Union Minister Shri Jitin Prasada Lays Foundation Stone for BEDF Basmati and Organic Training Centre in Pilibhit

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Jitin Prasada laid the foundation stone for the BEDF Basmati and Organic Training Centre cum Demonstration Farm at Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. Jointly established by APEDA and the Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF), the facility aims to provide technical support, practical demonstrations on notified Basmati varieties, insect-pest and disease management, organic cultivation, and export handholding to farmers and FPOs. The centre includes a dedicated Seed Multiplication Centre for authentic quality seeds, supports national Basmati trials under the All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Programme (AICRIP), and offers online and on-call technical assistance to enhance agricultural exports.