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Quality Linked to Geographical Origin

Linking People, Product and Place, the three pillars of origin‐linked quality

Year of publication 2012

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Often the consumer can identify origin‐linked quality thanks to the related specific name of the product, i.e. the geographical indication (GI). Thanks to a GI, consumer can select such a product anchored in a territory.

Language English

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