GUWAHATI: Assam’s indigenous Boka Chaul or soft-rice which recently got the GI tag will soon make its presence in the US market.
Nitin Patel, a Gujarati NRI, based in Los Angeles, had contacted a local NGO involved in the promotion and preservation of the native variety of rice across 45 villages in and around Nalbari district and showed interest in promoting the rice in the United States.
Boka chaul is a native rice of the state of Assam which is well-known for its unique property of preparation by just soaking it in water at room temperature. It is a variety of rice grown in many parts of lower Assam, including Nalbari, Barpeta, Goalpara, Kamrup, Darrang, Dhubri, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, and Baksa.
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