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GI tag for Kutch dates to boost brand, export value.
Jan 11, 2024

The indigenous variety of dates of Kutch (Kachchhi Desi Kharek) has received the GI tag (Geographical Indication) from the GI Registry. It will now boost the branding of Kutchi dates and benefit thousands of farmers who grow dates in this arid and semi-arid region. Kutch produces 85% of total dates of India.
 
Unidates Farmer Producer Company Limited, a farmer producer organisation (FPO) in Bhuj, had applied in June 2021 for the GI tag with the help of Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SDAU) that runs the Dates Palm Research Station at Mundra in Kutch.
 
SDAU director of research C M Muralidharan said, 'In all, 17 products receiving the GI tag on Monday and our dates are one of them. The 500-year-old variety finally received the GI tag. This tag will give a special identity to the dates of Kutch — the way Darjeeling is famous for its tea, Kutch will be famous for its date. It will allow the farmers to charge premium rates and will boost export.'
 
Farmers who want to take benefit of the GI tag have to become members of this FPO by by applying to it. A committee will examine the fruits grown by them on a particular farmland and allow the membership. A member- farmer can then legally use the logo of the GI tag.
Assistant research scientist Kapil Sharma at the Dates Palm Research Station said, 'A majority of farmers grow dates in Kutch using seeds and because of that, there is a diversity in the fruits. Dates are cultivated in other parts of Gujarat but the taste of
Kutch dates is unique because of the local the environment — partial humidity, partial dry condition and the coastal belt.'
In Kutch, dates are cultivated in about 19,000 hectares and the yearly production is around 1.8 lakh tonne from 20 lakh trees. The date season starts from June 15 every year.
About 80% production in Kutch is of Desi Kharek and the rest is of Barhi. Kutch dates are grown in two colours — yellow and red. The trees are highly tolerant to salinity and can adapt to extreme drought and heat conditions.
 
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