Viet Nam’s One Commune One Product Programme
2021
A presentation during FAO RAP’s OVOP Stocktaking Webinar on Viet Nam’s OCOP program and lessons learnt.
Geographical Indications for sustainable food systems
2019
A geographical indication (GI) is a label that applies to products with specific quality, reputation or other characteristics resulting from their geographical origin.
Linking people, places and products
2010
Promoting the links between people, places, and agrifood products can be a tool for sustainable rural development in many rural communities of the world. In fact, origin-linked products show quality attributes linked to the geographical places and people as a result of specific local know how and natural resources, and over time, a collective reputation is being built, that is identified by a geographical indication (GI).
The nutrition and health potential of geographical indication foods
2021
Traditional foods, diets and food systems play an important role in people’s nutritional status. As the best products of traditional food systems, geographical indication (GI) foods have a great potential to contribute to healthy diets and curb non-communicable diseases
Evaluating geographical indications
2021
Geographical indications represent a powerful way to foster sustainable food systems through territorial approaches and market linkages, especially for small-scale actors. In this perspective, and following the FAO publication methodologies of the origin-linked virtuous circle, local actors need to well define their geographical indication (GI) system and, more specifically, the product specifications as well as monitor and evaluate...
Strengthening sustainable food systems through geographical indications
2018
This study seeks to provide empirical evidence on the economic impacts that are generated through the Geographical Indication (GI) process beginning with the official recognition of a GI and the steps that follow. It focuses on the food sector and reviews nine cases, offering a variety of national contexts and local value chains
Identification of origin-linked products and their potential for development
2012
As part of FAO’s Quality&Origin Programme, the present study proposes a methodological participatory approach to identifying products of origin‐linked quality to be used as levers for sustainable rural development, through the virtuous circle to which they could give rise (FAO and SINER‐GI, 2009)
