GI tag sought for India's costliest mushroom - The Hindu BusinessLine
GI tag sought for India’s costliest mushroom January 17, 2021 × Gucchi from J&K is an heirloom crop which retails for over ₹20,000 a kg A geographical indication (GI) tag has been sought for one of the costliest mushrooms in the world that grows in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district. Locally called Gucchi, or Morel, the mushroom, priced at over ₹20,000 a kg, is a forest produce collected by local farmers and tribals. Last June, saffron from the State had been granted a GI tag. The GI tag application for Gucchi mushroom was filed at the Geographical Indication Registry recently by ...
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