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Tamil Nadu Plans GI Tags for 10 Agricultural Products
Tamil Nadu wants special GI tags for 10 farm products.
A GI tag shows that a product comes from a particular place and has special qualities linked to that place.
The government will spend Rs 30 lakh to prepare the applications.
Officials hope the tags will protect traditional product names and help farmers earn better prices.
The state will also build nine places to store seeds safely.
Two cooperative sugar mills will get new machines to reduce sugar losses.
The government will test strong chilli varieties in six districts where rainfall is often low.
These projects are meant to support farmers and improve farming facilities.
Tamil Nadu will seek GI tags for 10 region-specific agricultural products.
The state will allocate Rs 30 lakh for documentation, research and registration procedures.
Nine seed-storage godowns will be built across seven districts at a cost of Rs 11.64 crore.
Two cooperative sugar mills will receive fibrizer upgrades costing Rs 8.58 crore.
A Rs 60-lakh chilli trial will test high-pungency varieties in six rain-affected districts.
- Who
- The Tamil Nadu government, Agriculture Minister R. Vinoth, farmers and producer groups.
- What
- The government announced GI-tag applications for 10 farm products, seed-storage godowns, sugar-mill equipment upgrades and chilli trials.
- Where
- Across Tamil Nadu, including seven districts for seed godowns and six districts for chilli trials.
- When
- The announcements were made in a statement by Agriculture Minister R. Vinoth; no specific date was provided.
- Why
- To protect traditional product identities, improve farmer prices and markets, preserve seed quality, reduce sugar losses and address rainfall-related chilli production problems.
Key facts
- GI-tag products
- 10 agricultural products, including Ooty Garlic, Manapparai Brinjal and Chidambaram Black Gram
- GI registration allocation
- Rs 30 lakh
- Seed-storage facilities
- Nine godowns across seven districts
- Seed-godown cost
- Rs 11.64 crore
- Sugar-mill upgrade cost
- Rs 8.58 crore for two swing-type fibrizer units
- Chilli trial allocation
- Rs 60 lakh
- Chilli trial districts
- Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi and Tirunelveli
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