Changing fortunes of Ceylon Tea through GI certification

CEYLON Tea - once the prime breadwinner of the economy - is set to enter a new era, as the largest agricultural export commodity of the country is equipped to obtain the Geographical Indication (GI) certification from the European Union (EU) in the near future.

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The impending certification is the result of hard work during the period of last four years, which was funded by the French Agency for Development (AFD) and French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) with financial assistance of Euro 1.1 million.

Ceylon Cinnamon became the first Sri Lankan commodity to gain GI certification from the EU in 2022. The initiative to obtain the island’s first GI certification was led by the EDB with the collaboration of many public and private stakeholders. Gls are signs used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.