The Madhya Pradesh government is trying to get the GI tag for Basmati rice grown by about 80,000 farmers in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh. For this, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has met Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday. In this meeting, he has asked the Union Agriculture Minister to cooperate in giving GI tag for basmati rice in the state.

What is a GI tag?
The GI tag is a specific geographical indication indicating the specific geographic origin of any product.

The 13 districts of the state in which Basmati rice is cultivated are Aland, Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur, Datia, Guna, Vidisha, Shivpuri, Raisen, Sehore, Jabalpur, Hoshangabad and Narsinghpur. The Chief Minister said in the meeting held with the Agriculture Minister, that the denial of GI tag to rice in these 13 districts in the districts would be an injustice to the farmers of the state and their livelihood. ”

Source: Navbharat Times

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