GI tag for ‘Sirsi Supari’
March 15 , 2019
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- For the first time in the arecanut sector, ‘Sirsi Supari’ grown in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka has received the Geographic Indication (GI) tag.
- It is cultivated in Yellapura, Siddapura and Sirsi taluks.
- This particular arecanut “is medium in size, somewhat flat and rounded in shape, somewhat ash coloured, and has a hard seed.”
- This particular variety has a unique taste due to differences in chemical composition.
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