creators_name: Giovannucci, Daniele
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2008-04-03
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:38:58
metadata_visibility: show
title: The New Local: Linking Geographical Indications and Organics
ispublished: unpub
subjects: 8policy
subjects: regulation
subjects: 5markets
subjects: 1community
subjects: 7consumer
full_text_status: public
keywords: Geographical Indications, appellations, small farmers, developing countries, standards, tradition, culture, environment, organic.
abstract: What do Parmigiano cheese, Bordeaux, Idaho potatoes, Basmati rice, and Darjeeling tea have in common? As the concept of 'local' sourcing and marketing becomes more important, these Geographical Indications (GIs) or appellations are a potentially unique form of competitive advantage available even for small farmers and enterprises. A GI legally identifies and formally recognizes a good as originating in a delimited territory, or region where a noted quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin and/or the human or natural factors there.

In many markets, organic certification, though valuable, may not offer the most appropriate way of safeguarding the actual provenance of local foods and conveying this to consumers in the marketplace. However, in more than a hundred nations, GIs are recognized as a unique expression of local agro-ecological and even cultural characteristics that have come to be valued as signals of high quality and local traditions. In many cases GIs can readily combine with organic certifications and thus provide a unique combination of assurance to consumers.

date: 2007
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Giovannucci, Daniele (2007) The New Local: Linking Geographical Indications and Organics. 1st IFOAM International Conference on 'Marketing of Organic and Regional Values', Germany, August 26 - 28, 2007. [ Unpublished, ]
document_url: http://orgprints.org/13309/1/The_New_Local__Organics_and_Geographic_Indications_Daniele_Giovannucci_ITC_.pdf