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From the conservation of genetic diversity to the promotion of quality foodstuff

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  • Valerie Boisvert

    (GRED - Gouvernance, Risque, Environnement, Développement - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - IRD [Occitanie] - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier)

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Building on ongoing research, this paper aims at suggesting alternative ways to conventional IPR systems to promote local varieties and related knowledge in developing countries. Many attempts to protect genetic diversity and local knowledge through IPR are in jeopardy because of misunderstanding on the terms of the debate and misrepresentation of the claims and interests of the various stakeholders. The paper then suggests that to improve rural livelihood conditions and promote genetic diversity conservation, it would be more efficient and satisfactory for the parties involved to build on local perceptions of foodstuff production and associated knowledge. It is easier and more feasible to stress the importance of a given know-how in the processing of products from genetically diversified or highly specific resources, than to isolate indigenous or local contributions in the conservation of genetic resources. This simplifies the remuneration issue and reinforces the legitimacy of local claims. Finally the paper discusses the feasibility, expected advantages and drawbacks of an adaptation of the French system of Appellation dOrigine Contr l e (AOC) a type of geographical indication of origin for developing countries.

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  • Valerie Boisvert, 2006. "From the conservation of genetic diversity to the promotion of quality foodstuff," Working Papers hal-03076946, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-03076946
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    1. Andrea Marescotti & Xiomara F. Quiñones-Ruiz & Hanna Edelmann & Giovanni Belletti & Kristina Broscha & Christine Altenbuchner & Marianne Penker & Silvia Scaramuzzi, 2020. "Are Protected Geographical Indications Evolving Due to Environmentally Related Justifications? An Analysis of Amendments in the Fruit and Vegetable Sector in the European Union," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-19, April.
    2. Emilie Vandecandelaere & Luis Fernando Samper & Andrés Rey & Ana Daza & Pablo Mejía & Florence Tartanac & Massimo Vittori, 2021. "The Geographical Indication Pathway to Sustainability: A Framework to Assess and Monitor the Contributions of Geographical Indications to Sustainability through a Participatory Process," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-20, July.
    3. Cei, Leonardo & Stefani, Gianluca & Defrancesco, Edi, 2021. "How do local factors shape the regional adoption of geographical indications in Europe? Evidences from France, Italy and Spain," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
    4. Mancini, Maria Cecilia & Consiglieri, Claudio, 2016. "Innovation and marketing strategies for PDO products: the case of “Parmigiano Reggiano” as an ingredient," Bio-based and Applied Economics Journal, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA), vol. 5(2), September.
    5. 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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