Mankurad is not simply one of several commercial mangoes available in Goa. It is the variety against which many Goan consumers instinctively compare other mangoes, particularly when judging flavour, aroma and eating quality. Its status has developed through generations of household cultivation, village orchards and local markets rather than through the creation of vast industrial plantations.
These qualities, combined with its longstanding association with Malda, ultimately received legal recognition when Malda Fazli Mango was registered as a Geographical Indication on 9 September 2008. The GI placed formal protection around a mango whose reputation had already been built over generations within one of eastern India’s most important orchard landscapes.
For Malda, Himsagar is not simply another commercial cultivar. The district administration describes it as the “king of Malda”, a premium early-season mango distinguished by saffron-orange flesh, fibreless pulp and exceptional eating quality. Its brief appearance during late May and June makes the fruit all the more eagerly awaited.
The official Geographical Indications Registry recognises Malda Laxman Bhog Mango as a protected agricultural product of West Bengal. The application was filed in September 2007, and registration was granted on 9 September 2008, placing Laxman Bhog alongside Malda Khirsapati or Himsagar and Malda Fazli as one of the district’s three celebrated GI-protected mango identities.
Although Langda trees are now cultivated across several states, the variety retains an especially powerful historical relationship with Banaras—modern Varanasi—and the wider mango-growing landscape of eastern Uttar Pradesh. That association received formal recognition when Banaras Langda Aam was registered as a Geographical Indication on 31 March 2023.
GI Produce of India — 05 Among India’s celebrated mangoes, Rataul occupies an unusual place.
The ripe Malihabadi Dusseheri is not known for spectacular size. Instead, its reputation rests on soft, sweet and almost fibreless flesh, abundant juice, a distinctive fragrance and an elongated shape that has become familiar across northern India. These characteristics, combined with the centuries-old orchard tradition of Malihabad, eventually earned the mango formal geographical recognition when Mango Malihabadi Dusseheri received Geographical Indication registration on 4 September 2009.
Its story belongs to the dry landscapes of the Deccan, to orchards around the historic town from which it takes its name, to generations of grafting and selection, and eventually to mango-growing districts extending across what are today Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Unlike a conventional classroom-based agricultural training centre, the Pilibhit facility will include a demonstration farm where farmers can see improved cultivation practices being applied under field conditions.
Unlike highly polished white rice, traditional Palakkadan Matta retains much of its coloured outer layer and is commonly parboiled before milling. The resulting rice has a firm texture, substantial grain and distinctive taste that has made it a staple of Kerala meals as well as an ingredient in traditional snacks and rice preparations.
