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Discover Chettikulam Small Onion, a GI-registered regional product associated with Chettikulam, celebrated for its local heritage and traditional craftsmanship or production.
Chettikulam Small Onion is a regional shallot (small onion) variety associated with the village of Chettikulam in Alathur/Perambalur area of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is an agricultural product formally registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) and identifies small onion bulbs grown and processed in the defined production area.
The GI application for Chettikulam Small Onion was filed jointly by the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board and the Chettikulam Small Onion Farmers Producer Association on 4 July 2022. The product was registered under the Geographical Indications registry and a certificate was issued on 31 March 2025. The Perambalur area — including Chettikulam and neighbouring villages in Alathur and Perambalur blocks — has been documented in government and industry reports as a major local centre for small onion (shallot) cultivation and processing; government-supported processing and storage initiatives for shallots in Chettikulam have been reported in official releases.
Shallot cultivation and handling in the Chettikulam area are established local agricultural activities carried out by farming communities in Alathur and Perambalur blocks. Local farmer producer groups and district-level marketing arrangements (including auction and storage facilities historically centred at Chettikulam) form part of the community practices associated with this crop.
Reported distinguishing features for the Chettikulam small onion include a relatively small, uniform bulb size and a pinkish outer skin. The variety is noted locally for pronounced pungency; reporting attributes this characteristic in part to the local soil conditions. These physical and organoleptic attributes are cited in the documentation submitted for GI registration and in regional reporting on the crop.
Production follows standard shallot/ small-onion agricultural practice for the district: land preparation and sowing/planting, crop cultivation across the local growing cycles, harvesting, field curing/drying, grading and sorting, followed by storage or transfer to local processing/marketing infrastructure (packing, processing into peeled shallot/powder/paste where undertaken). The product’s GI registration is tied to shallots produced within the defined geographical area.
Local practices documented in the area include village-level cultivation and post-harvest handling routines (curing/drying and manual grading) and use of nearby auction and storage facilities for aggregation and sale. Community organisation through farmer producer groups has been used to support collective action for marketing and GI registration.
Chettikulam small onion is an important agricultural crop for local livelihoods in parts of Perambalur district; district- and national-level reports have identified the Perambalur area as a significant zone for shallot cultivation and processing. The GI registration recognises and protects the product’s geographical identity and the connection between the shallots and their place of origin.
Chettikulam Small Onion was filed for GI on 4 July 2022; a registration certificate was issued on 31 March 2025.
Perambalur district (including Chettikulam and surrounding villages in Alathur and Perambalur blocks) is documented as a major shallot cultivation area in Tamil Nadu, with district-level processing and storage initiatives in the Chettikulam area.
Locally reported distinguishing traits include a pinkish outer skin, uniform bulb size and strong pungency noted by producers and local reporting.
The Chettikulam small onion is tied to local agricultural identity and the livelihoods of farming communities in Chettikulam and neighbouring villages. Farmer organisations in the area were instrumental in pursuing GI registration, reflecting the crop’s economic and social role in the locality.
It is a regional shallot (small onion) variety associated with Chettikulam in Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, formally registered as a geographical indication (GI).
The GI application was filed on 4 July 2022 and a registration certificate was issued on 31 March 2025.
The identity is associated with Chettikulam and shallots produced in parts of Perambalur district, including villages in Alathur and Perambalur blocks as identified in the GI documentation and regional reporting.
Reported key characteristics include a small, relatively uniform bulb size, a pinkish outer skin and a strong pungency noted by local producers.
Chettikulam small onions are used as a culinary ingredient and are also processed where facilities exist into forms such as peeled shallot, paste, powder or flakes.
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