New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025, held in Delhi on Thursday, brought together key stakeholders from the rice sector, highlighting India's growing leadership in the global rice trade and its focus on technology-driven improvements and farmer empowerment.

Speaking exclusively to ANI during the event, Abhishek Dev, Chairman of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), said that the conference is an amalgamation of all the stakeholders in the rice sector.

"We have 5,000 plus exporters, 5,000 plus farmers, and around 3,500 plus exporters and millers. Then we have the international buyers and all stakeholder departments coming together to ensure that our rice i...