{"id":259791,"date":"2023-09-13T20:18:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=259791"},"modified":"2023-10-08T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T03:10:45","slug":"salem-sago-gets-gi-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/salem-sago-gets-gi-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"Salem sago gets GI tag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201cSalem sago gets GI tag<\/b><b>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 published in <\/span><b>The Hindu on 12th September 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Cooperative Society Ltd. (SAGOSERVE) from Tamil Nadu has received a Geographical Indication(GI) Tag for <\/span><b>Salem sago.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is<\/b> <b>Salem sago?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-259792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-63.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-63.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> The Hindu<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sago is derived from raw tapioca.It is in the form of small hard globules or pearls and is pearl white in colour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is produced in Salem district in Tamil Nadu which is the main center for sago production in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sago is used in various industries, including food, paper, construction, textile, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, mining, and alcohol, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Tapioca?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tapioca is a starchy food derived from the cassava root.In India, tapioca pearls are referred to as \u201cSabudana\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Climate and Soil: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any well drained soil preferably red lateritic loam with a pH range of 5.5 -7.0 is best suited for tapioca cultivation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 It thrives best in tropical, warm humid climate with well distributed rainfall of over 100 cm per annum. This crop can be cultivated upto an elevation of 1000 m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Origin: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tapioca originated in South America and was later introduced to India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 In India, tapioca is predominantly cultivated in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cSalem sago gets GI tag\u201d\u00a0 published in The Hindu on 12th September 2023 What is the News? Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Cooperative Society Ltd. (SAGOSERVE) from Tamil Nadu has received a Geographical Indication(GI) Tag for Salem sago. What is Salem sago? Source: The Hindu&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/salem-sago-gets-gi-tag\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Salem sago gets GI tag<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,7965,9],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-259791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}