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Web Tool for the Identification of Products of Origin‐Linked Quality

A methodology for identifying origin‐linked products and their development potential and for carrying out inventories

Year of publication 2012

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The stakeholders and decision‐makers concerning agricultural and rural development in a given area, region or country often wonder about the existence of an agricultural and food heritage and the possibilities of developing a strategy based on the enhancement of typical products and their local resources. This means that they need tools to identify such products, carry out an inventory and evaluate their potential, in terms not only of creating economic value but also of preserving and optimizin g the cultural and environmental heritage, in order to select pilot products, thus supporting a territorial dynamic.

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