The government allowed export of 240,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Comoros, Madagascar, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya and Egypt through the National Cooperatives Exports Limited (NCEL), a notification by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said. According to the order, Comoros is to get 20,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice, Madagascar 50,000 tonnes, Equatorial Guinea 10,000 tonnes, Kenya 100,000 tonnes and Egypt 60,000 tonnes. India has been supplying rice to its strategic partners in Asia and Africa since the export ban was imposed on broken variety and non-basmati white rice in September 2022 and July 2023, respectively. The export ban is meant to keep prices in check.