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{{Infobox geographical indication<br />
| name = Erode Turmeric<br />
| image = Turmeric-Circuma Longa-Erode.jpg<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| caption = <br />
| description = [[Turmeric]] cultivated and grown in [[Erode district]]<br />
| type = [[Agriculture]] produce<br />
| area = [[Erode district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| registered = 2018-19<br />
| material = [[Turmeric]]<br />
| official website = <br />
}}<br />
'''Erode Turmeric''' or '''Erodu Manjal''' is a type of [[turmeric]], a [[spices|spice]] category which is grown in the [[Erode]] region of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It has been recognized as a [[List of geographical indications in India|Geographical indication]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ipindia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/Images/pdf/GI_Application_Register_10-09-2019.pdf|title=Registration Details of Geographical Indications|website=Intellectual Property India, Government of India|access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref> Erode turmeric is known for its high [[curcumin]] (>90%).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/commodities/with-90-curcumin-erode-turmeric-is-sought-after/article29856426.ece|title= With 90% curcumin, Erode turmeric is sought after'|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 November 2019|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Production==<br />
Among the two major varieties of turmeric, the Chinna Nadan variety is grown widely. Erode Turmeric occupies more than 70% of the turmeric grown in [[Erode district|Erode]] and [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]] districts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/070319/erode-turmeric-gets-gi-tag.html|title=Erode turmeric gets GI tag|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 March 2019}}</ref> As of 2021, the variety is grown in 50,000 acres across [[Tamil Nadu]]. The turmeric is exported to countries like [[Bangladesh]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[United States of America|USA]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/erode/turmeric-turns-gold-due-to-low-arrivals/articleshow/81098369.cms|title=Erode: Turmeric turns gold after low arrivals, high demand|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=19 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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There are four (three in [[Erode]], one in [[Gobichettipalayam]]) regulated markets for selling erode turmeric in [[Erode district]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/commodities/65-turmeric-sold-at-erode/article32619665.ece|title=Turmeric Sale at Erode Markets|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=16 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Geographical indication==<br />
The Erode Turmeric Merchants Association applied for [[Geographical Indication]] recognition of Erode Turmeric through [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. The [[Government of India]] recognized it as a Geographical indication officially in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/erode-turmeric-gets-gi-tag-after-an-8-year-process/article26451340.ece|title= Erode turmeric gets GI tag after an 8-year process|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[ETMA Turmeric Market Complex]]<br />
* [[Bhavani Jamakkalam]]<br />
* [[Coimbatore Wet Grinder]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Geographical indications in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Kongu Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Erode district]]<br />
[[Category:Geographical indications in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Agriculture in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Economy of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Indian cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:GI Tagged Turmeric varieties of India]]<br />
[[Category:Turmeric production in India]]</div>EdmundWyrick821