SHIVADEEP RAI
Gangtok: Government Fruit
Preservation Factory (GFPF) in Singtam offered spices for
Dussehra and Diwali festivity by launching nine different
varieties of mixed pickles of Nakema, Lapsi and tree tomato.
Once again GFPF has produced new products for the festivals of
Loosong, Christmas and New Year.
On December 7, GFPF launched
organically made Crystallized Ginger Candy and Ginger Powder to
give a different taste of ginger to the people. For the
first time, ginger has been used in making candies. The product
is unique in its taste as well as its medicinal value. None has
ever tried ginger to make candies as it will be marketed from
Sikkim, Ms. Nima L Yethenpa, Managing Director of the company.
“This time we have concentrated on ginger products to
boost ginger production in the State and to support the farmers
engaged in ginger cultivation”, she told reporters.
The
crystallized ginger candy would be available in pouches at the
rate of Rs 2 and 5 and 400 gms for Rs 45. The ginger powder which
can be used in household as well as commercial cooking would be
available at Rs 35 for 50 gms. The ginger powder is organically
made and finely ground which will eradicate the problem
of grinding by hand or machine.
The two products would be
available in the market from December 10. For the production of the
said ginger items, GFPF has procured 4141 kgs of organically
produced ginger from Namchi and Yangang in the south district
and Sichey in the east, and 2.5 metric tons of ginger items have
been produced. A dryer machine worth Rs 1.56 lakhs is acquired
by GFPF for the production of ginger candies.
According to
the State Horticulture Department, 6.683 hectares of area is
occupied for ginger cultivation in the State for the production of
35.634 metric tones of the cash crop and the yield is 5332
kg per hectare yielded. Apart from ginger items, GFPF is
all set to launch other new products this year, including
Bhakimlo Dallae pickle marinated in oil, Soyabean
pickle in oil and Orange Segment saturated in sugar syrup, the
MD informed. Bhakimlo stuffed with Dallae chilli and Soyabean
pickle would be available in the market at Rs.125 for 400
gms. Presently, Bhakimlo pickle of considerable medicinal value
is available only at the GFPF sale counter due to the limited supply
of Bhakimlo and its limited stock. Only 17.5 kgs of
Bhakimlo could be procured by GFPF this time. Orange Segment
would be available in the market after two weeks at the tag
price of Rs 85 for 450 mgs. All the GFPF products are
organically produced.
GFPF is planning to conduct research on seasonal fruits and products thereof, the MD informed. She said procurement and utilization of organically produced fruits
in large quantities by GFPF is a part of the project initiated
by the State Government to boost horticulture and to provide
financial support to the farmers engaged in the cultivation of
fruits.
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