Thailand boosts GI registration to increase export value
Thailand has successfully registered geographical indication (GI) for Thung Kula Rong Hai hom mali rice and Sangyod Muang Phatthalung rice in Indonesia, bringing the number of Thai GI products in Indonesia to three, beside Lamphun brocade silk which was registered in 2016.
Sangyod Muang Phatthalung rice is distinctive as the grains have a mild aroma with a brown colour (Photo: Bangkok Post)
Bangkok (VNA)ღ - Thailand has successfullyregistered geographical indication (GI) for Thung Kula Rong Hai hom mali riceand Sangyod Muang Phatthalung rice in Indonesia, bringing the number of Thai GIproducts in Indonesia to three, beside Lamphun brocade silk which was registeredin 2016.
According to Deputy Minister of Commerce Sinit Lertkrai, thepromotion of GI registrations in foreign countries is an important policy the Thai government has focused on to create export opportunities and protect Thai GIproducts in key markets. This will help sustain farmers' income over the longerterm. GI is a distinctive certificate used to identify aproduct as originating in the territory of a particular country, region orlocality that has unique characteristics or qualities, which can increasemarket value in developed countries. There are 177 Thai GI-registered products covering all77 provinces nationwide. Thailand has eightproducts registered for GI overseas, including Thung Kula Rong Hai jasminerice in the European Union (EU) and Indonesia; Doi Chaang coffee in the EU; DoiTung coffee in the EU and Cambodia; Sangyod Muang Phatthalung rice in the EU andIndonesia; indigenous Isan silk yarn in Vietnam; Lamphun brocade silk in Indiaand Indonesia; Phetchabun sweet tamarind in Vietnam; and Lamphun longan inVietnam. Sales of GI productsincluding exports were expected to reach 48 billion baht (nearly 1.5 billion USD)in 2022, compared with 39 billion baht in 2021./.
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Sangyod Muang Phatthalung rice is distinctive as the grains have a mild aroma with a brown colour (Photo: Bangkok Post) 
