Pusa-1121 and now Pusa-1509 are proof of continued vibrancy in the country’s indigenous basmati breeding programme, even as public sector farm research, in general, is seen to be floundering.
One reason for it has to do with the scientists involved in basmati varietal development working in close collaboration with farmers and the exporting community right from the start.
In 2012-13, India exported 3.46 million tonnes (mt) of basmati rice valued at $3.56 billion. During the current fiscal from April till October, 2.11 mt got shipped out fetching $2.64 billion. The latter figure could well touch $5 billion at the end of 2013-14.
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