New export destinations for GI Agri Products

New export destinations for GI Agri Products

Subject: Economy

Section: Agriculture

Context: Of the over 100 niche GI tagged products, 49 have got new export markets.

Concept:

• There are 417 registered GI products and around 150 of them are agricultural and food products.
• Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is making a unique initiative to promote regional and state- specific GI products.
• 13 products sourced directly have got exported to new destinations such as South Korea, UK, US, UAE, Singapore, Bahrain and Japan.

Egs: 1. Suvarnarekha mangoes (AP) shipped to South Korea for the 1^st time

2. Dahanu Gholvad sapota & Marathwada Kesar mango (MH) reached the UK
3. Jalgaon’s Banana (MH) to the UAE
4. Nendran Banana (KE) to Singapore
5. Shahi Litchi &BhagalpuriZardalu mango (Bihar) to the UK

• Besides 36 other niche local products like murmura (puffed rice), moringa, jamun and sitabhog also got new export markets.
• Significance:
  • Provide new markets for these GI products which were earlier exported to other destinations.
  • Some select local products which are of high export potential were shipped to new export destinations.
• Non- GI Products: Some of the below have also been shipped to the new destinations.

To know about GI Tag, refer: https://optimizeias.com/geographical-indication-gi   and

https://optimizeias.com/gi-tag-for-basmati/