Opening Introductions

Welcome

Rice and World Economy Today & Tomorrow

When we realize that today’s rice market is not the market our fathers had to deal with, we can also assume that tomorrow’s market is not going to look like today’s market.  This presentation will look at the current market and then try and get a glimpse of what the market may look like tomorrow where tomorrow is defined as somewhere in the future.  After doing that, some will be hoping that “Tomorrow Never Comes!!!”

Tariffs and Other Political Turmoil in Trade

Indigo Ag: Revolution of Farming Food & Marketing

Sustaining a Southern U.S. Rice Industry with Today’s Consumer Demands

Does Climate Stress Impact Rice Performance?

Adding Value to the Rice Industry

What Can Be Anticipated from the Mercosur?

The rice industry’s commitment to sustainability dates back generations, long before sustainability became a popular term. Every day the rice industry strives to meet the demands of growing populations while increasing resource efficiencies at every level of the supply chain. Rice stewardship and sustainability are more than just the new buzzwords of the industry. Stewardship and sustainability are an expression of what matters, professionally and ethically. Today’s rice industry is building on past improvements and working together in new ways to more sustainably feed a growing population. Rice farmers, in particular, are leading by example, having a historical commitment to protect and conserve the natural resources that produce a healthy, environmentally beneficial, and economically stable food source while providing a sustainable livelihood for their families. Sustainability is becoming more and more important to many of our customers and end-users – both major and minor. The increased emphasis on sustainability is found through-out the rice-producing countries of the world.  If it is not on the forefront in your country or region, it will be soon.

This session will highlight the improvements is sustainability that has been achieved over the previous 36 years while providing specific examples of incorporation of many of these practices at the farm level.

Enjoy appetizers, drinks and live music while you network with your fellow delegates and visit RMTC’s Sponsors & Exhibitors!

Opening Introductions

Keynote

Innovations in Rice Aging

Comparison Between Parboiled Rice and Aged Rice; Advances in Rice Aging Automation

What Lies Beneath? (Treating By-Products as Important as the Whole Grain)

Exploitation of Bran Rice Bioactive Compounds for Healthy Food Development

Port of New Orleans

INDIA-Emerging Technological Hub for Ageing and Parboiled Process Innovation

Rice Exchange: The Go-To Marketplace for the Global Trade

Stephen Edkins, CEO and co-founder of Rice Exchange, will introduce the innovative rice trading platform that improves your rice trading experience. The digital platform was built by an experienced team of block chain developers under the leadership of Dr. Don Oparah with input from veteran rice trader Frank Gouverne.  The platform uses Hyperledger Fabric and smart contracts to create an audit log of every rice trade.  By using Hyperledger Fabric’s permissioned distributed ledger, Rice Exchange provides transparency to the relevant parties within a trade without publicly revealing private information related to the trade.  The Rice Exchange platform has attracted more than 300 Early Adopters who have signed up to trade in excess of seven million tons of rice. These Early Adopters come from more than 50 countries spanning five continents, representing a truly global rice community.

The Rice Marketers: Endgame

Closing Ceremony