What Is Magic Rice? What Is Special About This Rice That It Got GI Tag

Last Updated31/08/2023

Recently, Magic rice or Chokuwa rice, from Assam Geographical Indication (GI) Tag

Also known as Chokuwa rice, it is a part of Assam culinary heritage.
This unique rice has been a staple of the troops of the mighty Ahom dynasty.
It is cultivated around the Brahmaputra area in several parts of Assam.
It is basically a semi-glutinous winter rice, known as Sali rice.
It is categorised as Bora and Chokuwa based on their amylose concentration.
The low amylose Chokuwa rice variants are used to make soft rice, which is known as Komal Chaul or soft rice.

It is an indication used to identify goods having special characteristics originating from a definite geographical territory.
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 seeks to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India.
It is governed and directed by the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
It is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicrafts and industrial goods).
Validity: 10 years following which it can be renewed.