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Floods ruin 50pc of basmati growing area [1]

While basmati export has already plunged to low of 0.6 million tons from 2.1 million ton in 2013, the recent floods have ruined the 50 per cent of the Basmati growing area in the country.

Publication Date: 
22/08/2013
Nation (Pakistan) [2]
Tags:
Floods [3], Pakistan [4], Basmati Rice [5], Agriculture [6], Rice [7], Natural Disasters [8], South Asia [9]

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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/basmati-rice
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