceeded the recent Cyclone Amphan's total of 26 deaths so far. Understanding the
generally declining death toll offers lessons on how the rest of the world could prepare better for
such events. Part of it is forecasting, warning, and evacuation.
But another part is local action, which we research. Much of this science is participatory,
directed by the people who are vulnerable in order to balance and meld local and external ideas
and approaches.

From vulnerability to resilience
Cyclone Amphan made landfall in Bangladesh on May 20 2020. It inundated over 4,000 sq km
of land and destroyed homes, polders (low-lying areas of land surrounded by dikes or levees),
embankments, roads, electricity poles, mobile phone towers, bridges and culverts, with the exact
costs still being tallied. Many agricultural fields and fish farms were overwhelmed by the
saltwater storm surge.
The low death toll can be largely attributed to Bangladesh's long-term efforts to reduce
vulnerabilities, including at the local level, which is always the key in preventing disasters. In
1970, the country had only 42 cyclone shelters, whereas now over 12,000 functionally active
cyclone shelters dot the coastline, serving nearly 5 million people.
A diverse system of warning messages tailored to local needs keeps people informed about
evacuation, ranging from social media to people on bicycles with megaphones. Training in
school means that the announcements are trusted and the population knows how to react and
why.
Bangladesh has invested in constructing numerous polders to reduce the force of storm surges,
although water retention has sometimes damaged agriculture and infrastructure. Local leaders,
organisations, and authorities collaborate to implement tidal river management and nature-based

approaches such as mangroves. This helps to deal with storm surge and rainfall, as well as
reduced freshwater due to India's Farakka Barrage, built across the Ganges River to keep the
water in India since the 1970s.
We assessed one local programme funded and supported by the British and Swedish Red Cross
for implementation by the Bangladesh Red Crescent. This "Vulnerability to Resilience"
programme ran between 2013 and 2016 in the coastal villages of Pashurbunia and Nowapara in
Kalapara Upazila in Patuakhali district.
Cyclone Amphan affected areas in Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira District, Bangladesh. Credit:
Taifur Rahman, HMBD Foundation, Bangladesh
This was the first time that people there had been involved in such resilience-building work.
They installed flood-resistant tubewells, raised latrines above expected flood levels, trained for
improved hygiene and first aid, distributed safety equipment, improved local early warning and
evacuation systems, and were trained as local volunteers to continue these activities.
Diverse and alternative livelihood opportunities were also promoted. Household-level businesses
and shops were encouraged, alongside local markets for the products.

This included people growing and selling garden vegetables and rice, producing crafts through
quilting and sewing, rearing cattle for milk and beef, and investing in ducks, chickens, and
aquaculture for fish. If any one of these livelihoods is interrupted or ruined, then people would
still have options for earning income.
These initiatives are clearly not about cyclones only and move far beyond forecasting, warning,
and evacuation. They improve livelihoods, living conditions, community interaction, health, and
safety irrespective of a storm. Our calculations immediately after the programme demonstrated
that every dollar invested in the programme produced a quick payback of almost five times that
amount through enhanced income and local activities.
Local success
The real test, though, remains what happens during a hazard. Three weeks after the programme
ended, Cyclone Roanu ripped through the south coast of Bangladesh on May 21, 2016.
Pashurbunia and Nowapara reported successful warning and evacuation, no casualties,
livelihoods with limited interruption, and a water supply and latrines that functioned afterwards.
Similar success is now repeated with Amphan. Despite the cyclone's devastation, the people are
alive and are returning home to rebuild. In Pashurbunia and Nowapara, seven kilometres of
polder length were destroyed while the villages and agricultural lands were inundated.
The local population is repairing the damaged polders, houses, and latrines while restoring the
drinking water supply and resuming their livelihoods. This is mainly through self-help, without
much external assistance so far. It is not easy, but much better than before.
It required nearly 50 years from the 1970 calamity to achieve this state of disaster risk reduction
and readiness. Plenty of work remains since Bangladesh faces many other hazards, including
human-caused climate change, sea-level rise, earthquakes, and landslides. The country is also
coping with one of the largest current refugee crises following genocide against the Rohingya.
Any cyclone could change the fatality trend. But Bangladesh's efforts to date, from the national
to the local level, show what any location experiencing tropical cyclones could and should
do.https://phys.org/news/2020-06-bangladesh-thousands-devastating-cyclonehere.html
Punjab Government promotes direct seeding of rice
 Posted: Jun 08, 2020 07:09 AM (IST)

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 7
4,000 Machines Sanctioned
 This year, nearly 25 per cent of the total area under paddy sowing is expected to come
under this technology which will help to slash cultivation cost in terms of both labour and
water
 The State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department sanctioned 4,000 DSR (direct
seeding of rice) machines and 800 paddy transplanting machines to farmers on subsidy
ranging from 40 to 50%
To cope up with the labour scarcity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the state government has
stepped up its efforts to encourage farmers to switch over to direct seeding of rice (DSR) instead
of the traditional transplantation of paddy this year.

This year, nearly 25 per cent of the total area under paddy sowing is expected to come under this
technology which will help to slash cultivation cost in terms of both labour and water.
To promote the technology and motivate farmers to adopt it, the State Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare Department sanctioned 4,000 DSR machines and 800 paddy transplanting machines to
farmers on subsidy ranging from 40 to 50 per cent.
Secretary, Agriculture, KS Pannu said Punjab had earlier fixed the target to bring around 5 lakh
hectares under the DSR technique but given the labour shortage and keen interest shown by
farmers to adopt the advance technology, 6-7 lakh hectares of area is expected to come under this
technology, which roughly accounts for 25 per cent of the paddy grown in Punjab.
He further stated that the DSR technique would be instrumental in saving about 30 per cent of
water besides cutting the cost of paddy cultivation by nearly Rs 6,000 per acre. He said as per
reports and research of Punjab Agriculture University, the yield of paddy from the DSR is on a
par with paddy crop grown by conventional technique of transplanting.
He also appealed to farmers that most critical element in new technology is the control of weeds
and as such, farmers must be careful that prior to undertaking DSR, they must procure weedicide
and spray the same within 24 hours of sowing the crop.
Farmers from across the state would cultivate paddy on 27 lakh hectares, which include 7 lakh hectares
under high quality basmati rice.https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-government-
promotes-direct-seeding-of-rice-95962
India-Malaysia ties back on upswing; Kuala Lumpur to buy
more rice, sugar
his repeated criticism of the situation in Kashmir and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA),
resigned in March, people familiar with developments said on Monday.
INDIA Updated: Jun 08, 2020 18:12 IST

Rezaul H Laskar
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
by Mahathir.(Bloomberg file photo. Representative image)
Relations between India and Malaysia are back on the upswing after taking a hit under former
premier Mahathir Mohamad, with Kuala Lumpur increasing its purchases of rice and sugar from
New Delhi in recent months.
his repeated criticism of the situation in Kashmir and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA),
resigned in March, people familiar with developments said on Monday.

India‘s ambassador to Malaysia, Mridul Kumar, was the first foreign envoy to meet new Prime
Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein within a week of the
formation of the new cabinet in March, and the two sides have worked behind the scenes to put
ties back on an even keel.
The people cited above, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said India is buying 200,000
tonnes of palm oil for the June-July period from Malaysia, the world‘s second-biggest producer
and exporter of the commodity after Indonesia.
by Mahathir.
―This is the largest order for palm oil by India in the past few months,‖ said one of the people
cited above.
Indian importers will also benefit from Malaysia‘s decision of June 5 to fully exempt palm oil
from export duty for the rest of this year as part of efforts to help industries hit by the Covid-19
crisis.
―This move will benefit India‘s refining industries, which had been hit hard by the imposition of
this duty earlier in the year. This duty has been a focus of India‘s commerce ministry,‖ the
person said.

On the other hand, Malaysia has placed an order with India for 100,000 tonnes of rice for May-
June, whereas its total import of rice from India last year was around 85,000 tonnes, the people
said.
MSM Malaysia Holdings, the country‘s leading refined sugar producer, bought around 88,000
metric tonnes of raw sugar from India last year, whereas it procured 130,000 metric tonnes of
raw sugar worth $50 million for the January-March quarter this year, the people said.
Following the Covid-19 outbreak, the Indian government also approved the supply of
hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol for Malaysia, the people said. External affairs minister S
Jaishankar and his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Hussein also spoke in mid-April about
the response to the pandemic and efforts to assist citizens stranded in each other‘s country.
Malaysia is one of India‘s key trading partners in Southeast Asia, and bilateral trade was worth
$17.25 billion in 2018-19, up from $14.71 billion in 2017-18
However, bilateral ties were hit after Mahathir repeatedly criticised CAA and the situation in
Kashmir after the Indian government scrapped the region‘s special status last August.
Despite push back from India, Mahathir continued his criticism and the diplomatic spat led to
India imposing curbs on palm oil imports that hit Malaysia for some time.
Last December, Mahathir had said people were ―dying‖ because of CAA, prompting India to
dismiss his remarks as factually inaccurate. During the UN General Assembly last September,
Mahathir said Kashmir had been ―invaded and occupied‖. At that time, New Delhi had said he

was interfering in India‘s internal affairs and such statements went against the spirit of long-
standing bilateral ties.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-malaysia-ties-back-on-upswing-kuala-
lumpur-to-buy-more-rice-sugar/story-NqWfiAhMOl0CjVaeakatKL.html
Strict policy for discharge of extra irrigation water from canals
for Kharif 2020
Policy on rice shoots stresses on water conservation
• Posted: Jun 06, 2020 01:16 PM (IST)
Pradeep Sharma
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 6
Paddy growers in Haryana will have to make optimum use of water for paddy cultivation with
the Haryana government putting in place a stricter policy for rice shoots for the kharif season-
2020.
Now, strict norms will govern obtaining the rice shoots—temporary openings on water channels
for paddy crop—by farmers during the upcoming kharif season with no new rice shoots allowed
on any main line, branch line or feeder channel.
The policy, released on June 3, said a maximum of 25% additional discharge would be allowed
in the Western Jamuna Canal System, during the kharif season. The highest number of rice
shoots, both traditional (in existence for three years) and new rice shoots, are allowed in the
Western Jamuna Command area, considered to be the rice bowl of the state.
Similarly, only 10 per cent of authorised discharge would be made available for rice shoots in the
Bhakra Command System for the upcoming kharif season.
―Increased requirements of drinking water in rural and urban areas now require the state to
undertake measures to reduce water consumption in agriculture without comprising on
productivity,‖ the policy said justifying tough measures on water conservation during paddy
production.
Agriculure Minister JP Dalal said the state government was committed to optimum use of
irrigation water, especially during kharif season. ―With that end in mind the government had
recently come out with ―mera paani, meri virasat‖ to encourage crop diversification especially to
discourage water-guzzling paddy,‖ he asserted.
Meanwhile, the policy made it clear that ―there shall be no shortage of water at the tail-end when
the temporary rice shoots are sanctioned. ―No temporary rice shoots will be sanctioned to
persons found guilty of unauthorised irrigation in the past five years,‖ it said.
The minimum area for a temporary rice shoot will be 20 acres, out of which at least 25% of the
area will have to be of non-paddy crops. No rice shoots will be allowed to the cultivators

cultivating ―satthi‖ paddy (60-day crop) as this variety has already been banned by the Haryana
government.
―One kg rice consumes 5,000 litres of water.‖
Officials said research had shown that a kilogram of rice production consumed over 5,000 litres
of water stretching the logic to the extent that Haryana indirectly exported its water even at the
peril of future generations.
What are rice shoots
Rice shoots are temporary openings on water channels for cultivation of paddy crop. The rice
shoots are exclusively given for irrigation of paddy crop from two
major canal systems—Western Jamuna Canal System and the Bhakra Command System.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/strict-policy-for-discharge-of-extra-irrigation-water-
from-canals-for-kharif-2020-
95396#:~:text=The%20policy%2C%20released%20on%20June,System%2C%20during%20the
%20kharif%20season.&text=Similarly%2C%20only%2010%20per%20cent,for%20the%20upco
ming%20kharif%20season.
Rice Prices
as on : 09-06-2020 03:32:50 PM
Arrivals in tonnes;prices in Rs/quintal in domestic market.
Arrivals Price
Current %
change
Season
cumulative
Modal Prev.
Modal
Prev.Yr
%change

Rice
Mandya(Kar) 1003.00 68.01 6246.00 1700 2480 -
Bangalore(Kar) 980.00 -39.66 100623.00 4100 4100 -9.89
Mysore (Bandipalya)(Kar) 560.00 60 2191.00 4900 4900 -
Manjeri(Ker) 290.00 NC 9570.00 3500 3500 NC
Bangarpet(Kar) 216.00 1.89 5830.00 2100 2000 -
Sultanpur(UP) 160.00 220 4917.00 2400 2480 -4.00
Azamgarh(UP) 117.50 2.17 4483.70 2575 2580 5.32
Bindki(UP) 110.00 -35.29 5014.00 2460 2460 2.50
Gondal(UP) 107.50 -6.52 5935.50 2400 2400 -2.04
Dadri(UP) 100.00 -13.04 835.00 5950 5950 -
Hardoi(UP) 90.00 -18.18 7682.80 2500 2450 6.84
Barhaj(UP) 90.00 28.57 8428.00 2525 2525 6.09
Lucknow(UP) 88.00 -17.76 4664.00 2450 2450 -7.20
Sainthia(WB) 77.00 - 155.00 2600 - 5.69

Kanpur(Grain)(UP) 75.00 -11.76 5250.00 2340 2360 -0.85
Barabanki(UP) 74.00 5.71 598.00 2450 2445 5.60
Lohardaga(Jha) 71.00 65.12 114.00 1950 1950 -
Ballia(UP) 70.00 -30 2393.00 2560 2470 8.47
Kasimbazar(WB) 70.00 4.48 1121.00 2750 2840 3.77
Kandi(WB) 70.00 25 1205.50 2720 2650 7.94
Jangipur(WB) 66.50 NC 725.00 2980 2990 -
Allahabad(UP) 60.00 9.09 2016.50 2525 2500 6.09
Maur(UP) 52.00 20.93 353.00 2580 2585 5.09
Madhoganj(UP) 50.00 150 3301.00 2450 2450 9.87
Vilaspur(UP) 50.00 NC 1305.70 2600 2600 3.59
Lalitpur(UP) 45.00 12.5 1200.50 2500 2500 -3.85
Aligarh(UP) 40.00 -11.11 3570.00 2550 2550 1.19
Pandua(WB) 40.00 -6.98 1632.00 3300 3600 13.79
Faizabad(UP) 37.00 -2.63 997.00 2410 2420 1.47

Naugarh(UP) 35.00 75 3493.00 2560 2550 6.67
Jaunpur(UP) 32.50 62.5 1258.50 2520 2515 7.23
Shamli(UP) 32.00 -17.95 797.90 2670 2665 -3.26
Bareilly(UP) 31.00 -36.73 1834.00 2610 2600 6.53
Hapur(UP) 30.00 -21.05 809.00 2670 2660 -7.61
Lakhimpur(UP) 30.00 -25 2057.00 2450 2440 4.26
Mathura(UP) 30.00 -6.25 2553.00 2580 2580 -6.18
Saharanpur(UP) 30.00 -21.05 2017.00 2630 2640 -8.04
Mainpuri(UP) 29.00 -3.33 3441.50 2560 2450 5.79
Bijnaur(UP) 28.00 21.74 236.50 2575 2585 10.99
Agra(UP) 26.00 8.33 3121.50 2525 2500 -0.79
Bankura Sadar(WB) 26.00 -7.14 1761.00 2600 2600 -
Sindhanur(Kar) 25.00 NC 238.00 2000 2100 11.11
Khalilabad(UP) 25.00 -16.67 1325.00 1825 2530 -18.89
Kayamganj(UP) 25.00 -16.67 1719.00 2450 2440 -6.13

Pilibhit(UP) 25.00 25 46956.50 2600 2590 2.97
Sehjanwa(UP) 25.00 25 2153.50 2600 2600 20.37
Basti(UP) 24.00 -27.27 1212.00 2560 2550 8.94
Sahiyapur(UP) 24.00 -31.43 2022.00 2550 2550 7.14
Gazipur(UP) 24.00 41.18 1831.00 3200 3200 -1.84
Balrampur(UP) 24.00 33.33 765.00 2400 2420 4.35
Kolaghat(WB) 23.00 -20.69 160.00 2500 2500 NC
Partaval(UP) 22.00 -22.81 599.00 2495 2490 9.19
Puranpur(UP) 21.00 10.53 2127.00 2600 2580 5.26
Durgapur(WB) 20.60 -10.43 837.95 2700 2700 -5.26
Atarra(UP) 20.00 -20 698.50 2380 2380 2.15
Muzzafarnagar(UP) 20.00 -4.76 4056.00 2670 2670 -7.13
Pukhrayan(UP) 20.00 NC 444.00 2530 2540 14.48
Fatehpur(UP) 18.60 -13.49 2108.40 2460 2455 6.96
Choubepur(UP) 18.50 -17.04 1328.25 2500 2500 -6.54

Sirsaganj(UP) 18.00 9.09 794.00 2600 2660 1.96
Sitapur(UP) 17.00 -5.56 910.80 2450 2440 3.81
Utraula(UP) 17.00 13.33 224.70 2400 2425 -
Egra/contai(WB) 16.50 -13.16 442.00 2600 2600 13.04
Bharthna(UP) 16.00 14.29 2172.00 2530 2540 -0.78
Pratapgarh(UP) 15.00 -11.76 433.50 2415 2425 8.05
Jafarganj(UP) 14.00 -41.67 940.00 2420 2400 12.04
Chorichora(UP) 13.00 -48 1249.00 2620 2625 16.70
Chintamani(Kar) 12.00 -65.71 1307.00 2200 2200 15.79
Rampur(UP) 12.00 20 426.00 2590 2590 1.97
Vishalpur(UP) 12.00 -25 522.20 2550 2450 NC
Raath(UP) 12.00 -42.86 153.10 2350 2350 -
Paliakala(UP) 12.00 20 430.50 2430 2420 6.11
Bahraich(UP) 11.00 -8.33 978.30 2430 2420 1.25
Jayas(UP) 11.00 -8.33 603.90 2350 2350 17.50

Soharatgarh(UP) 11.00 -8.33 1438.70 2560 2550 5.79
Rasda(UP) 10.00 -16.67 365.00 2540 2510 1054.55
Rampurhat(WB) 10.00 -84.85 223.00 2620 2470 17.49
Ajuha(UP) 8.00 -11.11 251.00 2460 2460 3.58
Indus(Bankura Sadar)(WB) 8.00 -20 1063.00 2800 2800 3.70
Achalda(UP) 7.00 -12.5 266.10 2550 2600 15.38
Tulsipur(UP) 7.00 250 56.90 2400 2400 -
Mirzapur(UP) 6.50 30 229.00 2620 2635 11.02
Devariya(UP) 6.50 -7.14 867.00 2585 2580 5.08
Kasganj(UP) 6.00 NC 398.50 2570 2550 0.39
Naanpara(UP) 6.00 9.09 591.50 2400 2400 8.11
Kaliaganj(WB) 6.00 200 136.40 3250 3200 -
Raibareilly(UP) 5.00 -66.67 1440.00 2450 2465 13.95
Tundla(UP) 5.00 25 207.50 2530 2570 -0.39
Chitwadagaon(UP) 4.50 12.5 428.60 2550 2530 21.43

Jahangirabad(UP) 4.00 NC 188.00 2650 2650 0.95
Jhijhank(UP) 4.00 -33.33 195.50 2560 2550 -
Chhibramau(Kannuj)(UP) 3.60 2.86 550.70 2450 2450 -2.00
Fatehpur Sikri(UP) 3.50 9.38 96.20 2600 2610 0.97
Buland Shahr(UP) 3.50 40 153.90 2655 2650 0.57
Uluberia(WB) 3.20 6.67 47.30 2700 2800 -6.90
Madikeri(Kar) 3.00 - 3.00 3570 - -
Gadaura(UP) 3.00 -25 252.50 2300 2300 9.52
Perinthalmanna(Ker) 2.90 NC 23.20 3000 3000 7.14
Kosikalan(UP) 2.60 13.04 195.90 2550 2550 2.00
Shikohabad(UP) 2.50 25 262.00 2750 2725 12.24
Nanjangud(Kar) 2.00 - 2.00 1700 - -
Auraiya(UP) 2.00 -20 217.60 2540 2525 3.67
Mawana(UP) 2.00 100 124.20 2625 2630 -
Safdarganj(UP) 2.00 -33.33 22.00 2450 2450 -

Bangarmau(UP) 1.80 80 200.40 2475 2475 10.00
Charra(UP) 1.80 -10 88.90 2550 2570 0.20
Panichowki(Kumarghat)(Tri) 1.60 14.29 31.40 2950 2950 -
Pabiacherra(Tri) 1.50 87.5 18.10 2900 2920 -
Mothkur(UP) 1.50 -57.14 10.80 2440 2250 -
Baberu(UP) 1.50 15.38 68.50 2380 2370 6.97
Muskara(UP) 1.40 -17.65 55.50 2375 2350 5.09
Gurusarai(UP) 1.20 33.33 16.80 2500 2500 8.23
Alibagh(Mah) 1.00 NC 69.00 4200 4200 NC
Murud(Mah) 1.00 NC 68.00 4200 4200 NC
Melaghar(Tri) 1.00 25 48.10 2700 2700 NC
Khair(UP) 1.00 NC 65.50 2580 2580 -0.77
Bilsi(UP) 1.00 NC 13.50 2580 2575 -
Dahod(Guj) 0.90 -94 763.90 4200 4200 -2.33
Sonamura(Tri) 0.80 -55.56 54.60 2800 2800 -

Anandnagar(UP) 0.80 -20 191.10 2530 2525 15.00
Atrauli(UP) 0.80 33.33 3.90 2550 2560 -
Maudaha(UP) 0.80 -46.67 23.30 2360 2350 4.89
Risia(UP) 0.80 -20 69.80 2420 2420 -
Achnera(UP) 0.70 -12.5 29.40 2550 2560 0.39
Published on June 09, 2020
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/rice-prices/article31786233.ece
Vietnam's rice export prices at two-yearhigh
By Hong Chau June 7, 2020 | 10:16 am GMT+7
Rice traders at a market in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tran.
Average rice export price in the first four months hit $470.2 per ton, up 10 percent year-on-year,
the highest in the last two years.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's agro processing and market development
department also said that May was an active month for the world rice export market with several
countries stocking up on the grain because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. As a result,
global rice export prices rose to its highest level in years.
Vietnam's rice export prices increased, too. The average price of the five percent broken rice
variety was at $473-477 per ton, while that for jasmine rice (also known as fragrant rice) rose
highest to $558-562 a ton.
Vietnam's rice prices in 2019 ranged from $376-420 per ton and were around $380-502 per ton
in 2018.

In the world market, the export price of Indian rice has reached its highest level in the past one
year due to strong demand from African and Asian countries. The price of Thai rice decreased in
the past month due to an increase of new suppliers and fierce competition from cheaper suppliers
in India and Vietnam.
The agro processing and market development department expects global demand for rice to
continue rising.
The Philippines is seeking to import an additional 300,000 tons of rice to strengthen its reserves
and prepare for the low-supply season in the third quarter.
Bangladesh has also purchased an additional 200,000 tons of rice from the ongoing harvest
season to secure supply for domestic relief operations amid the spread of the pandemic in the
country.
China has already achieved 95 percent of its food self-sufficiency (rice, maize, wheat) target, but
still allows importing a certain amount through the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system. Accordingly,
the country allows domestic traders to import at a tax rate of only one percent compared to the
out-of-quota of 65 percent.
The latest forecast of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates world rice
production in 2020 at 493.8 million tons, down about 0.5 percent from last year, while global
consumption is expected to reach 490.2 million tons, a 0.9 percent year-on-year increase.
Vietnam's rice exports in May reached 789,000 tons with a value of about $415 million. The
five-month total volume and export value reached nearly 2.9 million tons and $1.41 billion, up
5.1 percent and 18.9 percent, respectively, over the same period in 2019.
In the first four months of the year, the Philippines was the biggest buyer of Vietnamese rice,
accounting for 40.5 percent market share at 902,100 tons worth $401.3 million.
Other markets with stronger rice imports from Vietnam were China and Indonesia, both seeing a
2.7-fold increase year-on-year; Taiwan, up 67.9 percent; and Ghana, up 39.3.
Vietnam, the world's third largest rice exporter, is likely to ship seven million tons this year,
official agencies have said.
Related News:
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/news/business/industries/vietnam-s-rice-export-prices-at-two-year-high-
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Community Calendar
Local News
Jun 9, 2020
TUE/6-9
Columbiana
Planning commission via Zoom at 7 p.m., log in info at www.columbianaohio. gov.
East Palestine
Eagles kitchen open for carryout from 4-7 p.m., special is supreme nachos for $5 or chicken
enchilada and rice for $6, call 330-886-0397 after 3:30
Lisbon
Food giveaway outside St. George from 9-10 a.m.
Village Council at 5 p.m. via Zoom; BPA at 5 p.m.
Salineville
BOE at 6:30 p.m. in high school cafeteria.
Wellsville
Yellow Creek Township trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at township building on Oak Ridge Road
WED/6-10
Elkton
Elkrun Township trustees at 7 p.m. at township garage, limited to 10
Lisbon
County commissioners at 9 a.m. at courthouse

County park board at 4:30 p.m. at district garage
New Waterford
Crestview BOE at 7 p.m. June 10 in the PAC
Salem
UCT at 6:30 p.m. at Perkins.
Salineville
USA board at 10:30 a.m. in Southern BOE office.
Wellsville
Carryout steak dinner with dessert from 4-6 p.m. at Yellow Creek Presbyterian
THU/6-11
Beloit
West Branch BOE, 5 p.m. in WBHS west wing conference room, on contract bargaining, no
action
Columbiana
Oasis food distribution from 4-6 p.m. at First Christian Church, 39 Cherry St., drive-thru with
trunks empty, ID, Ohio residents only, max two households per car
East Palestine
Eagles kitchen open for carryout from 4-7 p.m., special is supreme nachos for $5 or chicken
enchilada and rice for $6, call 330-886-0397 after 3:30
Lisbon
Architectural Design and Review Board at 6 p.m. at village hall
New Waterford

Wing night from 4-9 p.m. at Eagles, full menu, social distancing, also carryout at 457-5230
Washingtonville
VFW post meeting at 6 p.m.
FRI/6-12
Columbiana
Good As New Shoppe at United Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St, open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
831-0399
Guilford Lake
Fish fry at Ruritan pavilion from 4-7 p.m., social distancing required, carryout also available
Lisbon
JFS senior services levy advisory board at 8 a.m. via Zoom
New Waterford
Fish night from 4-9 p.m. at Eagles, full menu, social distancing, also carryout at 457-5230
SAT/6-13
Columbiana
831-0399
Lisbon
Fair food fill-up drive-thru from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at county fairgrounds, enter from Lee Avenue,
choice of eight food vendors, also Sunday
New Alexander
Free drive-thru spaghetti dinner beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Christian Church, 7665 Rochester
Road

Washingtonville
Spaghetti dinner from 4-7 p.m. at Beaver Creek Sportmen‘s Club, $7, dine on patio or carryout at
330/921-9947
SUN/6-14
Lisbon
Fair food fill-up drive-thru from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at county fairgrounds, enter from Lee Avenue,
choice of eight food vendors
New Waterford
Breakfast from 8 a.m.-noon at Eagles, social distancing, also carryout at 457-5230
MON/6-15
Beloit
West Branch BOE, 5 p.m. in WBHS west wing conference room, on contract bargaining, no
action
Salem
Library board at 4:30 p.m. via Zoom, email brads@salem.lib.oh.us for login instructions
TUE/6-16
Hanoverton
United BOE at 4 p.m. via Zoom, link is zoom.us/j/93224516649
Lisbon
Salem
Free eight-week beginner Spanish class will be held online via Zoom from 6:30-7:45 p.m.
beginning June 16, 332-0042 to register

WED/6-17
Lisbon
THU/6-18
East Liverpool
BOE at 11 a.m at Westgate, moved from June 25.
Lisbon
Drive-thru food pantry 9:30-11 a.m. at Lisbon Baptist, 6428 Lisbon Road, ID
FRI/6-19
Columbiana
831-0399.
SAT/6-20
Columbiana
831-0399.
Leetonia
Drive-thru food pantry for Leetonia school district residents from 9:30-11 a.m. at St. Patrick,
people remain in car, trunk must be empty
SUN/6-21
MON/6-22
TUE/6-23

Lisbon
Wellsville
Yellow Creek Township trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at township building on Oak Ridge Road
WED/6-24
Lisbon
THU/6-25
Columbiana
Oasis food distribution from 4-6 p.m. at First Christian Church, 39 Cherry St., drive-thru with
trunks empty, ID, Ohio residents only, max two households per car
FRI/6-26
Columbiana
831-0399.
SAT/6-27
Columbiana
831-0399
East Palestine
Firework barbecue drive-thru from 4-6 p.m. July 3 at Eagles, ribs or brisket, $15, must be
ordered by Jtoday, 853-8483
Washingtonville
Spaghetti dinner from 4-7 p.m. at Beaver Creek Sportmen‘s Club, $7, dine on patio or carryout at
330/921-9947
SUN/6-28
MON/6-29
TUE/6-30
Lisbon
https://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2020/06/community-calendar-83/

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