Proceedings Of The Third Regional Consultation On Geographical Indications In Europe And Central Asia

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789251379325

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Proceedings of the Third regional consultation on geographical indications in Europe and Central Asia by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

On 20 December, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and oriGIn hosted the online event, Third regional consultation on geographical indications in Europe and Central Asia. Some 111 representatives from 34 countries of geographical indications (GIs) groups, national intellectual property offices and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), other public authorities (the representatives of ministries for agriculture and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development), as well as geographical indication (GI) experts, participated in the event. A discussion paper was presented during the consultation outlining key concepts and global trends concerning GIs today. The empirical material presented in the paper was primarily built on oriGIn and FAO experiences, but also on country studies prepared for the Russian Federation, Republic of Moldova, Georgia, a group of Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), as well as European Union countries (France, Poland, Hungary and Croatia). On behalf of oriGIn – the global alliance of GI – Massimo Vittori, Managing Director, coordinated the activities carried out by oriGIn.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Economic assistance, European
ISBN : UCSD:31822039655188

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EU Development Assistance to Central Asia by Anonim Pdf

"The court examined how the European Commission (EC) and the European External Action Service (EEAS) planned and managed development assistance to the Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) in the period 2007-2. In challenging circumstances, planning and allocation of assistance were generally satisfactory. Implementation was less so. The court makes a number of recommendations. The EC and the EEAS should design any future regional programmes so that they are likely to achieve a genuine regional dimension. They should concentrate all assistance provided on a small number of sectors. For any continuing budget support programmes, they should define and apply robust and objectively verifiable conditions, in particular giving sufficient attention to support for anti-corruption mechanisms."-- Page [4] of cover.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9789251341605

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The nutrition and health potential of geographical indication foods by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

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. This paper presents five case studies around the world on the nutritional potential of registered GI foods and explores the link between the production processes and the nutritional composition of the final products. The nutritional characteristics of these foods can be largely attributed to their unique ingredients and production procedures, which are linked to their geographical origins.The paper also discusses the development of GI specifications to maintain and improve nutritional values, the role of GI foods in healthy diets, and the determination of food composition. Finally, suggestions on how to leverage GI foods for healthy diets are provided.

Author : Jean-Louis Racine
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821385098

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Harnessing Quality for Global Competitiveness in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by Jean-Louis Racine Pdf

Standards are everywhere, yet go mostly unnoticed. They define how products, processes, and people interact, assessing these entities’ features and performance and signaling their level of quality and reliability. They can convey important benefits to trade, productivity, and technological progress and play an important role in the health and safety of individual consumers and the environment. Firms’ ability to produce competitive products depends on the availability of adequate quality-support services. A “national quality infrastructure” denotes the chain of public and private services (standardization, metrology, inspection, testing, certification, and accreditation) needed to ascertain that products and services introduced in the marketplace meet defined requirements, whether demanded by authorities or by consumers. In much of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, national quality infrastructure systems are underdeveloped and not harmonized with those of their trading partners. This imbalance increases trade costs, hinders local firms’ competitiveness, and weakens overall export performance. The objective of Harnessing Quality for Global Competitiveness in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is to highlight the need to reform and modernize the institutions in the region toward better quality and standards. The book ties in with much of the work done in the World Bank on the business environment, trade facilitation, economic diversification, and enterprise innovation. The countries in the region can improve this situation, revising mandatory standards, streamlining technical regulations, and harmonizing their national quality infrastructure with those of regional and international trade partners. Most governments will need to invest strategically in their national quality infrastructure, including pooling services with neighboring countries and stimulating local awareness and demand for quality. Specifically for the countries of the former Soviet Union, the restructuring process will need to improve governance, thus eliminating conflicts of interest and providing technically credible services to the economy.

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974

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Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251303894

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Strengthening sustainable food systems through geographical indications by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

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. The approach, considers “operational” GI processes: those in which a code of practice (or specifications) is defined and the GI is used and managed by a collective organization. The synthetic outcome of these nine cases show the positive effect of GIs on the economy and confirm the importance of specification that is well defined and implemented through producers’ coordinated action.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Livestock
ISBN : 9291460621

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Global Agenda for Livestock Research by Anonim Pdf

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241209311

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WHO Expert Consultation on Rabies by World Health Organization Pdf

More than 99% of all human rabies deaths occur in the developing world and although effective and economical control measures are available the disease has not been brought under control throughout most of the affected countries. Given that a major factor in the low level of commitment to rabies control is a lack of accurate data on the true public health impact of the disease this report of a WHO Expert Consultation begins by providing new data on the estimated burden of the disease and its distribution in the world. It also reviews recent progress in the classification of rabies viruses rabies pathogenesis and diagnosis rabies pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis the management of rabies patients and canine as well as wildlife rabies prevention and control.

Author : European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education,Global Education Monitoring Report Team,Network of Education Policy Centers,UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004339

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Global Education Monitoring Report by European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education,Global Education Monitoring Report Team,Network of Education Policy Centers,UNESCO Pdf

Author : Pasha L. Hsieh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108845601

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New Asian Regionalism in International Economic Law by Pasha L. Hsieh Pdf

Provides the first systematic analysis of new Asian regionalism as a paradigm shift in international economic law.

Author : Roué, Marie,Molnar, Zsolt
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Biodiversitate
ISBN : 9789231002106

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Knowing our lands and resources by Roué, Marie,Molnar, Zsolt Pdf

Author : Alessandro Bonanno,Kae Sekine,Hart N. Feuer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429895128

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Geographical Indication and Global Agri-Food by Alessandro Bonanno,Kae Sekine,Hart N. Feuer Pdf

This book addresses the relevance of geographical indication (GI) as a tool for local and socio-economic development and democratization of agri-food, with case studies from Asia, Europe and the Americas. A geographical indication is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. It provides not only a way for businesses to leverage the value of their geographically unique products, but also to inform and attract consumers. A highly contested topic, GI is praised as a tool for the revitalization of agricultural communities, while also criticized for being an instrument exploited by global corporate forces to promote their interests. There are concerns that the promotion of GI may hamper the establishment of democratic forms of development. The contributing authors address this topic by offering theoretically informed investigations of GI from around the world. The book includes case studies ranging from green tea in Japan, olive oil in Turkey and dried fish in Norway, to French wine and Mexican Mezcal. It also places GI in the broader context of the evolution and trends of agri-food under neoliberal globalization. The book will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and students in agri-food studies, sociology of food and agriculture, geography, agricultural and rural economics, environmental and intellectual property law, and social development.

Author : Giovanni Belletti, G., Marescotti, A.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251348697

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Evaluating geographical indications by Giovanni Belletti, G., Marescotti, A. Pdf

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 the impacts and readjust the system as necessary for the reproduction of local resources. These guidelines aim at providing a detailed and stepwise approach with specific tools to help practitioners in establishing their framework in relation with their objectives and local conditions, to help both the qualification though a prospective evaluation, and the reproduction of local resources though retrospective evaluation.

Author : Bhavna Dave
Publisher : CEPS
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789290797074

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Engaging Central Asia by Bhavna Dave Pdf

"In July 2007, the European Union initiated a fundamentally new approach to the countries of Central Asia. The launch of the EU Strategy for Central Asia signals a qualitative shift in the Union's relations with a region of the world that is of growing importance as a supplier of energy, is geographically situated in a politically sensitive area - between China, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and the south Caucasus - and contains some of the most authoritarian political regimes in the world. In this volume, leading specialists from Europe, the United States and Central Asia explore the key challenges facing the European Union as it seeks to balance its policies between enhancing the Union's energy, business and security interests in the region while strengthening social justice, democratisation efforts and the protection of human rights. With chapters devoted to the Union's bilateral relations with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan and to the vital issues of security and democratisation, 'Engaging Central Asia' provides the first comprehensive analysis of the EU's strategic initiative in a part of the world that is fast emerging as one of the key regions of the 21st century."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264277571

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Trade Facilitation and the Global Economy by OECD Pdf

This report discusses the benefits of trade facilitation - meant to promote transparent, predictable and straightforward border procedures so as to expedite the movement of goods. The OECD Trade Facilitation indicators provide a powerful tool for assessing the impact of related reforms and moni