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Bebinca, mancurad mangoes get GI tag.
Aug 04, 2023
After a two-year effort, the Goan mancurad mango has got its prized geographical indication (GI) tag, giving it a unique status. The king of fruits was on the GI registration list for 90 days, which came to an end on August 1 and received no objections, allowing the mango to achieve the status. The popular Goan dessert bebinca has also got the tag.
'This bodes well for Goa,' said Deepak Parab, nodal officer, patent facilitation centre at the state council for science and technology. Agapito Menezes, president of the all-Goa bakers confectioners association, said that the GI tag for bebinca will ensure quality controls over the dessert. 'We have already lost the authentic flavour in Goan bread due to commercialisation,' he said. 'Over time, there have been non-Goans baking bebinca without following the original recipe and monetising it by selling it in Goa. The GI was therefore necessary to retain the authenticity of the Goan bebinca.'
Parab said, 'Many people export bebinca, and with the GI tag, the all-Goa bakers confectioners association can demand a premium price for this unique Goan product'.
As for the mancurad, it has a spongy tissue making the texture of its flesh and taste different from other mango variants, owing to which it is touted as one of the best mangoes available.
‘Farmers will be able to quote higher price for mangoes, boost cultivation’
The all-Goa mancurad mango growers association can discuss with the state government what benefits they can derive by virtue of the GI tag,' he said.
It was retired senior scientist at the Goa-based ICARCCARI, A R Desai, who had ensured that all the important information pertaining to the application was well documented to be presented to the GI committee for consideration.
'I am elated that Desai’s efforts have borne fruit. This is a matter of great pride for ICAR-CCARI. Farmers will be able to quote a higher price for their produce and we presume that the area under its cultivation will also increa se,' said director, ICAR-CCARI, Parvin Kumar.
Secretary of the all-Goa mancurad mango growers’ association Nestor Rangel, who defended the GI application for mancurad mango before the GI committee earlier this year, said that the fate of the mango variant will drastically improve following its newfound status.
'Mancurads are being grown in Vengurla, Maharashtra, and Belagavi, Karnataka, by the neighbouring state’s farmers after sourcing grafts from Goa. With the Goan mancuard getting GI status, the local farmers’ rights to sell this variant will be protected. We have to now think of marketing this mango variety abroad,' he said.
In addition, the Agacaim brinjal and seven-ridge okra also received the prized GI status. The Goa cashew is expected to receive this status by October this year.
TOIhad reported in April that Goa is in the final stage in the process of obtaining a GI status for these items.
Efforts are also being made to acquire the status for the Goan sausage, mussarat mango, Kunbi saree and handicrafts such as coconut carving and shell items.
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