Buddha Ratana Pokkali Rice

Pokkali rice is a unique saline tolerant rice variety that is cultivated in an organic way in the water-logged coastal regions of Alappuzha, Thrissur and Ernakulam districts. The organically-grown Pokkali is famed for its peculiar taste and its high protein content. Pokkali is an ancient farming practice where one season of rice farming is alternated with another season of prawn culture. The prawn seedlings, which swim in from the sea and the
backwaters after the rice harvest, feed on the leftovers of the harvested crop.