<h1>Geographical Indication protection secures origin-linked quality and market advantage for regional products like Alphonso mango.</h1> Geographical Indication protection was conferred on the Alphonso mango from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and adjoining areas, recognising that its distinctive qualities, reputation and assurance of origin-linked quality derive from its defined geographic origin. GI recognition is framed as strengthening rural livelihoods, preserving traditional skills, supplementing incomes of producers in informal sectors, and enhancing market and export access, supported by government promotion, a national GI logo and marketing initiatives to allocate intellectual property benefits to producers and places of origin.