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Matta rice gives Kerala farmers a premium of Indian Rs. 300 for 500 kg of paddy. A three-year ban on the export of matta rice was partially lifted in February 2011, allowing 25,000 tonnes to be exported in 2011. [4] Palakkadan matta rice is cultivated in the dense black cotton soil of Palakkad district in Kerala. The rice has a distinct earthly ...
Rice can come in many shapes, colours and sizes. This is a list of rice cultivars, also known as rice varieties.There are several species of grain called rice. [1] Asian rice (Oryza sativa) is most widely known and most widely grown, with two major subspecies (indica and japonica) and over 40,000 varieties. [2]
Nirapara is a well known food product brand started in the year 1988 in Kottayam district of Kerala by Nirapara Roller flour Mills Pvt Ltd which was founded by late P.V.Francis.The brand gained popularity in dealing with wheat products in Kerala.Later Rice products along with spices and pickles under the brand name Nirapara were started by K.K.R Mills which was established by K.K.R Karnan.
The amount of rice production measured in koku was the metric by which the magnitude of a feudal domain was evaluated. [4] A feudal lord was only considered daimyō class when his domain amounted to at least 10,000 koku. [4] As a rule of thumb, one koku was considered a sufficient quantity of rice to feed one person for one year. [5] [b] [c]
Sona masuri (IET No. 7244, BPT 3291, also spelled sona masoori or sona mahsuri) is a lightweight and aromatic medium-grain rice, [1] which is the result of a cross combination of the sona and masuri rice varieties.
Oryza sativa, having the common name Asian cultivated rice, [2] is the much more common of the two rice species cultivated as a cereal, the other species being O. glaberrima, African rice. It was first domesticated in the Yangtze River basin in China 13,500 to 8,200 years ago.
Red Cargo rice is a type of non-glutinous long grain rice that is similar to brown rice, in that it is unpolished. The color of the bran is red, purple, or maroon. The husks of the rice grains are removed during the milling process, retaining all the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals intact in the bran layer and in the germ. [1]
This rice is grown for a longer duration compared to other types of rice. [ citation needed ] A subvariety of the Samba, known as the Seeraga Samba or Jeera Samba (in Tamil : சீரக சம்பா , which means ' Cumin samba', due to its resemblance to cumin seeds), is popular for consumption in south-east India. [ 3 ]