{"id":118154,"date":"2026-08-09T12:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T06:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=118154"},"modified":"2026-08-09T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T08:45:07","slug":"roselle-crop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/roselle-crop\/","title":{"rendered":"Roselle Crop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Roselle Crop Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Odisha\u2019s Malkangiri district, the indigenous crop Roselle is helping tribal communities adapt to climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Roselle Crop<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roselle&#8217;s scientific name is <\/span><b>Hibiscus sabdariffa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belongs to the <\/span><b>Malvaceae family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is locally known as <\/span><b>Bhenda Dal and has<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> long been cultivated by tribal communities in <\/span><b>Odisha\u2019s Malkangiri district.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It thrives <\/span><b>on rainfed uplands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with minimal inputs and can grow on marginal land with <\/span><b>relatively little water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is being cultivated in warm countries particularly in the Philippines, <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-malaysia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Malaysia<\/a>, Indonesia, India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cuba, Central America, California, Florida, Egypt.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is valued as <\/span><b>both food and medicine.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nutritional Value:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The tender leaves are cooked as saag or combined with pulses and vegetables, lending a distinctive sour flavour to everyday meals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health Benefits:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It contains <\/span><b>vitamin C, anthocyanins, flavonoids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, polyphenols, iron, calcium and dietary fibre. The deep red colour of the flower cups comes from anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants that help protect the body against <\/span><b>oxidative stress.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/roselle-the-indigenous-crop-helping-odishas-tribal-communities-adapt-to-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roselle, or Hibiscus sabdariffa, is a rainfed crop cultivated by tribal communities in Odisha\u2019s Malkangiri, valued as food and medicine. 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