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GIs and origin-linked products for territorial development

GIs and origin-linked products for territorial development. Lessons learnt from field projects in “developing countries”. Emilie Vandecandelaere FAO, Quality & Origin manager. Background From the “concept” to the realities: a large varieties of approaches

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GIs and origin-linked products for territorial development

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  1. GIs and origin-linked products for territorial development Lessons learnt from field projects in “developing countries” Emilie Vandecandelaere FAO, Quality & Origin manager

  2. Background • From the “concept” to the realities: a large varieties of approaches • Challenges related to institutions • Conclusions

  3. FAO program Quality & Origin Framework:project in 2007 and inter-departemental working group Main objective:to provide guidance and technical support on voluntary standards and schemes, including specific quality (SQ) schemes. SQ linked to geographical origin: to enhance potential for sustainable rural development (remuneration and reproduction of local resources) Means: • Sharing information and knowledge: • Regional seminars (Mediterranean, 2 Latin America, Asia, Southeastern Europe) and expert meeting, workshop) • case studies (8 Latin America, 3 Eastern European countries, 2 Mediterranean, 6 Asia) • Guidance tools (guide FAO-sinerGI, training material, methodology for identification and inventory) • Technical cooperation projects:Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey (in formulation), Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Perú, Asia, Bhutan, Vietnam, Ukraine, Croatia, Mali, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, etc.

  4. “GI”: variety of approaches • From 1994, a general concept of “GI” as IPR “characteristics, quality or reputation linked to geographical origin” and varieties of definitions at national level… • Various visions and approaches in the fields: • Specific quality: objective vs subjective, justification and type of value linked to origin? • Strategies of “building value”: differentiation for export vs territorial development, local identity or market driven? • Objectives: economics vs public goods ; bottom –up vs top down? • Evaluation, ownership and user: public/private, IP/agriculture-development, who does what? • Protection and level of guarantees for producers and consumers Shift from protecting established value to building one... With important external support (or pushing) • Issues of preserving natural and cultural heritage, including food diversity... Is GI the best tool? (environement practices, indigeneous rights, one product or a basket...)

  5. Issues and challenges… Risk of delusions... • Local institutions: • “ stewardship”, appropriation by local actors • building the value chain and the GI organization • National institutions and international : • coordination bewteen sectors (IP, agriculture, etc.) • International recognition: need for a common basis, importance of regional approach – Mediterranean! (CoP, representative GI body...) • Investment and returns... • Time for learning process • Unexpected impacts

  6. Conclusions • Local process: • GI strategy possible if specificquality linked to geographical origin • Preservation of natural and cultural heritage: if part of the specific quality • Conditions for territorial development = identity and appropriation • Impacts depend on local resources and process; not on registration as such •  start with IDENTIFICATION (specific quality, local motivations and local players) to assess the right tool and labelling • National: • A sound legal and institutional framework for recognition and protection • Support policies for enabling conditions for territorial development, in support of the process (at 4 steps of virtuous circle)

  7. www.qualityorigin.org Thank you emilie.vandecandelaere@fao.org

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