{"id":108857,"date":"2021-05-26T17:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=108857"},"modified":"2021-05-26T21:06:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:36:46","slug":"first-consignment-of-gi-certified-shahi-litchi-exported-to-the-u-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/first-consignment-of-gi-certified-shahi-litchi-exported-to-the-u-k\/","title":{"rendered":"First consignment of GI certified &#8220;Shahi Litchi&#8221; exported to the U.K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a major boost to the export of <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gi-tag-for-basmati-rice-to-pakistan-a-cause-of-concern-for-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geographical Indication<\/a>(GI) certified products, the first consignment of Shahi Litchi from Bihar was exported to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Shahi Litchi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Firstly, Shahi Litchi <\/strong>is a variety of litchi that is grown in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. It has high pulp and is juicier compared to the litchi grown in other parts of the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondly, Favourable Conditions: <\/strong>Humid condition and alluvial soil having a fairly good amount of calcium content are favourable for this type of Litchi variety. This is present in Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and nearby areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thirdly, the translucent, flavoured aril<\/strong> or edible flesh of the litchi is popular as a table fruit in India. While in China and Japan it is preferred in dried or canned form.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourthly, GI Tag: <\/strong>Shahi litchi was the fourth agricultural product to get the Geographical Indication(GI) certification from Bihar in 2018. This is after Jardalu mango, Katarni rice and Maghai paan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fifthly, Second-Largest Producer: <\/strong>India is the second-largest producer of litchi in the world after China<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sixthly, States<\/strong>: Bihar is the leading state for litchi production in the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lastly, Concern: <\/strong>Shahi Litchi is most commonly blamed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/acute-encephalitis-syndromeaes\/\">Acute Encephalitis Syndrome(AES) <\/a>outbreak in Bihar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/economy\/agriculture\/first-consignment-of-gi-certified-shahi-litchi-from-bihar-exported-to-uk-commerce-ministry\/articleshow\/82914650.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Economic Times<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? In a major boost to the export of Geographical Indication(GI) certified products, the first consignment of Shahi Litchi from Bihar was exported to the United Kingdom. About Shahi Litchi: Firstly, Shahi Litchi is a variety of litchi that is grown in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. It has high pulp and is juicier compared&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/first-consignment-of-gi-certified-shahi-litchi-exported-to-the-u-k\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First consignment of GI certified &#8220;Shahi Litchi&#8221; exported to the U.K<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1351,1310,7965,9],"tags":[1427],"class_list":["post-108857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-daily-news","category-daily-news-updates","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-agri_4","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704752982},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}