FAO: Geographical indications (GIs) is one of the ways to enhance the provision of public goods – such as food heritage, landscapes, traditional knowledge and the rural economy at large
While not limited to agriculture, GIs play a crucial role in the agricultural sector. By way of example, in the European Union (EU), where farmers can continue to compete on international markets only relying on quality rather than price, the worldwide sale value of the GIs is estimated at € 54.3 billion (OriGIn, 2018) The …