Red Rice in Assam

Boosting India’s rice export potential, the first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off to the USA.
This rice variety is called ‘Bao-dhaan’ - An integral part of Assamese food.
‘Red rice’ is grown in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the use of any chemical fertilizer. It is rich in iron.
The agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has been promoting rice exports through the Rice Export Promotion Forum (REPF).

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GI Tags 2019-2020
Products	Categories	States/UTs
Kashmir Saffron	Agriculture	Jammu & Kashmir
Manipuri Black Rice	Food Stuff	Manipur
Kandhamal Haladi	Agricultural	Odisha
Rasagola	Food Stuff	Odisha
Kodaikanal Malai Poondu	Agricultural	Tamil Nadu
Pawndum	Handicraft	Mizoram
Ngotekherh	Handicraft	Mizoram
Hmaram	Handicraft	Mizoram
Palani Panchamirtham	Food Stuff	Tamil Nadu
Tawlhlohpuan	Handicraft	Mizoram
Mizo Puanchei	Handicraft	Mizoram
Gulbarga Tur Dal	Agricultural	Karnataka
Tirur Betel Leaf (Tirur Vettila)	Agricultural	Kerala
Khola Chilli	Agricultural	Goa
Idu Mishmi Textiles	Handicraft	Arunachal Pradesh
Dindigul Locks	Manufactured	Tamil Nadu
Kandangi Saree	Handicraft	Tamil Nadu
Srivilliputtur Palkova	Food Stuff	Tamil Nadu
Kaji Nemu	Agricultural	Assam

Source: TH

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