Greece: Sitia and Kalamata PDO olive oils are protected in the Indian market

Published 2023년 11월 15일

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The Indian government has announced the registration of "PDO Sitia" and "PDO Kalamata" as protected geographical indication products, a significant achievement for the Messinia Union cooperative. This protection is crucial as India is a large and growing market, with a population of 1.36 billion people, making it an important target for Greek olive oil exports. The cooperative also plans to protect the PDO "Elia Kalamatas" in the near future, following successful registration in countries like China and Japan.

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The registration of extra virgin olive oils "PDO Sitia" and "PDO Kalamata" as protected geographical indication products in India has been announced. As the deputy general manager of the Messinia Union, Mr. Giannis Pazios, explained to AgroTypos, "after the failed EU initiative in 2018, our cooperative together with EAS Sitias proceeded with the whole process. On October 31, 2023, the registration of the protected geographical indication was published in the Geographical Indications Gazette of the Government of India. India is the next major market in which the Agricultural Cooperative "Union of Messinia" managed, after a multi-year and demanding process, to have Kalamata PDO Extra Virgin Olive Oil protected against counterfeiting and to require the approved specifications which include among others the name (Kalamata ) and the region of origin (Messinia). This protection is of particular importance, as the Indian market will be the target of Greek exports in the future since it ...

Source: Agrotypos