Salem Sago Latest News
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.
Source: PIB
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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