Purandar Figs:
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) recently facilitated the export of India’s first ready-to-drink fig juice, made from geographical indication (GI)-tagged Purandar figs, to Poland.
- Purandar’s figs, known to be one of India’s finest figs, are a GI commodity, known for their sweet taste, size, and nutritional benefits.
- It is cultivated in many villages of Purandar taluk in Pune district, Maharashtra.
- The agro-climatic factors such as dry weather, hilly slopes, well drained medium land are essential for Purandar Fig cultivation.
- Purandar has red and black soil that has high Calcium and Potassium content, which is responsible for the violet colour and size of the fig.
- It was awarded the GI Tag in 2016.
- Purandar fig is bell-shaped, larger in size than other varieties, and has a distinctive violet skin colour that differentiates itself from other varieties.
