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{{Short description|Type of Sorghum variety from Maharashtra, India}}
{{Infobox geographical indication
| name = Dagdi Jowar of Jalna (दगडी ज्वारी)
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| description = Dagdi Jowar of Jalna is a Sorghum variety cultivated in Maharashtra
| type = Sorghum
| area = Jalna district
| country = [[India]]
| registered = 30 March 2024
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| official website ={{URL|https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/953|ipindia.gov.in}}}}

'''Dagdi Jowar of Jalna''' is a variety of [[sorghum]] cultivated in the [[State of India|Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ball |first1=Carleton Roy |last2=Rothgeb |first2=Benton E. |title=Grain-sorghum Experiments in the Panhandle of Texas |date=1918 |publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Grain_sorghum_Experiments_in_the_Panhand/jvh3NlOOak8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Dagdi+Jowar&pg=PA44&printsec=frontcover |access-date=4 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Dagdi jowar is a variety of grain and widely cultivated crop in the [[Jalna district]].<ref name=":7">{{cite news |title=6 items from M’wada, Pen’s Ganesh idols get GI tag |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/6-items-from-mwada-pens-ganesh-idols-get-gi-tag/articleshow/105741715.cms |access-date=4 January 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=5 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jalna dagadi Jwari : GI मुळे जालन्याच्या दगडी ज्वारीला मिळतोय दुप्पट दर! पण... |url=https://www.lokmat.com/agriculture/farming-ideas/jalna-dagadi-jwari-gets-double-rate-due-to-gi-tagging-farmer-a-a989/ |access-date=4 January 2025 |work=Lokmat |date=7 October 2024 |language=mr}}</ref>

Under its [[Geographical Indications in India|Geographical Indication]] tag, it is referred to as "Dagdi Jowar of Jalna".<ref name=":7" />

==Name==
Dagdi Jowar of Jalna is a prized crop in Jalna and so named after it. The name "Dagdi Jowar" originates from the word "Dagdi" which means stone-like in the local state language of [[Marathi language|Marathi]], referring to the varying pod sizes of the crop.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{cite book |title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Parbhani |date=1967 |publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Maharashtra_State_Gazetteers_Parbhani/_E1uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Dagdi+Jowar&dq=Dagdi+Jowar&printsec=frontcover |access-date=4 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Unlike stones, which are uniform in size, the pods of this crop come in different sizes, with some smaller and some larger. This characteristic led to the crop being named "Dagdi Jowar". Locally it is known as "Dagdi Jwari".

==Description==
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Dagdi Jowar, also known as sorghum bicolor, is a type of millet with grain sizes ranging from 2 to 4 mm in diameter and reddish-white in color. The crop is used for various purposes, including food, animal feed, ethanol production, and making corn brooms.

In Jalna district, a unique variety of Dagdi Jowar is cultivated, characterized by an inverted grain holding husk. This crop has been grown for generations and serves as food and fodder. Locals make [[bhakri]] from Dagdi Jowar flour, mixing it with hot water and flattening it by hand.

==Geographical indication==
It was awarded the [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical Indication]] (GI) status tag from the [[Geographical Indication Registry (India)|Geographical Indications Registry]], under the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]], on 30 March 2024 and is valid until 28 August 2032.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maharashtra jowar |url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/953 |website=Intellectual Property India |access-date=19 December 2024}}</ref>

Jai Kisan Shetkari Gat Matrewadi from [[Badnapur]], proposed the GI registration of Dagdi Jowar of Jalna. After filing the application in August 2022, the jowar was granted the GI tag in 2024 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Dagdi Jowar of Jalna" exclusive to the jowar crop grown in the region. It thus became the second jowar variety from Maharashtra after [[Mangalwedha jowar]] and the 52nd type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag.{{citation needed|date= January 2025}}

The GI tag protects the jowar from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.{{citation needed|date= January 2025}}

==See also==
* [[Mangalwedha jowar]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Sorghum]]
[[Category:Indian cuisine]]
[[Category:Maharashtrian cuisine]]
[[Category:GI Tagged Jowar varieties of India]]
[[Category:Economy of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Agriculture in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Jalna district]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in Maharashtra]]

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TimDuncan875676 at 07:30, 5 January 2025