Chhattisgarh: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Chhattisgarh known for?

• ThethriCrisp deep-fried festival snack made from flour
• KhurmiFried snack of wheat flour, semolina and jaggery

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What does Chhattisgarh export?

• Rice

  Close to 1 lakh tonnes a year to nearly 90 countries (January 2026)

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• Non-basmati rice (pre-ban)

  About 3 million tonnes a year, about 15% of India's non-basmati exports (exporters' body, January 2025)

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• Fortified rice kernel

  First export, to Costa Rica (November 2025)

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India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Where is it grown, processed and shipped?

• Raipur

  State rice trade hub, APEDA regional office, operational mega food park, international rice summit (2026) Source

• Dhamtari

  Nagri Dubraj aromatic rice (GI 2023); rice-based products ODOP Source

• Ambikapur, Surguja

  Jeeraphool rice (GI 2019); mahua and jackfruit ODOP Source

• Jagdalpur, Bastar

  Tamarind trading hub and tamarind ODOP; tamarind processing unit planned nearby at Chhindgaon (2022) Source

• Kondagaon

  Cashew products ODOP; mahua processing unit planned (2022) Source

• Bilaspur

  Black rice products ODOP Source

• Bhatapara, Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara

  Rice-based products ODOP Source

• Dantewada

  Organic rice cultivation started; mango ODOP Source

Sources

• APEDA GI list for Chhattisgarh
• Chhattisgarhi cuisine (Wikipedia)
• Deccan Herald, paddy procurement record
• ICAR, tamarind processing in Bastar
• DD India, thethri and khurmi