Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra Tea to get GI Tag from European Commission

Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra Tea to get GI Tag from European Commission

• Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra Tea will soon get a European Commission Geographical Indication Tag (GI Tag); this tag helps Kangra tea to get an opportunity to enter the European market. Kangra tea received the Indian GI tag in 2005. Since 1999, the cultivation and development of tea have improved constantly in the Kangra region of Himachal Pradesh.
• The development and cultivation of Kangra tea is being promoted and looked after by four departments. Tea Board of India Regional office Palampur, cooperative and agriculture departments of the state and CSIR, IHBT Palampur and Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Agriculture University, Palampur.

Published date : 12 Apr 2022 05:51PM