Topics

The Seminar focuses on the following main research areas:

1. Legal and institutional protection of GIs.

· The role of public policy in GIs support and protection.

· Protection of typical products in practice.

· Costs of protection.

· Impact on firms and consumers.

· Best practices and case histories.

2. Domestic and international trade of GIs products

· Supply chain characteristics.

· Factors with positive and negative effects on GIs trade.

· Best practices and case histories.

3. Consumers, quality and food safety

· Consumer perception of quality and safety for GI products.

· Cultural and heritage aspects of consumer purchase and consumption of GIs.

· Best practices and case histories.

4. Local/rural development and sustainability

· GIs as a stimulus for local economies.

· Management models of local production systems.

· Role of local institutions.

· Sustainability of local GI systems.

· Best practices and case histories.