He tells Dawn here on Wednesday that Iran is the biggest market of
Basmati rice after Saudi Arabia that needs to be protected for the sake of local farming community and exporters.
Superior characteristics of long-grain rice capture the palate of many among which
basmati rice is the highly sought after long grain speciality rice varieties.
Summary: Superior characteristics of long-grain rice capture the palate of many among which
basmati rice is the highly sought after long grain speciality rice varieties.
LAHORE -- Pakistan
Basmati Heritage Association (PBHA) in collaboration of the Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) recently arranged an awareness seminar named 'Khuhaal Kissan' for the promotion and preservation of
basmati rice heritage of the country.
During the period under review, exports of
basmati rice grew by 12.17% as 602,394 metric tons of
basmati rice worth $583.902 million were exported as compared the exports of 500,522 metric tons valuing $520.532 million of same period of last year.
Improving water productivity in the rice ecosystem is inevitable for sustainable rice production and boosting rice exports of Pakistan from the current $2 billion to $5 billion, said Pakistan
Basmati Heritage Association (PBHA) Director Sheikh Adnan Aslam.
Pakistan
Basmati Heritage Association (PBHA) Director Sheikh Adnan Aslam made these remarks at 'Khushal Kissan' seminar arranged by the Association for promotion and preservation of
basmati rice heritage of Pakistan.
KARACHI -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) on the request of the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has asked the Ministry of Industries and Production to take up the issues of
basmati rice geographical indications (GI) and trade mark (TM) with the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), promptly.
Talking to reporter here on Monday, a spokesman for the agriculture extension department said the AARI-6, KS-282, KSK-133 and NIAB AARI-9 should be cultivated between May 25 to June 7, whereas Super
Basmati should be cultivated from May 25 to June 20.
GSP, which has advanced plants in the basmati-growing belt of northern India, uses Buhler technology to produce a variety of high-quality
basmati rice under Raj Mehak and other brands.
GSP, which has advanced plants in the
basmati growing belt of northern India, uses internationally acclaimed Buhler technology to produce a variety of high-quality
basmati rice under the Raj Mehak and other brands.