Rice, Millets & Pulses · Uttarakhand — Munsyari, Pithoragarh
Munsyari Rajma (Kidney Beans)
A large, deep-red kidney bean grown at high altitude in Uttarakhand's Munsyari valley, valued for its exceptional taste, softness and cooking quality compared to plains-grown rajma.
GI status: GI-registered, 2021
Shelf life: 12–18 months dried
Women-led sector
| Category | Rice, Millets & Pulses |
|---|---|
| Region | Uttarakhand — Munsyari, Pithoragarh |
| GI status | GI-registered, 2021 |
| Typical shelf life | 12–18 months dried |
| Women's role in production | Sowing, harvesting, threshing and grading of rajma in the high Himalayan villages around Munsyari is done largely by women, who manage most subsistence and cash-crop farming in these hill households. |
Why this fits a low-wastage SHG model: Dried pulses are among the most storage-stable of all foods, making rajma an ideal long-shelf-life staple for a hill-belt producer group.
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