State pushes for cultivation of low glycemic index rice for sugar patients

At a time when the number of blood sugar patients are increasing by leaps and bounds, the state government is trying to push for the cultivation of low glycemic index (GI) rice.

- SOUMITRA NANDI

KOLKATA:

The West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development Corporation (WBCADC) in collaboration with the Paddy Research Centre, Bankura have sought some varieties of such seeds with low GI.

"We have written to the National Rice Research Institute in Cuttack for procurement of 4-5 varieties of seeds that have low GI and are fit for the consumption of people suffering from blood sugar. We are offering training to our farmers on how they can cultivate and grow this GI rice," said Subhasis Batabyal, a member of the Board of Directors of WBCADC.