Grown in the Vindhya, Varanasi, and Chandauli regions of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Adamchini Chawal is a rare landrace type. It is renowned for its excellence in flavor and aroma.

The produce

Farmers have been cultivating the traditional variety of rice known as Adamchini Chawal (rice) for years, mainly due to the ease of seed availability and techniques passed down from their ancestors. The L/B ratio both before and after cooking, as well as the kernel length both before and after cooking, are all lowest in this variety.

GI tag

This variety of rice was awarded the GI tag in 2023.