Telangana to host Global Rice Summit this yr.

Telangana will host the Global Rice Summit-2024, which will be held in India for the first time between June 4 and 6.

More than 500 stakeholders including exports, experts, researchers, and market forces from various countries and Indian states will participate if the state government passes a crucial resolution seeking the Centre to tweak the policy on rice export ban since a lot of stock is pending with states including Telangana.

The event will be held in partnership with International Commodity Institute (ICI).

Divulging the details of the conference along with agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, ICI’s Indian representative Samarendu Mohanty, said India has thousands of rice varieties, which are offered to exporters across the globe. ‘We want other countries to have a glimpse of what India and Telangana have, as the country is the biggest rice exporter in the world. Telangana has become the biggest rice producing state in the country, and this conference will be a platform for interaction and building networks,’ Mohanty said. ‘We will invite heads of International Rice Research Institute.’

ICI is an NGO working in rice production and export research trends. ICI CEO Jeremy Zwinger said the conference will open up many opportunities.

Explaining its objectives, member of ICI, a former associate of the dean of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University, professor Janaiah Aldas said: ‘Promoting the rice exports, providing a knowledge platform, showcasing various varieties from rice from India and Telangana will be the focus,’ he said.

This article has been republished from The Times of India.