One of the activities carried out at Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF) at Modipuram, Meerut, is production of good quality Basmati seed which is given to farmers at a concessional price. With the objective to train the basmati seed growers for seed production at their own farm, a one-Day Workshop was held on 29 August 2008 at BEDF Farm and Laboratory. The farmers were also given information on management of pests and diseases by the scientists from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Modipuram, U.P.