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Kadaknath chicken - Madhya Pradesh GI tag
April 15 , 2018
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- Chennai based Geographical Indication Registry and Intellectual Property India has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) Tag to Madhya Pradesh’s Kadaknath chicken.
- Kadaknath chicken breed is considered unique one because of its black colour due to its black-feathers. due to the deposition of melanin pigment its looks in black colour.
- It is native tribal districts of Jhabua, Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh.
- Recently, there is a bone of contention between Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with both the States staking claim over its nativity for GI tag.
- The Kadaknath is popular mainly for its adaptability, and the good-tasting black meat, it is believed to have medicinal properties.
- In the recent past, the Madhya Pradesh government had launched a mobile app called ‘MP Kadaknath’.
Geographical Indication (GI)
- The Geographical Indication (GI) is name or sign used on certain products which correspond to specific geographical location or origin.
- It is used for agricultural, natural and manufactured goods having special quality and established reputation.
- The registration of a GI is valid for 10 years after which it needs to be renewed.
- GI is covered as element of intellectual property rights (IPRs) under Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property.
- At international level, GI is governed by WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
- In India, Geographical Indications are given under geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 by Indian Patent Office.
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