Revitalise indigenous rice and other grain varieties
Bharatiya Janata Party · Goa Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 21 Jun 2026
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Original manifesto wording
“We will undertake a special effort to revitalize indigenous varieties of rice and other grains”
Our Assessment
Fulfilled. The commitment is to undertake special efforts to preserve, propagate and revitalise indigenous rice and other grain varieties. It does not require restoration of every historic variety or a specified production target. The Goa State Amritkal Agriculture Policy 2025 expressly provides for preserving and multiplying heirloom salt-resistant and flood-tolerant rice, surveying, preserving and propagating traditional pulse varieties, and cataloguing and conserving traditional millet cultivars. Current state schemes supply local Korgut and other salt-resistant paddy seed at subsidised rates for cultivation in Khazan land and provide incentives for millet cultivation. The 2026 Governor's Address also records registration of Goa Korgut Rice as a Geographical Indication intended to conserve the state's unique varieties and improve their market recognition. These policy, conservation, seed-distribution and recognition measures constitute the promised special effort. Status fulfilled.
Sources & Evidence
Government of Goa - Governor's Address 2026, agriculture support, Khazan works and crop heritage
Government of Goa - Goa State Amritkal Agriculture Policy 2025
Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Goa - Citizen Charter 2026
BJP Goa Assembly Election 2022 manifesto
Promise Timeline
The Governor's Address recorded registration of Goa Korgut Rice as a Geographical Indication supporting conservation and market recognition of the indigenous variety.
View sourceThe current agriculture scheme framework recorded subsidised distribution of local Korgut and other salt-resistant paddy seed and incentives for millet cultivation.
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