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Curry leaf cluster to come up in Coimbatore.
Mar 23, 2023

The horticulture department is all set to form a curry leaf cluster on 1,500 hectares in and around Karamadai at a cost of 2.5 crore. The region is famous for cultivation of Sengambu variety of curry leaves.
At present, around 1,000 farmers from Karamadai, PN Palayam, SS Kulam and Annur are cultivating curry leaves on 1,270 hectares in the region, of which 1,000 hectares falls in Karamadai. The plan is to bring these farmers together, while increasing the acreage under cultivation.
Announcing the cluster as part of the state agriculture budget, agriculture minister M R K Panneerselvam said the fund allocation would be used to enhance the area under curry leaf cultivation.
'Drip irrigation system, farm machinery, quality planting materials, solar drying unit, and training for production of value-added products such as dry curry leaf, curry leaf powder and paste will be provided to the farmers. Residue analysis of curry leaf samples will be carried out to meet the export standards as well.'
 
Welcoming the announcement, farmers in the Karamadai region said it was their long-pending demand. Curry leaves cultivated in the region find a market across Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Kerala.
T Muthusamy, a farmer, said, 'We thank the state government for fulfilling our long-pending demand. It will boost curry leaf production and we are happy with the announcement.'
He said the export business was a challenge, as they lacked exposure to markets abroad, packaging technique and marketing ideas for value-added products such as juice, powder and oil extract.
'Curry leaf is sold at anywhere between 5 and 70 per kg, depending on the weather condition and production. The announcement is expected to insulate us from highly volatile prices. We will be able to get a steady income, if we could focus on value-added products,' Muthusamy told TOI.
M Buvaneshwari, deputy director of horticulture, Coimbatore, said all the requirements of farmers would be met soon. 'We are ready to offer all support to the farmers. We have applied for the geographical indication (GI) tag for Sengambu variety of curry leaf and the same is expected soon. It will be a milestone in the history of curry leaf production.'
    
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