“ISARC is dedicated to transforming and strengthening the rice-based agri-food system in the South Asia region by developing and disseminating climate-resilient, stress-tolerant, biofortified, and nutritious rice varieties for farmers and consumers,” said Kohli.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 Umno Youth chief Akmal Saleh is against the proposal to introduce what has been dubbed as Madani rice, which aims to combine local white rice and imported.
According to a presentation of the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), they are working on separate HSN codes for GI (Geographical Indications) rice varieties like Red rice, Black rice and Kalanamak rice.