MITS facilitates 50 GI applications for Rayalaseema products
Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science says its Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre has helped submit 50 Geographical Indication applications ahead of the launch of the Rayalaseema Horticulture hub. Thirty-seven applications concern farm and horticultural products from five districts, including several regional varieties of fruit and crops.
Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science has facilitated 50 Geographical Indication tag applications for products from Rayalaseema through its Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre. The applications were facilitated on Thursday, a day before the planned launch of the Rayalaseema Horticulture hub. MITS Founder-Chancellor N.
Vijaya Bhaskar Choudhary announced the development. He said 37 of the 50 applications concerned farm and horticultural products from Ananthapur, Chittoor, Annamayya, Kadapa and Tirupati districts. The products include Madanapalle Tomato, tamarind, black plum, pomegranate, sweet orange, Tadipatri guava, Kadapa banana and sapota.
The list also includes Totapuri, Neelam and Banganapalli mangoes, pink guava, horse gram and ragi. The source material did not specify the products covered by the remaining 13 applications or provide a timetable for decisions on any of the applications. Choudhary said the move supported the State government’s Rayalaseema Horticulture Hub, with Madanapalle positioned as a key centre for increasing production, processing and exports.
He described the applications as a collective achievement involving Farmer Producer Organisations and societies. According to him, the initiative was intended to preserve traditional knowledge and help farmers reach wider markets in India. A GI tag identifies goods associated with a particular geographical area and can support recognition of their regional identity.
The source material, however, did not state that any of the applications had yet been approved or indicate which authority would decide them. The applications therefore represent a submission and facilitation effort rather than confirmed GI registrations. MITS linked the initiative to the planned horticulture hub and to potential expansion of processing and market access for products from the five named districts.
This independently written report is based on information supplied by the named publisher. Vertrix News has not independently verified the source report.