Kiwis Of Ziro Valley

Kiwis Of Ziro Valley

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Agriculture

In news

• The kiwis that grow wild in Arunachal Pradesh’s Ziro Valley are the only certified organic fruit of their kind in India.
• Arunachal Pradesh is the first State in India to obtain Organic Certification for Kiwi under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER).
• Ziro Valley is located in Lower Subansiri district.
  

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Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER) 

• It is a Central Sector Scheme.
• It is a sub-mission under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).
• Launched by: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare 
• Implementation in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, 

Do you know?

• An agricultural practice/product is considered organic when there are no chemical fertilisers or pesticides involved in its cultivation process.
• 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).