Nagaland Tamarillos

Why in news?

• Nagaland government is promoting the cultivation of Nagaland Tamarillos.

About Tamarillos:

• The tree tomato is locally known as sei bangenuo or khwüdi and the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corp Ltd has been promoting the tree among farmers.
• Tree tomato (tamarillo) or Solanum betaceum has its origin in South America but is now found abundantly in kitchen gardens in all districts of the Naga hills, including Kohima.
• It is a small, evergreen tree and the fruit, in comparison to regular tomatoes is richer in carbohydrates, protein, minerals and fibre.
• The tree tomato is so popular in Nagaland that the state government got a certificate for Geographical Indication (GI) for it in 2015.
• Tree tomato in Nagaland meets these requirements because it has a long history of cultivation and since the Naga tree tomato is usually grown in kitchen gardens and farmers raise the seedlings from the mature old plants, the purity of the crop in the state has been maintained.
• Other than the tree tomato, Nagaland also has the GI tag for Naga King Chilli (raja mircha).

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements:
1.Geographical indication tags in India are approved by an office under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
2.GI tags are given in the sectors of handicrafts, agricultural products and textiles only.
Which among the above statements is/are correct?
(a)1 only 
(b)2 only 
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question