The impact of Ladotyri Mytilinis PDO cheese on the rural development of Lesvos island, Greece

The effectiveness of marked-based instruments to foster the conservation of extensive land use: The case of Geographical Indications in the French Alps

“…Other studies relied on a longitudinal retrospective analysis without counterfactual (Bowen and Zapata, 2009;Quetier et al, 2005). Alternatively, they used a similar un-certified product as counterfactual (De Roest and Menghi, 2000;Gerz and Dupont, 2006;Hauwuy et al, 2006) and tracked its divergent evolution since the creation of the GI (Vakoufaris, 2010). Previous studies were either based on census data at the level of administrative units (Hauwuy et al, 2006;Hirczak and Mollard, 2004) or on supply chains (Biénabe, 2009;Emperaire et al, 2012;Vakoufaris, 2010).…”

“…Alternatively, they used a similar un-certified product as counterfactual (De Roest and Menghi, 2000;Gerz and Dupont, 2006;Hauwuy et al, 2006) and tracked its divergent evolution since the creation of the GI (Vakoufaris, 2010). Previous studies were either based on census data at the level of administrative units (Hauwuy et al, 2006;Hirczak and Mollard, 2004) or on supply chains (Biénabe, 2009;Emperaire et al, 2012;Vakoufaris, 2010). In some cases, they included farm-level interviews (Bowen and Zapata, 2009;De Roest and Menghi, 2000;Quetier et al, 2005).…”

“…Currently, there is little empirical evidence to substantiate the claim that GIs have an impact on land use. The few existing scientific studies suggest that PDO and PGI could promote more sustainable land use practices (Giovannucci et al, 2009;Quetier et al, 2005;Riccheri et al, 2006), except when they are poorly managed and lose the link to their territory (Bowen and Zapata, 2009;Vakoufaris, 2010). A methodological difficulty lies in the fact that PDO and PGI aim at preserving traditional land use rather than promoting the adoption of new land use practices, which complicates the detection of a land use change signal attributable to the label.…”

Collective Brand Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Regional Growth: The Role of a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

“…Regional development in the agricultural sector, which is particularly relevant to PDOs, has previously been studied from several perspectives, including the relationship between PDOs and rural development (Vakoufaris 2010), and the role of collective action by agri-food SMEs in developing rural areas (Lamprinopoulou 2006). The abilities of rural agri-food businesses to internationalize (Bertolini and Giovannetti 2006) and of local entrepreneurs to use local natural resources have also been researched (Nikolaou et al 2011).…”

“…For practical and analytical purposes, we are concentrating our analysis on PDOs, which offer the most comprehensive protection of GIs. The European Union started protecting geographical indications in 1992, to contribute to sustainable rural development (Vakoufaris 2010). The EU considered that PDOs and PGIs had an 'important role to play in the regeneration of the countryside since they ensure that agri-foodstuffs are produced in a way that preserves local plant varieties, rewards local people, supports rural diversity and social cohesion' (Commission of the European Communities 2008, p. 12).…”