Brazil: Fruticulture from Minas Gerais wins 1st IP

Published 2022년 10월 10일

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The Jaíba Region in Minas Gerais, Brazil, has received the Geographical Indication (IG) for the production of banana, mango, papaya, and Tahiti acid lime, becoming the first fruit growing segment in the state to receive this recognition. This will benefit around 2,500 fruit growers who produce over 450,000 tons of fruit per year, and will open up new markets, adding value to the products, and strengthening the production chain. The region has been supported by Sebrae Minas for the past 20 years, and the fruit industry here exports 40% of the country's lemons, 10% of the mangoes, and 1% of the bananas and papayas. The IG, the first of its kind in Minas Gerais, is expected to significantly boost the value of the region's products and create more job opportunities.

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Fruit growers in the Jaíba Region celebrate a great achievement. The National Institute of Industrial Property (Inpi) approved the Geographical Indication (IG), in the Indication of Origin (IP) modality, for the production of banana, mango, papaya and Tahiti acid lime, produced in the region. The recognition will benefit around 2,500 fruit growers, who produce more than 450,000 tons of fruit per year. It is the first time that the fruit growing segment receives the Indication of Origin in Minas Gerais. The Jaíba region, in the North of Minas, covers the municipalities of Jaíba, Janaúba, Matias Cardoso, Porteirinha, Nova Porteirinha, Verdelândia, Pedras de Maria da Cruz and Capitão Enéas, and part of the municipalities of São Francisco, Januária, Itacarambi, Manga and Montes Claros. From 1970 onwards, the productive capacity of the region gained relevance with the development of the “Jaíba Project”, at the time, the largest irrigation project in Latin America. With the completion ...

Source: Abrafrutas