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A dietary shift from millets to carbohydrate-rich, processed foods has led to obesity and diabetes among tribals. Turmeric grown in the Kandhamal district by the Khonds is a registered Geographical Indication product. Traditional Rice cultivar of Khonds. The Khonds grow several native cultivars of fragrant and coloured rice.
It is a district full with natural beauties includes wild animals and birds. Kandhamal is famous for its local turmeric renowned as 'Kandhamal Haldi' which has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India, an organisation functioning under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India). [4]
Kandhamal Haladi is an indigenous variety of turmeric mainly grown in the Indian State of Odisha. [1] It is a common and widely cultivated crop in the Khajuripada, Phulbani, Phiringia, Tikabali, Chakapad, G.Udayagiri, Raikia, K. Nuagaon, Baliguda, Tumudibandha, Kotagarh and Daringbadi tehsils of the Kandhamal district, mainly by the indigenous Kondh community.
Cities and towns in Kandhamal district (8 P) P. People from Kandhamal district (1 C, 11 P) V. Villages in Kandhamal district (2 P) Pages in category "Kandhamal district"
G. Udayagiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha. [2] Area of this constituency includes G. Udayagiri, G. Udayagiri block, Daringbadi block, Tikabali block and Raikia block. [3] [4] This constituency was known as UDAYAGIRI-MOHANA in 1951 & G UDAIGIRI in 1957 & 1961, UDAYAGIRI from 1967 to 2004 & G. Udayagiri since 2009.
A dietary shift from millets to carbohydrate-rich, processed foods has led to obesity and diabetes among tribals. Turmeric grown in the Kandhamal district by the Khonds is a registered Geographical Indication product. Traditional Rice cultivar of Khonds. The Khonds grow several native cultivars of fragrant and coloured rice.
Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
[1] [3]: 340 Kotgarh sanctuary spreads over Kotgarh jurisdiction, Tumudibandha range and Daringbadi block in Kandhamal district. [4] Kotgarh is nominated to be a part of the proposed 14 elephant corridors for safe movement of the elephants which frequently come out of their habitation in search of food and water. [5]