{"id":104515,"date":"2026-05-22T12:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T07:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=104515"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:25:37","slug":"kiwi-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kiwi-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiwi Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kiwi Fruit Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region launched the Mission on \u201cArunachal Kiwi: The USP of Arunachal Pradesh mission, a Cluster-based Kiwi Cultivation and Value Chain Development Mission with an outlay of nearly 167 crore rupees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kiwi Fruit<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa also known as <\/span><b>Chinese Gooseberry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ) is a <\/span><b>small, edible, oval-shaped fruit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has fuzzy brown skin and bright green or golden flesh with edible black seeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Required Climatic Conditions for Kiwi<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It grows well <\/span><b>between 900 to 1600 m above mean sea level<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wherever the climate <\/span><b>is warm and humid.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Rain: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It requires<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a well distributed rainfall of <\/span><b>about 150 cm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for its growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deep, rich, <\/span><b>well-drained sandy loam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> soils are ideal for cultivation of kiwi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It requires <\/span><b>700-800 chilling hours<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (no. of hours during which temperature remains at or below 70 C during the winter season).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nutritional Value:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a rich source of <\/span><b>vitamin B &amp; C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and minerals like <\/span><b>phosphorus, potassium &amp; calcium.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is grown widely in <\/span><b>New Zealand, Italy, USA, China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Japan, Australia, France, Chile and Spain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, it is mostly grown in <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, <\/span><b>Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/kiwi-identified-as-usp-of-arunachal-mission-launched-for-value-chain-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiwi Fruit (Actinidia deliciosa also known as Chinese Gooseberry ) is a small, edible, oval-shaped fruit. 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