KIWIS OF ZIRO VALLEY

Dec. 1, 2020

The kiwis that grow wild in Arunachal Pradesh’s Ziro Valley are the only certified organic fruit of their kind in the country.

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  • Arunachal is first in the country to obtain Organic Certification for Kiwi under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER).

  • The organic certification was provided by the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER), a scheme for the northeastern states by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare under the Central government.

  • Kiwis of Ziro Valley — located in Lower Subansiri district — were certified as organic following a standard three-year-process.