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Impact of Geographical Indications on Revitalisation of Local Economy: A Case Study of Darjeeling Tea

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Title Impact of Geographical Indications on Revitalisation of Local Economy: A Case Study of Darjeeling Tea
 
Creator Jamal, Shahid
Upadhyay, Aakash
Moin, Khusro
 
Subject Geographical Indications
World Trade Organisation
Queen of Hills
Amalgamation
Natural Drink
 
Description 443-456
Darjeeling is an important tourist destination and situated in the lower Himalayas at an average elevation of above 2000
m. Next to water, tea is the most extensively consumed beverage by human beings. Today, hills of Darjeeling positioned as
one of the best quality tea productions in the world. Darjeeling tea has a complex and unique amalgamation of agro-climatic
conditions which contributed to its unique savour and quality that has won the heart of millions of consumers across the
globe. The unique quality and reputation of the tea attributable to its geographical origin was the major reason for Darjeeling
tea to get the first Geographical Indications (GI) status in India in 2004. The basic objective of the study is to analyse the
role of Geographical Indications in improving the living standard of the local community. After the analysis, it was
concluded that tea is a labour-intensive industry which required a good number of labourers to plant, bend, pluck and
manufacture. Darjeeling's fragile ecosystem has been endangered by increasing demand for natural resources. There is an
urgent need to make locals aware about the different advantages of GI so that they can avail the benefits of it and improve
things in future.
 
Date 2024-09-06T06:02:18Z
2024-09-06T06:02:18Z
2024-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1076 (Online); 0971-7544 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/64469
https://doi.org/10.56042/jipr.v29i5.4456
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source JIPR Vol.29(5) [September 2024]