Basmati riceBasmati is a long grain rice, often slightly darker than white. It is known for its characteristic nutty taste and aroma. Once cooked, the kernels usually stretch to double their original raw size and have a soft, fluffy texture when cooked properly. There are twelve separate Indian varieties and six Pakistani varieties, and they differ mainly in their taste, appearance, and where they were grown. . There are also some artificially created hybrids (such as Pusa Basmati-1 or PB1) that were bred with the intention of halving the growing time, but they are not true varieties.1. Where is the primary product produced in the world? And why is it produced there? Basmati rice is grown in eight separate states of India. These states are called Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Basmati is also grown in a state occupied by both India and Pakistan, called Punjab. Over 60% of the total rice cultivation in India comes from the state called Haryana, which is located in northern India, just below Punjab, the state occupied by both India and Pakistan. More recently, America has begun producing basmati and exporting it to outlets around the world. Basmati has been produced for thousands of years at the base of the Himalayas and continues to be produced today. Total basmati production in India for the 2011/12 season was over five million tonnes (250,000,000,000,000 or two hundred and fifty trillion individual grains~). In Pakistan 95% of rice cultivation comes from Punjab with 2.47 million tonnes harvested in the 2010 season. Since the introduction of basmati cultivation outside India and Pakistan, Pakistan has slowly reduced the amount of basmati exported every year,..... .center of paper......ad_Products/Basmati_Rice.htm. [Accessed November 16, 2013]. Basmati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Basmati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basmati. [Accessed 16 November 2013]. Global market: Pakistani basmati may slip down pecking order - The Express Tribune. 2013. Global market: Pakistani basmati could slip down pecking order - The Express Tribune. [ONLINE] Available at: http://tribune.com.pk/story/410164/global-market-pakistani-basmati-may-slip-down-the-pecking-order/. [Accessed November 17, 2013].India-US Fight Over Basmati Rice Mostly Resolved - New York Times. 2013. India-US Fight Over Basmati Rice Mostly Resolved - New York Times. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/25/business/india-us-fight-on-basmati-rice-is-mostly-settled.html?src=pm. [Accessed 17 November 2013].