Kadaknath
Chicken is one of the rarest poultry breeds of India. It is famous for its
black meat, low cholesterol, high protein, quality, texture and taste. It is
sold at around INR 500 per kg.
On
March 28, 2018, Madhya Pradesh got the Geographical Indication Tag from the GI
Registry in Chennai for Kadaknath Chicken, an indigenous black-feathered chicken
breed found in tribal-dominated Jhabua district in the state. MP animal
husbandry minister Antar Singh Arya said, ‘Thanks
to the persistent efforts of the department officials, we have managed to win
the GI tag’.[1]
The application was filed by the Madhya Pradesh Government in 2012. The
government-run hatcheries in Madhya Pradesh produce about 2.5 lakh chickens of
the Kadaknath variety annually.
Chhattisgarh
Government also filed GI application in 2017 claiming its rights over Kadaknath
Chicken. The basis of their application was the success of the breeding project
in Dantewada. Saurabh Kumar, Dantewada collector, told Hindustan Times that about 120 self-help groups (SHGs) are
rearing a black chicken variety in Dantewada and 1,600 women are earning a
livelihood from selling these birds. [2]
However, the claim was rejected by GI Registry in Chennai.
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