Farmers encouraged to grow basmati rice commercially

The indigenous aromatic rice is not grown on a large scale, and Nepal has been importing it from India.

The government has been persuading farmers in far western Nepal to grow Hansaraj basmati rice commercially because of its export potential. The indigenous aromatic rice is not grown on a large scale despite swelling demand, and Nepal has been importing it from India to satisfy the palates of urban consumers with growing incomes.