Salem Sago Reaches Canada in First Direct Export
Why in the news
Tamil Nadu’s GI-tagged Salem Sago went directly to Canada for the first time, a milestone for producer-led exports.
Key facts
- Facilitator: APEDA; product: Salem Sago (Javvarisi); destination: Canada.
- GI tag in March 2023; registered by SAGOSERVE, the Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers’ Service Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, .
About sago
- Starch food from tapioca (cassava); wet starch becomes small pearl-like granules.
- Salem, the ‘Land of Sago’, has high tapioca yield and processing infrastructure.
- Salem, Erode, Namakkal and Dharmapuri together give over 80% of India’s output.
Exam angle
- APEDA; GI year 2023.