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Rice, Millets & Pulses · Kerala — Wayanad

Wayanad Jeerakasala Rice

A short-grain, jeera-scented aromatic rice grown in the hill district of Wayanad, traditionally used in the region's distinctive biryani.

GI status: GI-registered, 2017 Shelf life: 12+ months Women-led sector

Category	Rice, Millets & Pulses
Region	Kerala — Wayanad
GI status	GI-registered, 2017
Typical shelf life	12+ months
Women's role in production	Grown by tribal and smallholder farmers in Wayanad, where women carry out much of the transplanting, weeding and post-harvest processing.

Why this fits a low-wastage SHG model: Dried grain storage keeps wastage risk low for an SHG-run aggregation model.

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