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Changing Institutions to Protect Regional Heritage: A Case for Geographical Indications in the Indian Agrifood Sector

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  • Pradyot R. Jena
  • Ulrike Grote

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Geographical Indications have evolved in recent years to protect indigenous knowledge in the agrifood sector without hampering the ethos of free trade. Supporters regard them as useful tools for protecting national property rights and offering new export opportunities, while opponents consider them as barriers to trade. This article provides theoretical justifications for them, based on insights from the New Institutional Economics, and cites Darjeeling tea and Basmati rice as Indian examples highlighting some of their dynamic institutional aspects. The new legal framework for GIs is mainly based on the international level. Copyright (c) The Authors 2010. Journal compilation (c) 2010 Overseas Development Institute..

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  • Pradyot R. Jena & Ulrike Grote, 2010. "Changing Institutions to Protect Regional Heritage: A Case for Geographical Indications in the Indian Agrifood Sector," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 28(2), pages 217-236, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devpol:v:28:y:2010:i:2:p:217-236
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    1. N. Lalitha & Madhusudan Bandi & Soumya Vinayan, 2021. "Bhalia wheat in Gujarat: Does geographical indication registration have a role in arresting the decline?," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 23(1), pages 93-112, June.
    2. Ji Yong Lee & Noppawong Pavasopon & Orachos Napasintuwong & Rodolfo M. Nayga, 2020. "Consumers' Valuation of Geographical Indication‐Labeled Food: The Case of Hom Mali Rice in Bangkok," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 34(1), pages 79-96, March.
    3. Durand, Claire & Fournier, Stéphane, 2017. "Can Geographical Indications Modernize Indonesian and Vietnamese Agriculture? Analyzing the Role of National and Local Governments and Producers’ Strategies," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 93-104.
    4. Jena, Pradyot R. & Grote, Ulrike, 2012. "Impact Evaluation of Traditional Basmati Rice Cultivation in Uttarakhand State of Northern India: What Implications Does It Hold for Geographical Indications?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(9), pages 1895-1907.
    5. Franck Galtier & Giovanni Belletti & Andrea Marescotti, 2013. "Factors Constraining Building Effective and Fair Geographical Indications for Coffee: Insights from a Dominican Case Study," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 31(5), pages 597-615, September.
    6. Chuthaporn Ngokkuen & Ulrike Grote, 2012. "Challenges and opportunities for protecting geographical indications in Thailand," Asia-Pacific Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 19(2), pages 93-123, December.
    7. Subir Bairagi & Marie Claire Custodio & Alvaro Durand-Morat & Matty Demont, 2021. "Preserving cultural heritage through the valorization of Cordillera heirloom rice in the Philippines," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 38(1), pages 257-270, February.
    8. Pradyot Ranjan Jena & Chuthaporn Ngokkuen & Dil Bahadur Rahut & Ulrike Grote, 2015. "Geographical indication protection and rural livelihoods: insights from India and Thailand," Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, The Crawford School, The Australian National University, vol. 29(1), pages 174-185, May.
    9. Marie-Vivien, Delphine & Bérard, Laurence & Boutonnet, Jean-Pierre & Casabianca, François, 2017. "Are French Geographical Indications Losing Their Soul? Analyzing Recent Developments in the Governance of the Link to the Origin in France," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 25-34.
    10. Chabrol, Didier & Mariani, Mariagiulia & Sautier, Denis, 2017. "Establishing Geographical Indications without State Involvement? Learning from Case Studies in Central and West Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 68-81.

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