GI Tag for Atreyapuram pootharekulu
September 21 , 2023
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- The ‘Atreyapuram Pootharekulu’, a sweet made of rice and jaggery, has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
- It mandates that the production of the sweet be confined only to the Atreyapuram village.
- This village located on the banks of the Godavari in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh.
- The MTU-3626 variety Rice is the main ingredient.
- This variety is locally known as ‘Bondalu’.
- It is extensively grown in the Konaseema region and consumed in Kerala.
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