Les Indications géographiques : une voie de pérennisation des processus d’action collective au sein des Systèmes agroalimentair

Fournier, Stéphane

doi:10.1684/agr.2008.0250

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“…Geographical indications limit the LAFS's spatial expansion and strengthen its actors' capacity of collective action. They do this through the creation of formal organizations (for managing the geographical indication), the increased alignment of strategies that is induced by the geographical indication's specifications, and the reduction in competition between the actors due to the new markets that the geographical indication is liable to open up (Fournier, 2008). The example of coffee production in Kintamani (Box 6.2) illustrates a case in which a geographical indication strengthens a LAFS and makes an innovation process sustainable.…”

Section: Box 61 Cottonseed Oil Mills In Burkina Faso: Organizationamentioning

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Innovation and development in agricultural and food systems

Faure¹,

Chiffoleau²,

Goulet³

et al. 2018

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Much more than a fashionable notion or buzzword, innovation has become a key issue for companies, policies and, more generally, society. In the Global North as in the Global South, innovating, i.e. introducing a novelty in an economic and social environment, appears more than ever as a factor of competitiveness for enterprises, leading to cost reductions, improved productivity or product quality, or the creation of new markets in a context of globalized competition (Porter and Heppelmann, 2014). In an extension of Schumpeter's (1934) work, innovation is more widely reaffirmed as a source of macroeconomic growth, at the heart now of a 'knowledge economy', deriving value from creativity, learning and communication (Foray, 2004; Stiglitz and Greenwald, 2014). It is also put forward as a solution to the problems generated by economic development itself, especially in the ecological, energy and food fields, leading to what Callon et al. (2015) call a regime of the economy of techno-scientific promises. Finally, across frontiers opened up by new technologies, in the digital and biotechnology fields for example, innovation is envisaged as the possible catalyst of a more radical social transformation, moving the world towards increased knowledge sharing (Rifkin, 2011), transhumanism (Ferry, 2016) and a break with the current forms of capitalism (Latouche, 2006). Of course, critical points of view question this craze for innovation (Godin and Vinck, 2017; Petit, 2015). Both creative and destructive, innovation can lead to social exclusion, destroy jobs and businesses, result in monopolies and misappropriations, and generate new technical and societal risks that need to be understood and addressed (Joly et al., 2015; Temple et al., 2018). But these critics often end up relying on the notion of innovation itself to suggest, or sometimes rehabilitate, alternative paths or avenues of resistance, for example through innovations qualified as 'social' or 'frugal'. Whether in the scientific, political, industrial arenas, or more broadly those of entrepreneurship and the media, innovation appears as a notion that is open to analysis, encouragement and criticism regarding societal changes. But it is also capable of underpinning the transformations of our contemporary societies. This primacy of innovation seems to have won over every corner of society, attracting attention, debate and engagement in all its economic sectors. It is in this context that this book presents contemporary perspectives on innovation in one of these sectors: agriculture and food. Several books and collection of studies have helped shed light on the issue of innovation in agriculture from different disciplinary and geographical perspectives (

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Section: Box 61 Cottonseed Oil Mills In Burkina Faso: Organizationamentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation and development in agricultural and food systems

Faure¹,

Chiffoleau²,

Goulet³

et al. 2018

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Section: Literature Review: Systèmes Agro‐alimentaires Localisés and mentioning

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“…Without collective processes of innovation, a SYAL is destined to disappear, as falling profits following the increase in the number of producers generate a shift of the actors to other activities (Fournier 2002). Building a long term reputation on the basis of a quality label can provide sustainability for some SYALs (Oyarzún 2005;Fournier 2008). This is an additional reason for using SYALs as a theoretical framework; they can interpret such resources enhancement initiatives, such as GI schemes, within the context of the characteristics of the place, social relationships and institutions.…”

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Localised Agro‐Food Systems and Geographical Indications in the Face of Globalisation: The Case of Queso Chontaleño

Mancini

2012

Sociologia Ruralis

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This study analyses a localised agro-food system producing Queso Chontaleño (QC) cheese in the Chontales Department in Nicaragua and the first effects of the Geographical Indication (GI) scheme which alters the power relations between the actors of the cheese-dairy sector within the framework of global dynamics. The first part focuses on systèmes agro-alimentaires localisés (SYAL), or localised agro-food systems, and it provides the theoretical background to the case study. The second part analyses the QC SYAL and its territorial and institutional context. It is found that GI introduces new competitive pressures that reinforce local elites at the expense of traditional QC actors and that the weak involvement of the State may prevent GIs from enhancing the development of territorialised agro-food systems. The conclusion is a recommendation to EU policymakers that promotion of GIs at the level of the WTO be accompanied by measures that can ensure stricter national legislations on GIs to protect local resources.

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“…It is the case for most localized agrifood systems (LAS) producing mountain cheese, where territories remain strong anchor points (Chalas, 2009). The notion of LAS, based on a territorial approach, highlights the typicality and singularity of products and the know-how and identities of the communities (Muchnik, 1996;Fournier, 2008;Cañada and Muchnik, 2011). The territorial dimension is often an essential component of the process of identity building of communities in LAS, especially for the producers (Fournie, 2016).…”

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Identity, feeling of belonging and collective action in localized agrifood systems. Example of the Serrano cheese in the Campos de Cima da Serra, Brazil

Pachoud

2019

Cah. Agric.

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The study is aimed at linking social representations of identity and feeling of belonging to territory of farmers, to their degree of involvement in collective action within localized agrifood systems (LAS). The study was conducted with producers’ families producing Serrano cheese, in the mountains of the Campos de Cima da Serra, in southern Brazil. Collective action for the valorization of the Serrano cheese relied on the producers’ associations, which are the only form of collective organization. Fifty-four families were selected according to their level of involvement in collective action. First, we used a quantitative approach called the free word association, analyzed by Factorial Correspondence Analysis. Second, we asked closed questions to the producers to assess their feeling of belonging. We showed that the content of the social representation reflected the participation of producers in collective action. Producers who put forward the typicality of the cheese, the territory and their identity, were the most engaged in the associations. On the other hand, producers not involved in associations put forward the difficulties of their activity. In this sense, it appears valuable to encourage discussion between the different producers according to their level of involvement to build common representations that favor collective action for the defense and valorization of the Serrano cheese. Nonetheless, most producers tended to show a high feeling of belonging which could form the basis for discussion. However, collective action in the LAS follows a top-down model led by extension services, in which the producers need to be integrated in a more participatory governance to lead more efficient projects.

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Les Indications géographiques : une voie de pérennisation des processus d’action collective au sein des Systèmes agroalimentair

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Innovation and development in agricultural and food systems

Innovation and development in agricultural and food systems

Localised Agro‐Food Systems and Geographical Indications in the Face of Globalisation: The Case of Queso Chontaleño

Identity, feeling of belonging and collective action in localized agrifood systems. Example of the Serrano cheese in the Campos de Cima da Serra, Brazil

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