Iran, Iraq, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are the largest importers of Indian rice. Indian rice is more commonly known as basmati rice or basmati rice which is one of the types of Indian rice.
The word basmati has its roots in Hindi and means fragrant. Besmati rice is a fragrant long grain rice that has been cultivated in the foothills of the Himalayas in India for centuries; In addition to India, this rice is grown in Pakistan and several other countries, but what is important is that India produces more than two thirds of this rice. The climate of the geographical area under cultivation, method of harvesting, processing and preparation are the factors that cause the formation of common characteristics of Indian rice.