Punjab Govt. Promotes Toxic-Free Basmati Production To Enhance Export Potential

1. Punjab Govt. Promotes Toxic Punjab Govt. Promotes Toxic- -Free Basmati Production To Enhance Free Basmati Production To Enhance Export Potential Export Potential Located in Asia, India is the largest rice exporter in the world. Different varieties of Indian rice enjoy great demand worldwide and riding on the back of strong global demand, the Asian nation exports rice to over 150 countries across the world. Particularly, India’s fragrant basmati rice has a special demand in the global rice market. To put that into numbers, India exported 21.57 lakh tonnes of Basmati rice in the first half of FY 2023, realizing $2,280 million, and with that grew its Basmati rice exports, both in terms of volume and value. Favorable weather conditions and fertile soil has been the key to India’s bulk basmati rice harvest every year. However, timely interventions, initiatives and efforts by the government has also been fueling India’s basmati rice production year after year. This time as well, the Punjab government has taken initiatives to promote toxic-free basmati rice production to enhance the export potential of domestic basmati rice farmers.

2. Pilot Project To Produce Chemical Pilot Project To Produce Chemical- -Free Basmati Rice Launched Punjab’s Agriculture Department launched a pilot project in the Chogawan Block of Amritsar to produce basmati rice without using any insecticide, pesticide or fungicide, so as to comply with the international standards and avoid loss of foreign exchange, which has been the case in recent years. Free Basmati Rice Launched Under the pilot project, farmers who would participate have been identified and selected, and after proper directions are given, are left to handle the remaining stuffs on their own. The Aim The Aim The pilot project launched by Punjab’s Agriculture Department in collaboration with Punjab’s Agro Industries Corporation intends to avoid loss of foreign exchange due to rejection of India’s basmati rice in the international markets because of non-compliance with market set standards for chemical compounds. “Middle East, Europe and America show a strong demand for Indian basmati rice particularly from the Chogawan block and hence it is important to not miss out on those global markets because of chemical composition of the crops,” said Mr. Jatinder Singh Gill, Chief Agriculture Officer at Punjab’s Agriculture Department. The Bottom Line The Bottom Line India commands a mammoth 40% share in the global rice trade and with that plays a significant role in satiating global rice needs. Different varieties of Indian rice enjoy a strong demand worldwide. However, India’s basmati rice has a special place in the global market. Middle East, the United States and Europe are the primary markets for Indian basmati rice and to avoid loss of business opportunities and revenue, due to non-compliance with chemical composition set by these markets, Punjab’s Agriculture Department has launched a pilot project in this regard and initiatives and efforts have resulted in production of basmati rice, free of chemicals and pesticides, in the Chogawan Block in Amritsar for the very first time. If you are a Rice Exporter looking to export bulk rice or are a rice importer looking to import bulk rice, then Tradologie.com is the platform for you. Tradologie has over 600,000 verified buyers and 70,000+ verified suppliers in its network and through the platform you can connect and conduct bulk trade of food and agro-commodities with ease. To register as a seller, click here. To register as a buyer, click here. To stay updated with the recent happenings of the agro-trade industry, do follow Tradologie across all social media channels.