Sunday, June 13, 2010

Sangyod Geographical Indication (GI) Rice


           Sangyod GI Rice : What is the Sangyod GI rice ?                    


Sangyod Brown GI Rice
Phattalung province
Thailand

- is an intellectual property.
- under a big national resource of the plain area between Ban-Tad Mountainous Range and Songkhla-Phatthalung Lake which is abundance of many agricultural biodiversity Resources.
- is the one among those reflects the good appropriate combination of fertile soil and water.
- is a unique rice.
- very much food-safety concerned as it contains high niacin (B3).
- the first Geographical Indication good (GI) of Thai rice.
- and Sangyod Phatthalung Rice is a soft, aromatic and good test rice.

Sangyod Muang Phatthalung Rice

Background : Sangyod Muang Phatthalung Rice is a traditional rice variety grown in the area of Phatthalung province for more than a hundred years. Initially, farmers at Phatthalung grown this rice variety just only for special occasion or traditional festivals or giving to high respected guests or visitors.

Since 1987 plant breeder of Phatthalung Rice Research Center had improved Sangyod rice variety by the method called pure line selection. With this rice improvement process, We got the best Sangyod and named it Sangyod Phatthalung.

Characteristics of Sangyod Muang Phatthalung Rice

The typical of this selected one is small and long-slender grain,dark red pericarp,soft and aromatic of cooked rice as well as delicious and nutritional enrich.

Source of Production

Under a big national resource of the plain area between Ban-Tad Mountainous Range and Songkhla-Phatthalung Lake which is abundance of many agricultural biodiversity Resources. Sangyod is the one among those reflects the good appropriate combination of fertile soil and water there.

Sangyod rice = Rice for healthy-concerned people

Sangyod rice is the variety of rice which originally grow only in Phatthalung province.Sangyod rice has a beautiful nature colour as dark red and violet.

In the old days, Sangyod is the kind of rice we use to cook for special occasion as such when we need to welcome the senior or important person,and Sangyod is a popular souvenir for giving to the beloved one in a good reason because Sangyod rice is a good quality of rice with a marvelous smell and good for health because it carries lot of fibers. So this rice is a very good produce for those who are looking for organic and healthy food.

According of the report on varieties of rice in Thailand (reported in 2493)by collected all the varieties of rice all over Thailand. Sangyod is one of varieties of 11 types, which has Phatthalung as a birthplace.

Sangyod rice was found

Later in the year 2525-2529, Phatthalung province has collected all the typical type of rice in Phatthalung province.Sangyod rice was found in Tambon Tha Mader, Khaw Chaison District, Phatthalung. Some part of Sangyod rice has been kept in the Rice researching and developing organization in Pathumthani province and the rest has been planted in Phatthalung province.

Sangyod rice and The Queen

In the year 2543, Queen Sirikit has visited the Sangyod's farm in Phatthalung province and has tested it. To the Queen this variety of rice is a good product with a good test and good for health. So from that day, It's has been known as Sangyod is become the favorite's variety of rice which The Queen Sirikit take.

The advantages of Sangyod rice

In the year 2542, Nutrition Division Department of Health Ministry of Public Health have made research on Cheewajit food and found that compared with other variety of rice, Sangyod is the variety which have more nutritions that others type because
  • Sangyod rice has more fiber than others which is very good in making the body to deliver the bad things in body.
  • Sangyod rice has got more Vitamin E than others. Vitamin E is well known as the good vitamin to reduce the ages and help to remain young.
  • Sangyod rice has more protein, iron, phosphorus than others, which can make people who usually have its benefit on the blood circular, on the body of keeping fit, help to protect the forgetfulness diseases, and with anti-oxidance as well as oryzanol and gamma-aminobutyric acid.
  • People who usually take Sangyod rice will have less chance of getting cancer diseases.
So as lots of nutrition mentioned above Sangyod rice is the right typical variety of rice which is good for people in these days who have been lived in the cities which changing so fast , which make our mind and body too weak and got lot of diseases. Sangyod is good for anyone who are searching for good health and organic life.


 

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