Sarabanga Farmer Producer Company of Kadayampatti block in Salem District started a sales centre for selling organic inputs to the farmers of their own company. Turmeric powder is one of the major value added products of Sarabanga FPC since Salem and Erode is the hub of turmeric cultivation. The raw turmeric were dried for two days in the Solar dryer and then used for pulverizing without extracting oleoresin or oil. Apart from turmeric powder, this FPC also producing value added products from coriander, chilli and masala products like Sambar podi, mutton masala, chicken masala, moringa pod powder, moringa soup powder etc., With regard to marketing of the value added products of moringa, the company has sold the products of moringa to Uzhavar Shandies of Salem City, Sales center of their own inputs. If the market is expanded to other important places of domestic market and foreign markets as well, the nutrient and medicinal properties of Moringa will reach all the people soon.
Sarabanga FPC, Value addition, Tumeric and Moringa
