Knowing Where It Comes From: Labeling Traditional Foods to Compete in a Global Market

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Offering the first broadly comparative analysis of place-based labeling and marketing systems, Knowing Where It Comes From examines the way claims about the origins and meanings of traditional foods get made around the world, from Italy and France to Costa Rica and Thailand. It also highlights the implications of different systems for both producers and consumers. Labeling regimes have moved beyond intellectual property to embrace community-based protections, intangible cultural heritage, cultural landscapes, and indigenous knowledge. Reflecting a rich array of juridical, regulatory, and activist perspectives, these approaches seek to level the playing field on which food producers and consumers interact. Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms......Page 10 Chronology of Laws, Treaties, and Administrative Measures......Page 12 Introduction: Food, Place, and Power in the Global Market......Page 18 1. What Are Geographical Indications?......Page 42 2. Geographical Indications: The Sui Generis Systems......Page 66 3. Geographical Indications: The Mark-Based Systems......Page 97 4. Geographical Indications, Global Trade Wars, and Local Development......Page 119 5. Civil Society in Action: The Slow Food Presidia......Page 147 6. Place, Landscape, and Cultural Heritage......Page 170 7. Food, Communities, and Indigenous Knowledge......Page 198 Conclusion: The Future of Place-Based Labels......Page 220 References......Page 230 Index......Page 264