Centre focuses on promoting exports of GI-tagged niche agricultural products

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The Government of India has been taking steps to promote exports of locally sourced Geographical Indications(GI) tagged agricultural products.

What are the steps taken by the Government to promote the export of GI tagged Agri Products?

Exports of GI Products: Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority(APEDA) has been facilitating exports of GI Products:

– Some of the products include Naga Mircha (King Chilli) from Nagaland, Black Rice from Manipur and Assam, three GI varieties of Mango (Fazli, Khirsapati, and Laxman Bhog) from West Bengal, GI variety of Mango (Zardalu) from Bihar, Shahi Litchi from Muzaffarpur district of Bihar and Banaganapalle Mango from Andhra Pradesh.

Organizing Buyer Seller Meets: Government has been organizing buyer-seller meets to promote:

– Unique GI Products from the North Eastern Region such as Manipur Black Rice (Chak-Hao), Meghalaya Khasi Mandarin, Assam Kaji Nemu, Karbi Anglong Ginger and Tripura Queen Pineapple.

– Moreover, GI Products from other regions are also being promoted such as Kesar Mango, Jalgaon Banana from Maharashtra, Kandhamal Turmeric from Odisha, Bangalore Rose Onion from Karnataka, Kalanamak Rice from Uttar Pradesh, Madurai Malli from Tamil Nadu etc.

In-Store Promotional Programmes: APEDA has also organized in-store promotional programmes in importing countries in association with foreign retailers for GI-tagged products such as Nanjangud Banana from Karnataka.

Source: This post is based on the article “Centre focuses on promoting exports of GI-tagged niche agricultural products” published in PIB on 21st Mar 2022.