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Monday, May 6, 2019

In Depth: Basmati- Farming for all



In Depth: Basmati- Farming for all......
India is the largest producer of Basmati rice with about 70 per cent share in global production.
However this Basmati rice is produced only in seven states in the Indo-Gangetic plains...
Only Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir were permitted to cultivate basmati rice.
The restriction has now been a bone of contention for other states, one of them being Madhya Pradesh that has also asserted its right to cultivate Basmati rice
Hearing the matter, the Delhi High Court has struck down the restriction on the production being confined to only seven states.
But why was the cultivation of Basmati rice confined to just a few states? What was the restriction? also known as Geographical Indication certification for Indo-Gangetic plains? and what is the specialty of Basmati rice. What is the scope and ambit of the Seeds Act?
Let's find answers to these questions IN DEPTH
Source ; Rajya Sabha TV

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