The story
The Allahabad Surkha is a guava with red-blushed skin and pink flesh grown in orchards around Prayagraj and Kaushambi. It was among the earliest Indian fruits to receive a GI tag, in 2008. The fruit is sold fresh through mandis in North India and processed into jelly, pulp and juice.
In numbers
No published source we could open prints current numbers for this cluster.
GI tag
- Allahabad Surkha GuavaApplication no. GI Application No. 50; Registration No. 48GI Registry, IP India - Application 50: Allahabad Surkha Guava
Ways in for a newcomer
- Guava processing into pulp, jelly, juice and bars
- Grading and packing for city and export markets
- Nursery and grafted saplings
- Direct-to-consumer fruit boxes
Problems the cluster faces
- Wilt disease and ageing orchards
- Short shelf life and price crashes at peak arrival
- Mixing with ordinary guava in markets
- Little cold-chain support
Businesses to start here
Multi-Fruit Juice and Squash Unit →Fruit and Vegetable Canning Unit (Mango Pulp, Curried Vegetables) →Fruit Bars →Fruit Juice and Murabba Unit →