GI Tag No. 205 · ODOP Siddharthnagar

Kala Namak. The Buddha's own rice, from his own land.

Blessed by legend in ancient Kapilavastu, grown today in the same Tarai marshlands of Siddharthnagar — supplied farmer-direct in bulk lots of 100 kg and above across UP, India and abroad, with our full range of trading rices alongside.

GI 205Registered
Geographical Indication
100 kgMinimum order,
100 kg multiples
3 ZonesUP · All India ·
International export
GI No. 205 · Farmer-direct
The land of the Buddha

Twenty-five centuries in every grain

Siddharthnagar holds ancient Kapilavastu — capital of the Shakyas, home of Prince Siddhartha. Kala Namak is that history you can taste.

c. 500 BCE

The Buddha's blessing

Legend holds that after his enlightenment, the Buddha returned to Kapilavastu and gave the villagers grains of this rice, telling them to sow the seeds in the marshy lands — where it grows to this day.

5th c. CE

Fa Hien's account

The Chinese traveller Fa Hien, journeying through the Buddha's homeland, recorded the remarkable aromatic rice of this region — an account preserved in agri-history scholarship.

Piprahwa

Kapilavastu identified

Excavations at Piprahwa–Aligarhwa in the district link this land directly to ancient Kapilavastu and the life of the Buddha — the same soil our farmers plant each season.

Today

GI Tag No. 205 & ODOP

Kala Namak Rice holds Geographical Indication No. 205 and is the official One District One Product of Siddharthnagar — protected origin, recognised worldwide.

The catalogue

Kala Namak is the hero. The rest of the range rides with it.

Classic, organic and brown Kala Namak lead every consignment — with basmati, sona masoori, parboiled and specialty rices available in the same bulk lots, so one truck covers your whole shelf.

Field to freight

Processed, packed and export-ready in-house

Every lot moves through the same six steps — so a 100 kg order and a full container meet the same standard.

01

Farmer procurement

Paddy bought directly from registered farmer groups in the GI belt.

02

Milling

Season-fresh milling calibrated for the delicate Kala Namak kernel.

03

Sortex sorting

Machine colour-sorting for uniform, admixture-free lots.

04

Lab testing

Moisture, broken % and residue reports issued lot-wise.

05

Vacuum & custom packing

Vacuum bricks, jute/PP bags or your private label — FSSAI-compliant.

06

Warehouse & dispatch

Stored, documented and dispatched — UP, all-India or containerised export.

How we deliver

Three delivery zones, one standard

Within Uttar Pradesh, across India, or in a container overseas — same sorting, same testing, same bags.

Good to know

Questions buyers ask us

What makes Kala Namak rice special?

Kala Namak is a heritage aromatic rice of Siddharthnagar with a black husk and pearl-white kernel, linked by legend to the Buddha himself. It carries Geographical Indication Tag No. 205 and is the official ODOP of the district — and it is naturally richer in zinc and iron than common rice.

What is the minimum order quantity?

All rice — Kala Namak and every other variety — is sold in multiples of 100 kg (1 quintal). You can combine varieties in one order and one quotation.

Do you export internationally?

Yes. We ship FCL and LCL containers with phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, fumigation and customs clearance handled in-house with our CHA partners, subject to the destination country's import rules for rice.

How do I know the rice is genuine GI-belt Kala Namak?

Every Kala Namak lot ships with a sourcing declaration from the notified Siddharthnagar geography plus a lot-wise lab report covering moisture, admixture and broken percentage.

Bring the Buddha's rice to your shelves.

Tell us the quantity and the destination — we'll quote ex-mill and freight-inclusive prices within 24 hours.

Request a bulk quote