Banana workshop and expo planned
The Hindu
It aims to promote Mysuru as a destination for food processing industries
The Horticulture Department is planning to hold a banana workshop cum exhibition in Mysuru after the conclusion of the Dasara festival to promote Mysuru as a destination for the food processing industries to source their requirement of bananas.
Banana has been assigned for Mysuru in “One District One Product” list approved by the Centre to promote micro-food processing enterprises.
Mysuru grows a wide variety of bananas, including the Nanjangud Rasabale, a unique variety, which enjoys the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, Pacha Bale (Cavendish variety), Yalakki, and G9, besides the Nendran variety that commands a good market in neighbouring Kerala.
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