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Innovating and Organising Research, Education and Training for Sustainable GIs

1st Panel

RESEARCH ON GIS INSIDE THE EU AND IN NON-EU COUNTRIES

September 11th 2015 - EU Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015

Filippo Arfini – Department of Economics – University of Parma


Outline

• Why talking about research on GIs inside the EU and in non-EU Countries?

• Panelists presentation

• Debate with panelists

• Debate with participants


Why talking about research on GIs?

• The GI systems demonstrate high levels of fragility that can have effects on their sustainability

• Sustainability is threatened by human decision in their political actions (private or public)

• Innovation can not be hidden but it need to be managed in all its implications

• Research has pointed out the critical points of the GI systems but … still many aspects have to be investigate in order to face problems and challenges due the complexity of GI products


What are GIs?

GIs

* Without IPR right

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What are Gis?

• TRIPS definition “Indication which identifies a good as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin”

• EU designations • PDO (a) originating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, a country; (b)

whose quality or characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to a particular geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors; and (c) the production steps of which all take place in the defined geographical area.

• PGI (a) originating in a specific place, region or country; (b) whose given quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to its geographical origin; and (c) at least one of the production steps of which take place in the defined geographical area

• TSG* a) results from a mode of production, processing or composition corresponding to traditional practice for that product or foodstuff; or (b) is produced from raw materials or ingredients that are those traditionally used. (* Without IPR right )


What are GIs?

Food products

Geographical origin

Quality Reputation Human being

Territory

Environment History Local

Agricultural systems

Intellectual property right

Trademark low

Sui generis system


GIs Dimensions

Political

Agricultural policy

implications

Trade links (Local & Global)

Socio economic

Consumers demand

Food security Chain

management Marketing & Innovation

Rural development

Technical

Old Vs new technologies

Environmental pressure

Food safety


Which problems and challenges for research on GIs in EU & non EU

countries?

Problems

Consumer demand

(including for food security)

Food chain management

Trade relationships

Technological evolutions

Rural development engagements

Challenges

To develop a an ex-ante and ex post

policy assessment tools based on scientific

basis

To provide useful tools for increase

sustainability of GIs chains

and GIs Regions


Past and ongoing EU researches on GIs

30 EU research projects included GIs were launched from 1996 up 2015

non specific; 21

specific; 9

COMAGRI; 1 DG AGRI; 1

DG Research; 25

JRC; 3



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3

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6

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8

COMAGRI DGAGRI FP4 FP5 FP5 FP6 FP7 FP7 H2020 JRC

specific

non specific



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COMAGRI DGAGRI FP4 FP5 FP5 FP6 FP7 FP7 H2020 JRC

technological

socioeconomic

mixed

dissemination



Specific DGAGRI Evaluation of the CAP policy on protected designations of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indications (PGI)

FP4 PDO AND PGI PRODUCT S : MARKET , SUPPLY CHAINS AND INST IT UT IONS

FP5 DOLPHINS - Development of origin labelled producted humanity, innovation and sustainability SCM Biodiversity and anti-listerial activity of surface microbial consortia from Limburger, Reblochon, Livarot, Tilsit and Gubbeen cheese [also known as Smear Cheese Micro ora] TRADISAUSAGE Assessment and improvement of safety of traditional dry sausages from producers to consumers TYPIC - Typical food products in Europe: Consumer preference and objective assessment

FP7 ProCured - Optimization of the salting process for the production of healthier and higher quality dry-cured meat products with reduced and more standardized salt content SINER-GI - Strengthening International Research on Geographical Indications: from research foundation to consistent policy

JRC Food Quality Schemes in EU


Past and ongoing EU researches on GIs Non specific COMAGRI What Market Measures in the Future CAP after 2013?

FP4 Quality strategies and producer organisation in the european agro-food sector: consumer information and competition

FP5 EUROLIVE The effect of olive oil consumption on oxidative damage in European populations LMTOOCHE Characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes to provide tools to predict bio lm formation during cheese-making LOCAL FOOD - NUTRACEUTICALS Local Mediterranean food plants: Potential new nutraceuticals and current role in the Mediterranean diet

FP5 TDC OLIVE Setting up a network of Technology Dissemination Centres to optimise SMEs in the olive and olive oil sector.

FP6 SMES-NET - SMEs networking European food safety stakeholders eurofir - European Food Information Resource Network TRACE - Tracing Food Commodities in Europe TRUEFOOD Traditional United Europe Food

FP7 BIOBIO - Indicators for biodiversity in organic and low-input farming systems DAFNE - Determinants of Alternative Food Networks and Exchanges Compete - International comparisons of product supply chains in the agro-food sectors: determinants of their competitiveness and performance on EU and international markets Focus Balkans - Food consumer science in the Balkans: Frameworks, protocols and networks for a better knowledge of food behaviours (Consumers) GLAMUR Global and Local food chain Assessment: a MUltidimensional performance-based approach PUREFOOD - Urban, peri-urban and regional food dynamics: toward an integrated and territorial approach to food Trafoon - Traditional Food Network to improve the transfer of knowledge for innovation TRANSPARENT_FOOD - Quality and integrity in food: a challenge for chain communication and research

H2020 Sustainable food chains through public policies: the cases of the EU quality policy and of public sector food procurement

JRC Labelling of agricultural and food products of MOUNTAIN farming Short Food Supply Chain


Who has benefit from research on GIs in EU & non EU Countries?

GIs producers

Food chains stakeholders

Local / Rural development

Environment

Consumers & Citizens

International relationships

Researchers

Policy makers


Panelists presentation:

• Giovanni Belletti, University of Florence, Italy

• Javier Sanz Cañada, Spanish National Research Council, Spain

• Elisabeth Barham, American Origin Products Research Foundation, USA

• Junko Kimura, Hosei University, Japan

• Leo Bertozzi, former Director of the Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano, Italy


Questions to panelists

• In which direction do your research activities on GIs go and what is the main result of your work?

• What is the main outcome of your research activity for citizens, entrepreneurs and policy makers?

• What are the research questions that should be covered in the future for improving the sustainability of GIs systems?


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