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Vol 7,Issue VII
July 2 ,2016

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Editorial Board
Chief Editor
 Hamlik
Managing Editor
 Abdul Sattar Shah
 Rahmat Ullah
 Rozeen Shaukat
English Editor
 Maryam Editor
 Legal Advisor
 Advocate Zaheer Minhas
Editorial Associates
 Admiral (R) Hamid Khalid
 Javed Islam Agha
 Ch.Hamid Malhi
 Dr.Akhtar Hussain
 Dr.Fayyaz Ahmad Siddiqui
 Dr.Abdul Rasheed (UAF)
 Islam Akhtar Khan
Editorial Advisory Board
 Dr.Malik Mohammad Hashim
Assistant Professor, Gomal
University DIK
 Dr.Hasina Gul
Assistant Director, Agriculture KPK
 Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
 Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
 Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
 Falak Naz Shah
Head Food Science & Technology
ART, Peshawar
Today Rice News Headlines...
 Greenpeace urged to end GMO opposition
 Piñol to department of agriculture: Rice self-sufficiency ‗a must, not a
choice‘
 07/01/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
 Rice Leadership Class Completes Session II
 Nobel Lareates Hammer Greenpeace Over Golden Rice, GMO
Opposition
 LSU Rice Research Station enjoys good weather, crowds for field day
 Agricultural scientists urged to utilise govermnent schemes
 All Roads Lead To… Krisjans Bistro
 Wheat rises on tight supply, increased offtake
 Philippines could become rice exporter within 6 yrs -minister
 Philippines Could Become Rice Exporter Within 6 Years
 PM meets with National Rice Policy Commission ahead of new
planting season
 Indonesia 2015 rice output at 75.4 mln T, up from 2014
 Basmati rice to lose acreage due to fluctuation in price
News Detail...
Greenpeace urged to end GMO opposition
Saturday, 02 July 2016
It is claimed a new GMO rice has the potential to reduce disease in third-
world countries.
By Isaac Davison
Some New Zealand scientists are backing an open letter by more than 100
Nobel laureates which urges environmental group Greenpeace to end its
opposition to genetically-modified food, in particular a new rice which has
the potential to reduce disease in third-world countries.It comes as farmers
lobby for more relaxed rules for GMOs in New Zealand, following significant
changes to labelling of gene-edited products in the United States.

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In an open letter released yesterday, the Nobel Prize winners said environmental groups, led by
Greenpeace, had opposed biotechnological innovation in agriculture and misrepresented the
risks, benefits and impacts.
"We urge Greenpeace and its supporters to re-examine the experience of farmers and consumers
worldwide with crops and foods improved through biotechnology, recognise the findings of
authoritative scientific bodies and regulatory agencies, and abandon their campaign against
GMOs in general and Golden Rice in particular."
Golden Rice has been genetically modified to provide Vitamin A to counter blindness and other
diseases in children in the developing world. It was first developed in the 1990s but it was not
introduced until 2013 due to regulatory hurdles and protests by Greenpeace and other
environmental groups.
Director of Genetics Otago Professor Peter Dearden said he agreed with the letter's authors.
"It is time for us to stop believing that all GM is bad and to see that the benefits can far outweigh
the risks," he said.
"This is not to say we should have no regulation, but that such regulation should be evidence-
based and not coloured by the view that GM is necessarily bad."
In May, the US National Academies of Sciences published a report on GM crops, which found
no substantiated evidence of risks to human health.
Professor Barry Scott, of Massey University's Institute of Fundamental Sciences, said the
endorsement of that report by more than 100 Nobel laureates added "considerable weight" to its
evidence. It also challenged the "extreme" view of Greenpeace.

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Rather than invest in this overpriced public relations exercise, we need to address malnutrition
through a more diverse diet, equitable access to food and eco-agriculture.
Greenpeace
"The new technologies associated with gene and genome editing further challenges the
irrationality of such an extreme view given changes can now be made to the genome that are
similar to those made by non-GM methods such as radiation treatment."
Greenpeace New Zealand could not be reached for comment. But an international representative
said any claim that it was blocking the distribution of Golden Rice was false.
"Golden' rice has failed as a solution and isn't currently available for sale, even after more than
20 years of research," said Wilhelmina Pelegrina, campaigner at Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
Corporations were "overhyping" Golden Rice to pave the way for other more profitable GMO
crops, she said.
"Rather than invest in this overpriced public relations exercise, we need to address malnutrition
through a more diverse diet, equitable access to food and eco-agriculture."
The open letter comes as Federated Farmers dairy chairman called for the anti-GM movement in
New Zealand to "give some ground".
In his speech at the organisation's annual meeting on Monday, Andrew Hoggard said New
Zealand had some "damn strict" rules around genetically modified organisms. He pointed to
legislation in the United States which would not require gene-edited products to be labelled as
genetically modified."We should ensure that our laws are in sync with those countries we aim to
trade with and extract a product premium from," Mr Hoggard said.
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11667284

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Piñol to department of agriculture: Rice self-sufficiency ‘a
must, not a choice’
July 1, 2016 9:15 pm
by James Konstantin Galvez Reporter
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on Friday exhorted top officials of the Department of
Agriculture to ensure vigorous implementation of programs to achieve rice self-sufficiency in the
Philippines.―We should hit rice self-sufficient within the next two years… It‘s a must not a
choice,‖ Piñol said in press conference after the department‘s turnover ceremony in Quezon City.
The new DA chief said that he ready to provide all DA regional offices with the necessary inputs
and assistance, including irrigation facilities and seed requirements, for them to achieve self-
sufficiency in their respective regions.
―This administration is results-oriented. Any director that can‘t do that will be asked to resign,‖
he added.
Piñol said that the Philippines should strive for rice self-sufficiency at the regional level to
mitigate the effects of climate change, noting that the latest El Niño episode clearly shows the
need for government to continue pursuing the program.
―It depend on how much is the rice requirement of each region. If all regions are rice sufficient,
ergo, the whole country is rice sufficient,‖ he added.
Obstacles to self-sufficiency
Rice is a thinly traded, highly concentrated commodity with only 7 percent of total global
production sold outside national borders. The top five exporters account for 80 percent of total
exports, which makes importing countries vulnerable to export bans or restrictions.
The drought that began last year and has continued into 2016 has negatively impacted
agricultural production in several countries. It has also caused a decline in rice supply and
stockpiles in many parts of the world, particularly in the world‘s three largest rice exporters in
the—India, Thailand and Vietnam.
Thailand announced earlier this year that it will not increase rice exports, while Vietnam is
expecting a slight drop in paddy rice production this year. The Philippines, according to various
forecasts, is expected to fail again to achieve self-sufficiency this year due to drought and palay
production falling below full-year targets.
Critics have said that rice sufficiency in the Philippines is unlikely within the next 10 years,
citing geographical conditions, lack of agriculture infrastructure, and failed implementation of
the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

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According to the International Rice Research Institute, self-sufficiency is achieved when
production exceeds consumption, so lower rice consumption should give a country a head start in
achieving rice self-sufficiency. However, people in the traditional rice-importing countries
(Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia) already eat less rice than rice exporters.
On the supply side, IRRI said that each exporting country in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam,
Myanmar, Cambodia, and Lao PDR) has more production per person than each of the three rice-
importing countries.
―But, surprisingly, the reason for higher per capita production in the exporters is not higher yield.
In fact, the importing countries have higher overall yield than do the exporting countries, because
a higher percentage of rice land is irrigated in the importing countries,‖ IRRI said.
―Rather, the exporting countries have much more rice area per person,‖ it said.
In theory, the reasons why the exporting countries might have more rice area per person could be
that their land is more suited to growing rice (as opposed to other crops), cropping intensity (the
number of crops planted per unit of agricultural area) is greater, more land is used for agriculture,
or more land is available per person (low population density).
A common feature of the five rice-exporting countries is that they are all on the Southeast Asian
mainland, while the importing countries are islands or peninsulas. The countries on the mainland
have dominant river deltas that provide ample water and flat lands, which make it easier to
control the water. Such an environment is suitable for cultivating rice.
The importance of geography can also be seen at subnational levels: southern Thailand, a narrow
peninsula, produces insufficient rice to feed its population and must ―import‖ from the rest of
Thailand, while Central Luzon in the Philippines, fed by the Pampanga River, produces more
than enough rice for its own needs and ―exports‖ rice to Manila.
Other key rice importers in Asia are also islands or peninsulas: Japan, Korea, and Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh is an exception, in that it is located on the mainland and devotes a large share of its
crop area to rice, but the country is a small net rice importer because of its extraordinarily high
population density, more than triple that of the Philippines (which has the highest density of the
eight countries studied here).
Thus, in terms of achieving rice self-sufficiency, island countries like the Philippines have a
natural disadvantage. Less of the land is suited to growing rice, including Ilocos region, CAR,
Calabarzon, ARMM, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula and Soccsksargen.
―As a result, they cannot compete at the margin with the mainland rice exporters. On the best
land, operating with the best technology, farmers in different countries are similar. But, the
importing countries simply have less of that land than do the exporting countries,‖ IRRI added.
From world’s biggest importer to rice exporter

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As of 2013, the Philippines was already at 97 percent self-sufficiency based on a study
considering the interplay of rice production, per capita consumption and population. This was a
significant improvement compared with the 82-percent sufficiency level in 2010.
Piñol said that under his leadership, the Philippines, which has been a net rice importer for the
last 50 years, will be able to export rice again.
This objective is in spite of the fact that the Philippines is disadvantaged in rice production
compared to major rice exporters like India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – all of which are
countries drained by large rivers.
The country is also considered one of the most calamity prone nations with an average of 20
typhoons hitting the country annually. Rice production costs in the Philippines are also higher
than in Thailand, Vietnam and India.
By end of the Duterte Administration, Piñol also said that the National Food Authority should
have a buffer stock of at least six months at any given time, which would be more than 600
percent higher than what is required by law.
The state-run grains agency is required by law to have at least a 15-day buffer stock at any given
time, and a 30-day buffer stock during lean months.
Piñol said he would ask for at least P30 billion additional budget for the DA for this year to be
used as an immediate assistance and rehabilitation fund for the agriculture and fishery sectors,
which were badly hit by El Niño.
He said that he already discussed the matter with incoming Finance Secretary Carlos
Dominguez, and that the additional funding would allow the farm sector to recover faster from
the worst drought to hit the country in decades.
Piñol earlier said that at least 1 million hectares of new land planted with rice would be opened
during his term. This would translate to an additional 4.8 million metric tons of rice, more than
enough to cover the 1.8 million MT rice shortage annually.
Palay production is forecast to reach 18.15 million MT for 2016.
http://www.manilatimes.net/pinol-to-department-of-agriculture-rice-self-sufficiency-a-must-not-a-
choice/271168/
07/01/2016 Farm Bureau Market Report
Soybeans
High Low

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Cash Bids 1205 1180
New Crop 1181 1108
Riceland Foods
Cash Bids Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -
New Crop Stuttgart: - - - Pendleton: - - -
Futures: SOYBEANS
High Low Last Change
Jul '16 1176.50 1164.75 1168.75 -6.25
Aug '16 1178.50 1163.00 1164.25 -10.00
Sep '16 1166.25 1148.00 1148.75 -13.50
Nov '16 1157.50 1136.25 1137.50 -15.75
Jan '17 1151.75 1131.50 1133.00 -15.25
Mar '17 1109.75 1092.25 1094.25 -10.50
May '17 1091.25 1075.00 1078.25 -9.75
Jul '17 1088.00 1073.50 1075.00 -10.25
Aug '17 1061.00 1061.00 1055.75 -9.50

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Soybean Comment
Soybeans gave back some of earlier gains today but still managed to close up 59-cents on the week.
Soybeans continue to move higher as strong demand is providing most of the support for prices. While
yesterday's report showed larger acres and stocks strong demand continues to be the focus of the soybean
market. From a longer term perspective soybeans were again unable to break through resistance near
$11.65 and retest highs near 11.86; these levels will remain the objective for soybeans moving forward.
Wheat
High Low
Cash Bids 441 411
New Crop -- --
Futures: WHEAT
Jul '16 431.00 414.25 416.25 -15.00
Sep '16 446.00 428.00 430.25 -15.25
Dec '16 465.50 448.00 450.75 -14.75
Mar '17 483.00 466.00 468.75 -14.50
May '17 493.50 477.50 480.25 -13.50
Jul '17 502.00 486.00 488.50 -13.50
Sep '17 503.50 497.00 498.50 -13.25

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Dec '17 521.50 512.25 514.25 -12.00
Mar '18 527.00 -12.50
Wheat Comment
Wheat prices posted new contract lows today after a major selloff. Market continues to feel pressure from
yesterday's USTA reports which forecast increased acreage and slightly larger than expected supplies.
Demand remains a major issue also with this market as exports and domestic demand remain relatively
weak. Wheat prices will need additional support from outside markets before prices can sustain any
significant rally.
Grain Sorghum
High Low
Cash Bids -- --
New Crop 336 243
Corn
High Low
Cash Bids 379 354
New Crop 383 336

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Futures: CORN
Jul '16 361.50 352.00 353.00 -5.75
Sep '16 368.75 358.75 360.00 -5.50
Dec '16 375.00 365.75 367.00 -4.25
Mar '17 384.25 374.75 376.00 -3.50
May '17 389.50 380.25 381.25 -3.25
Jul '17 393.25 384.50 385.75 -3.50
Sep '17 384.50 382.00 382.75 0.00
Dec '17 392.00 387.00 388.00 -0.75
Mar '18 400.00 397.00 396.75 -0.25
Corn Comment
Corn prices closed lower again today as yesterday's bearish USDA reports continue to weigh on prices. In
addition to the bearish fundamentals improving weather forecast had the market worried about the size of
this year's crop. Next weeks export inspections and sales will help set the near term tone for the market, as
trader wait to see if lower prices help spur additional demand.
Cotton
Futures:

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COTTON
Oct '16 65.33 64.60 65.33 0.71
Dec '16 65.10 64.34 65.07 0.90
Mar '16 65.38 64.71 65.24 0.67
Cotton Comment
Cotton futures recovered a bit from the initial reaction to the production report. US acreage was reported
at 10.023 million acres. That is up from the March 1 Planting Intentions total of 9.562 million and last
year's total of 8.85 million. The uptrend drawn off the February low remains intact, with support currently
around 63.64 cents. Better exports last week gave the market a boost Thursday, thanks to some weakness
in the dollar. Weekly export sales were 58,700 bales for 2015-2016 delivery and 138,300 for 2016-2017
delivery.
Rice
High Low
Long Grain Cash Bids - - - - - -
Long Grain New Crop - - - - - -
Futures:
ROUGH RICE
Jul '16 1050.5 1036.0 1036.5 -14.0

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Sep '16 1079.0 1044.0 1045.0 -19.5
Nov '16 1104.5 1073.0 1073.5 -19.5
Jan '17 1099.5 -16.5
Mar '17 1133.0 1133.0 1118.5 -18.0
May '17 1137.5 -18.0
Jul '17 1151.5 -18.0
Rice Comment
Rice futures are still absorbing the production estimate. USDA says 3.212 million acres of rice were
planted nationwide. In Arkansas, the total is a whopping 1.581 million acres: 1.43 million acres of long
grain and 150,000 acres of medium grain. Crop conditions remain generally favorable, with 68% of the
crop rated good to excellent for the second week in a row. September violated support at $10.70, and
there is little technical support above $9.90. Weekly export sales this week totalled 84,100 metric tons for
15-16 delivery.
Cattle
Futures:
Live Cattle: LIVE CATTLE
Aug '16 115.350 112.775 112.975 -1.850
Oct '16 115.275 112.975 113.275 -1.375
Dec '16 115.625 113.550 113.775 -1.175

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Feb '17 114.825 112.925 113.250 -1.050
Apr '17 113.900 112.175 112.425 -1.075
Jun '17 108.425 106.475 106.800 -0.925
Aug '17 106.900 105.525 105.850 -0.775
Feeders: FEEDER CATTLE
Aug '16 145.050 141.875 142.450 -1.850
Sep '16 144.175 141.250 141.700 -1.800
Oct '16 142.875 140.000 140.550 -1.425
Nov '16 140.400 137.625 138.175 -1.275
Jan '17 135.950 133.600 134.175 -1.000
Mar '17 132.500 130.675 131.350 -0.650
Apr '17 132.150 130.400 130.800 -0.200
May '17 129.500 -0.200
Cattle Comment
Cattle prices ended lower today thanks in large part to profit taking ahead of the long holiday. For the
week live cattle ended up $2, while feeders ended the week up $3. Since putting in lows on June 20th live
cattle are up $3, and feeders are up $8.

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Hogs
Futures: LEAN HOGS
Jul '16 82.875 82.100 82.675 -0.175
Aug '16 84.275 82.875 83.950 +0.675
Oct '16 72.650 71.375 72.350 +0.650
Dec '16 64.700 63.825 64.650 +0.450
Feb '17 67.450 66.850 67.425 +0.075
Apr '17 71.150 70.700 71.125 -0.025
May '17 75.700 +0.075
Jun '17 79.150 78.975 79.150 -0.200
Jul '17 79.050 79.000 78.925 +0.175
Rice Leadership Class Completes Session II
By Chuck Wilson
MOLINE, ILLINOIS - The 2016/18 Rice
Leadership Development Program class began
their week of training in Chicago at the Chicago
Board of Trade (CBOT), where they met with Fred Seamon, Senior Director, Commodity
Research & Product Development. Seamon provided an overview on using the CBOT as a tool
to reduce risk.
The class also visited the world headquarters here of program sponsor John Deere where they
met with company executives and toured the combine factory. "Seeing the planning and
preparation that goes into the manufacturing of the combines we use each fall to harvest our rice
was awe-inspiring," said Brandon Truax, a rice farmer from Gillett, Arkansas. "Everyone we met
with seemed genuinely interested in our opinions about the equipment we are now using and
prompted us to provide input and share our thoughts and experiences as growers about the
features and functions that are important to us in the field."
DU President George Dunklin Jr. (far left) with
members of the class

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This is the second of four week-long sessions in the two-year leadership program. It includes
personal development workshops on presentation skills, media training, and business etiquette.
"Etiquette is not taught in school any longer and I know I needed a refresher course. This review
was very beneficial for all of us," said Kristopher Riggs of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
After leaving the great mid-west area of the country, the class traveled to Arkansas to study the
state's rice farming practices and processing industries. The itinerary included meetings with
executives at Producers Rice Mill and Riceland Foods, and a tour of the Dale Bumpers National
Rice Research Center in Stuttgart.
For Sidney Robnett who farms in Stuttgart, the Research Center tour was a major highlight.
Robnett said, "I farm very close to the Research Station so it was important to me to be able to
finally tour the facility I've passed so many times. Getting to spend time with Dr. Chuck Wilson
was extremely valuable and I appreciated being able to ask him questions about different
varieties as well as pick his brain about growing practices."
"I really enjoyed the media communications training session that we had in Little Rock," said
Olivehurst, California farmer Michael Bosworth. "Each member of the class chose a topic that
they would be interviewed about and Steve Powell, who put on the training, really grilled each of
us during the interview, as we were bring filmed. I think that everyone in the class really learned
a lot about how to handle an interview and we saw the value of reinforcing the positive work we
all do in the rice industry."

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From Arkansas, the class traveled to Mississippi to tour Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc. in
Greenville, a regional grain marketing company serving over 2,900 producers/owners in the
Mississippi delta, southeast Arkansas, and northeast Louisiana.
The seven class members are rice producers Michael Bosworth, Imran Khan, Allen McLain,
Sidney Robnett, Brandon Truax, and rice industry representatives are Sunny Bottoms, with
Horizon Ag, LLC, and Kristopher Riggs, with Anheuser-Busch.
The Rice Leadership Development Program is sponsored by John Deere Company, RiceTec Inc.
and American Commodity Company through The Rice Foundation and is managed by USA
Rice.
USA Rice Daily, Friday, July 1, 2016
Nobel Lareates Hammer Greenpeace Over Golden Rice,
GMO Opposition
July 1, 2016 4:58 PM
Golden Rice, pictured in the right hand, is genetically modified to contain beta-carotene, the source of
vitamin A. (Photo: Golden Rice Project)
BERKELEY (CBS SF) — A University of California, Berkeley scientist is among the 100-plus
Nobel laureates urging Greenpeace to halt its campaign against the use of genetically engineered
Golden Rice to address Vitamin A deficiencies in developing nations.

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Randy Schekman, a professor of cell and developmental biology at the UC Berkeley and 2013
Nobel laureate, signed the laureates‘ open letter to Greenpeace, the United Nations and
international governments, released on Wednesday.
Schekman told CBS San Francisco via email Thursday that Greenpeace is ―responsible in large
measure for delays in the development and distribution of Golden Rice, through their concerted
effort to challenge the application of biotechnology to any use in the agricultural sector.‖
The laureates who signed the letter maintain that genetically modified organisms (GMOs), also
known as genetically engineered foods, could help solve world hunger and malnutrition.
According to the United Nations Food & Agriculture Program, global production of food, feed
and fiber will need to more than double by 2050 to meet the demands of a growing
global population.
But Greenpeace maintains that it is not blocking Golden Rice and claims even the International
Rice Research Institute – a nonprofit group which has develop Golden Rice – has not found it to
sufficiently address Vitamin A deficiency.
The letter, signed by 110 Nobel laureates argues that Greenpeace is leading the opposition
campaign to ―modern plant breeding‖ and went on to ―urge Greenpeace and its supporters to re-
examine the experience of farmers and consumers worldwide with crops and foods improved
through biotechnology, recognize the findings of authoritative scientific bodies and regulatory
agencies, and abandon their campaign against ‗GMOs‘ in general and Golden Rice in particular.‖
The laureates say genetically engineered foods are safe and that there isn‘t a single confirmed
case of a negative health outcome from consumption of GMO foods.
―Opposition based on emotion and dogma contradicted by data must be stopped. How many poor
people in the world must die before we consider this a ―crime against humanity‖? the laureates
write in the letter.
In a rebuttal, Greenpeace said in a statement: ―Accusations that anyone is blocking genetically
engineered ‗Golden‘ rice are false. ‗Golden‘ rice has failed as a solution and isn‘t currently
available for sale, even after more than 20 years of research.‖
March 24, 2014: Greenpeace, Organic farmers, and consumer groups rally to urge the
Philippines‘ Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala not to approve genetically modified Golden
Rice for commercial consumption. (Luis liwanag/Greenpeace)
Schekman said one reason for the letter to Greenpeace was to counter the organization‘s claims
that scientists are divided on the benefits and potential dangers of GMO foods. Schekman
maintains that the ―vast majority of professional life scientists … actively support this work and
its use in solving the world‘s pressing needs.‖

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According to the World Health Organization, around 250 million people suffer from Vitamin A
deficiency globally and about 40 percent of those people are children under five years old in the
developing world. Vitamin A deficiency is also the leading cause of childhood blindness, from
which between 250,000 and 500,000 children suffer globally each year, WHO reports.
Stanford University professor and 2014 Nobel laureate William Moerner was among the
laureates who signed the letter. He discussed Golden Rice and GMOs with young scientists last
year, saying the use of Golden Rice ―really could have an impact‖ on the global demand for
food.But skeptics of GMO agriculture, such as Prof. Marcello Buiatti with the Department of
Genetics at the University of Florence cite concerns about the unknown long-term effects of
using GMOs, such as the unknown implications of GMOs leaking into the environment through
cross-pollination.
Other critics say the International Rice Research Institute may be heavily influenced by the
private funding they have accepted from agricultural biotechnology corporations,
including Bayer, Monsanto and Syngenta.In addition, the International Rice Research
Institute‘s Golden Rice program was run from 2003 to 2013 by former Monsanto executive of 20
years, Gerard Barry.The laureates‘ letter came just two days before Vermont became the first
U.S. state to require all GMOs be labeled as such.
While Vermont‘s 2014 law took effect on Friday, federal legislation pending in Congress, if
passed, could override Vermont‘s labeling requirement with a more lenient national labeling
standard.
By Hannah Albarazi – Follow her on Twitter: @hannahalbarazi.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/07/01/nobel-laureates-hammer-greenpeace-over-golden-rice-gmo-
opposition/

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LSU Rice Research Station enjoys good weather, crowds for
field day
Jul 1, 2016 Forrest Laws | Delta Farm Press
They start the tours early at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station‘s annual field day. (You
can see the shadows of tour participants from the early morning sun in the photo of Drs. Steve
Linscombe and Adam Famoso that accompanies this article.)
That‘s because by mid-day it gets rather warm in the rice fields at the station near Crowley in
Southwest Louisiana. Temperatures have been known to climb above 100 degrees with the
relative humidity not far behind.
Heat wasn‘t a factor at least for the early portion of this year‘s event, and whether it was the cool
northerly breeze for the first hour or so or the ―hot-off-the-press‖ information being provided by
LSU AgCenter researchers, the field day drew more than 500 farmers and industry members to
the station on Wednesday (June 29).
―This is probably the largest crowd we‘ve had for a number of years,‖ said Dr. Linscombe, who
is resident director at the station and rice breeder for the LSU AgCenter. ―We had more people
that went on the field tour this year than we‘ve had in a long time.
―That‘s encouraging because it tells us people have an appreciation for the research that‘s being
done here at the station. We think we had a very good program out on the field tour. You know
here at the station we have several what I‘ll call ‗veteran scientists‘ that have been around a
while. But we also have a good mix of new young scientists that have brought a breath of fresh
air. They‘re very dedicated and doing a good job for us.‖
Linscombe also cited the speakers for the indoor program at the field day as another draw for the
field day. They included representatives of the Louisiana Rice Research Board, the LSU
AgCenter, the USA Rice Federation, the Louisiana Farm Bureau and Cornell University.
‘Always an inspiration’
The presentation by Dr. Susan McCouch, professor in the Department of Plant Breeding and
Genetics at Cornell, was especially meaningful to Linscombe.
―Dr. Susan McCouch is always an inspiration to me,‖ he said. ―She traveled a long way to be
with us, but she really does articulate what is coming down the road in the future efforts in rice
variety development.‖
Dr. McCouch, who published the first molecular map of the rice genome in 1988, said genomic
research conducted during the past 25 years is just now having practical applications in plant
breeding. The challenge now is to manage the huge amount of information being generated from
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―There‘s too much information for a single individual to make sense of it,‖ she said, adding
researchers should consider the ―Walmart approach‖ of using massive computer capacity to
analyze and collect data. ―I think the things that are coming will be exciting for all of you.‖
She said she believes the Rice Research Station, which she called one of the ―premier rice
research facilities in the world,‖ will continue to play a major role in the future of rice
production.
Dr. Linscombe said rice acres are up slightly in Southwest Louisiana, although rice prices are not
where farmers would like them to be.
Price ‘bump’ needed
―The outlook is not real rosy on price,‖ he said. ―We certainly could use a little bump in the
price. The thing I tell our producers – and I‘ve seen evidence of it several times in my career – it
doesn‘t take much for something to happen to cause rice prices to go up.
―You don‘t wish misfortune on anybody anywhere, but we live in such a dynamic world price-
driven situation with rice that things can change pretty dramatically.‖ (Long-grain rice prices
currently are projected at $11 per hundredweight and medium-grain rice is projected at $11.30,
making both eligible for Price Loss Coverage under the 2014 farm bill.
(Michael Deliberto, agricultural economist with the LSU AgCenter, said the 440,000 acres of
rice in Louisiana shows a significant decrease of medium-grain acreage by 54 percent and a 36
percent increase in long-grain acreage. Nationwide, rice acreage is 3.1 million acres this year,
with the smallest medium-grain crop since 1986.)
―Our rice producers are a dedicated group,‖ said Linscombe. ―Our rice acreage through good
years and bad has remained relatively stable in Louisiana. I can‘t overstate how important our
checkoff funds are for us here. Our Rice Research Board that administers those funds does a
great job on a volunteer basis, and we‘re extremely appreciative of the support we have from our
Louisiana rice industry.‖
During his stop, Dr. Linscombe discussed the herbicide-resistant Provisia project he‘s been
working on for less than four years. Provisia seed from two lines that were selected during the
breeding process at the Rice Research Station could be available for commercial production by
2018. The technology will be a good complement for Clearfield rice to manage red rice and other
wild, weedy rice, he said.
Tank mix partners
Dr. Eric Webster, a LSU AgCenter weed scientist, is working to see how the Provisia herbicide
reacts when tank mixed with other herbicides. ―Every herbicide you could spray on a rice crop,
we have mixed it with Provisia,‖ he said.

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Herbicides such as propanil, RiceBeaux, Grasp and Grasp Xtra, can become ineffective when
they are mixed with Provisia.
Dr. Jim Oard, the LSU AgCenter hybrid rice breeder, said his hybrid rice program includes a
Provisia line. ―So far the material looks quite good,‖ he said
Another researcher, Dr. Dustin Harrell, AgCenter rice research agronomist and Extension rice
specialist, is trying to determine the optimum amount of fertilizer and the seeding rate to use
with the prospective Provisia lines.
For more information on the LSU AgCenter and its research efforts, visit
www.LSUAgCenter.com.
Agricultural scientists urged to utilise govermnent schemes
Agriculture scientists and researchers must utilise various schemes initiated by the AIADMK
government to take the state to greater heights in the agriculture sector, Agriculture Minister R
Duraikannu said today.
By: PTI | Coimbatore | Published: July 1, 2016 6:54 PM
Considering this,scientists and researchers should work to develop new rice varieties with increased
productivity, yield and income, since paddy is mainly cultivated in the state. (Reuters)

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Agriculture scientists and researchers must utilise various schemes initiated by the AIADMK
government to take the state to greater heights in the agriculture sector, Agriculture Minister R
Duraikannu said today.
Speaking at the 46th Foundation day celebrations of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University here,he
said the government was taking all efforts to increase farmers‘ income and come out with
various technology-based schemes for their benefit.
Considering this,scientists and researchers should work to develop new rice varieties with
increased productivity, yield and income, since paddy is mainly cultivated in the state.
With 2016 being the international year of pulses, agriculture scientists should also concentrate on
bringing out high yield varieties, particularly Urad, which were in short supply, he noted.
Since farmers use oil seeds brought out by neighbouring states, TNAU should take steps to make
available adequate seeds produced by it to the state‘s farmers, he added.
Stating that Chief Miniser Jayalalithaa had waived farm loans worth Rs 5,800 crore after she
assumed power for the second consecutive term, he said TNAU was allotted Rs 1,430 crore
during 2011-16 for research and other activities.
Tamil Nadu Assembly deputy speaker, Pollachi V Jayaraman also participated in the function.
http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/agricultural-scientists-urged-to-utilise-govermnent-
schemes/303726/
All Roads Lead To… Krisjans Bistro
Curious Kitchen | 2016-07-01
by Martha Mukaiwa
All Roads Lead To… Krisjans Bistro
Love is naming your bistro after your
black and white Boston terrier.
It's even truer when your
establishment's statement wall boasts
a series of black and white
photographs of the playful pooch
while its silhouette adorns the menu.
Canine crazy and named for the
hallowed hound, thankfully the food at Krisjans Bistro looks nothing like the dog's breakfast.

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Instead, the cuisine mimics the elegance of the AstroTurf shining bright green and drought
damning in the centre of Wasserberg Park courtyard where a line of white chairs and wooden
tables sit pretty under the shade of a sprawling tree.
Perfectly charming and hushed by the surrounding offices, Krisjans is a sweet spot for a quiet
lunch, a solo Sauvignon Blanc or a giggling bite with your mother and sister.
The latter was the situation last Monday when we finally made our way to the place after much
drooling at Krisjans' images on Facebook.
Though a kiwi and apple craft soda caught my eye from a jolly pink and white menu, alas, they
were out of apples and my sense of adventure was relegated to a pull of cappuccino (N$20).
To eat, considering the appetite diminishing warmth of the winter sun, my order of the day was a
chicken Caesar salad (N$60).
A satisfying recasting of the classic combo of romaine lettuce, lemon juice, olive oil, croutons
and Parmesan cheese minus the eggs and anchovies and with a few slivers of radish and red
onion.
This ordered not without inquiry as to their special for the day which was a chicken vindaloo
curry with basmati rice and flatbread but has previously been such stirring suggestions as spinach
pasta sheets, lamb ragu, feta and pasta and spicy Shakshouka eggs.
Serving breakfast from 07h30, light lunches until 17h00 as well as assorted cakes, bottomless
rusks, sandwiches and a soup of the day, Krisjans presents delicious, fresh and wholesome eats
with flair but could do with a smidge more training of their staff.
Slow on switch points and a little caught off guard by questions about the menu, Krisjans loses a
point or two not because their staff isn't as sweet as the place in its entirety but because, when it
comes to service, knowledge and efficiency is the charm.
Still, you'd be hard-pressed to find a prettier and more polite place in the city.
Head here if you like your food wonderfully plated, fresh and affordable and your ambience
sunny, quaint and quiet.
Krisjans Bistro is situated at '1 Jan Jonker Road within Wasserberg Office Park (opposite
St Paul's) in Klein Windhoek. Follow them on Facebook or call 061 239107 for more
information.
martha@namibian.com.na; Martha Mukaiwa on Twitter and Instagram
Wheat rises on tight supply, increased offtake
Press Trust of India | New Delhi July 1, 2016 Last Updated at 14:48 IST
Woman loses Rs 66 lakh to 'suitor' she met on marriage portal Katrina is the most hard working
actress I have ever met: Tabu 'Above normal' monsoon this year: Met office Heavy rains, squall,
hailstorm during next 3 days: HP MeT Fishermen threaten to strike work if demands are not met

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Wheat prices rose by up to Rs 25 per quintal at the wholesale grains market today on increased
offtake by flour mills against tight supplies from producing belts.
However, maize met with resistance and ended lower. Traders said increased offtake by flour
mills against fall in arrivals from producing regions mainly led to the rise in wheat prices. In the
national capital, wheat MP (Desi) and wheat dara (for Mills) edged up to Rs 2,300-2,850 and Rs
1,790-1,795 from previous levels of Rs 2,285-2,835 and Rs 1,765-1,770 per quintal, respectively.
Atta chakki delivery followed suit and traded higher at Rs 1,795-1,800 against last close of Rs
1,770-1,775 per 90 kg.
On the other hand, maize fell further by Rs 25 to Rs 1,650-1,660 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,300-2,850, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,790-1,795, Chakki atta (delivery)
Rs 1,795-1,800, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 275, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 275, Roller flour mill Rs
930-960 (50 kg), Maida Rs 990-1,000 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,060-1,070 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700,
Basmati common new Rs 5,800-6,000, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 4,700-5,650, Permal raw Rs 2,000-
2,050, Permal wand Rs 2,175-2,250, Sela Rs 3,000-3,050 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,870-1,880, Bajra
Rs 1,660-1,670, Jowar yellow Rs 1,900-2,000, white Rs 3,500-3,600, Maize Rs 1,650-1,660,
Barley Rs 1,680-1,685http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/wheat-rises-on-tight-
supply-increased-offtake-116070100507_1.html
Philippines could become rice exporter within 6 yrs -
minister
By Reuters
Published: 02:50 GMT, 1 July 2016 | Updated: 02:50 GMT, 1 July 2016
MANILA, July 1 (Reuters) - The Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice buyers, could start
exporting the grain within the next six years, the country's agriculture minister said on Friday.
"Rice could be a potential export commodity provided we lower the cost of production and
increase productivity," Emmanuel Piñol told reporters.
The Southeast Asian nation is the world's No.3 importer of the grain, with rice accounting for
about a quarter of the expenditure of its poor.

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Frequent typhoons usually hit the country's rice production, forcing it to import any shortfall to
feed its 100 million people.
Piñol also said the government aimed to boost its stocks of grains, including rice, to six months'
worth of consumption at the end of President Rodrigo Duterte's six-year term that began on
Thursday.
The current rice inventory buffer is 30 days during the lean harvest season from July to October.
The Philippines imports more than a million tonnes of rice a year, mostly from Thailand and
Vietnam, although the new administration is aiming to make the country self-sufficient within
two years.
Piñol reiterated that there is no need to import rice for now given ample supply.
Some 500,000 tonnes of rice which the state's National Food Authority bought from Vietnam
and Thailand arrived in the first quarter.
Former President Benigno Aquino has given the agency standby authority to import an
additional 500,000 tonnes if needed, although the current administration has said it will review
those plans.
(Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz; Writing by Manolo Serapio Jr.; Editing by Joseph Radford)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3669227/Philippines-rice-exporter-6-yrs-minister.html
Philippines Could Become Rice Exporter Within 6 Years
Manila. The Philippines, one
of the world's biggest rice
buyers, could start exporting
the grain within the next six
years, the country's agriculture
minister said on Friday
(01/07). "Rice could be a
potential export commodity
provided we lower the cost of
production and increase
productivity," Emmanuel Piñol
told reporters. The Southeast
Asian nation is the world's
No.3 importer of the grain,
with rice accounting for about
a quarter of the expenditure of
its poor

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http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/se-asia/philippines-become-rice-exporter-within-6-years/
PM meets with National Rice Policy Commission ahead of
new planting season
BANGKOK, 1 July 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has convened a meeting of all relevant
officials in preparation for the new rice planting season as well as to discuss the large plot farm
project coming in under target.
Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha has chaired a meeting of the National Rice Policy
Commission, which he stated was to discuss management matters ahead of the new rice planting
season as well as the world rice situation. At the gathering, the premier ordered that all issues to
do with rice and farming be gathered in line with the nation‘s economic policy, which he
elaborated seeks to deal with the economic issues at their source, mid-way point and end point.
He noted that international factors must also be considered to ensure sustainable development,
adding that social improvements are also key to enhancing the economy. He stated he wants to
see concrete results by 2017.
On the government‘s large plot farm project, authorities pointed out that rice growers began
planting their crops 1 month earlier than usual and many are still experiencing a variety of
hindrances making it difficult for several farm plots to be assembled. At present, the project has
only brought together 800,000 Rai of rice farms out of a targeted 1 million Rai.
http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/pm-prayut-meets-with-national-rice-policy-commission-ahead-of-new-
planting-season/147248/
Indonesia 2015 rice output at 75.4 mln T, up from 2014
Fri Jul 1, 2016 3:05am GMT
JAKARTA, July 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia's unmilled rice production in 2015 was 75.40 million tonnes, up
from 70.85 million tonnes in 2014, the statistics bureau said on Friday.
Corn production last year was 19.61 million tonnes, up from 19.01 million tonnes in 2014.
Soybean, output was around 983,180 tonnes in 2015, compared with 955,00 tonnes a year
before.
The bureau, which is scheduled to give an estimate for this year's output on Friday, said it has yet
to complete its survey for the size of Indonesia's plantation area in 2016. (Reporting by Nilufar
Rizki and Gayatri Suroyo; Editing by Joseph Radford
http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFJ9N15X01K

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Basmati rice to lose acreage due to fluctuation in
price
By Prashant Krar, ET Bureau | Jul 01, 2016, 08.14 PM IST
The expected fluctuation in the price of Basmati rice is likely to see the aromatic long-grain
variety lose acreage this kharif season to the common paddy, for which the government offers a
minimum support price.
CHANDIGARH: The expected fluctuation in the price of Basmati rice is likely to see the
aromatic long-grain variety lose acreage this kharif season to the common paddy, for which the
government offers a minimum support price.
Although there's stability in the price of Basmati, the high carryover stock of last year is
expected to suppress prices in the coming months. With this in view, state agriculture
departments are not encouraging sowing of basmati in the current season.

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After farmers incurred heavy losses in basmati last year, Punjab's agriculture department is
planning to reduce the area under the grain this year by 30-35% to 5 lakh hectares. It was 7.83
lakh hectares in the last season.
"We are not encouraging farmers to grow basmati after they failed to get remunerative price in
the last season. We are strictly discouraging the 1509 variety. Less acreage is likely to boost
income of farmers, unlike in the last year," Jasbir Singh Bains, director of Punjab agriculture,
told ET. "Farmers have learnt that there are other profitable crops if prices are not adequate in
basmati."
Experts said the possibility that the higher carryover stock of last season can suppress basmati
prices in the current season is prompting most farmers to opt for normal paddy.
Although traders and rice millers are expecting a fall in area under basmati this season, they
believe the decline will be nominal.
"We are not expecting a fall in area of more than 5-7% under basmati this year," said Rajen
Sudershan, executive director of All-India Rice Exporters Association. "Two years ago, prices
had jacked to Rs 3,000-4,500 per quintal due to the global scenario. It has given a wrong
impression to farmers," he said. "In the last one year, prices have been affected by low price
realisation in basmati exports."
Ashok Sethi, director of Punjab Rice Millers and Exporters Association, said the decline in area
will be nominal. "The area will increase once transplantation picks up. It is too early to predict a
major shift in basmati cropping," he said.
Haryana, the country's largest producer of basmati, is also likely to witness a fall in area as
farmers look for assured MSP in normal rice. "The area under basmati could drop by 7-10% as
farmers look for fixed income in normal rice," said officials in Haryana's agriculture department.
"Farmers barely fetched remunerative prices in basmati last year," said Maninder Singh, a
Karnal-based farmer who opted for normal rice instead of basmati. Last season, farmers got
about Rs 1600-1800 per quintal for basmati—down by more than half from the Rs 3,500 to 4,500
in 2014-15.
To bailout farmers after prices slumped, Haryana's state-owned agencies had bought the 1509
basmati variety in bulk. Out of 6 lakh metric tonnes of PUSA-1509 variety of paddy that had
arrived in the mandis of Haryana, the government agencies procured 1.72 lakh metric tonnes.

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