Dinhata (appellation)
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| Dinhata | |
|---|---|
| ActiveRecorded as grown here since 2000 | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asian Gene Pool |
| Regional Complex | Eastern Plains |
| Growing Region | North Bengal Plains |
| Growing Area | Koch Bihar |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar District |
| Coordinates | 26.12, 89.50 |
| Landscape | |
| Area | 550 km² |
| Terrain | Approximately the Dinhata I and II blocks: alluvial plain on the Bangladesh border |
| Climate | |
| Climate Type | Subtropical humid |
| Seasons | Monsoon (Jun–Sep), Winter (Nov–Feb) |
| Growing history | |
| Dated accessions | 2025 |
| Conservation | |
| Populations | none documented yet |
Dinhata is a landrace cannabis appellation in the Koch Bihar growing area of the North Bengal Plains, in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India. It covers the Dinhata I and II community development blocks on the Bangladesh border. Two seed lots were collected in the Dinhata I block in 2025.
Cultivation and enforcement
In late 2019 the Border Security Force, with the police, the Excise department and the Dinhata block development officer, destroyed 64 cultivated plots holding about 43,000 plants in villages including Petbhatha and Bajejama.[1] In December 2023 Dinhata police cut cannabis at Takimari, Bhoram and Balabari.[2] Azimpur and Shalmara in Sahibganj were among the sites of the district police's operation of September 2024.[3]
Dinhata police recovered 130 kg of ganja from a house at Alokjhari in March 2025,[4] and Uttarbanga Sambad counted at least twelve young men arrested in Dinhata on trafficking charges in the months to October 2025.[5]
Accessions
| Accession ID | Name | Collected | Locality |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOM-IND-WEB-0720250023 | Dinhata General Population 2024 | ||
| ZOM-IND-WEB-0720250024 | Dinhata Feral Selection 2025 |
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References
- ↑ [and Dinhata block administration destroy about 43,000 cannabis plants across 64 plots in Cooch Behar]. Landrace.Wiki News, 31 December 2019.
- ↑ [and Dinhata police destroy cannabis across about 22 bighas at Takimari and Natunbas]. Landrace.Wiki News, 4 December 2023.
- ↑ [Behar district police destroy marijuana cultivation across multiple locations in coordinated operation]. Landrace.Wiki News, 24 September 2024.
- ↑ [police recover 130 kg of ganja from a house at Alokjhari]. Landrace.Wiki News, 7 March 2025.
- ↑ [Sambad reports at least twelve young men arrested on ganja trafficking charges in Dinhata in recent months]. Landrace.Wiki News, 20 October 2025.