Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal

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Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal (जळगाव भरीत वांगी)
Geographical indication
Alternative namesBharit Vangi
DescriptionJalgaon Bharit Brinjal is a brinjal variety cultivated in Maharashtra
TypeBrinjal
AreaJalgaon district
Country India
Registered3 June 2016
Official website ipindia.gov.in

Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal is a variety of brinjal grown in the Indian state of Maharashtra. [1] It is a common and widely cultivated crop in areas like Asoda, Bamnod, Mamurabad, Bhadli, Bhalod and Bhusaval of Jalgaon district located in the Khandesh region of North Maharashtra. [2]

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Under its Geographical Indication tag, it is referred to as "Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal". [3]

Name

Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal is a prized vegetable crop in Jalgaon and so named after it. The word "Bharit" refers to a traditional spicy dish, specifically "Khandeshi Bharit", which is made using Jalgaon Brinjal. [4] The word "Bharit" means mashing or mincing grilled Brinjal with tomato, onion, herbs and spices in the local state language of Marathi. [5]

Local name

It is locally known as Bharit Vangi (भरीत वांगी). [6] [7]

Description

List of characteristics and facts about Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal: [2]

Characteristics

  1. Large in size with soft skin with weight ranging from 500g to 2500g
  2. Less number of seeds inside the pulp
  3. Shape: Long, oval, and slender
  4. Distinct coloration: pale green with white stripes.

Cultivation

  1. Presence of fertile, rich, medium black soil and climate favor cultivation

Uses

  1. Specifically used for making traditional spicy dish 'Khandeshi Bharit'

Preservation

  1. Traditional variety preserved and maintained by farmers for over five centuries

Geographical indication

It was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 3 June 2016 and is valid until 29 September 2024. [8]

Navnirmiti Shetkari Mandal from Asoda, proposed the GI registration of Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal. After filing the application in September 2014, the Brinjal was granted the GI tag in 2016 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal" exclusive to the Brinjal grown in the region. It thus became the first brinjal variety from Maharashtra and the 23rd type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag. [9]

The GI tag protects the brinjal from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

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  2. 1 2 "Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal" (PDF). Intellectual Property India. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Figure 45 - uploaded by Paul Mansingh Jeyabalasingh". ResearchGate GmbH. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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  5. ↑ "Jalgaon's Famous 'Vangyache Bharit' Inspires Voting Awareness Campaign". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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