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Kashmir
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Andhra Pradesh
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Karnataka
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Assam
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kashmir saffron, which is cultivated and harvested in the Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir, has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Special One Kashmir Saffron is a Premium Quality Saffron which is awarded the prestigious Geographical Indication Tag (GI tag) and carries ISO 3632 certification of Grade-1 finest quality A++. It is organically grown without pestisides and is carefully harvested by expert farmers of Kashmir.
Detailed explanation-3: -Government has allotted GI Tags to Kashmir Saffron and Manipuri Black Rice recently.
Detailed explanation-4: -With 9 new GI tags, the total number of GI tags in India 2023 goes to 432. It includes- Tandur red gram of Telangana, gamocha of Assam, Alibag white onion of Maharashtra, and Raktsey Karpo apricot of Ladakh.
Detailed explanation-5: -Karnataka has 46 GI tags making it one of the states with highest registrations. Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness which is essentially attributable to the fact of its origin in that defined geographical locality, region or country.