1.4.16

GI Tags awarded

Ajara's ghansal rice, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri's kokum, Vengurla's cashew, Lasalgaon's onion, Waghya's ghevda, Mangalvedha jowar and Navapur's tur were awarded certificates of Geographical Identification (GI) by the Chennai-based GI registry.The tags will ensure the seven state agricultural products are authentic in taste and genuine now that they have a geographical indication tag.
Maharashtra also had the maximum number of 14 agricultural Geographical Indications (agri GI) accepted by the GI Registry .
Seven other products have also been accepted for the tag and will receive certificates in due course. Earlier, the GI tag was awarded to Kolhapuri chappals, Kolhapuri jaggery , Mahabaleshwar's strawberries, Nashik's grapes, Jalgaon's brinjals and Nagpur's oranges. A geographical indication (GI) is a name or a sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin like a town, a region, or a country.

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