Geographical Indications for Indian Food Products: Helping Rural Producers, Countering International Infringement

Introduction : The regional cuisine and spices of India have their own unique agro-climatic specificity that is not found anywhere else in the world. There is the uniqueness of the Darjeeling hills' terroir, the alluvial soil of the Indo-Gangetic plain that gives Basmati its distinct aroma, the altitude and volcanic soil that give unique characteristics to the Coorg's Arabica coffee beans. This specificity has received its legal recognition through the Geographical Indications of Goods...