• Dr. Namita Vyas

GIs have been defined under Article 22(1) of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement as: "Indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a member, or a region or a locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographic origin. The prime purpose of the geographical indications act is to provide a legal protection to geographical indications which encourages the marketers to expand their business worldwide. Therefore, the protection of geographical indications boosts exports. A protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as 'Kadaknath', virtually became a bone of contention between Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states, with both staking claim over its nativity. The Gramin Vikas Trust of Jhabua applied for the GI tag in 2012 on behalf of the tribal families involved in breeding it. The meat from this breed has a geographical indication (GI Tag) tag. It was approved by Indian government on 30 July 2018. The breed is maintained and improved by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Jhabua.

Jhabua, Kadaknath, WTO, IPR, tribal welfare, consumer protection.

"GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN INDIA: THE CASE OF KADAKNATH CHICKEN OF JHABUA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.182-188, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908642.pdf

"GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN INDIA: THE CASE OF KADAKNATH CHICKEN OF JHABUA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp182-188, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908642.pdf