Pokkali rice

Subject: Geography

Context:

West Bengal farmers are going to cultivate pokkali variety of rice to tide over a crisis-like situation created by severe seawater incursion into paddy fields in vast areas of the Sundarbans after the cyclone Amphan

Concept:

• The pokkali variety of rice is known for its saltwater resistance and flourishes in the rice paddies of coastal Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts.
• The uniqueness of the rice has brought it the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.