Chennai based Geographical Indication Registry and Intellectual Property India has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Alphonso mango from 5 districts of Maharashtra.
These five districts Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Thane and Raigad are from western Konkan coastal region of Maharashtra.
With this recognition, Alphonso has joined list of 325 products from India with GI tag.
Alphonso, better known as ‘Hapus’ in Maharashtra is considered as king of mangoes.