Geographical indications contributions for Brazilian agribusiness development

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing the evolution of deposits and certifications granted as Geographical Indications in Brazil. It also analyses their contributions to the development of the national agrobusiness. The methodological procedures included an exploratory study and a documentary analysis. The data were collected directly from the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), taking into account the information available in the last 14 years. Taking into consideration the Brazilian system, this theme is still recent, therefore, it is necessary a better understanding and its socialization both in Academic and Business world. Through such research, it was possible to observe that Geographical Indications have been increasing, although there are still some difficulties to be overcome before they are accepted into industrial property system. However, granted geographical indications contributed to national and international agribusiness development.

Regulação Cultural, Indicação Geográfica e a (Re)Significação de um Queijo Artesanal

“…A IG é uma forma de proteção da propriedade intelectual pertencente a uma coletividade. A certificação IG exige mudanças de comportamento por parte dos pequenos produtores rurais visando à melhoria de seu processo produtivo e faz com que eles se organizem coletivamente para criar e manter instrumentos que especifiquem e padronizem o que constitui a identidade única do produto certificado (Niederle & Gerlain, 2013;Silva et al 2013).…”

Geographical Indication Re-signifying Artisanal Production of Curd Cheese in Northeastern Brazil

“…Existing studies regarding GI have dealt with its conceptualization and legal aspects (Valente, Perez, Ramos, & Chaves, 2012), its economic potential (Silva et al, 2013), its impact on territorial development (Vieira & Pellin, 2015), on the quality of products (Niederle & Gelain, 2013) and cases of development of this kind of certification (Tonietto, 2011). The present study, by contrast, investigates the meanings connected to artisanal production undergoing such a certification process, based on an epistemological Cultural Studies perspective (Hall, 2008;Johnson, 2006).…”