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Joha rice

Joha rice

Indian rice variety

Joha (Assamese: জহা চাউল zoha saul) is a variety of rice grown in India, notable for its aroma, delicate and excellent taste. Assam is the largest cultivator of this rice, it is primarily grown through paddy field farming. In Garo Hills it's widely cultivated and it is known as Jaha rice or locally known as mi Jaha.

A variety (Kola Joha) of aromatic Joha rice of Assam

Varieties

There are various traditional types of joha rice available in Assam. Kola Joha (ক’লা জহা), Boga Joha (বগা জহা), Rampal Joha (ৰামপাল জহা), Kon Joha (কণ জহা), Manikimodhuri Joha (মাণিকীমধুৰি জহা), Keteki Joha (কেতেকী জহা), Tulokhi Joha (তুুুুলসী জহা), Govinda Tulokhi Joha (গোবিন্দ তুুুুলসী জহা) and Ghuguli Joha (ঘুগুলি জহা).[citation needed]

See also

References

  • Kashyap, Samudra Gupta (5 May 2007). "Assam's joha rice goes organic, heads for European market". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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