Word: ricetec
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Indian farmers believe the U.S. patent was intended to restrict American imports of their basmati rice and boost sales of RiceTec's products, which are sold under names like Texmati and Kasmati. RiceTec denies those claims and says it developed its rice for "American tastes." Indian basmati is a more delicate grain and has a stronger flavor than the shorter-grained Texmati. Still, Indian politicians have called for an international trademark on basmati that would restrict use of the label to rice that comes from the foothills of the Himalayas...
...Thai rice farmers marched on the U.S. embassy in Bangkok. Deren even received an e-mail that he says "felt threatening" from an organization urging protest against his research. (It included his home address and phone number.) American companies are already expressing interest in commercializing Deren's strain. And RiceTec sells its own brand, called Jasmati...
...rice with your onions? Get ready for another food fight. India wants to prevent the U.S. from selling its products as basmati rice, the fluffy, long-grained variety traditionally associated with South Asian cuisine. India has vehemently protested a 1997 U.S. patent granted to a Texas-based company called RiceTec for a genetically engineered variety of basmati developed in the U.S. India's rice crusade won support from demonstrators at the World Trade Organization conference in Seattle last year. And India even achieved rare solidarity with its regional foe, Pakistan, which also exports basmati rice...
...Indian farmers believe the U.S. patent was intended to restrict American imports of their basmati rice and boost sales of RiceTec's products, which are sold under names like Texmati and Kasmati. RiceTec denies those claims and says it developed its rice for "American tastes." Indian basmati is a more delicate grain and has a stronger flavor than the shorter-grained Texmati. Still, Indian politicians have called for an international trademark on basmati that would restrict use of the label to rice that comes from the foothills of the Himalayas...
...Thai rice farmers marched on the U.S. embassy in Bangkok. Deren even received an e-mail that he says "felt threatening" from an organization urging protest against his research. (It included his home address and phone number.) American companies are already expressing interest in commercializing Deren's strain. And RiceTec sells its own brand, called Jasmati...