Rice is one of the most important food crops of India in term of area, production, consumer preference and export. India has the largest harvested area in the world and produces over 130 Million MT of paddy every year. India is the second largest producer and consumer of rice in the world.
Basmati Rice:-
Basmati rice is the highly aromatic rice and it is nature's gift to the Indian sub-continent and thus it is India's gift to the entire world. At the foot of the Himalayan mountain ranges, farmers in the northern parts of the country have been growing this scented rice for many centuries. The tropical climate and soil present at the foothills of the Himalayas is ideal for Basmati rice cultivation. All over the world, Basmati from India is a perfect treat for the connoisseurs of opulent food.
Basmati is typically characterized by its superfine kernels, superb aroma, great taste, silky texture, delicate curvature and linear kernel elongation. The aroma of Basmati is unique and imparts its novel characteristic that is unmatched by any other grain elsewhere in the world.
We cater to all varieties – Traditional Basmati, Pusa Basmati, 1121 Basmati and in all forms - Brown, Milled Raw, Steamed, Par-boiled / Sella - White /Golden.
Other Rice Varieties available for Exports are:-
- IR 36
Specification for Rice
Rice | Date of Notification | Name of the Institutions |
Basmati 370 | 361 – 30.06.1973 786 – 02.02.1976 |
Rice farm Kalashah Kaku (now in Pakistan) |
Type-3 (Dehraduni Basmati rice) | 13 19.12. 1978 | Rice Research Station, Nagina |
Taraori Basmati HBC-19 or Karnal Local) |
1 (E) 01.01.1996 | Rice Research Station, (CCS- HAU), Kaul |
Basmati 217 | 4045 24.09.1969 | Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana (Punjab) |
Ranbir Basmati | 1 (E) 01.01.1996 | Sher-e-Kashmir University, Regional Agriculture Station, R.S. Pura, Jammu |
Basmati 386 | 647 (E) 09.09.1997 | Rice Research Station, Kapurthala, Punjab Agriculture University, Punjab |
Punjab Basmati –1 | 596 (E) – 13.04.1984 | Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, Punjab |
Pusa Basmati –1 IET 10364 | 915 (E)– 06.11.1989 | IARI, New Delhi |
Kasturi IET 8580 | Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad, AP | |
Haryana Basmati– 1 IET – 10367 | 793 (E) – 22.11.1991 | Rice Research Station, CCS-HAU, Kaul, Haryana |
Mahi Sugandha IET – 12601 | 408 (E) – 04.05.1995 | Rice Research Station, RAU, Banswara, Rajasthan |
Pusa Basmati– 1121 IET – 18004 | 1566 (E) – 5.11.2005 2547(E) 29.10.2008 | IARI, New Delhi |
Improved Pusa Basmati – 1 IET – 18990 | 1178(E)–20.07.2007 | IARI, New Delhi |
Vallabh Basmati-22 IET 19492 | 2187(E) 27.08.2009 | MAUB-162 |
Pusa Basmati – 6 IET – 18005 | 733(E) – 01.04.2010 | IARI, New Delhi |
CSR 30 | S.O.2126(E)10.9.2012 | Ministry of Agriculture |