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Mancurad mango, bebinca among 5 Goan items awaiting GI tag: Goa agriculture minister Ravi Naik.
Jul 18, 2022

Over the past two years, Goa has submitted a total of five proposals for the geographical indication (GI) tag, for items unique to the state — mancurad mango, bebinca, Taleigao brinjal, coconut feni, and the seven-sided okra (saat-shiro bhendo).
 
This was revealed by agriculture minister Ravi Naik, responding to a question tabled by Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai, a former agriculture minister. The five items are currently awaiting the GI tag.
 
The application for the mancurad mango was filed on December 14, 2020, and its formality check report (FCR) is currently pending with the GI registry in Chennai.
 
The status is the same with the bebinca, for which the application was filed on April 5, 2021.
 
For the seven-sided okra, the application of which was filed on November 8, 2021, and the Taleigao brinjal, filed on March 27, 2022, the FCR deficiency is yet to be received from the GI registry.
 
 
In the case of coconut feni, an amendment was filed for the original GI application, which was that of cashew feni. It was filed on March 10, 2021.
 
In addition to these, GI applications are also in the process of being filed for Goa cashew kernel, Goa hilario mango, Agassaim brinjal and the korgut rice.
 
'The GI application for Kunbi sari is under process of documentation, and the same will be submitted once weavers trained to weave kunbi saris with a proper dobby (border), so as to claim originality,' Naik said.
 
In yet another response, Naik said that out of the 164 applications that received subsidy for setting up of poly houses in Goa till date, only 48 are presently functioning.
 
He attributed the reasons for the non-functioning of the remaining poly houses to damage to the cladding material and damage to the poly house structure.
 
These poly houses mainly grow orchid, gerbera, gladiolus, bush pepper, ginger and vegetables.
 
    
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