Workshop
on Basmati Production and Quality at KVK Sirsa
SIRSA NEWS
27 May, 2016
Pictures
and Videos: GS Mann, Amar Singh Jyani
Watch Video: Workshop for farmers on Basmati Production and Quality was held at Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference Hall Sirsa. Here are Video Interviews of Dr Ritesh Sharma and Dr Lakshay Veer Beniwal. This Video was recorded on 25 May 2016
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Workshop for farmers on the subject of Basmati Production and Quality was held
at Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference Hall Sirsa by HAU-KVK and ICAR- Basmati
Export Development Foundation (BEDF) - The Agricultural and Processed Food
Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the worksop was held on 25 May
2016
Dr
Ritesh Sharma, Principal Scientist BEDF, explained the importance of time of
sowing and harvesting of Basmati Varieties especially PB1509 for quality
improvement and to make it export worthy. Dr Sharma also explained the
economics behind the price fall of Basmati. He also informed that India has won
an important verdict about GI (Geographical Indexing) in favour of Indian
Basmati this will help in getting better prices for Basmati producers in the
future. He also mentioned the traits and export worthiness of PB1401, and also
commented on unknown varieties such as LAJAWAB etc. quoting seed act of
India.
Dr
Lakshay Veer Beniwal of KVK Sirsa said that this workshop aims to train farmers
and impart information for Quality improvement of Basmati, he said that apart
from APEDA, HAU is also participating in this workshop. Dr Antil Director
Extension HAU Hisar presided over the workshop; Dr Jakhar from HAU also
interacted with the farmers.
About
GI:
The
Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has directed the assistant
registrar of the Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai, to proceed with
registration of a geographical indication (GI) tag for Basmati rice according
to the geographical demarcation conducted by the Agricultural and Processed
Food Products (APEDA), consequently seven north Indian Basmati rice-producing
states like Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and parts of
Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir have now got the GI tag.
About
BEDF
Basmati
Export Development Foundation (BEDF) has been founded by APEDA under the aegis
of Basmati Development Fund (BDF) with the objectives of development of high
quality Basmati Rice, improvement in productivity, research and promotional
aspects, development and dissemination of technology, development of
forward/backward linkages and infra-structure development in respect of Basmati
Rice. BEDF has been registered as a Society on 11th November 2002 under the
Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
Several
farmers from villages were beelining to register at the workshop right from the
morning.
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