Recently, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the export of 0.5 MT of GI-tagged Salem Sago from Salem, Tamil Nadu to Canada.
About Salem Sago:
It is locally known as Javvarisi in Tamil Nadu, is a starch-based food product extracted from tapioca roots.
Sago is derived from raw tapiocas.
It is in the form of small hard globules or pearls and is pearl white in colour.
It is manufactured from the wet starch powder crushed from tapioca roots.
The wet starch powder is used for producing sago and the dry powder has been used as a raw material for industrial purposes.
In 2023 Salem Sago secured a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Uses: Sago is used in various industries, including food, paper, construction, textile, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, mining, and alcohol, among others.
Key Facts about Tapioca
It is a major horticulture crop cultivated in Tamil Nadu.
Required Climatic Conditions for Tapioca
Soil: Any well drained soil preferably red lateritic loamy soil.
Climate: It thrives best in tropical, warm humid climate
Rainfall: Well distributed rainfall of over 100 cm per annum.
This crop can be cultivated upto an elevation of 1000 m.
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