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Editorial Board
Chief Editor
Hamlik
Managing Editor
English Editor
Maryam Editor
Legal Advisor
Advocate Zaheer Minhas
Editorial Associates
News Detail...
The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the
Intellectual Property Organisation (IPO) and the registrar Trade Marks (TM)
to expedite the protection law on geographical indications and the trademark
ownership of basmati to settle both the issues promptly.
President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver regretted that both the issues of GI and
TM of basmati rice are lingering since years and it is high time the matter is
resolved so that Pakistan's GI rights are protected and saved from the
mischief of our competitors who are not acknowledging and recognising our
rights despite the fact that our basmati rice has inherited features and
characteristics of basmati rice because of aroma, length and look and of
course the best cooking ability as it elongates when cooked.
Dr.Hasina Gul
Dr.Hidayat Ullah
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Dr.Abdul Basir
Assistant Professor, University of
Swabi
Zahid Mehmood
PSO,NIFA Peshawar
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It belongs to Pakistan and it is national property and heritage.It is pertinent to note that some
vested interest is trying to acquire the ownership of Pakistani basmati rice on the grounds that it
is grown by them. It must be noted that the entire supply chain are the stakeholders and the
growers, shellers, processors and exporters and local merchants are all the rightful owners.
profile delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) will visit Indonesia to
market Pakistani rice. REAP has also planned a grand Biryani Festival in Indonesia, in which
different rice dishes will be made with Pakistani rice for the participants to promote the Pakistani
rice. Indonesia is a very potential market for Pakistani rice as it imports approx one million
metric
tons
rice
annually
from
various
regions.
During August, a high profile delegation from Indonesia visited Karachi and had meetings with
the representatives of REAP and Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP). Various matters related
to increase the bilateral trade were discussed during the meetings. In this regard, recently a
REAP delegation led by Abdul Rahim Janoo met with Chairman TCP and other senior officials
of TCP to develop a strategy for rice promotion in the Indonesia. On the occasion, Noman
Ahmed Shaikh Senior Vice Chairman REAP, Rafique Suleman Ex-Chairman REAP and Abdul
Rauf
Chappal
newly
elected
MC
Member
REAP
were
also
present.
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"This is one of the main reasons that rice exports from Pakistan which were only $300 million
have been surged to about $2 Billion annually and such growth has never seen in any other
commodity in the history of Pakistan," he added. REAP delegation, during the visit of Indonesia,
along with Chairman TCP will also have meetings with the top officials of various ministries and
government departments particularly with the officials of BULOG, the state owned department,
he informed.
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After securing 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice imports from Thailand and Vietnam earlier this
month, the National Food Authority is now mulling to tap the half of its standby authority to
secure countrys grains requirement in the first few months of 2017.NFA Officer in Charge
Tomas Escarez said the NFA Council will meet today (Tuesday) to evaluate whether the
government has to buy another 250,000 MT of rice abroad right away.
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Mr. Poy: The Rice Bank and a few millers joined hands together to purchase rice at a higher
price from farmers, after complaints that they were receiving low prices for their paddy rice. We
have been using our own funds to buy paddy rice at 840 riel per kilogram from farmers, even
before
the
emergency
loan
package
was
announced.
We still have funds in the Rice Bank. But how long they will last is a good guess. We still have
not made any requests for the loan. A few millers are waiting for their own funds to run out
before they make their loan requests to the RDB.
KT: By using your own funds, up to today, how many tons of paddy rice have you bought
from
farmers?
Mr. Poy: With our limited funds, we could not make very large purchases of paddy rice. Also
bear in mind that some of the rice fields are in very remote areas of Battambang province.
Because of that, our teams could not get access to farmers there to buy their paddy rice at 840
riel per kilogram. So farmers in those areas had no choice but to sell the rice harvest to traders
who were offering 720 riel ($0.18) per kilogram.
One important factor that affects the price of paddy rice, is its quality. Farmers often do not dry
their harvested paddy rice well enough. Quality is lost if their paddy rice is still damp, and
traders
have
no
choice
but
to
offer
them
lower
prices.
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KT: What do think of the emergency funds from the government to help stabilize rice
prices for farmers?
Mr. Poy: This is a good direct intervention to prevent rice prices from tumbling further.
Without the 840 riel per kilogram government price, the price of rice might go into a free fall.
But the $27 million is only a short-term measure.
We have to take into account the capacity of rice millers to store paddy rice in their warehouses
and sell milled rice at a time when there is surplus rice in the market. If there is good market
demand for their milled rice, and if they have the capacity to store paddy rice in their
warehouses, then $20 million to $30 million is enough. But if the market is not there due to the
influx of cheap quality rice from neighboring countries, then this $27 million will not go a long
way.
Then
its
just
a
band
aid
measure
for
the
rice
millers.
KT: What do you think caused the current crisis in the countrys rice sector?
Mr. Poy: Farmers have been affected by climate change. Wet season planting started late this
year because of the delayed rains. Farmers only started planting in July, and due to the late wet
season they also decided to plant fragrant jasmine rice together with other rice varieties.
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Mr. Poy: As for poor rice farmers that are hardest hit by falling prices, immediate intervention
by government, development partners, and civil society organizations is needed. We need a
medium- to long-term strategy that involves enhancing competitiveness in rice export through
the promotion of production technology, improvement of rice processing quality, and provision
of
shortand
long-term
credits
for
rice
millers
and
exporters.
A major constraint for Cambodian millers is the quality of paddy rice sent for milling. The
combination of poor drying techniques, open storage systems, high relative humidity, and high
temperatures reduces seed and grain quality during the storage period. Most rice traders have
little or no capital to invest in storage. The government should encourage the private sector to
improve processing capacities for paddy and processed rice as well as milling capacities by
giving soft loan incentives or by seeking developing partners.Yes, we will weather this crisis.
But it has also shown the structural weakness in the countrys rice sector.
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Workers carry sacks of rice on their shoulder in State Logistics Agency's (Bulog) warehouse in
Jakarta.(JP/R. Berto Wedhatama)
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The House of Representatives will begin today its plenary deliberations on the Duterte administrations
first proposed national budget of P3.35 trillion for 2017.Davao City Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles,
chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, will sponsor and defend the proposed 2017 P3.35trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB).
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The proposed budget for 2017 is 11.6 percent higher than last years P3.002 trillion.It reflects the Duterte
administrations priorities next year as it intensifies efforts to combat crime, illegal drugs and corruption,
enhance economic growth through regional development, and bring about other reforms, Nograles
said.We will have a budget responsive to the peoples needs and in support of President Dutertes
thrusts, priorities and call for change, he said.
House Majority Floor Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Rudy Farias, another stalwart of the
PDP-Laban, said they are set to ratify the proposed 2017 General Appropriations Act on December 14,
2016.
We will pass the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) in time for the President to sign it into the General
Appropriations Act (GAA) on or before we adjourn on December 14. This will be the first National
Expenditure Program (NEP) of President Rody and we will see his priorities for his first year in office,
he said.
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez maintained that President Dutertes first national budget is not littered with
pork allocations.
There is no pork barrel, it has been declared illegal by the Supreme Court. I do not intend to violate it
and (Budget) Secretary (Bejamin) Diokno will not allow it, Alvarez said.He said lawmakers were
already stripped of their power over lump sum congressional allocations, recognizing that they will only
court cases if they will revive the old pork barrel system
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