Pariksha SaathiAPEDA facilitates the first export shipment of GI-tagged Tandur Redgram from Telangana to Australia
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, facilitated the first-ever export shipment of GI-tagged Tandur Redgram from Telangana to Australia; the consignment was flagged off from Hyderabad in hybrid mode on 28 October 2026, virtually, by Surendra Mohan, Agriculture Production Commissioner and Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation Department, Government of Telangana, and R. P. Naidu, AGM, APEDA, Hyderabad. The consignment of 2.5 metric tonnes (MT), exported by M/s Durga Exports and Imports, Hyderabad, under the brand name AMMAAS, is being shipped to Australia by sea and imported by M/s Bharathma PTY Ltd, Australia. Tandur Redgram is the first agricultural product from Telangana to receive Geographical Indication (GI) registration. It is primarily cultivated in the rainfed tracts of four mandals of the Tandur region - Tandur, Basheerabad, Peddemul and Yelal - and its distinctive characteristics are associated with the region's fertile deep black soils, the presence of attapulgite clay mineral deposits and substantial limestone deposits. It contains approximately 22-24% protein, nearly three times the protein content of cereals, and is valued for its taste, cooking quality and keeping quality. The release says APEDA supports the promotion of India's GI-tagged agricultural products in international markets by facilitating export linkages, encouraging exporter participation in trade fairs and providing guidance on export opportunities and market access.
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Learning context
On 14 December 2022 the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that nine new items from various States, including Gamosa of Assam, Tandur Redgram of Telangana, Raktsey Karpo Apricot of Ladakh and Alibag White Onion of Maharashtra, had been given GI tags, taking the total number of GI tags of India to 432. The release listed initiatives undertaken by DPIIT with various stakeholders to showcase GI products: a GI Pavilion at Aahar 2022 at ITPO, New Delhi (26-30 April 2022), the India GI Fair at the India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida (26-28 August 2022), a weekly GI Mahotsav at the Trade Facilitation Centre, Varanasi (16-21 October 2022), and an exclusive GI pavilion at IITF 2022, organised by ITPO at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from 14 to 27 November 2022. It added that the Government had recently supported the promotion of GIs by approving an expenditure of Rs 75 crore for three years for promotion through awareness programmes.
Check yourself: in which month and year did PIB report Tandur Redgram among the newly GI-tagged products, how many GI tags did India have after that round, and how much had the Government approved for GI promotion?
December 2022; 432; Rs 75 crore for three years, for promotion through awareness programmes.
Revision task: from this release, note who facilitated the shipment, its destination, size and how it was flagged off, the four mandals where Tandur Redgram is grown, what gives it its distinctive character and its protein content; from the note, when Tandur Redgram was reported as GI-tagged, the other products tagged in that round, India's GI total then and the promotion expenditure.
Test yourself
Tandur Redgram, whose first-ever export shipment to Australia was facilitated by APEDA in October 2026, is the first agricultural product from which State to receive Geographical Indication (GI) registration?
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Answer: Telangana
Tandur Redgram is the first agricultural product from Telangana to receive GI registration. It is primarily cultivated in the rainfed tracts of four mandals of the Tandur region - Tandur, Basheerabad, Peddemul and Yelal - and contains approximately 22-24% protein. The first consignment, of 2.5 MT, was flagged off from Hyderabad on 28 October 2026 and is being shipped to Australia by sea.
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