Editing Ooty (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Tea Rows Monarch Ooty Nilgiris Mar21 A7C 00291.jpg|thumb|Tea plantations in Ooty]]
Ooty is a market town for the surrounding area, which is still largely dependent on [[agriculture]]. Vegetables cultivated include [[potato]], [[carrot]], [[cabbage]] and [[cauliflower]] and fruits include [[peach]], [[plum]], [[pear]] and [[strawberry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/watch-organic-farming-is-catching-on-in-the-nilgiris/article67554204.ece|title=Organic farming is catching on in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris|date=20 November 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=23 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823051809/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/watch-organic-farming-is-catching-on-in-the-nilgiris/article67554204.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a daily wholesale auction of these products at the [[Ooty Municipal Market]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Stone throwing leads to tension in Uthagamandalam|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article12666.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 August 2009|access-date=1 October 2011}}</ref> [[Dairy farming]] has long been present in the area, and there is a cooperative dairy manufacturing [[cheese]] and skimmed [[milk powder]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2008/nov/02/oldest-dairy-farm-in-ooty-faces-closure-3816.html|title=Oldest dairy farm in Ooty faces closure|newspaper=[[New Indian Express]]|date=2 November 2008|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227190806/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2008/nov/02/oldest-dairy-farm-in-ooty-faces-closure-3816.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Floriculture]] and [[sericulture]] are also practised, as is the cultivation of [[mushroom]]s. The local area is known for [[tea]] cultivation. [[Nilgiri tea]] is a [[black tea]] variety unique to the region.<ref name="van Driem 2019">{{cite book|title=The Tale of Tea A Comprehensive History of Tea from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day|first=George|last=van Driem|year=2019|publisher=Brill|isbn=978-9-0043-8625-9}}</ref>

The [[Indian Immunologicals Limited|Human Biologicals Institute]], established in 1999, is involved in [[vaccine]] manufacturing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pharma/drug-approvals-launches/indian-immunologicals-ltd-commemorates-25-yrs-of-human-biologicals-institute-announces-new-vaccines/105508549|title=commemorates 25 yrs of Human Biologicals Institute, announces new vaccines|date=26 November 2023|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227190805/https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/pharma/drug-approvals-launches/indian-immunologicals-ltd-commemorates-25-yrs-of-human-biologicals-institute-announces-new-vaccines/105508549|url-status=live}}</ref> Other manufacturing industries located on the outskirts include [[Ketti]] (manufacture of needles) and [[Aruvankadu]] (manufacture of [[cordite]]).