GI tag to Mithila Makhana: UPSC Daily Important Topic |31 August 2022

GI tag to Mithila Makhana

The  government has recently awarded the GI tag to Mithila Makhana.

The move is expected to help growers get the maximum price for their premium produce.

Mithila Makhana

✓Mithila Makhana or Makhan (botanical name: Euryale ferox Salisb.) is a special variety of aquatic fox nut cultivated in Mithila region of Bihar and Nepal. Makhana is the one of the three prestigious cultural identities of Mithila.

✓Pan, Makhan and Machh (fish) are the three prestigious cultural identity of Mithila.

✓It is also very famous in Kojagara festival of Maithil Brahmins celebrated for newly married couples.

✓Makhana contains protein and fiber, along with micronutrients like calcium, magnesium, iron, and phosphorus.