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Mills construction for parboiled rice near completion
Published on Monday, 26 May 2014 06:38
Steam rice mills being constructed in Myaungmya in 2013 (Photo/EMG)
The construction of mills is 90 per cent complete for the production of nearly 300,000 tons of parboiled
rice per year, said Ye Min Aung, board director of Myanmar Agribusiness Public Corporation.

The mill construction is complete for 90 per cent and will
house ten imported steam-rice machines. They have the
production capacity ranging from 200,000 to 300,000 tons
of parboiled rice. The production at full capacity can reach
300,000 tons. In order to ensure full capacity production,
investment and markets will be arranged for operators, Ye
Min Aung said.The mills locate in Wakema, Kyonpyaw,
Pyay, Zigon and Pyapon. One mill in Mawgyun has started
its operation, said Thaung Win of Myanmar Rice Millers
Association.Steam rice machines are still being installed. The one in Mawgyun is done while those in



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Wakema, Kyonpyaw, Pyay, Zigon and Pyapon are nearly done. There are 10 machines imported from MAPCO
including six whose installations are nearly done, but the others remain untouched. The 50-ton and 100 ton rice
mills are going to be constructed in Nay Pyi Taw too.
The mills under construction can start running before monsoon harvest. If they can be supplied with electricity
required, a machine can produce 1,800 tons, Thaung Win said.Japanese company Mitsui and MAPCO are
cooperating to establish four Integrated Rice Complex Projects (IRCP) including mills for parboiled rice, white
rice husking, rice bran oil and rice noodle located in industrial estates for processing rice and rice products for
value-added exports.The mills will be in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon Region, Bago Region and Ayeyawady
Region.The volume of parboiled rice export for the fiscal year 2013-2014 amounted 5,000 tons.

Millers call for ban on Asian rice
Publish Date: May 26, 2014

Rice field in Uganda
Newvision,By Prossy Nandudu
Ugandan rice millers have appealed to East African Community heads of state to stop the importation of rice
from Asia to allow the local rice industry to grow.

They said rice from Asia has flooded the
market out- competing Ugandan and
other member states grown rice which is
more expensive due to the production
costs. The rice millers representative,
Ambassador Phillip Idro, said the EAC
region spends close to sh20b on rice
importation and a lot more is smuggled
into the countries.If that money was
channelled to increasing production at
country then regional levels, it would
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said Idro. He said Nigeria, once a big importer of Asian rice, is finalising plans to stop the importation and are
encouraging consumption of locally grown rice.
Rice from Asia is cheaper. Some of it is smuggled into the country and sold at any price, he added.The East
African heads of state should revise the rice policy and ensure there is increased local production before
allowing in some import, said Idro.Quoting UNCTAD statistics, a trade economist in the EAC affairs ministry,
Lawrence Othieno said Uganda earned $1.2b from rice exports in both 2011 and 2012. He said, however, that
the growing population demands more rice for consumption. In 2009, rice demand in Uganda was at 250,000
metric tonnes and it is projected to increase to 550,000 metric tonnes annually in five years. However, in the last
five years rice production grew from 70,000 metric tonnes to 300,000 metric tonnes statistics show, which
experts says is still below local demand.

Chikiamcos Rice Book for Kids to be launched in Singapore

Philippine Daily Inquirer
12:04 am | Monday, May 26th, 2014
The International Rice Research Institute will launch The Rice Book for Kids on June 1, 11:30 a.m., at the
National Library of Singapore.The launch will be part of the Asian Festival of Childrens Content organized by
the National Book Development Council of Singapore.Written by Inquirer columnist and childrens book author
Norma Olizon Chikiamco, The Rice Book for Kids is an educational book on rice, the staple food of over
three billion people around the world.
Written in a friendly tone that will delight children of all ages, the book talks about varieties of rice grains, the
nutritional value of rice, the harvesting process as well as ecosystems, rituals, legends and festivals that
celebrate rice. Also included are a few simple recipes that children can do.During the launch, Chikiamco will
give a short talk on rice as well as sign copies of the book for guests.The Rice Book for Kids is published by
Anvil Publishing and is available in the Philippines in National Book Store, Power Books, and through Anvils
office in Quad Alpha Centrum, Pioneer St., Mandaluyong City.

Climate change to result in less nutritional food, report says
Evan Halper, Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT)



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Posted May 25, 2014 at 4 a.m.
WASHINGTON Climate change threatens to undermine not only how much food can be grown but also the
quality of that food as altered weather patterns lead to a less desirable harvest, according to a new study.Crops
grown by many of the nations farmers have a lower nutritional content than they once did, according to the
report by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.Research indicates that higher carbon dioxide levels in the
atmosphere have reduced the protein content in wheat, for example. And the International Rice Research
Institute has warned that the quality of rice available to consumers will decrease as temperatures rise, the report
noted.The U.S. should embrace research into animal biology and plant management with the kind of enthusiasm
it did space exploration in the 1960s, the council said, warning that the consequences of inaction could be
severe..The council has been examining the effects of climate change on food for several months as part of a
project chaired by former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and former Rep. Doug Bereuter, R-Neb.The
findings will be unveiled Thursday in Washington to agricultural industry leaders and policymakers, who are
gathering to examine how to find and promote new and more resilient ways to farm amid the extreme heat,
drought and flooding that threaten to drive down food production.Scientists already have been investigating
breeds of chicken and cattle that can thrive in triple-digit temperatures, grapes that are resilient to heat fungi and
crops that wont whither as temperatures rise. Speeding up such innovations and exporting them to developing
nations will be a focus of discussions Thursday.Adaptation must begin now, the report said. Developing the
necessary scientific breakthroughs and broadly disseminating them will require years, even decades of lead
time.Climate change initially will produce both winners and losers when it comes to food production. Some
agricultural industries are shifting north in search of cooler temperatures, for example, which can bolster the
economies of northern growing regions.But, the report noted, climate research has indicated that growing
regions everywhere will eventually suffer as a result of global warming.The report suggests that the U.S. meet
the challenge with a renewed focus on agricultural innovation and collaboration.Plants and animal breeds will
need to be developed to better withstand climate stresses such as higher temperatures and weather variability,
it said.Crops that can use water more efficiently, grow in marginal conditions have enhanced nutritional
value and have higher yields will need to be developed. Plant and animal germplasm preservation for
domesticated and wild species needs to be a priority, it said.There also needs to be a massive outreach effort,
according to the report, with farmers around the world including those working in industrial-scale operations
as well as those tending tiny community plots being trained in how to most productively use their land amid
the changing weather conditions.As temperatures rise, rainfall patterns change and variability increases,
farmers will need to figure out what their new normal might become, and, in fact, whether change is the new
normal, the report said.