Maketso said for Magombe to shell the
rice from the husks in large quantities, it urgently needs a bigger machine.
Abdul Rahim Janoo:
Rice is the third largest crop in terms of area after wheat and cotton.
He further shared the figures of
rice exports during the period of July to March 2018,
rice exports during fiscal year 2017-18 (July to March 2018) a 29 percent of significant growth has been registered as compared to same period of last fiscal year 2016-17.
It also noted that Golden
Rice would have no impact on allergies, and that there were no differences in the nutritional value of the new
rice compared to other traditional
rice varieties available for consumption except for increased levels of pro-vitamin A.
This year we exported total 2.59 million metric tons of
rice amounting to US$ 1.224 billion, whereas last fiscal year in the same period we had exported 2.27 Million Metric Tons of
rice amounting to US$.961 Million, which shows over all a significant growth of 27% in terms values and 14% in terms of quantity, he added.
Rice is not only a major food crop in Pakistan but also an important export commodity.
Under the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the
Rice Tariffication Law, a special safeguard duty on
rice will be imposed to protect the
rice industry from sudden or extreme price fluctuations.
If you're short on time, you can skip rinsing the
rice. Be aware that you may wind up with stickier cooked
rice if you don't, though.
The private sector also expressed concern over the quality of
rice entering the market.
The
Rice Tariffication Act was passed with
rice tariff from Asean set at 35 percent.
The RIFAN President, Aminu Goronyo said Nigeria has two
rice farming season, in each season according to him, 4 million tons of
rice is produced.
The current dry spell in several provinces caused by El Nino should open the government's eyes to the terrible idea that is all-out
rice im-portation, Butil Party-list Rep.