India has permitted exports of 2,000 tonne of non-basmati white rice to the African nations of Malawi and Zimbabwe. The export has been permitted through National Cooperative Exports Ltd.
“Exports of non-basmati white rice to Malawi and Zimbabwe through NCEL is notified,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.
Though exports of non-basmati white rice have been banned since July 20, 2023 to boost domestic supply, they were allowed on the basis of permission granted by the government to certain countries to meet their food security needs on request.
Malawi is a landlocked country in south-eastern Africa, while Zimbabwe is a South African nation.
India has earlier also allowed such exports to countries like Nepal, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivore, Guinea, Malaysia, Philippines, and Seychelles.