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HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh has lost its fight with the Centre for Geographical Indication (GI) tag of Araku coffee. As Coffee Board of India is the right applicant, we have advertised the GI tag for it.”GCC applied on April 22, 2016, under Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection Act), requesting GI tag for ‘GCC Araku Valley Coffee’. Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai has refused GI tag of the Akrau valley coffee to Girijan Co-operative Corporation (GCC) Limited of Andhra Pradesh government, but has allowed the application of Coffee Board of India of the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry and published it. “There are fundamental deficiencies in the claim and GCC didn’t respond,” said Naidu.Coffee Board of India had applied on January 1, 2018, for GI tag for ‘Araku Valley Arabica’, claiming that it was produced not only in Andhra Pradesh but also Odisha Araku coffee produced in Vizag is exported to countries such as Italy, UAE, Spain and France.The applicant GCC of AP government failed to present before the GI tribunal and explain about it..