Descrizione del progetto
Garantire la sostenibilità attraverso le indicazioni geografiche
Il sistema alimentare europeo deve affrontare sfide significative per raggiungere la sostenibilità, conciliando le preoccupazioni ambientali, la redditività economica e l’equità sociale. Le indicazioni geografiche (IG) hanno il potenziale per contribuire allo sviluppo sostenibile ma sono spesso sottoutilizzate e poco comprese. Sia i consumatori che i produttori hanno bisogno di un migliore riconoscimento e di una maggiore applicazione dei benefici delle IG in termini di sostenibilità. I responsabili politici hanno bisogno di prove solide per perfezionare le politiche in materia di IG per ottenere un maggiore impatto. Il progetto GI SMART, finanziato dall’UE, mira ad affrontare questi problemi attraverso un’iniziativa quadriennale di ricerca e dimostrazione che riunisce 17 partner di dieci paesi, con l’obiettivo di rafforzare il ruolo delle IG nell’agricoltura, nell’acquacoltura e nei sistemi alimentari sostenibili. In questo modo si miglioreranno la percezione e l’implementazione delle IG, offrendo raccomandazioni basate su dati concreti per una progettazione più intelligente delle politiche.
Obiettivo
GI SMART (Geographical Indications’ contribution to smart territorial development and sustainability. Insights for GIs producers, policy makers, consumers and local communities) is a four-year lump-sum project to undertake research and demonstration activities (innovative pilot action) and provide evidence-based recommendations to strengthen the contribution of the system of geographical indications (GIs) to sustainable development, in particular to achieve the objectives of the EU Farm to Fork strategy by fostering the implementation of sustainability strategies by producers and their recognition by consumers, as well as to propose a better design of GIs policy to foster their delivery of sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, as well as more sustainable food systems. Our 17 partners (15 beneficiaries and 2 Associated Partners) representing 10 countries bring together leading academic, NGOs and stakeholder organisations to provide a multi-actor approach to ensure the project objectives are delivered with maximum impact. This proposal relates to the topic “Investigating the contribution of geographical indications to sustainable development and optimizing support for newly establish schemes” (HORIZON-CL6-2023-COMMUNITIES-01-04). GI SMART aims to assess and strengthen the contribution of GIs to the EU “Farm to Fork” strategy for sustainable food systems in Europe by providing: i) better understanding of the contribution of GIs schemes to sustainable development (including the F2F strategy); ii) improving the perception of sustainability attributes of GIs schemes that are widely implemented by the producers and their perception by consumers, local communities and society at large, iii) better and smart policy design and implementation of GIs policy to foster their delivery of sustainable agriculture and fishery, healthy and sustainable diets and sustainable food systems.
Campo scientifico
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheries
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systems
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinatore
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