Assam’s Judima wine becomes Northeast India’s first beverage to be awarded GI tag
Team Udayavani, Sep 27, 2021, 2:46 PM IST
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Judima wine of the Dimasa tribals of Assam and Nagaland has become the first beverage from northeast India to be awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
An official of the Assam Agricultural University (AAU) said that the Dimasa tribals prepare the wine from sticky rice and certain herbs. The AAU researched its historical background, utility, and scientific aspects, in close coordination with the Youth Association for Development and Empowerment (YADEM) of Assam’s Dima Hasao district. A group of AAU scientists including Kishore Kumar Sharma, Gargi Sharma and S. Maibongsa and Gauhati University Professor Uttam Baithari jointly worked on the documentation and other processing of Judima wine to obtain the GI tag.
AAU’s Director, Research-Agriculture, Ashok Bhattacharyya said that the GI Registry had shared information last week regarding Judima being granted the official brand mark.
Various organisations, including the YADEM, had long been urging the AAU to take necessary steps to promote the traditional Judima wine and obtain the GI tag for it.
Judima wine is an essential tradition in the life and culture of the Dimasa tribals, who mainly inhabit Dimapur in Nagaland besides Cachar, Karbi Anglong, and Dima Hasao districts of Assam.
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