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India moves to protect staple supplies

By Javier Blas and Amy Yee

Published: March 4 2008 02:00 | Last updated: March 4 2008 02:41

The bounty of north India's recent basmati rice harvest is visible at the sprawling factory of Tilda Riceland, one of the world's largest producers of the prized grain.

Rice sacks form gigantic pyramids outside Tilda's factory near New Delhi as they wait to be processed and stored in towering silos. The sweet aroma of warm rice wafts through the air.

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