Exports of GI-tagged Agri products

Exports of GI-tagged Agri products

• In line with the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision, the central government decided to give a renewed thrust to the use of Geographical Indications (GI) tag to promote India’s unique agricultural products in the international markets.
• There are 150 GI-tagged products in India, which are agricultural and food products. Out of 150 GI-tagged products around 100 registered GI products fall under the category of scheduled agricultural products (cereals, processed products, vegetables, etc). The two most popular GI-tagged agricultural products of India are Darjeeling Tea and Basmati Rice. However, many other GI-tagged products from various states have huge export potential.
• Three GI varieties of Mango from West Bengal were exported to Bahrain and Qatar. GI-tagged Shahi Litchi was exported from the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to the UK.  GI-tagged Banaganapalle Mango was exported from Andhra Pradesh to South Korea.

Published date : 22 Mar 2022 05:57PM