[ad_1] New Delhi: Pakistan is not desisting from its antics. he/she has now started stealing varieties of India's original basmati rice. The smuggling of these basmati paddy from India goes to Pakistan. By growing these, Pakistan is now trying to tell it its own. Scientists of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and their country's exporters have warned the government several times on the hazards related to illegal farming of different varieties of advanced basmati rice in Pakistan. Recently, the lie of Pakistan's own type of Basmati has been exposed. The pirated varieties of Basmati of India are being grown in Pakistan. Along with the laboratory of Europe, Pakistan's lies have come under the lie in India's laboratory. Know the nefarious story of pirating seeds.Pakistan expose in Europe's labIndia has told the European Union that Pakistan is growing Indian basmati varieties illegally and has given evidence of DNA tests conducted in the European lab in this regard. According to media reports, Indian authorities had tested DNA of basmati varieties grown in Pakistan in the European lab. As a result, it was revealed that they are Indian varieties illegally grown in Pakistan.Why these tests were done, Pakistan is a befitting replyThese tests have been conducted by Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). These tests were conducted because Pakistan had applied to give PGI tag for its basmati rice which was opposed in India and Basmati was tested as evidence.How much India feeds foreignersIndia exports basmati of about 50 thousand crores annually. Basmati rice falls in the premium category in the global market and is priced from normal rice varieties to double. Middle East countries of Europe, America, Australia, New Zealand and Gulf have competition between Pakistan and India in the Basmati market. Where in India, there have been better productivity and quality varieties in India through research on basmati, Pakistan has not worked at this level. This is the reason that they are being grown illegally by piracy of basmati paddy varieties of India in Pakistan. Due to which the basmati business of India is damaging.The cultivation of their varieties illegally in PakistanApart from the old varieties of Indian paddy in Pakistan, new varieties of new varieties Pusa Basmati 1847, Pusa Basmati 1885 are also being cultivated illegally. The matter came to light about a year and a half ago and Indian agencies had become active since then. Now the DNA investigation proves that Pakistan can help in curbing its exports. The matter is likely to intensify the complaint and solution efforts on the international forum.Pakistan fails in DNA test in Europe's labThe DNA Test held in a prestigious lab in Europe has proved that Pakistan is growing and exporting the title varieties of India illegally and exporting them. A protocol is fixed for testing of Basmati and under the same investigation. This protocol is called a ring trial which includes 11 laboratory in the world. A laboratory from these is located in Hyderabad in India. In this type of investigation, the same sample is sent to separate laboratory. All labs also share coding along with data sharing. This investigation has proved that Pakistan's basmati varieties are being grown by Pakistan.India is opposing Pakistan's GI tagIndia has opposed Pakistan's PGI tag application. The results of DNA tests conducted in European lab have been provided. Apart from this, APEDA has also introduced videos of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, in which Pakistan's farmers and traders have openly stated that they are cultivating 1121 and 1509 Pusa Basmati varieties of India.Indian Basmati in Multan, BahawalnagarLast year, promotional YouTube videos were made by some seed companies from Multan, Bahawalnagar and Hafizabad areas of Pakistan. These videos mentioned the recently released Basmati seeds characterized by the recently released IARI varieties. Indian agricultural scientists demanded legal action since these videos came to light. The danger that scientists and exporters are talking about, it is actually related to alleged theft and illegal farming in Pakistan's high-aged varieties of basmati rice.Basmati's Advance Variety changed the nameAccording to data from Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, rice cultivation took place in about 21 lakh hectares in 2023. The share of these high-hearted variety of Indian Agricultural Research Institute was about 89 percent. These varieties, known from Pusa Basmati (PB) label, have more than 90% share in the country's annual basmati exports of $ 5-5.5 billion.Indian Basmati is its own in PakistanThe seeds of advanced versions of PB-1, PB-1121, PB-6, PB-159, PB-1121, PB-1121 and PB-6 are being promoted to Pakistan. Recently, YouTube videos of Pakistani seed companies and research institutes and agricultural advisors came in which the seeds of new IARI varieties were discussed. This includes PB-1847, PB-1885 and PB-1886. In January 2022 itself, the varieties of these seeds were notified under the Seeds Act of India.Pakistani exports damage to IndiaPakistan is exporting this rice extensively, which is a violation of international trade rules. There are no strong laws to take action against such works. The same rice sample was sent to all laboratories, in which data and coding were shared. These tests showed that Indian basmati varieties are being stolen in Pakistan. According to Pusa scientists, as soon as a new rice variety comes in India, it reaches Pakistan in some way or the other. India exports basmati rice worth about Rs 50,000 crore every year. Basmati rice is in great demand in global markets and is sold at almost double the price compared to normal rice varieties.India's seeds are legal, pirated seeds illegalThere is a strict competition between India and Pakistan in markets like Europe, America, Australia, New Zealand and Middle East. Indian officials say that India has increased its productivity and quality by doing continuous research, while Pakistan has not done so. Varieties developed in India have been notified under the Indian Seeds Act, 1966 and the Protection Protection of Plants and the Protection Protection of Farmers. Under these laws, Indian farmers have a special right to grow these seeds. Despite this, some Indian basmati varieties are being grown in Pakistan.Case will also arise in Wpo, Pakistan will be ashamedThe Government of India is preparing to take strict action against the cultivation and export of 'pirated' varieties of basmati rice by Pakistan. India will file a complaint with WIPO and will try to stop the cultivation of these varieties in Pakistan. India says that Pakistan is illegally using Indian seeds, causing damage to Indian farmers and exporters.What is special in varieties developed by IARI?Earlier basmati varieties, such as Taravadi (HBC-19), Dehradun (TYPE-3), CSR-30 and Basmati-370, were yielding less. These varieties used to produce 10 quintals of paddy (husk rice) per acre in 155-160 days from sowing to harvesting in nursery. Varieties of IARI, which have low height, give more grains and cook in less days. The first variety of IARI PB-1, which was released for commercial cultivation in 1989, produced 25–26 quintals per acre and ripened in 135–140 days.This is the matter of full pirated basmatiPB-1121 was released in 2013 as 'PK-1121 Aromatic' variety in Pakistan. It was sold as Canat 1121 Basmati ('Canat' in Urdu as 'universe'). Similarly, PB-1509 was registered and named as Kisan Basmati in 2016. IARI varieties including PB-1847, PB-1885 and PB-1886, which have been notified in January 2022 under the Seeds Act of India.Saudi Arabia, India's Basmati is pleased with IranIndia is the leader of Basmati in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, United Arab Emirates and other West Asian countries. The main reason for this is the consumers there like Usna Basmati rice. In this rice, paddy is soaked in water and partially boiled in husk before milling. This makes rice grains hard, which even after long cooking, breaks less than normal white rice. However, Pakistan's mills are fast adopting Usna technology and its farmers are cultivating better IARI Basmati varieties, so challenges may come later. [ad_2]
