Govt forms a task force to gather evidence to support its geographical indication claim for Basmati paddy My Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan. 10 The European Union (EU) has asked Nepal to provide with necessary evidence on the country s claim on the geographical indication (GI) right on Basmati paddy.
According to the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), the EU has set a deadline of January 25 for Nepal to submit documents to support its claim. Officials said the NARC has formed a task force under the agricultural expert Balkrishna Joshi to gather necessary evidence.
On December 10, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) had sent a letter to the EU laying its claim on the product after India sought to receive the patent right for the same agricultural product.