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18 products set to be added to GI list

Phetchabun sweet tamarind is among the Thai GI products pending consideration in foreign markets.

The government aims to add 18 more products to the country’s geographical indication (GI) list this year, a move to generate income for local communities.

Vuttikrai Leewiraphan, director-general of the Intellectual Property Department, said the addition of the GI-certified products will help raise sales from GI products to more than 7 billion baht in 2021.

GI is a distinctive certificate used to identify a product as originating from a particular country, region or locality that has specific qualities, reputation or other unique characteristics.

The certification typically increases market value for products sold in developed countries and protects the branding of these indigenous products by building…

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