We all have heard
about Agra’s Petha, Mathura’s Peda, Darjeeling Tea, Banarasi and Kanjeevaram
Sarees, and Manipur’s Black Rice, as they are well-known in India by their
names. All these products have received the Geographical Indication (GI)
tag. As of now, somewhere around 624 products in India have
got the GI tag, and Kashmiri Saffron is the latest one on the list. The
Darjeeling Tea had received the first GI tag in India back in 2004.
The Kashmiri Saffron
is primarily produced in Srinagar, Pulwama, Kishtwar, and Budgam, and is grown
at an average height of 1600m to 1800m above the sea level.
A geographical
indication is a name or mark given to the natural, agricultural, or
manufactured products of a specific region (country, state, or town). A GI tag
is granted to only those products, which have unique features and special
qualities. No other person is allowed to use the GI tag other than the region
to which the same is issued. In India, the GI tags are issued based on the Geographical
Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act of 1999.
The tags are granted by the Geographical Indication Registry under the
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry.
The Geographical
Indication Registry has granted the GI tag to Kashmiri Saffron on the
corresponding application of the Directorate of Agriculture and Government of
Jammu and Kashmir.
What
was the need for Kashmiri Saffron to get the GI tag?
The world’s leading
producer of saffron is Iran, which cultivates even more than 300 tonnes of
saffron on 30,000 hectares of land every single year. Besides, Afghanistan and
Spain sell poor-quality saffron at an exceedingly low price, as a consequence
of which, the price of Kashmiri Saffron has fallen at present by almost 50
percent.
Kashmiri Saffron is a
lot more different from the saffron produced in other countries. Because of its
dark color, high aroma, and long and thick thread, it is superior in quality
and has pretty high medicinal value. However, due to the low-quality saffron
produced in many countries, the producers of Kashmiri Saffron are facing a lot
of losses. Therefore, the Kashmiri Saffron growers decided to make their
saffron distinguished in the world to get a good price for the same. With the
grant of the GI tag and GI recognition, the Kashmiri Saffron shall soon have a
unique identity in the domestic and global markets. Additionally, the producers
will be able to charge little higher prices to cover their losses. For view source: https://www.kashishipr.com/blog/kashmiri-saffron-receives-the-geographical-indication-gi-tag/
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