Centre permits export of Bangalore Rose Onions & Krishnapuram Onions

Union Government has permitted export of Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onions of up to ten thousand metric tonnes each.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

Bangalore rose onion, locally called gulabi eerulli, is a variety of onion grown in and around Bangalore in Karnataka. Rose onions are not cultivated in any other place in India.

The onions of this variety have bulbs with flat base and are spherical. The other characteristics which make them unique are their deep scarlet red colour, anthocyanin, phenols and high pungency.

They are also known to contain higher levels of protein, phosphorus, iron and carotene.

It got the Geographical Indication tag in 2015. This allowed the Bangalore Rose Onion Growers’ Association headquartered in Chikkaballapur to get patent rights to cultivation of the variety.