KOKKEN & The World Vol.5 September 2006 This newsletter is published biannually by the Japan Grain Inspection Association (KOKKEN) to offer a place for the exchange of information between all the people who concern the JICA Training Course Post-Harvest Rice Processing. KOKKEN introduces the latest information to you from Japan and accepts the latest news from the world. Contents Topic1. Course Leader s Greetings Topic2. The News of Current JICA Training Course Topic3. The Latest Information from Japan Satake & Kett - Topic4. KOKKEN introduced by Picture 1- Course Leader s Greetings Dear Reader, How are you, participants? I hope you are all doing well. I am Yasuhisa SEO, the course leader of the JICA training course Post-Harvest Rice Processing. It was 1990 when I was involved in this JICA training course for the first time together with thencourse leader, Professor Akira HOSOKAWA. I have served as the course leader since I took over it from Prof. Hosokawa in 1991. During the sixteen years of my term, the course was reviewed for three times to reform its curriculum, observation tour, etc. Its name has also slightly changed to Post-harvest Rice Processing Technology II. This course was established in 1973. Since then, we have accepted 442 participants from 49 countries, and as for my term, 174 participants from 41 countries. The follow-up surveys of this course were conducted several times by JICA. I joined them twice and it was my great pleasure I could reunion with former participants in their countries in each survey. I went to Egypt, Tanzania and Zanzibar in my first survey in 1994. In Egypt we visited the Rice Technology and Training Center(RTTC) in Alexandria, and we received a big welcome by the manager of RTTC and several former participants, such as Mr. Medahat Abd El-Monieum(participant in 1991), Mr. Osman Sharawy(1991), Mr. Mohamed Helmy Diab(1992), Mr. Tarek Ezzat Ahmed Abouzaid(1993), 1
to the Mediterranean Sea, where we enjoyed fish dishes. We also visited the Rice Mechanization Center in Karf El Sheikh, where we met Mr. Mohamed Okasha(1991). In Tanzania I met a former participant who had participated in the course before I became a course leader. In Zanzibar we met Mr. Hamad Mussa Hamad(1991). I visited Mexico and Brazil in my second survey in 1998. In Mexico Mr. Ramon Marcos Rios Ibarra(1993) and Ms. Rosa Elena Sainz Ramirez(1995) joined us for dinner in Mexico-city. In Brazil we met Ms. Norma Rahal Pinzan(1991) in the meeting in Campinas, about 60km from San Paulo. Each former participant looked much brighter for me in his/her home country than he/she had been in Japan. Recently I had a chance to visit south-east Asia several times for the ODA project organized by KOKKEN. We had kind cooperation from several former participants for implementing our project. Mr. Pither Noble(2001) helped us a lot in Indonesia in 2002. I met Mr. IR Orithy(2000) at the Ministry of Commerce in Cambodia in 2004. In Laos I met Mr. Somvong Xavana(1999), Mr. Vilaysouk Khennavong(2003) at the Ministry of Agriculture, and Mr. Thongsavath Chanthasombath (2001) at the Rice Seed Multiplication Center. They also attended the meeting to discuss problems with us. Mr. Aznan bin Azizan(2000), Mr. Mohd Razi bin Md Noor(2001), and Mr. Dzulkifli Yaakub(2003) from Malaysia, though I did not visit their country, also helped our project. It is one of the fruitful outcomes of this course to receive such participants useful cooperation in their countries. I think you learnt a lot through this training course. I, myself, learnt from you, too. Every year you gave me some memories that left me big impression. You have given the chance to make me expand my eyes to see the world. This is a great experience in my life. By the way, while I have been a course leader, Kitamura-san, Nagasawa(Sakamoto)-san, Arai-san, Yanagikawa-san, Ebato-san, Toyofuku-san, Tsuji-san, Mizuta-san and Iizuka-san have been engaged in the course as a coordinator. Do you still remember your coordinator? I think some of you also remember Yoshizumi-san and Kakibaya-san from KOKKEN. Kakibaya-san still supports this course, but it is regret to announce you that Yoshizumi-san passed away this June. He was 75. You may be indebted to some of those who have served for this course. I appreciate their efforts from the bottom of my heart. Many participants wish to continue studying in universities in Japan after the course. I have tried to make their hope realized; as a result two participants were accepted to the graduate school of The University of Tokyo. Furthermore several participants who had once returned home could come back again to study in graduate schools in Japan by lecturers cooperation. I think this is another valuable outcome of the course. Finally I would like to introduce my recent fraction history. I am now 65 years old. I retired from the University of Tokyo 4 years ago after 36 years professional experience there. I am now teaching for Nihon University. 2
I hope the information exchange network will be built among us through this newsletter. Do not hesitate to contact us and let us know how you are doing. We would like to hear from you. Yours sincerely, Yasuhisa SEO Course Leader of JICA Training Course Post-Harvest Rice Processing Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo Professor of Nihon University This year s participating countries Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Nigeria, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Papua New Guinea, Cote d Ivoire, Madagascar and Sierra Leone This year s new trainings This year we will visit Hokkaido district for a week. Hokkaido, second biggest island in Japan, is situated the northern part of Japan and is 510 miles far from Tokyo. In the beginning of the week, we will visit Hokkaido University to be lectured about parboiled-rice by Prof. Kimura and observe the facility of the University. Then we will visit rice field, inspection site, rice mills, etc. They are all such facilities as we can observe in Hokkaido only. TThee MAP ooff JJAPAN Hokkaido Tokyo 3
This year s training schedule Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun Sep.4-10 Arrival Opening ceremony Sep.11-17 Orientation Interview PCM Session PCM Session PCM Session Country report Sep.18-24 (Holiday) (1)/ Practice (2) MAFF/(3) Practice Sep.25- (4) (5) (6) Kett (7) Oct. 1 Oct. 2-8 (8) Practice Inspection site Inspection site Inspection site Oct. 9-15 (Holiday) (9) (10) KOKKEN Lab. KOKKEN Lab. (11) / Warehouse Oct.16-22 Miso (12) (13) (14) (15) Practice Practice Factory Oct.23-29 Satake Satake Satake Satake Satake/ Warehouse Oct.30- Shinmei/ Otake AIHO/ Shizuoka (Holiday) Nov. 5 Gekkeikan Aichi JA Seiki Nov. 6-12 (16) (17) (18) / Test Action Plan Action Plan Nov.13-19 Action Plan RRA Evaluation/ Closing ceremony (1), (2), (18) are the Lecture Numbers. (1) Harvesting Machines of Rice (2) Stored-Product Insects and Their Control (3) Supply-Demand Policy for Rice in Japan (4) Rice Marketing and Quality Control/ Inspection System (5) Basic Design of Rice Milling Facilities (6) The Japanese Agricultural Cooperatives System (7) Rice Processing Industries in Japan (8) The Theory and Technology of Rice Parboiling (9) Rice Drying and Rice Dryers (10) Rice Husking and Huskers (11) Storage and Distribution of Rice in Japan (12) Solar Grain Drying (13) The Quality of White Rice in Japan (14) Easy Extraction and refining of Rice Bran Oil (15) Rice Bran Oil Manufacturing (16) Post-harvest Losses of Rice (17) Dietary life in Japan (18) Utilization of Husk 4
From Paddy Field to the Table Evaluation and Maximization of Grain Quality for Farmers Agri Expert Harvest Monitor Agri View The equipment indicates the best time to fertilize and harvest, to maximize the yield of sound grain. for Traders The equipment evaluates grain quality and determines the value of grain before milling. Rice Taste Analyzer (suitable for wet paddy) Grain Quality Inspector Shinsensa- Aging Checker for Millers Milling Meter Single Grain Moisture Meter Moisture Meter The equipment measures whiteness, moisture content and milling degree of grains to optimize the milling performance. for Wholesalers Chemical analysis ensures the variety, purity and security of grain products. Residual Pesticide Detector DNA Identification System for Consumers Rice Taste Analyzer Cooked Rice Taste Analyzer Texture Meter The equipment evaluates taste and texture of rice. Ambiguous human sensory can be digitally replicated. SATAKE CORPORATION SATAKE CORPORATION UK DIVISION SATAKE U.S.A. INC HIROSHIMA, JAPAN STOCKPORT, ENGLAND HOUSTON, USA www.satakegroup.com kg-hiroshima@satake-japan.co.jp sales@satake.co.uk rice@satake-usa.com
AN-900 NIRT Grain Tester
NIRT Grain Tester AN-900 EASY APPROACH TO MEASURE PROTEIN, MOISTURE AND AMYLOSE IN RICE. FEATURES NIR Transmission technology. Same NIR technology used worldwide o the spot testing at elevators or inspection cits. Broad special range from 720-1100nm. Multiple constituent analysis with PLS calibration. No Moving parts. Unaffected vibration.independent of orientation. Rugged, stable and compact outlook. Multiple temperature compensation system. Both AN-900 and sample grain temperature can be compensated automatically to obtain constant and reliable measurement. The AN-900 is capable of measuring moisture content, Protein and Amylose in Short & Long Brown Rice and Milled Rice. Constituents are calculated based on the transmittance of the light. Processing of samples, such as husking and grinding etc., are not necessary with the AN-900. Measurements are started by simply loading a sample into the sample case. This allows for quick, simple and non-destructive constituent analysis. Compared to the infrared reflectivity measurement method, the Near-Infrared Transmittance method employed by the AN-900 is relatively little affected by the shape or color of the sample and thus excellent measurement characteristics. Specifications Measurement Method Near-Infrared transmittance (720-1100nm) Applications Brown Rice(Short & Long ) / Milled Rice(Short & Long ) Measured Constituents Protein / Moisture Content / Amylose Sample Volume Approx. 60mL Measurement range Brown Rice & Milled Rice Moisture Content 10~20%,Protein 4~12%,Amylose 10~40% Measurement Time Approx. 30 seconds External output RS-232C interface Environmental conditions Temperature : 0~40 C, Humidity : max of 85%RH Power supply, Power consumption AC100~120V / 220~240V (50/60Hz), max 50W Size and Weight 390(W)x295D)x186(H), 9Kg (Shipment 15Kg) Optional Accessories Printer VZ-330 *The contents of this catalog are subject to change without notice. Key Pad
KOKKEN introduced by Picture -1- The analysis of pesticide residue Your contribution is highly welcome. K.K. KOKKEN & The World Vol.5 September 2006 Published by: Japan Grain Inspection Association (KOKKEN) 15-6 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026, Japan Tel: +81-3-3668-0911 Fax: +81-3-3668-0058 e-mail: jgia-hed@kokken.or.jp URL: http://www.kokken.or.jp 8