Telangana, Philippines Explore Expansion Of Rice And Paddy Trade
Telangana and the Philippines discussed strengthening rice trade ties in a cordial meeting between Ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. The Philippines showed interest in importing up to 2 MMT of rice and paddy, including Telangana’s Sona variety, and also inquired about maize imports.
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (Maxim News): A meeting took place in a cordial and cooperative atmosphere between N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Minister of Telangana, and the Minister for Agriculture from the Philippines, Francisco P.Tiu LAUREL Jr.
The conversation began with the Philippines Minister’s appreciation of the high quality of rice from Telangana. He expressed interest in expanding the scope of rice and paddy exports from Telangana to the Philippines. The Philippines Minister indicated that the country’s total requirement for rice and paddy might be around 2.00 MMT in the upcoming year. In response, Telangana Civil Supplies Minister thanked the Philippine Minister for taking the time to meet and expressed gratitude for the recognition of Telangana’s rice quality. He assured full cooperation and commitment to consolidating and expanding the trade relationship between Telangana and the Philippines. Additionally, our Minister extended an invitation for the Philippine Minister to visit Telangana later this year, which was accepted.
A breakthrough in the meeting was the Philippine Minister’s positive response to Telangana’s proposal to export paddy in addition to rice. The Philippines Minister showed a keen interest in importing paddy from Telangana. At one point, Commissioner of Civil Supplies, D.S. Chauhan, suggested the potential export of Telangana’s Sona (RNR 15048) rice variety, which the Philippine Minister also found intriguing.
Furthermore, the Philippine Minister inquired about the possibility of importing maize from Telangana. The Philippines Minister also mentioned that they would soon be extending an invitation for our Minister, Civil Supplies to visit the Philippines.
The meeting concluded on a very positive note, with both sides expressing a strong desire to further deepen the trade relationship and cooperation. (Maxim News)
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Source : IND Today
