After Gir's saffron mango, Katchi Kharek gets Geographical Indication, second fruit from Gujarat to get GI tag

Kutch's Kharek farmers are happy to be honored as the Bharat Ratna of agriculture. Kutch Kharek is the first farm produce of Kutch to get GI tag.

In the state of Gujarat, first saffron mango from Gir, Bhaliya wheat and now desi kharek from Kutch have got GI tag i.e. Geographical Indication. Thus Kachchi Kharek became the second fruit in Gujarat and the third crop to receive GI tag. Farmers of Kutch are happy to be honored with the GI tag, the Bharat Ratna of agriculture.

Congratulating on this, State Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel said that this recognition has been given by the Chennai-based "Office of the Controller General of Patterns, Designs and Trade-Marks" under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Central Government. Also important was the contribution of Husenbhai Turk, a representative of the Turkic families and a veteran farmer pioneer who cultivated the first Kharek in Kutch 425 years ago on the land of Dhrab in Mundra taluka.

The Agriculture Minister added that Gujarat has established a Center of Excellence for Dates at Kutch with technical support from Israel with the aim of equipping date growers with the best technological know-how which is functioning with the facility of demonstration plots of modern technology. The government is also promoting new planting of Kharek. Due to which farmers will produce Kharek with high technology and G. I. Thanks to the tag, farmers will be able to get better prices in the competitive market and the farmers of Kutch will be more prosperous.

What is a GI tag and what are its features?

The GI tag states the characteristics of the product. Simply put, the GI tag tells where a particular product is produced and/or manufactured. It is given only to those products that are characteristic of their region. Simply put, a GI tag is a proof that that product is made only in that place.

The full meaning of GI is Geographical Indication. The GI tag is given to link the product to its region of origin. The GI tag states the characteristics of the product.

Simply put, the GI tag tells where a particular product is produced and/or manufactured. It is given only to those products that are characteristic of their region. Simply put, a GI tag is a proof that that product is made only in that place.

Let us tell you that Geographical Indication (GI Tag) tells the specialty of the product. This tag is given only to agricultural products. This tag is given to agricultural produce which is a specialty of that region. In simple language, this tag is given to products that are produced only in a specific place. Like Girni saffron mango, Bhalia wheat.