< PreviousGI Thailand Magazine 10 GI TRIP Samut Prakan is a province in central Thailand, and a neighbor province making up a Greater Bangkok Metropolitan Area. It is high important for economy including farming, fishery, and industry and has many attractions for you to visit during normal weekend and taste many wonderful dishes. Samut Prakan Learning Park and Tower This museum is a learning park for Samut Prakan history and notable events from the past via its permanent exhibition “Stories of Pak Nam” and another Strolling in Samut Prakan, Tasting World Famous Mango Sticky Rice exhibition on Royal Project in Samut Prakan including Khlong Lat Pho Floodgate Project, and the most scenic viewpoint of Chao Phraya river mouth which offer 36 degree view of Samut Prakan City. Besides, the parameter is an open public park for resting and exercise. Bang Kachao Bang Kra Chao has been known to be a ‘lung’ for people of Bangkok and Samut Prakan, and an important destination for those who like green area. The area consists of communities and trees on the area of 6 subdistricts. Tourists can cycle around in Sri Nakhon Khueng Khan Park and Botanical Garden, visit Museum of Siamese Fighting Fish, Ban Thoop Hom, communities on river banks including Bang Nam Pheung Market, and various cafés for fresh fruit and vegetable shopping as well as other meals for taking home. Bang Kra Chao Bang Pu Recreation Center Samut Prakan Tower Ancient City Thailand’s Geographical Indication Journal TIPS & TRICKS เกร็ดความรู้ ส�าหรับ GI 11 Ancient City Ancient City is an open-air museum that replicates places in Thailand including many ancient sites, heritage sites, temples, floating market, and palaces in over 800 rais of land, and accepted to be biggest in the world. It is on Sukhumvit road, Muang Samut Prakan District. Bang Pu Recreation Center It has been long well known for its viewpoint observing sun setting over the sea, which is most charming as the sky at times filled with many seagulls. Some seagulls will take feed from visitors. Seagulls mainly appear during October to April everyday as they migrate from the north of China and Mongolia. The Erawan Museum The Erawan Museum is another outstanding attraction with a gigantic 3 headed elephant sculpture. Interior decoration features various art styles including western-styled stained glasses, repoussage tin plate from Nakhon Si Thammarat in 3 different levels in line with the belief of underworld, human world, and heaven. After a long day out, it is ideal to have some souvenirs back home. Samut Prakan is known for Nam Dok Mai Samutprakan Mango which is a top GI product. It is number 4 Nam Dok Mai mango in a big size with deep or golden yellow thin skin. The meat is fine and not fibrous, and on a very thin pit. The taste is smooth, sweet and fragrant. All is grown in the area of Samut Prakan. Samut Prakan is also a home to Nam Dok Mai Khung Bang Kacho Mango, which is derived from Nam Dok Mai Phra Pradaeng Mango, as they have firm, light yellow meat with greenish yellow skin, grown in 6 subdistricts, that are, Bang Krachao, Bang Kra Sob, Song Kanong, Bang Kaw Kaew, Bang Nam Phueng, and Bang Yaw, of Phra Pradaeng District, Samut Prakan Province. Excellent mangoes go perfectly well with sweet sticky rice, the highly recommended shops feature Amnuay Panich and Mamuang Khun La-or around Pak Nam neighborhood are two longstanding vendors making sweet sticky rice. They never disappoint. Samut Prakan is also widely known for its Bangbo Snakeskin Gourami which are of 2 varieties: Lai Suea and Tang Thai gourami. They are farmed in 4 districts of Samut Prakan, that are, Muang Samut Prakan, Bangplee, Bang Sao Thong, and Bangbo. Gourami has a flat, black, and firm body with pinking white meat, and are processed according to a traditional local wisdom into fresh, sun-dried, and salted gourami for customers to purchase. Local Samut Prakan people also really like this and regularly have it. The Erawan Museum Nam Dok Mai Samutprakan Mango ISSUE 5 : APRIL 2023 Thailand’s Geographical Indication Journal Market Channel Promotion for Thailand’s GI Products in International Markets Kanitha Kungsawanich Deputy Director General Registering Thailand’s GI products in oversea markets are one of the key policies that Department of Intellectual Property has continuingly determined to uphold in order to increase export capacity and awareness of oversea consumers as well as market values. When we can export more, we need to focus further on “protection” under the current law and regulation of that particular markets and prevent the abuse or misinformation that confuses customers. So far, 8GI products from Thailand have registered in oversea markets featuring Thung Kula Rong-Hai Hom Mali Rice, Doi Tung Coffee, Doi Chaang Coffee, Sangyod Muang Phatthalung Rice, Petchabun Sweet Tamarind, Lamphun Blaokhiao Longan, Lamphun Brocade Thai Silk, Isan Thai Silk in over 30 oversea markets such as EU, India, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Besides, there are 10 more GI products in registration process in 4 countries. Soon, Japan will protect “Pineapple Hauymon” from Uttaradit Province. Now Thai GI products do not only help boost national income, but also create circular economy and generate income from oversea markets. Now it is estimated that GI products establishes market value for over 48 billion baht for Thailand. “To promote Thai GI products to distribute income and strengthen local economy” Nam Dok Mai Khung Bang Kacho Mango Bangbo Snakeskin GouramiNext >