Kalu Heenati Rice

Crop Duration: 3 1/2 months
Origin: Native to Sri Lanka
Average Yield: 30 to 50 bushels per acre
Moisture: 12%

Traditional rice varieties are also known as heirloom varieties. Traditional rice. varieties show better performance with the natural farming methods and with sustainable practices from the early years ago and have higher nutritional and medicinal qualities unique to them. Due to this, farmers were engaged in cultivating these varieties from generation to generation, thus conserving the gene pool. Even though these newly improved paddy varieties were short in terms of age and high yielding, they depend on chemical fertilizer and are labor intensive, thus posing a negative externality to the environment. Therefore still 8-10% of farmers
are adopted to grow traditional rice varieties fully or part of their whole extent of cultivated land even at present.

Kalu Heenati is translated as dark, fine grain.It is a highly nutritious red rice that is considered to be good for daily consumption. It contains a lot of medicinal properties. It is very good for lactating mothers.

Health Benefits
There are soo many benefits Such as is Perfect for daily consumption and particularly recommended for lactating mothers. High fiber content helps to regulate bowel movement. It is effective in keeping diabetes under control. Controlling the toxic effects of snakebites. Porridge made with Kalu heenati rice is recommended for hepatitis patients. Kalu Heenati is used as a treatment for snake bite. Scientific studies have found evidence of medicinal properties useful for the treatment of cholesterol and hepatitis