Pakistan’s agricultural sector has gone from being deemed the “great bread basket” to being known for lacking efficiency and global competitiveness. Wheat yield is 20% lower and non-basmati rice yield is 40% lower than global standards. Pakistan’s PHL ranges from 40-80% compared to the global benchmark, and agricultural credit disbursement to Pakistani farmers declined from […]
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Wheat Purchase May Hit Record in Haryana; Storage a Worry
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The Indian government has procured a record amount of wheat from the state of Haryana this year totaling 75 lakh tonnes, with more on its way. Due to the high amount of wheat still incoming, farmers have been banned from bringing wheat from neighboring Uttar Pradesh. Lack of adequate storage facilities, as well as slow […]
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DU Scientist Invents New Grains Storage Technology
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The Centre for Advanced Research Sciences of Dhaka University has developed a new grain storage technology by using ultra superheated steam (USST). Rice, wheat, broken maize, mixed animal feed and chickpea can now be stored 11 months to two years by using the new technology. http://www1.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=243357&date=2012-04-21
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Large-scale Rice Cultivation Profits Can Tho
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Vietnamese farmers increased their profits by VND4.8 million in the last winter-spring rice crop, due to changing to a “large-scale cultivation model.” Additionally, farmers only sowed one variety of rice at the same time in a field, which allowed them to save seeds as well. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a seminar […]
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Factors Responsible for Post Harvest Losses of Paddy in Rewa District in Madhya Pradesh
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The Journal of Progressive Agriculture in India recently publish the paper “Factors responsible for post harvest losses of paddy in Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh.” The paper focuses on 2009 paddy (rice) PHL in Madhya Pradesh and found that harvesting is responsible for causing 7.68 kg/q loss, followed by threshing and winnowing, transportation, storage, and […]
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South Korea Funds $13-M Rice Processing Center in Phl
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A South Korean-funded rice processing center was turned over to the Philippine government last week. The R150 million RPC complex was built to help achieve food self-sufficiency. The facility will aid farmers in attaining higher income and improve efficiency in rice production, storage, drying, and processing, and help reduce rice PHL. Another three complexes are […]
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Post Harvest Losses of Foodgrains Decline
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In the results of two published surveys, India has announced that its PHL of foodgrains has declined. The data comparison on storage losses from a 2004 Millennium Survey with a 2010 ICAR study shows that wheat PHL has been reduced from 8% to 6%, rice has gone from 11% to 5.2%, and maize from 7.5% […]
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IRRI’s Adding Value Work
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IRRI has added a new section to its website, including information on how to add value to rice production through targeting PHL. Reports and projects targeting PHL are highlighted as well. http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&layout=category&task=category&id=566&Itemid=100227&lang=en
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DA-PhilMech Eyes 63 Village-Type Rice-Processing Centers
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The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) is looking to build 63 village-type grain processing centers throughout 2012. These centers will be used by farmers to mill and store their rice, cutting PHL. In addition, there is a push to update existing rice mills to increase grain recovery.Such mills and processing centers could cut […]
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India to Carry NE Essentials via Bangladesh
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The Bangladesh government is permitting India to ferry necessary food grains to its northern regions via its territory. The roads and port Ashuganj are crucial for connecting the southern and northern parts of the country and soon about 5,000 metric tons of rice, wheat and sugar will be ferried.The northern regions are particularly hard to transport […]
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