Inforiz - janvier 2014 - Inter
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Inforiz - janvier 2014 - Inter
N°35 Janvier 2014 Chères lectrices et chers lecteurs du Bulletin Inforiz, Veuillez trouver ci-dessous un nouveau Bulletin Inforiz, spécialement dédié à l’actualité sur les thèmes rizicoles en Afrique et dans le monde. Les références de ce bulletin sont classées par pays et dans des rubriques complémentaires qui sont : - Observatoire des Prix - Afrique - Tendances mondiales - Recherche N’hésitez pas à réagir par retour de mail à l’une ou l’autre de ces références, et à nous faire part de vos commentaires sur les contenus, afin que cette publication réponde au mieux aux attentes et besoins de tous ! Nous encourageons tous les acteurs de la filière riz en Afrique à nous faire part de leurs actualités et agendas. Vous pouvez également consulter ce bulletin sur le site web d'Inter-réseaux : www.inter-reseaux.org Bonne lecture ! L'équipe d'Inter-réseaux Développement rural Dear Inforiz readers, Please find below the Inforiz newsletter, about rice in Africa and in the world. The references are classified per country and some complementary chapters that are: - Price watch - Africa - World tendancies - Research Please email us ([email protected]) your opinion on the subjects risen in the newsletter, and don’t hesitate to make comments or suggestions on how to improve Inforiz, as it is our main concern to answer our network’s expectations! Your can also read this Inforiz newsletter online on Inter-reseaux’s website: www.inter-reseaux.org We encourage any rice value chain stakeholder in Africa to share with us their experience and agenda. Thanks in advance for your support and enjoy! The Inter-réseaux Développement rural Team 1 Sommaire Afrique de l’Ouest Bulletin des prix Burkina Faso Burkina FASO / Chine Taiwan : Le projet riz pluvial au cœur des 20 ans de coopération Côte d’Ivoire Le Premier Ministre parle du besoin en riz de la Côte d’Ivoire Gambie Jarra lawmaker deeply concerned over Quelea birds invasion Rice selection exercise conducted in Sapu Apostle Dr Jackson eyes rice production in Gambia CIDA coordinator on fact-finding mission in Gambia WCR rice growers' prexy on this year's harvest Hippo threat in CRR persists parks and wildlife director assures a sustainable solution before the end of year Ghana Ghana targets reduction in rice imports in next three years Rice farmers count losses as imports flood market Start young: Ghana tries to develop a taste for domestic rice, starting with schools We have not evaded taxes - Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire rice importers cry out Ghana relaxes ban on rice imports via borders Mali Office riz Ségou : objectif, la maitrise totale de l’eau Elaboration et validation du contrat plan 2014-2018 de l’Office du Niger évalué à 483 milliards F CFA pour 1 122 000 tonnes de riz paddy Planification de la production semencière au Mali : Les besoins en mil, riz, sorgho et maïs pour les 5 ans à venir définis Bulletin des prix Niger Bulletin des prix Nigeria Le Nigeria élabore un riz “à rendement élevé résistant à la sécheresse” Rice import ban and trade politics Dangote boosts Nigeria's rice self-sufficiency drive With N50 billion investment Nigeria targets 45% increase in 2014 dry season rice crop Malaysia, Ogun Govt plan massive rice, cassava cultivation Absence of witnesses stalls trial of Chinese charged with forgery of rice brand in Nigeria 2015 rice importation ban - Disregard us report, FG urged Edo earmarked to increase rice production U.S. faults FG's claim of self-sufficiency in rice production by 2015 La filière riz au Nigeria s’inquiète du protectionnisme gouvernemental Ban on rice importation - Dealers appeal for deadline extention Nigeria farmers, millers urge Government to reconsider ban on rice imports in 2015 Sokefun - We're leveraging on Federal Government's imminent ban on rice importation Ban on rice'll increase local production - - Stakeholders Landgrabbing for Nigeria's rice revolution, Peter Jopke 2 Nigeria cannot stop rice Importation yet - Farmer Price bulletin Nigerian government to provide incentives to 10,000 dry season rice farmers in Bauchi Sénégal Saison sèche chaude 2014 - 35.000 ha à emblaver en riz dans la vallée Plus de 81 milliards nécessaires pour l'autosuffisance en riz Village de Samba Amafy Diallo - Le développement par l'agriculture Bulletin mensuel N°309 du marché agricole Afrique de l’Est Price bulletin Bulletin des prix Djibouti Price bulletin Bulletin des prix Kenya Mwea rice farmers get new combine harvester Madagascar Consommation - 300 000 tonnes de riz importées HoRIZon N°54 Ile Maurice Consommation - Hausse du prix du panier des denrées de base Ruée vers le basmati importé par la STC Somalie Price bulletin Tanzanie Grand farming plan in motion Training programme seeks to boost rice production Rice prices to remain stable Price bulletin Afrique centrale Cameroun La Ligue camerounaise des consommateurs dénonce une taxe sur la vérification du riz importé Les riziculteurs à l’école Rwanda Rice prices decrease by rwf100 Afrique Australe Namibie Kalimbeza rice project busy with harvesting 3 Zambie North rice farmers cry for support Observatoire des prix/ Price Watch Osiriz Interice Point sur la situation alimentaire au Sahel N°151 Réseau des systèmes d’information des marchés d’Afrique de l’Ouest West African market Network FAO – Rice price update FAO – mise à jour des prix du riz Afrique/Africa S'orienter vers l’exportation de riz de qualité supérieure en Afrique L'Afrique fait sa révolution dans le riz Tendances mondiales/World tendancies Fortified rice a critical ingredient in feeding a growing world population Recherche / Research IRRI trials show 45% higher yield in flood-resistant 'swarna-sub1' rice variety Like 'white on rice', or rice for white? The Stigma placed on GMO foods a misplaced notion 4 Afrique de l’Ouest Bulletin des prix Fewsnet, janvier 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/West%20Africa_2014_1_PB_FR.pdf Burkina Faso Burkina FASO / Chine Taiwan : Le projet riz pluvial au cœur des 20 ans de coopération Ouaga.com, 31 janvier 2014 Ainsi, nous le rappellera le ministre Mahama Zoungrana, « le projet riz pluvial est donc l’un de cet engagement de votre peuple auprès du peuple burkinabè ». Il précisera à la suite que le projet est à sa troisième phase pour durer 3 ans et qu’il a débuté en janvier 2014. Profitant de cette brèche du ministre burkinabè, l’ambassadeur taiwanais, au titre des résultats engrangés par le projet, n’est pas resté sans réagir. Il affirme à cet effet que « cette coopération agricole a acquis des résultats tangibles tels que la forte augmentation de la production nationale de riz due aux aménagements de Bagré par irrigation gravitationnelle et à ceux du projet riz pluvial. » Dans le même ordre d’idée, le ministre burkinabè a laissé entendre qu’au total, près de 19 000 ha de bas-fonds ont été aménagés dans les treize régions du Burkina. Ce sont des producteurs estimés à environ 100 000 qui en ont été bénéficiaires, avec un apport dans la production nationale d’environ 19,6% en 2013. http://news.aouaga.com/h/20860.html Côte d’Ivoire Le Premier Ministre parle du besoin en riz de la Côte d’Ivoire You tube, 5 janvier 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKLc2uXmBY Gambie Jarra lawmaker deeply concerned over Quelea birds invasion Allafrica, January 30, 2014 A lawmaker in Jarra, Lower River Region (LRR), has become the latest to express concern over the recent birds' invasion of 600 hectares of rice fields in the region. The invasion that was first reported by the Daily Observer has been drawing the attention of stakeholders involved in agricultural production, food security and disaster issues. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401300562.html Rice selection exercise conducted in Sapu Allafrica, January 28, 2014 The Regional Agricultural Directorate in collaboration with the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) on Friday conducted a one day participatory varietal selection exercise of irrigated lowland rice varieties at the Sapu experiment al farm, in Lower Fulladu West, CRR south. This exercise involved about 40 farmers who had the chance to select rice varieties of their choice. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401281111.html 5 Apostle Dr Jackson eyes rice production in Gambia Allafrica, January 16, 2014 After viewing a documentary, entitled "All Is Rice", which chronicles the 10 year record of some of the diplomatic and development interventions of 1Blood International in W. Africa, namely Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Liberia, this columnist met with the International Chief Executive, Apostle Dr. Kenneth D. Jackson Sr., who was adopted as a Father by the people of Kombo North, at a ceremony held last year in Busumbala. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401160827.html CIDA coordinator on fact-finding mission in Gambia Allafrica, January 15, 2014 The overall coordinator of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Africa Rice, based in PortoNovo Benin, Dr Jean Moreria, is on a fact-finding mission in The Gambia. The purpose of his visit is to assess how NARI is faring with the project. CIDA project is operating in eight West African countries, including the Gambia; and it seeks to enhance agriculture in those eight countries. In line with the mission, CIDA's coordinator last Friday made a power point presentation to the officers of NARI researchers at its Brikama office. In the same vein, the coordinator along with the minister of Agriculture, Solomon Owens launched the first Rice thresher machine built in the Gambia. NARI is the receiving agent of the project, which is going to implement the activities. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401150833.html WCR rice growers' prexy on this year's harvest Allafrica, January 8, 2014 The President of the West Coast Region Rice Growers Association, Mr Ebrima S. Beyai, has indicated that though there was a bumper harvest of upland rice in the Region, they could have ensured food self-sufficiency in rice if the rice growers in the region were in control of the water they need for cultivation. Mr. Beyai made this assertion in an interview with this reporter at Jarra Soma. He was throwing light on his association's preparedness to ensure food self-sufficiency in rice, their experience in the last cropping season and their challenges. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401090721.html Hippo threat in CRR persists parks and wildlife director assures a sustainable solution before the end of year Allafrica, January 8, 2014 Reports emanating from Niani Sukuta village in the Central River Region have indicated that the threat being posed by the hippopotamuses to rice fields and communities is persisting with an increase in the nightly visits to homesteads by these river dwelling huge creatures. The residents of the village have expressed their fear regarding the danger being posed by the animals not only to the rice crops in the fields but the inhabitants as well as their livestock. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401090691.html Ghana Ghana targets reduction in rice imports in next three years Oryza, January 29, 2014 Ghana is expected to reduce its dependence on rice imports in the next three years, according to Agriculture Minister. http://oryza.com/news/rice-news/ghana-targets-reduction-rice-imports-next-three-years 6 Rice farmers count losses as imports flood market Business Daily, January 23, 2014 The price of local pure pishori rice has gone down by 50 per cent following the influx, Governor Joseph Ndathi said, adding that efforts to boost farming through mechanisation and irrigation might prove futile if farmers continue being exposed to imperfect markets. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Rice-farmers-count-losses-as-imports-flood-market//539550/2157826/-/14wsiitz/-/index.html Start young: Ghana tries to develop a taste for domestic rice, starting with schools Oryza, January, 22, 2014 The Chief Executive of Ghana’s Kwaebibirim District, Emmanuel Osae, is encouraging rice producers in the region to sell their grains directly to local schools under the School Feeding Programme. The area is making a big push to improve consumption of domestic rice. The region is also working to improve rice production. Several private milling companies have purchased de-stoning machines, and this has encouraged rice producers to promote their brands locally. http://oryza.com/grain-interest/start-young-ghana-tries-develop-taste-domestic-rice-starting-schools We have not evaded taxes - Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire rice importers cry out Allafrica, January 14, 2014 Members of the Ghana-Cote D'Ivoire Rice Importers and Sellers have denied the assertions by Finatrade, a rice importing firm in Ghana, that they do not pay taxes and duties to the government. The Director in charge of Corporate Affairs of Finatrade, Mr. John Awuni, was reported on TV3 News on January 6, this year, as having said that members of the Ghana-Cote D'Ivoire Rice Importers have been evading taxes and duties, leading to the government losing over $40million dollars annually. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401140889.html Ghana relaxes ban on rice imports via borders Oryza, January 3, 2014 The Ghana government has relaxed the ban on rice imports through the country’s borders to help rice importers fulfill their purchase orders made prior to November 1, 2013, when the ban was implemented to ensure that importers didn’t evade taxes and other tariffs on rice imports. http://oryza.com/news/rice-news/ghana-relaxes-ban-rice-imports-borders Mali Office riz Ségou : objectif, la maitrise totale de l’eau Maliactu, 28 janvier 2014 L’Office Riz Ségou (ORS) a tenu la 22è session ordinaire de son conseil d’administration le 23 janvier sous la présidence de Seydou Coulibaly, conseiller technique au ministère du Développement rural, coordinateur de l’Initiative Riz et ex DGA de l’ORS. En ouvrant les travaux, il a souligné que la politique du développement agricole se traduisait par le renouveau du secteur agricole à travers la création d’Agropoles de développement rural et périurbain (ADRU). Aussi, a-t-il salué les résultats de la campagne 2013-2014 malgré la crise. En effet, l’ORS a produit 113.041 tonnes toutes céréales confondues (78,10 % de la prévision) dont 64.000 tonnes de riz réalisant ainsi un excédent céréalier de 21.210 tonnes dont 17.548 tonnes de riz. http://maliactu.net/office-riz-segou-objectif-la-maitrise-totale-de-leau/ 7 Elaboration et validation du contrat plan 2014-2018 de l’Office du Niger évalué à 483 milliards F CFA pour 1 122 000 tonnes de riz paddy IINA, 6 janvier 2014 Les membres du comité de suivi du contrat plan Etat-Office du Niger (ON) et producteurs se sont retrouvés à Ségou pour faire l’évaluation du contrat plan 2008-2012 et élaborer un nouveau contrat plan qui s’étalera sur la période 2014-2018. La réalisation de ce nouveau contrat plan va mobiliser 483 milliards de francs CFA. Durant cette période, l’Office du Niger compte produire 1 122 000 tonnes de riz paddy et augmenter la production des fruits et légumes. http://www.iinanews.com/fr/index.php/reportages/7410-mali-agriculture-riz-elaboration-et-validation-ducontrat-plan-2014-2018-de-l-office-du-niger-evalue-a-483-milliards-f-cfa-pour-1-122-000-tonnes-de-riz-paddy Planification de la production semencière au Mali : Les besoins en mil, riz, sorgho et maïs pour les 5 ans à venir définis Malijet, 6 janvier 2014 Le programme semencier d’Afrique de l’ouest /West africa seed programme (PSOA/WASP) et ses partenaires comme le CRA, l’UEMOA, CILSS, CORAF, CEDEAO et USAID ont organisé, le 30 et 31 décembre 2013, à l’hôtel Salam, un atelier de planification de la production semencière au Mali. Les travaux ont permis de jeter les bases d’une planification des besoins de notre pays en semences de pré-base et de base des cultures vivrières comme le mil, sorgho, riz et maïs pour les cinq prochaines années. Ils ont aussi permis d’identifier le rôle de chaque acteur de la chaîne. http://www.malijet.com/actualite_economique_du_mali/90650-planification-de-la-production-semenciere-aumali-les-besoins-en.html Bulletin des prix Fewsnet, janvier 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/Mali_2014_1_PB_FR.pdf Niger Bulletin des prix Fewsnet, janvier 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/Niger_2014_01_PB_FR.pdf Nigeria Le Nigeria élabore un riz “à rendement élevé résistant à la sécheresse” SciDevNet, 29 janvier 2014 Le Nigeria est considéré comme le deuxième plus grand importateur de riz au monde. Trois nouvelles variétés de riz ont été lancées dans le pays pour stimuler la production locale. Les agriculteurs utiliseront les trois variétés à condition qu’elles s’acclimatent aux conditions météorologiques, indique un agriculteur sur place. http://www.scidev.net/afrique-sub-saharienne/biotechnologie/actualites/le-nigeria-labore-un-riz-rendementlev-r-sistant-la-s-cheresse.html 8 Rice import ban and trade politics Allafrica, January 28, 2014 Crusoe Osagie reviews the intrigues in the high wired international trade politics surrounding Nigeria's decision to end the importation of rice by 2015 A market is the means through which buyers and sellers are brought together, towards an efficient transfer of goods and services. It must therefore be accessible to people with need and the means to pay for products tendered. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401280355.html Dangote boosts Nigeria's rice self-sufficiency drive With N50 billion investment Allafrica, January 27, 2014 Dangote Group is set to invest $300 million (N50 billion) in rice production to help the country attain its target of self sufficiency in rice production and to end the importation of the product into the country by 2015. The President of the Group, Aliko Dangote at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos Switzerland, said his Group's planned investment in the agriculture sector will create additional 180,000 jobs in the economy. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401270268.html Nigeria targets 45% increase in 2014 dry season rice crop Oryza, January 22, 2014 The Nigerian government is targeting to increase rice production in the 2014 dry season crop to around 1.6 million tons, up about 45% from around 1.1 million tons produced in the previous year. http://oryza.com/news/rice-news/nigeria-targets-45-increase-2014-dry-season-rice-crop Malaysia, Ogun Govt plan massive rice, cassava cultivation Allafrica, January 18, 2014 The Ogun Government on Saturday said that the Malaysian Government would soon commence the massive cultivation of rice and cassava in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs Ronke Sokefun, made this known when she spoke to newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401200420.html Absence of witnesses stalls trial of Chinese charged with forgery of rice brand in Nigeria Allafrica, January 15, 2014 The absence of two prosecution witnesses at a Federal High Court in Lagos, Wednesday, stalled the trial of a Chinese, Hong Dong Shen. Mr. Shen is charged with the forgery of Mama Gold Rice brand. The accused is standing trial on a four-count charge bordering on forgery, fraud, unlawful possession and stealing. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401160265.html 2015 rice importation ban - Disregard us report, FG urged Allafrica, January 14, 2014 Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have urged Nigerians and the Federal Government to disregard comments from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggesting that Nigeria will not attain selfsufficiency in rice by 2015. Describing the declaration as selfish, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), Ken Ukaoha, called on the federal government to move on with its scheme targeted at redeeming the nation from dependence on imported rice to feed Nigerians. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401140262.html 9 Edo earmarked to increase rice production Allafrica, January 13, 2014 Thousands of rice farmers in Edo State are poised to benefit from government initiatives to assist farmers during the dry season. Wellington Omorgbon, Director of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the initiative was to ensure the nation's self-sufficiency in food, especially rice, at all times. Speaking in Benin City, he said the 5 000 farmers were selected from Edo North and Edo Central. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401131659.html U.S. faults FG's claim of self-sufficiency in rice production by 2015 Allafrica, January 9, 2014 Data from the United States Government obtained by thisday yesterday have punctured the claims by the federal government that Nigeria would achieve self-sufficiency in rice production in the year 2015. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401091146.html La filière riz au Nigeria s’inquiète du protectionnisme gouvernemental Commodafrica, 8 janvier 2014 Les producteurs rizicoles et autres membres du Nigerian Rice Millers and Traders Association s’inquiètent de la mise en application en 2015 de la décision gouvernementale d’interdire totalement l’importation de riz. La production nationale étant insuffisante pour couvrir les besoins, une telle décision est jugée prématurée et même contre-productive, soulignent-ils. En tout état de cause, elle nécessiterait, au préalable, une étude d’impact sur l’ensemble de la chaine rizicole locale, rapporte oryza.com. http://commodafrica.com/fr/actualites/matieres_premieres/riznigeriaimports Ban on rice importation - Dealers appeal for deadline extention Allafrica, January 7, 2014 Rice dealers on Tuesday in Asaba appealed to the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the proposed ban on the importation of rice from 2015 to 2019. The dealers, who made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba, said the extension would give rice farmers ample time to prepare themselves to begin large-scale rice production. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401080161.html Nigeria farmers, millers urge Government to reconsider ban on rice imports in 2015 Oryza, January 7, 2014 Rice farmers and millers in Nigeria say that the government decision to ban rice imports completely in 2015 could be counter-productive and requires a review to protect the interests of the local rice industry, according to local sources. http://oryza.com/news/rice-news/nigeria-farmers-millers-urge-government-reconsider-ban-rice-imports-2015 10 Sokefun - We're leveraging on Federal Government's imminent ban on rice importation Allafrica, January 5, 2014 Agriculture is the bedrock of any economic development. It provides the more sustainable economic growth nations so much desire. In Nigeria, agriculture, hitherto the mainstay of the economy has been replaced with oil, which currently accounts for about 90 per cent of the nation's revenue. However, the federal government has instituted reforms in the agriculture sector and is working assiduously to ensure that it regains its lost glory. At the state level, realising the importance of agriculture, some governments have taken up the gauntlet to pursue far-reaching reforms and programmes in the sector. They have actually taken their destinies in their own hands. One of such states is Ogun, which has made agriculture a major part of Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led administration's agenda. In fact, the state's programme on agriculture tagged: "Agricultural Production Leading to Industrialisation," is the third of the five cardinal programmes of the administration. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401060463.html Ban on rice'll increase local production - - Stakeholders Allafrica, January 3, 2013 For local rice production to increase in the country, stakeholders have called for the ban of imported rice as they express displeasure over the N365 billion spent every year on rice importation into the country's markets. An official of the Lagos State ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Tunde Giwa, spoke the minds of the stakeholders at the unveiling of the value chains business manual packaged by the Commercial Agriculture Development Project in Lagos recently. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401030168.html Landgrabbing for Nigeria's rice revolution, Peter Jopke Allafrica, January 3, 2014 The North-Eastern Nigerian State of Taraba is on the verge of handing over 30,000 hectares of land to Dominion Farms. The Memorandum of Understanding of the public-private partnership was signed in February 2012. The mega-project is expected to reduce Nigerian rice imports by 15%. But what is been described as the prelude to Nigeria's rice revolution could result in livelihood losses for about 45,000 inhabitants who will have to vacate their lands. This intervention also raises concerns about the depletion of an important grazing area: Mutum Biyu Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State, where the land being given to Dominion is located, is said to metamorphose into a "Lagos of Cows" during the Harmattan season. local rice farm in Gassol. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401030125.html Nigeria cannot stop rice Importation yet - Farmer Allafrica, January 2, 2014 Alhaji Mohammed Bello Bakyasuwa is a major rice farmer in Zamfara State. He said the rice production capacity of Nigerian farmers is too low to produce the rice that can substitute the imported variety into the country. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401020701.html Price bulletin Fewsnet, January 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/Nigeria_2014_01_PB.pdf 11 Nigerian government to provide incentives to 10,000 dry season rice farmers in Bauchi Allafrica, December 30, 2013 The Federal Government on Monday said it would provide incentives to 10,000 dry season rice farmers in Bauchi State as part of effort to ensure food security in the country. The Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture in the state, Mohammed Yusuf, said in Bauchi that the initiative would be provided under the Growth Enhancement Support, GES, scheme. http://allafrica.com/stories/201312302128.html Sénégal Saison sèche chaude 2014 - 35.000 ha à emblaver en riz dans la vallée Allafrica, 18 janvier 2014 Les prévisions de mise en valeur des terres dans la vallée du fleuve Sénégal portent sur une superficie estimée à 39.970 hectares, dont 86 % réservés à la riziculture, a révélé, hier, le responsable de la division « Production végétale » de la direction régionale du développement rural, Sada Ly. http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201401190323.html Plus de 81 milliards nécessaires pour l'autosuffisance en riz Allafrica, 10 janvier 2014 Le Programme de relance et d'accélération de la cadence de l'agriculture au Sénégal (PRACAS) fixe à plus de 81 milliards les besoins en financement pour l'atteinte de l'objectif de 900 000 tonnes de riz d'ici quatre ans. De cette somme, la vallée du fleuve Sénégal aura besoin de 46,6 milliards, indique le document proposé vendredi au cours d'un atelier de validation de la stratégie de mise en œuvre de la première année du PRACAS, un nouveau programme qui intègre le Programme national d'autosuffisance en riz (PNAR). http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201401110045.html Village de Samba Amafy Diallo - Le développement par l'agriculture Allafrica, 8 janvier 2014 Situé à une trentaine de kilomètres de Saint-Louis, le village de Keur Samba Amady Diallo, est spécialisé dans la riziculture. Plusieurs obstacles se dressent cependant sur le chemin des producteurs. Malgré l'appui du projet américain African développement foundation (Adf), les contraintes sont d'actualité. Ces populations qui veulent développer leur localité par l'agriculture sont confrontées à l'enclavement de ladite zone. http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201401081394.html Bulletin mensuel N°309 du marché agricole Commissariat à la sécurité alimentaire, décembre 2013 http://www.inter-reseaux.org/ressources-thematiques/ressources-sur-la/dispositifs-d-information-surles/article/bulletin-mensuel-no309-du-marche?var_mode=calcul Afrique de l’Est Price bulletin Fewsnet, January 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/East%20Africa_2014_1_PB_EN_2.pdf Bulletin des prix Fewsnet, janvier 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/East%20Africa_2014_1_PB_FR_2.pdf 12 Djibouti Price bulletin Fewsnet, January 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/Djibouti_2014_1_PB_EN.pdf Bulletin des prix Fewsnet, janvier 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/Djibouti_2014_1_PB_FR.pdf Kenya Mwea rice farmers get new combine harvester Allafrica, December 31, 2013 Rice farmers in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga county have adapted a mechanised harvesting to reduce cost and post harvesting wastage. The farmers are now using combine harvesting machine bought by Mwea Multipurpose Co-operative Society from China. http://allafrica.com/stories/201312310981.html Madagascar Consommation - 300 000 tonnes de riz importées Allafrica, 23 décembre 2013 La production rizicole accuse une baisse importante cette année pour différentes raisons. Les importations ont été augmentées pour combler le gap. http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201312231595.html HoRIZon N°54 Observatoire nationale du Riz, octobre – novembre 2013 http://www.inter-reseaux.org/ecrire/?exec=articles&id_article=9689 Ile Maurice Consommation - Hausse du prix du panier des denrées de base Allafrica, 14 janvier 2014 Alors que la semaine dernière le prix du lait a augmenté de Rs 6, cette semaine c'est au tour du riz basmati. En effet, les sachets de 5 kilos devraient subir une hausse de 13 %. Selon des importateurs, cela serait dû au fait que ce type de riz est très demandé en ce moment au niveau international. http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201401151288.html Ruée vers le basmati importé par la STC Allafrica, 11 janvier 2014 Presque sept tonnes de basmati, soit 1 372 sachets de cinq kilos, vendus en une journée. La vente du basmati 1121 et du basmati Pusa, à prix cassé, a rencontré un franc succès hier, vendredi 10 janvier. La STC, qui importe ces deux types de riz, compte rééditer cette opération lundi. http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201401110385.html 13 Somalie Price bulletin Fewsnet, January 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/Somalia%202014_1_PB.pdf Tanzanie Grand farming plan in motion Allafrica, January 29, 2014 President Jakaya Kikwete said in Dar es Salaam when opening the two-day Agribusiness East Africa conference that under Southern Agriculture Growth Corridor of Tanzania, the focus is on improvement of productivity of smallholder farmers. Citing an example of Kilombero Plantation Limited, which has been allocated 10,000 hectares of land where British and American largescale commercial rice producers are working with smallholder paddy rice farmers, President Kikwete said the model has worked so well such that some African countries are borrowing a leaf from it. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401290211.html Training programme seeks to boost rice production Allafrica, January 21, 2014 The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives is holding ten-day training on supervision of rice farming and storage, starting. According to the Deputy Director of Agricultural Mechanisation, Engineer Mark Lyimo, the training involves 14 extension officers, 84 farmers from 14 different irrigation schemes from regional committees of Mbeya, Morogoro, Tanga, Arusha, Iringa, Kilimanjaro, Manyara and Ruvuma. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401210123.html Rice prices to remain stable Allafrica, January 14, 2014 Traders say food prices, especially of rice are expected to fall further following bumper harvest in southern highland regions including Mbeya last year. Economists have predicted deeper drop of the country's inflation rate on the back of favourable prices of rice and other food crops. Rice is a staple food in many parts of the country, particularly coastal areas. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401140182.html Price bulletin Fewsnet, January 2014 http://www.fews.net/sites/default/files/documents/reports/Tanzania_2014_1_PB.pdf 14 Afrique centrale Cameroun La Ligue camerounaise des consommateurs dénonce une taxe sur la vérification du riz importé Agence Ecofin, 23 janvier 2014 Dans un communiqué qu’elle vient de rendre public la Ligue camerounaise des consommateurs (LCC) annonce avoir saisi, par correspondance datée du 22 janvier 2014, le ministre camerounais de la Santé, André Mama Fouda (photo), afin que celui-ci «revienne sur sa décision illégale, instaurant le paiement d’une taxe de vérification sanitaire à l’importation de 250 FCfa par tonne de riz, appliquée par ses collaborateurs au Port Autonome de Douala, depuis le 15 janvier dernier». http://www.agenceecofin.com/gestion-publique/2301-16961-la-ligue-camerounaise-des-consommateursdenonce-une-taxe-sur-la-verification-du-riz-importe Les riziculteurs à l’école Allafrica, 6 janvier 2014 Il est question de leur faire appréhender les techniques de production semencière du riz pluvial. Le riz est l'un des aliments les plus consommé au Cameroun. Et malgré un potentiel de production bien important, les importations de cette denrée sont en constante augmentation. Les experts estiment à 6% par an, le taux d'importation du riz de ces dix dernières années. Ce qui cause assurément un manque à gagner pour l'économie camerounaise. Au ministère de la Recherche scientifique et de l'Innovation, on veut inverser la tendance en mettant un accent particulier sur la production locale http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201401070032.html Rwanda Rice prices decrease by rwf100 Allafrica, January 13, 2014 Prices of rice have reduced by Rwf100 in markets and retail shops across the City of Kigali, a mini-survey conducted by Business Times indicates. A kilogramme of imported rice is now Rwf900 in Kimironko, Kicukiro and Remera markets compared to from Rwf1,000 last week. That of locally-produced rice goes for Rwf650 compared to Rwf700. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401140099.html Afrique Australe Namibie Kalimbeza rice project busy with harvesting Allafrica, January 16, 2014 Workers at the Kalimbeza rice project are currently busy harvesting two rice varieties which survived last year's heavy flooding in the Zambezi Region, which also left many villagers displaced. Speaking to New Era this week, Patrick Kompeli, the agricultural research technician in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry said they are harvesting Irga and Angola short rice varieties, which will be ready for the market around March and April. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401161019.html 15 Zambie North rice farmers cry for support Allafrica, January 12, 2014 The Northern Region has got a lot of potential for rice growing going by the number of swamps and dambos as well as the rainfall pattern that prevails in the region. The region has more than 10,000 mainly small-scale rice farmers who grow rice in swamps, and most farmers produce between five to 10 by 50 Kilogramme bags of rice. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401140282.html Observatoire des prix/ Price Watch Osiriz Patricio Mendez del Villar, January http://www.infoarroz.org/portal/uploadfiles/20140208122429_15_ia0114fr.pdf Interice Patricio Mendez del Villar, http://www.infoarroz.org/portal/uploadfiles/20140208122356_15_ia0114en.pdf Point sur la situation alimentaire au Sahel N°151 Afrique verte, novembre 2013 http://www.afriqueverte.org/r2_public/media/fck/File/Bulletins/PSA/PSA%20151-11-2013.pdf Réseau des systèmes d’information des marchés d’Afrique de l’Ouest/ West African market Network Resimao, mis à jour tous les 15 jours http://www.resimao.org/html http://www.resimao.org/html/en FAO – Rice price update FAO, January 2014 http://www.fao.org/economic/est/publications/rice-publications/the-fao-rice-price-update/en/ FAO – mise à jour des prix du riz FAO, Janvier 2014 http://www.fao.org/economic/est/publications/publications-sur-le-riz/rapport-de-mise-a-jour-des-prix-du-rizde-la-fao/fr/ Afrique/Africa S'orienter vers l’exportation de riz de qualité supérieure en Afrique Vietnam+, 27 janvier 2014 L’Afrique est le plus grand marché du monde en termes de consommation de riz avec une demande de plus de 9 millions de tonnes/an. Chaque année, ce continent en importe environ 6,5 millions de tonnes. Désormais, le Vietnam s'oriente vers le riz de qualité supérieure pour accroître ses exportations en la matière vers cet immense marché. http://fr.vietnamplus.vn/Home/Sorienter-vers-lexportation-de-riz-de-qualite-superieure-enAfrique/20141/38499.vnplus 16 L'Afrique fait sa révolution dans le riz Anne Matho, 21 janvier 2014 Semences de qualités, subventions… Autant d’ingrédients qui ont permis d’augmenter la production de riz de 8,4 % en moyenne en Afrique depuis 2007/2008, années des émeutes de la faim. http://237online.com/article-06533-agriculture-l-afrique-fait-sa-revolution-dans-le-riz.html Tendances mondiales/World tendancies Fortified rice a critical ingredient in feeding a growing world population Oryza, January 29, 2014 Amidst almost any discussion of population growth you’re sure to hear concerns about the food supply and our planet’s ability to sustain the 9.6 billion people expected to live here by 2050. One of the solutions researchers have proposed is genetically modifying foods to increase yield, pest- and disease-resistance, and nutritiondensity. As this GMO-approach continues to garner criticism globally, despite increasing acceptance of products like Golden Rice that provide important vitamins to those most at risk, food fortification may become a popular alternative. http://oryza.com/grain-interest/fortified-rice-critical-ingredient-feeding-growing-world-population Recherche / Research IRRI trials show 45% higher yield in flood-resistant 'swarna-sub1' rice variety Oryza, January 27, 2014 Trials on the Indian flood-resistant hybrid rice variety 'Swarna-Sub1' show that the variety can produce 45% higher yield even when it was submerged underwater for 14 to 17 days, compared to ‘Swarna’, a rice variety commonly cultivated in eastern India, according to sources. http://oryza.com/news/research-development/irri-trials-show-45-higher-yield-flood-resistant-swarna-sub1rice-variety Like 'white on rice', or rice for white? Oryza, January, 22, 2014 Producers and suppliers of rice starch are pressuring customers to choose this natural additive over the artificial color titanium dioxide that is commonly used in products such as chewing gum, sugar coated candies, printing inks, toothpaste, plastics, papers, paint and more. Titanium dioxide gives these items their white appearance. http://oryza.com/grain-interest/white-rice-or-rice-white The Stigma placed on GMO foods a misplaced notion Allafrica, January 8, 2014 In August, at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines, a group of activists vandalized test fields of so-called "golden rice," which has been genetically engineered to contain beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A. Some of the perpetrators were even supported by the Swedish government's International Development Cooperation Agency via its funding of the radical Filipino group MASIPAG. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401080365.html 17 Bulletin de veille coordonné par l'équipe d'Inter-réseaux. Remerciements au réseau des veilleurs spécifiques sur le riz Pour vous inscrire à ce Bulletin Inforiz, écrivez-nous à l’adresse suivante : [email protected] Si vous avez des ressources intéressantes, n'hésitez pas à les partager : écrivez nous à [email protected] Merci de penser à nous signaler si vous publiez ce bulletin de veille sur votre site internet. 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