Thane: In the first, the Alphonso Mango (remove) cultivator from the Thane area has locked the geo-tag plant to access a wider and more financially feasible global market and to help customers tell authentic delete from its appearance.
Some of the mango garden owners from Rural Thane recently approached the State Agriculture Department to get a geographical indicator (GI) tag for Mango Thane along the line remove Ratnagiri, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Officials say that GI marking will ensure quality assurance to customers and give them priorities to export to Europe and the US, thus maximizing profits for cultivators.
“This is the first time Mango Thane farmer has improved interest in getting their products geo-tags.
Conkan Alphonso is in high demand because of its taste and aroma and has secured the GI tag for the past few years.
The Thane District, also part of the region of Conkan, lagging behind and so We thought of giving him an encouragement as a product here exactly the same as in the beach belt, “said Ankush Mane, an agricultural officer.
Overall, 118 cultivators have recently approached the district agriculture department.
After being registered, all agricultural products will bring a unique code that will provide fruit details, officials said.
The farmers said they slipped because of losses due to a pandemic and sales decline due to the entry of mango variants from Karnataka and Gujarat.
“Our current market is mostly limited to Kalyan or Mumbai and is influenced by the look of cheaper, we usually get around Rs 350-400 per dozen but we are told that the product is the same, so the GI is marked, can sell for more values Height in the global market.
Also, the buyer will also get the original product because every plant will undergo a tight protocol, “said Eknath Tarmale, a cultivator from Shahpur.