The Bharat International Rice Conference 2025, scheduled for October 30–31 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, will place India’s cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) at the centre of a major initiative to strengthen India’s leadership in the global rice supply chain.

Organised by the Indian Rice Exporters’ Federation (IREF) in association with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the two-day conference is supported by the Ministries of Commerce and Industry, Cooperation, Food Processing Industries, and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Several State Governments, including Odisha, Telangana, Assam, Meghalaya, and Manipur, are also partners in the event.

Over 3,000 farmers and FPO representatives, 2,500 exporters, mi

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