KODAIKANAL’S MALAI POONDU

 

The Geographical Indications Registry has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Kodaikanal Malai Poondu (Kodaikanal Hill Garlic).

• Scientific name Allium Sativum.
• It is grown in the Kodaikanal Hills, Dindugul district of Tamil Nadu.

 

Features

• Kodaikanal’s Malai Poondu is known for its medicinal and preservative properties
• It has anti-oxidant and anti-microbial potential
• It has a presence of higher amount of organosulfur compounds, phenols and flavonoids compared to other garlic varieties.
• Its usually white or pale yellow and each bulb weighs 20-30g on an average

 

Garlic Cultivation

• Kodaikanal Hill Garlic cultivation is done twice (around May and November) in a year
• The hill altitude, the misty condition and the soil prevailing in the Kodaikanal region are responsible for its medicinal property and the long storage shelf life of the garlic.
• In India, garlic is planted as both kharif (June-July) and rabi (October-November) crop.
• It is planted as a rabi crop in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Bengal and hilly regions.
• It is both kharif and rabi crop in T.N., Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

 

GI Tags

• A GI tag indicates that the product originates from a definite territory in India and has unique characteristics or quality.
• Having a GI tag prevents unauthorised use of a registered Geographical Indication by others.
• It boosts exports of Indian Geographical indications by providing legal protection and also enables seeking legal protection in other WTO member countries.

 

Source: The Hindu

 

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