India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, presided over the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the BEDF Basmati and Organic Training Centre cum Demonstration Farm at Tanda Bijeshi, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The centre is a joint project of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and the Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF).

The centre is designed to provide practical demonstrations and technical support to farmers and other stakeholders. The proposed demonstration farm will cover notified Basmati varieties and technologies related to Basmati production, al...