Nagri Dubraj rice

April 4, 2023

Nagri Dubraj rice variety from Chhattisgarh recently got a geographical indication tag.
After Jeeraphool rice in 2019, Dubraj is the second brand to get the GI tag.
A women’s self-help group “Maa Durga Swasahayata Samuh” of Nagri in Dhamtari district has been harvesting Dubraj and had applied for the GI tag.
The Nagri Dubraj is known as the Basmati of Chhattisgarh because of its fragrance.
The rice is of an indigenous variety and has small grains.
The grain finds reference in Valmiki Ramayana.