History of 1509 Basmati Rice And Its Exportation
Basmati Rice is a variety of rice family known for its aroma, slender-grained, and large size. It is widely grown in India, Nepal and, Pakistan. India accounted for 65% of international trade in basmati rice as of 2018–19, while Pakistan accounts for the other 35%. However, basmati is limited to a few districts of India, Nepal, and Pakistan. 1509 Basmati Rice is the Queen of premium aromatic species that have been cultivated in most fertile lands of the aforementioned countries. 1509 Basmati is often known as one of the Traditional Pakistani Basmati Rice . History: Basmati Rice has been cultivated for centuries on the Indian sub-continent. It also has been mentioned around 1767 in folk songs of Punjab and Haryana. The roots of the word basmati come from Sanskrit words namely ‘Mayup’ which means Ingrained and ‘Vas’ which means aroma together became Vasmati or Basmati. The word ‘Basmati’ meant ‘fragrant’ in the oxford dictionary; a good aptagram coined by the oxford. ...