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basmati
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, India7 uniquely Indian agricultural products with prestigious GI tagsGeographical Indication tags protect products tied to their place of origin; seven Indian examples include Darjeeling tea, Basmati rice, Alphonso mango, Nagpur orange and Malabar pepper.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaIndia to launch its first herbicide-tolerant and non-GM rice varietiesIARI's Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985 are India's first non-GM herbicide-tolerant rice varieties, letting farmers spray imazethapyr in direct-seeded rice.
- Markets, IndiaExport of basmati rice to Belgium and the Netherlands on the riseIndia's basmati exports to Belgium rose 60% and those to the Netherlands almost doubled in the first eight months of the financial year, lifting prices for farmers in Punjab and Haryana.