Sirsi Current Affairs, GK & News
Sirsi Supari gets GI Tag
The Sirsi Supari of Karnataka has got the GI tag by the Registrar of Geographical Indications. Sirsi Supari is the first product from the Arecanut sector to get a GI tag. Facts Sirsi Supari is cultivated in Yellapura, Siddapura and Sirsi taluks. Sirsi Supari is medium in size, somewhat flat and rounded in shape, somewhat ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Arecanut • Geographical indication • GI tag • Karnataka • Siddapura • Sirsi • Sirsi Supari • Yellapura
Sirsi Supari gets GI tag
Arecanut (also known as supari or betel nut) is the latest entrant in the list of agricultural produce with a Geographic Indication (GI) tag. The Registrar of Geographical Indications, under the Union government, accorded a GI tag to ‘Sirsi Supari’ grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and Yellapur taluks of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. The Totagars’ ..
Topics: Areca nut • Belgaum division • Districts of India • Geography of Karnataka • Indian culture • Sirsi • Sirsi, Karnataka • States and union territories of India • Tourism in Karnataka • Uttara Kannada • Uttara Kannada district • Yellapur, Karnataka