FAOEC Regional Seminar on

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• FAO-EC Regional Seminar on
• Rural Development Agricultural Food Quality
  Linked to Geographical Origin in Asia
• 8-11 June 2009
• Bangkok
• The Basmati Stakeholders
• By
• Hamid Malhi
• President CEO
• Basmati Growers Association

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The Basmati Stakeholder

• The Basmati Rice Farmer
• Growing Basmati since centuries
• Farmer families involved are more than 1.0
  Million
• 95 own less than 5 Hectares
• Suffers post harvest losses low prices
• Contributes 90 to the market value

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The Basmati Stakeholder

• The Basmati Rice Researcher
• Introduces new varieties.
• Harsh employment regulations
• Transfer policy hinders sustainable research
• The Trader
• Trades in all types of rice
• Aware of quality issues of Basmati
• Caters for domestic consumer demand
• Little share in value addition

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The Basmati Stakeholder

• The Miller
• More than 2000 rice mills in the area
• 6 most modern rice mills
• Adds up to 5 in market able value
• The Basmati Exporter
• Private rice exports only after1988
• 500 exporters of Basmati rice
• Only a 100 export more than 1000 tons
• Control domestic rates

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The Basmati Stakeholder

• The Government
• Policy making
• Regulation
• Research
• Indicative price

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The Basmati Stakeholder

• The Issues
• Rice exporters claim equal rights of ownership
• Strong lobby and financial strength
• All agri products be declared farmer G.Is
• Government bodies registering G.Is in their own
  name instead of Capacity building of concerned
  farmers/stakeholders
• Differences in defining common G.Is

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• MultanMango

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• Sargodha Kinnow

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• Sharaqpur Guava

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Syed Waris Shah - The famous 18th Century
Punjabi poet mentions Phulkari

• Phulkari with Sarpallu or Ghunghat Bagh

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Geographical Indications of Punjab Camel Skin
Craft- Multan
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Camel Bone Work
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Sillanwali Wood Work
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Lahore Metal Craft
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Saalari Khushab
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• Kashmir Pashmina
• Kani Shawl
• Sozani Craft
• Kasuri Methi
• Chiniot Woodcraft
• Gujrat Pashmina
• Sialkot Sports Goods

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• Wazirabad cutlery
• Durries of Gakkhar
• Salt Rock Art / Carvings of Khewra
• Stone Art / Carvings of Taxila
• Guava of Larkana
• Murree apple
• Sindhri Mango
• Sindhi Ajrak
• Peshawari Chappal

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