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Kufri Jamunia: Centre promotes a fortified purple potato
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A purple potato for hidden hunger: which ICAR institute breeds the Kufri series, and what biofortification means
Centre promotes Kufri Jamunia, a nutrient-rich purple potato, against hidden hunger.
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What you need to know
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The Centre is promoting Kufri Jamunia, a purple-skinned and purple-fleshed potato with higher levels of certain nutrients than regular potatoes.
Whether it can help with India's 'hidden hunger', the deficiency of micronutrients, is unclear given its production costs, pricing, market uptake and ability to deliver the nutrients.
Kufri varieties are bred by the ICAR potato research system.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Kufri Jamunia is a purple-skinned, purple-fleshed potato promoted by the Centre
- It has higher levels of certain nutrients than regular potatoes
- Hidden hunger means micronutrient deficiency, even when calorie intake is adequate
- Kufri varieties are bred by the ICAR potato research system (ICAR-CPRI, Shimla)
- Open questions remain on its production cost, pricing, market uptake and nutrient delivery
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How the exam will ask it
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- Biofortification is breeding crops to raise their content of micronutrients such as iron, zinc or vitamins.
- Hidden hunger refers to micronutrient deficiency and is not the same as calorie undernutrition.
- The Kufri series of potato varieties has been developed by ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla.
- Purple-fleshed vegetables are typically rich in anthocyanin pigments, which act as antioxidants.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS3 (Agriculture; Science and Technology) and GS2 (Nutrition). Hidden hunger persists despite food-grain sufficiency, and biofortified crops such as Kufri Jamunia offer a food-based remedy. Their success depends on production cost, pricing, farmer and consumer uptake and proven nutrient delivery, so the way forward is field trials, price support, procurement links with nutrition schemes and awareness.
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ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸಲಾದ ಕುಫ್ರಿ ಜಮುನಿಯಾ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಕುಫ್ರಿ ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ ತಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಯಾವುದು?
- ಐಸಿಎಆರ್-ಭಾರತೀಯ ಕೃಷಿ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ, ನವದೆಹಲಿ
- ಐಸಿಎಆರ್-ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಭತ್ತ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ, ಕಟಕ್
- ಐಸಿಎಆರ್-ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ, ಶಿಮ್ಲಾ
- ಐಸಿಎಆರ್-ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ಬೆಳೆಗಳ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ, ತಿರುವನಂತಪುರ
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ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ಐಸಿಎಆರ್-ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ, ಶಿಮ್ಲಾ; ಕುಫ್ರಿ ಸರಣಿಯ ತಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ಅದು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ಬೆಳೆಗಳ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಮರಗೆಣಸು, ಸಿಹಿಗೆಣಸಿನಂತಹ ಬೆಳೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ.
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