The Queen of All Rices
The Queen of All Rices
This chapter discusses the Indian government’s several unsuccessful attempts to protect the uniqueness of basmati rice by registering it as a geographical indication. The taste and success of basmati is a credit to the generations of farmers who have skilfully bred their respective varieties of basmati, only to face stiff competition from government-sanctioned hybrids such as Pusa basmati, and government-sanctioned efforts to widen the definition of basmati. More worryingly, the Government of India has virtually ‘nationalized’ the basmati GI by allowing its own agencies to seek ownership of the GI, rather than empower the community of farmers, millers, and traders who have developed the basmati brand.
Keywords: Basmati rice, trademark, Texmati, Ricetec, Tilda, jasmine, geographical indication (GI), APEDA, Pakistan, Pusa
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