Recently, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) launched the ₹189.79-crore Mizoram Ginger Mission.
About Ginger:
It is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Zingiberaceae.
Required Climatic Conditions:
Climate: It requires a warm and humid climate (up to an altitude of 1500m).
Temperature: The crop performs well in a temperature range of 19°C- 28°C.
Rainfall: It requires moderate to high rainfall of about 1,500–2,500 mm per year or reliable irrigation.
Ginger does not tolerate frost or prolonged drought.
Soil: It requires loose, fertile, well-drained loam or sandy-loam soils rich in organic matter.
Largest Producer: India is the largest producer of ginger and mainly in Kerala, Orissa, Meghalaya, West Bengal, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Uses: It is most widely used spice both for flavouring and for medicinal purpose. It is used in food preparations, confectionary, beverages, making ginger candy/ preserves.
Significance: It contains a vast amount of antioxidant compounds which can be used to treat various inflammatory conditions.
Ginger supplementation significantly reduces the levels of fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, apolipoprotein B etc.
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