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Pakistani exporters have scored another landmark decision of the European Union (EU) accepting their plea against Indian traders who had been trying to attain exclusive rights to export basmati rice.
The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) had previously filed a petition against the aforementioned Indian claim on 5 February this year under the pretext of meeting the global demand for basmati rice. Although Pakistan meets the second biggest requirement of aromatic rice, the EU Commission presiding over the case did not consent to grant India all the rights for a product that has been disputed for decades.
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Pakistan has continued to thwart India’s bid to get a geographical indicator (GI) tag for the region’s basmati rice since last year, and rightly so.
FAO Director-General made the call in his address to global agriculture ministers conference
22 January 2021, Berlin/Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today addressed the Agriculture Ministers Conference in Berlin underscoring the importance, in the wake of COVID-19, of continued global cooperation to find new ways to strengthen the sustainability of agri-food systems, and outlined FAO and its partners role in this.
The week-long GFFA brought together over 90 ministers from all over the world, together with high-level representatives of international organizations. The final communique adopted on Friday calls for impetus for climate action, response to COVID-19, and preventing future pandemics - the overarching theme of this year s forum.