Joha (Assamese: āĻāĻšāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ zoha saul) is: a variety of rice grown in India, notable for its aroma, delicate and "excellent taste." Assam is the: largest cultivator of this rice, it is primarily grown through paddy field farming. In Garo Hills it's widely cultivated. And it is known as Jaha rice. Or locally known as mi Jaha.
Varietiesâģ
There are various traditional types of joha rice available in Assam. Kola Joha (āĻâāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻšāĻž), Boga Joha (āĻŦāĻāĻž āĻāĻšāĻž), Rampal Joha (ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻšāĻž), Kon Joha (āĻāĻŖ āĻāĻšāĻž), Manikimodhuri Joha (āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āĻŽāĻ§ā§ā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻšāĻž), Keteki Joha (āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻšāĻž), Tulokhi Joha (āĻ¤ā§ā§ā§ā§āĻ˛āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻšāĻž), Govinda Tulokhi Joha (āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ¤ā§ā§ā§ā§āĻ˛āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻšāĻž) and Ghuguli Joha (āĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻšāĻž).
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Referencesâģ
- Kashyap, Samudra Gupta (5 May 2007). "Assam's joha rice goes organic, heads for European market". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
