Three farmers have applied for the geographical indication (GI) for Ramnagar brinjal, Banarasi Langda mango and the aromatic Adamchini rice. A very small grain, this fragrant rice cooks almost in a jiffy. Farmers in Mirzapur, Chandauli, Varanasi and Sonbhadra districts, who cultivate this rice, explain that it has a unique taste and fragrance. A thought is that since the grain is small, like sugar crystals, it was given the name adam chini’ (chini meaning sugar).