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 • Indian culture • Sirsi • Sirsi, Karnataka • States and union territories of India • Tourism in Karnataka • Uttara Kannada • Yellapur, Karnataka