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{{Short description|Type of non-Basmati aromatic rice}}
{{Infobox geographical indication
| name = Koraput Kalajeera rice (କୋରାପୁଟର କଳାଜିରା ଧାନ)
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| description =Koraput Kalajeera rice is an aromatic rice cultivated in [[Odisha]]
| type =[[Aromatic rice]]
| area = Koraput district
| country = [[India]]
| registered = 2 January 2024
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| official website ={{URL|https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GirPublic/Application/Details/814|ipindia.gov.in}}}}

'''Koraput Kalajeera rice''' is a variety of non-[[Basmati]], aromatic, black paddy coloured, small [[rice]] mainly grown in the [[State of India|Indian state]] of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jaggery, painting, shawl among 7 Odisha products to get GI tag |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jaggery-painting-shawl-among-7-odisha-products-to-get-gi-tag/article67705263.ece |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=4 January 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Awaad |first1=Hassan Auda |title=Sustainable Agriculture in Egypt: Climate Change Mitigation |date=8 September 2021 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-81873-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JC5CEAAAQBAJ&dq=Koraput+Kala+Jeera+Rice&pg=PA71 |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Odisha: GI tags for Rayagada shawls, Koraput's kala jeera rice likely |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/gi-tags-for-rayagada-shawls-koraputs-kala-jeera-rice-likely/articleshow/103338728.cms |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=4 September 2023}}</ref> It is a common and widely cultivated crop in the [[Koraput]] district of Odisha as well as [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangapur district]] which was earlier a part of Koraput.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hunter |first1=Danny |title=Crop Wild Relatives: A Manual of in situ Conservation |date=25 June 2012 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-53823-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O4KJP40SBN4C&dq=Koraput+Kala+Jeera+Rice&pg=PR21 |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Jha |first1=Raghbendra |title=The First Ten K R Narayanan Orations: Essays by Eminent Persons on the Rapidly Transforming Indian Economy |date=1 September 2006 |publisher=ANU E Press |isbn=978-1-920942-72-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3y67Q23584C&dq=Koraput+Kala+Jeera+Rice&pg=PA179 |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> For thousands of years, the ancestors of Koraput's present tribal communities have cultivated and domesticated Kalajeera rice, playing a crucial role in its conservation.<ref>{{cite book |title=STORIES OF OUR GREEN SHEROES |date=30 October 2024 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=979-8-89588-619-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a58tEQAAQBAJ&dq=Koraput+Kala+Jeera+Rice&pg=PA28-IA1 |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Swaminathan |first1=M. S. |title=50 Years of Green Revolution: An Anthology of Research Papers |date=14 March 2017 |publisher=World Scientific Publishing Company |isbn=978-981-320-007-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6BEDwAAQBAJ&dq=Koraput+Kala+Jeera+Rice&pg=PA349 |access-date=25 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Under its [[Geographical Indications in India|Geographical Indication]] tag, it is referred to as "Koraput Kalajeera Rice".<ref name=":0" />

==Name==
Koraput Kalajeera rice is a prized crop in Koraput and so named after it. The word "Kalajeera" is made up of 2 words - "Kala" meaning black in the state language of [[Odia language|Odia]], while "Jeera" means [[Cumin|Cumin seeds]]. It is referred as the "Prince of Rice".<ref>{{cite news |title=Odisha: GI tags for Rayagada shawls, Koraput's kala jeera rice likely |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/gi-tags-for-rayagada-shawls-koraputs-kala-jeera-rice-likely/articleshow/103338728.cms |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=4 September 2023}}</ref>

===Local name===
It is known locally as "Koraputer Kalaajira Dhan" (କୋରାପୁଟର କଳାଜିରା ଧାନ)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bharat |first1=E. T. V. |title=କୋରାପୁଟର ବିରଳ କଳାଜିରା ଧାନକୁ ମିଳିବ ଜିଆଇ ମାନ୍ୟତା |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/oriya/odisha/state/koraput/koraput-black-rice-to-reach-final-leg-in-race-for-gi-tag/or20230902071312417417918 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=ETV Bharat News |date=2 September 2023 |language=or}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bharat |first1=E. T. V. |title=ଶାବର ଶ୍ରୀକ୍ଷେତ୍ରରୁ ଶ୍ରୀକ୍ଷେତ୍ରକୁ ଗଲା କଳାଜିରା ଚାଉଳ, ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହେବ ପ୍ରସାଦ |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/or/!state/koraput-kalajeera-rice-sent-to-puri-jagannath-temple-for-prasad-ors24020103915 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=ETV Bharat News |date=1 February 2024 |language=or}}</ref>

==Description==
* This variety of rice is aromatic and distinct, with a unique color, taste, texture, and aroma. It has black paddy, but the obtained rice is white.

==Uses==
The Kalajeera rice, cultivated by Koraput's tribals for generations, holds spiritual significance as it's used to prepare the sacred [[Prasada|Prasad]] or Bhog offered at the [[Lingaraja Temple|Lingaraj]] and [[Ananta Vasudeva Temple|Ananta Basudev]] temples in [[Bhubaneswar]]. This initiative aims to promote and encourage the cultivation of Kalajeera.<ref>{{cite news |title=GI-Tagged Koraput's Kalajeera Rice Sent to Puri Jagannath Temple For Mahaprasad |url=https://www.news18.com/india/gi-tagged-koraputs-kalajeera-rice-sent-to-puri-jagannath-temple-for-mahaprasad-8764298.html |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

==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 2 January 2024 (valid until 10 January 2032).

Jaivik Sri Farmers Producer Company Limited from Pujariput, proposed the GI registration of Koraput Kalajeera rice. After filing the application in January 2022, the rice was granted the GI tag in 2024 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [[Chennai]], making the name "Koraput Kalajeera rice" exclusive to the rice grown in the region.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Koraput Kalajeera Rice |url=https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublic/Application/Details/814 |website=Intellectual Property India |access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Row over GI tag for Kala Jeera rice in Odisha's Koraput district |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/row-over-gi-tag-for-kala-jeera-rice-in-odishas-koraput-district-8929125/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=7 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Row over GI tag for Kala Jeera rice in Odisha's Koraput district |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mssrf-objects-to-gi-tag-for-koraput-s-kala-jeera-rice-says-it-could-exclude-local-farmers-from-benefits-101694093723442.html |access-date=25 November 2024 |agency=Hindustan Times}}</ref> It thus became the first rice variety from Odisha and the 25th type of goods from Odisha to earn the GI tag.

The GI tag protects the rice from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Varieties of rice}}

[[Category:Rice varieties]]
[[Category:Indian cuisine]]
[[Category:GI Tagged Rice varieties of India]]
[[Category:Rice production in India]]
[[Category:Economy of Odisha]]
[[Category:Agriculture in Odisha]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in Odisha]]

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