Vikas Arote planted 3 kg of black rice on his farm in Akola, and the result was a crop that acquires a bluish-purple hue when cooked, owing to the agro-ecological conditions of the taluka. This unique variety of black rice has now been named Neela Bhat, which the Maharashtra government now plans to promote across Akola.
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