New Delhi, May 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented elements from India's diverse agricultural heritage as gifts to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), during his visit to Italy.

The Prime Minister presented India's finest grains, which included Red Rice from Keralam, Gobindobhog Rice from West Bengal, Basmati Rice from the Indo-Gangetic plains, Joha Rice from Assam, Lala Namak Rice from Uttar Pradesh and millet bars from various regions of Maharashtra.

Red Rice is an indigenous grain from the black soils of Palakkad, Kerala. Red Rice, known as Matta or Palakkadan Matta. Its hallmark is a vibrant reddish-brown hue and a bold, plump texture, retained through minimal polishing. This coarse variety ...