In a bid to give impetus to Goas efforts in granting the mancuradmangogeographical indication (GI) status, the Goa State Council of Science and Technology has taken initiative to form a mango farmers association.
A meeting was held at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Coastal Agricultural ResearchInstitute(ICAR-CCARI), Old Goa, on Tuesday by the institutes fruit scientists along with Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture officials and prominent mango farmers to form the association. The GI application needs to be jointly filed by farmers and the institute.
Efforts will also be made to tap important commercial varieties like the Hilario, mussahrat and Xavier among others, and hopefully apply for GI status for them as well.