期刊名称：Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie
印刷版ISSN：1815-1027
出版年度：2008
卷号：2008
页码：57-57
出版社：Facultas
摘要：Geographical indications (GIs) are one
form of protective labelling used to indicate the origin
of food and alcohol products. The role of protected
geographical indications as a promising sustainable
rural development tool is the basis for this paper. The
research method employed for this study is qualitative
critical social science. Two case studies are used
to investigate the benefits brought to rural areas
through the protection of GIs. The case studies include
the GIs Jersey Royal and Welsh Lamb both from
the United Kingdom a member of the European Union
(the EU is in favour of extended protection of GIs for
all agro-food products under the 1994 WTO/TRIPS
agreement on geographical indications). Twenty-five
indepth interviews were conducted for this study. The
study identifies predominantly indirect links between
GIs and sustainable rural development, through economic
and social benefits brought to rural areas by
the GIs investigated - less of a connection was found
to ecological elements. No considerable disadvantage
for GI protection was discovered. These findings
suggest that GIs are worthwhile for implementation
as a rural development tool.1
