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Madhya Pradesh forest department to attain Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Betul districts' wild mangoes in the state

Here comes good news for Indore and Madhya Pradesh as forest department will work on attaining Geographical Indication (GI) tag for wild mangoes in the state. The forest department will begin the possible GI tag analysis and reporting of mangoes in Betul district.
Currently, India has 8 varieties of mangoes have GI tagging in different states. If MP is able to score on the wild mangoes and teak, then it would add the state’s mangoes on the country’s map as unique.
GI tag is given to an entrepreneur or a group of businessmen of a particular area/state/country to manufacturer goods of good quality. The GI tags are issued as per the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act,1999.
The department will soon organise a workshop in which experts on teak and jungle mango will discuss in detail and then the proposal will be prepared. This will enable teak and wild mango to get international recognition
Earlier, the state had conducted GI tagging of various regional crops including Basmati rice, sarbati wheat.
As per forest official, Betul teak wood is preferred all over the country due to good quality. There are 100 year old trees are also found in the forest of the district, which are tall and straight. Surprisingly, there is no lump in it, as per officials.
This is considered as a major reason why the teak and quality of mangoes is unique. Further, there is a huge demand for this species of mangoes, as per officials.
Current GI tags of MP
List of GI Tags in India 2022: Madhya Pradesh
1. Chanderi sarees
2. Jhabua Kadaknath Black Chicken Meat
3. Leather Toys of Indore
4. Bagh Prints of Madhya Pradesh
5. Ratlami Sev
6. Bell Metal Ware of datia and Tikamgarh
7. Leather toys of Indore Logo
8. Maheshwar Sarees & Fabrics


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