New export destinations for GI Agri Products
- March 24, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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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 1st time
- Dahanu Gholvad sapota & Marathwada Kesar mango (MH) reached the UK
- Jalgaon’s Banana (MH) to the UAE
- Nendran Banana (KE) to Singapore
- 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.
Malli and other traditional flowers | Madurai, Tamilnadu |
Makhana | Patna, Bihar |
Apricots | Ladakh |
Apples | Himachal Pradesh |
Sitabhog, Fazli Mango, Dragon Fruit & Bardhaman Mihidana | West Bengal |
Puffed rice | Cuttack, Odisha |
Jaggery | Bijnor, UP |
Marayoor Jaggery | Idukki, KE |
Jamun | UP |
Buffalo Butter (salted) | Hathras, UP |
To know about GI Tag, refer: https://optimizeias.com/geographical-indication-gi and