A mountain food label for Europe?
Recent research has demonstrated significant demand for foods from Europe’s mountain areas; the production of these foods delivers significant positive externalities, despite producers facing greater constraints than their lowland equivalents. Existing markets often fail to account for these factors...
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| author | Rob McMorran Fabien Santini Fatmir Guri Sergio Gomez-y-Paloma Martin Price Olivier Beucherie Christine Monticelli Alexia Rouby Delphine Vitrolles Guillaume Cloye |
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| description | Recent research has demonstrated significant demand for foods from Europe’s mountain areas; the production of these foods delivers significant positive externalities, despite producers facing greater constraints than their lowland equivalents. Existing markets often fail to account for these factors due to a lack of clear definition of mountain products. This research investigated the current and potential future role of food labelling and certification to support mountain food supply chains and sustainable mountain development, using expert/stakeholder interviews, spatial analysis, and email survey. Results demonstrate that existing EU Geographical Indication schemes are important for marketing mountain foods; however, they are less suitable for small-scale producers. National schemes for certifying mountain products have limited effectiveness, although considerable scope for enhancement exists. Recent EU legislation defining mountain products represents a considerable opportunity; however, challenges and potential trade-offs remain regarding the development of criteria on the location of supply chain stages and environmental factors, certification and control methods, and definition of mountain areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-940e6e4965774191a9abf38cd05f57ec2024-02-14T15:01:51ZengInstitut de Géographie AlpineRevue de Géographie Alpine0035-11211760-7426103410.4000/rga.2654A mountain food label for Europe?Rob McMorranFabien SantiniFatmir GuriSergio Gomez-y-PalomaMartin PriceOlivier BeucherieChristine MonticelliAlexia RoubyDelphine VitrollesGuillaume CloyeRecent research has demonstrated significant demand for foods from Europe’s mountain areas; the production of these foods delivers significant positive externalities, despite producers facing greater constraints than their lowland equivalents. Existing markets often fail to account for these factors due to a lack of clear definition of mountain products. This research investigated the current and potential future role of food labelling and certification to support mountain food supply chains and sustainable mountain development, using expert/stakeholder interviews, spatial analysis, and email survey. Results demonstrate that existing EU Geographical Indication schemes are important for marketing mountain foods; however, they are less suitable for small-scale producers. National schemes for certifying mountain products have limited effectiveness, although considerable scope for enhancement exists. Recent EU legislation defining mountain products represents a considerable opportunity; however, challenges and potential trade-offs remain regarding the development of criteria on the location of supply chain stages and environmental factors, certification and control methods, and definition of mountain areas.https://journals.openedition.org/rga/2654mountain foods; sustainable development; food labelling; certification |
| spellingShingle | Rob McMorran Fabien Santini Fatmir Guri Sergio Gomez-y-Paloma Martin Price Olivier Beucherie Christine Monticelli Alexia Rouby Delphine Vitrolles Guillaume Cloye A mountain food label for Europe? Revue de Géographie Alpine mountain foods; sustainable development; food labelling; certification |
| title | A mountain food label for Europe? |
| title_full | A mountain food label for Europe? |
| title_fullStr | A mountain food label for Europe? |
| title_full_unstemmed | A mountain food label for Europe? |
| title_short | A mountain food label for Europe? |
| title_sort | mountain food label for europe |
| topic | mountain foods; sustainable development; food labelling; certification |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/rga/2654 |
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