{"id":34319,"date":"2020-12-02T04:44:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T04:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=34319"},"modified":"2020-12-02T04:44:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T04:44:18","slug":"the-rise-of-the-wild-arunachal-kiwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/the-rise-of-the-wild-arunachal-kiwi\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise of the \u2018wild\u2019 Arunachal kiwi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Twenty years ago, the kiwis that grew wild in Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s Ziro Valley barely caught anyone\u2019s attention. However, in the last decade, farmers slowly recognised the commercial value of the fruit. The kiwis of the region are the only certified organic fruit of their kind in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key-Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Arunachal is first in the country to obtain Organic Certification for Kiwi under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organic certification was provided by the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER), a scheme for the northeastern states by the Ministry of Agriculture &amp; Farmers\u2019 Welfare under the Central government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiwis of Ziro Valley \u2014 located in Lower Subansiri district \u2014 were certified as organic following a standard three-year-process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An agricultural practice\/product is considered organic when there are no chemical fertilisers or pesticides involved in its cultivation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such certifications in India can be obtained after strict scientific assessment done by the regulatory body, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty years ago, the kiwis that grew wild in Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s Ziro Valley barely caught anyone\u2019s attention. 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