• The Kari Ishad mango, which is prominently grown in Ankola taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, has bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Geographical Indications Registry under the Union government.

• Kari Ishad mango is one of the finest quality mangoes due to its unique aroma, taste, high amount of pulp, shape, and size from Uttara Kannada district.

• It is mainly grown in Ankola, Karwar, and to a certain extent in Kumta.

• The fruits are large and oblique to oval shape. It has a short shelf life.

Benefits of GI tag

• A Geographical Indication (GI) tag is used for an agricultural, natural, or a manufactured product (handicraft and industrial goods) originating from a definite geographical territory. Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness, which is essentially attributable to the place of its origin.

• The GI tag helps producers get the premium price of the product as no other producer can misuse the name to market similar goods.

• Darjeeling tea, Tirupati laddu, Kangra paintings, Nagpur orange, and Kashmir Pashmina are among the registered GIs in India.

• The other benefits of GI registration include legal protection to that item, prevention against unauthorised use by others, and promoting exports.

• There is a proper process of registration of GI products which includes filing of application, preliminary scrutiny and examination, show cause notice, publication in the geographical indications journal, opposition to registration, and registration.

• It is a legal right under which the GI holder can prohibit others from using the same name.

• Geographical Indications Registry is a statutory organisation setup for the administration of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999 which came into force on September 15, 2003.

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