UNISAME president said due to the lack of focus and persuasion by earlier governments, the Indian rice lobby prevailed. PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMON
The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the Secretary Ministry of Commerce (MINCOM) to take serious notice of the statement and propagation of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA)
APEDA, a statuary body of India to the geographical indication (GI) of Basmati, is restricting it to the areas best suited to them and curtailing the areas in Pakistan based on merit.
President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver pointed out that aromatic basmati rice is grown in many areas of Pakistan and the basmati grown in these areas possesses the inherent unique characteristics and features of Basmati rice and any restrictions to its declaration and definition based on merit would amount to undermining its worth.
He said due to the lack of focus and persuasion by the earlier governments, the Indian rice lobby prevailed.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 25th, 2013.
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