Now, only mangoes from Konkan to be called Hapus
MUMBAI: From now on, mango produced only within the Konkan region of Maharashtra will be called Hapus (also known as Alphonso mango), which is considered a superior variety of the fruit, with great demand worldwide.
The districts included at Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Raigad.
The decision was taken by the Geographical Indications (GI) registrar in Mumbai, while hearing a petition filed by mango traders and agricultural research institutes from Konkan on Thursday. Om Prakash Gupta then sug
A GI tag gives a regional idengested instead of GI tagging sepatity to a product. It is a name that rate names, all mangoes from corresponds to products from a Konkan will get the Hapus tag. It particular region. Only producwill be formally given after appliers in that particular area can use cants submit a fresh application. the GI tagged name for their proGupta, who is also registrar of duce. It is done under the GeoGI, on Thursday said, “The word graphical Indications of Goods Hapus cannot be GI tagged under (Registration and Protection) separate names. It then becomes Act. Other popular products that generic and loses its purpose of have been GI tagged in India earpatent. I suggested the petitioners lier include Darjeeling tea, at the hearing to GI tag Hapus Chanderi sarees, Coorg oranges. from the geographical western
The registry of GI, Mumbai, coast of Maharashtra, that will be rejected individual applications Konkan Maharashtra. They have filed by four producers of filed their applications again with Alphonso mangoes in Konkan to this correction.” patent their produce as Hapus. Gupta also suggested that if The petitioners included Dapoli any region within Konkan wants university, Kokan Hapus Udpato give their produce an exclusive dak Sangh, Ratnagiri Hapus name, they can pe-fix or suffix the Udpadak Sangh, and Devgargh names of their region to the tag — Hapus Udpadak Sangh. for example, Devgad Hapus, Rat
After hearing the applications, nagiri Hapus, Kokan Hapus. The the Controller General of Patmangoes from Devgad are popuents, Design and Trade Marks, lar in Mumbai.