LAKADONG
TURMERIC - AGRICULTURE
News:
Meghalaya's Lakadong
turmeric gets Geographical Indication tag
What's
in the news?
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Meghalaya's Lakadong turmeric, Garo
Dakmanda (traditional dress), Larnai
pottery and Garo Chubitchi (alcoholic beverage) has been awarded the
Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Lakadong
Turmeric:
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The Lakadong turmeric is one of the best
varieties found in Lakadong area of the Jantia
Hills district of Meghalaya.
Features:
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The Lakadong turmeric is slightly dark in colour compared to any
other turmeric found in India.
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The curcumin
content in Lakadong turmeric is between 6.8-7.5 percent, which is one of
the highest, as against a mere 2 to
3 percent in most varieties of turmeric.
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Around 14,000 farmers from 43 villages of
Lakadong area are currently engaged in cultivating the turmeric variety on
1,753 hectares of land.
Significance:
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The GI tag will provide the farmers with a
unique selling point and they will fetch a good
market price.
GI
Tag:
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Meghalaya has got the GI tag for Lakadong
Turmeric.