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• West Jaintia Hills witnessed the first-of-its-kind Fly-Off Event to demonstrate the use of novel and innovative Drone/UAV technology for payload delivery, that could serve as a model of solving the 1st mile connectivity issues for Lakadong Turmeric farmers from the hinterland.

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• Lakadong turmeric is grown in the Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.
• Lakadong turmeric is globally considered to be one of the best quality turmericwith high curcumin content (between 7-12%), as compared to other varieties of turmeric where the average curcumin content is measured between 3-5%.
• Meghalaya’s Lakadong turmeric is renowned for its highest curcumin content in the world.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1795761

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