Geographical Indications’
contribution to smart territorial development and sustainability.
Insights for GIs producers, policy makers,
consumers and local communities.
About the GI SMART project
GI SMART is a 4-year research project that will provide evidence-based recommendations to strengthen the contribution of geographical indications (GIs) to sustainable territorial development and the objectives of the EU Farm to Fork strategy.
To achieve this, GI SMART will develop tools and methodologies to foster the implementation of sustainability strategies by GIs producers, ensure their recognition by consumers, and formulate policy recommendations for a better design of GI policies.
Research Focuses
To reach this ambitious goal, GI SMART is organized around 4 key Research Focuses:
Assessing the sustainability of all EU GIs
Developing reproducible and comprehensive methods for assessing EU GIs sustainability and building a prototype of an EU-wide GI sustainability database.
Mapping practices and valorise GIs sustainable outcomes
Proposing a mapping of key GI practices across agrifood systems and identifying transition pathways for achieving sustainable outcomes.
Exploring and benchmarking policies for sustainable GIs across EU countries
Exploring governance differences for GIs' sustainability transition and proposing solutions through stakeholder engagement.
Improving consumer insights to realise sustainable GIs
Better understanding of consumer insight on GIs sustainability and their new challenges.
GI SMART
Consortium
The GI Smart consortium is made up of 17 public and private partners from 8 European Member States (France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain), from UK and Switzerland.
The National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment–INRAE (France) coordinates the GI SMART project.
The GI SMART Community Platform
The GI SMART Community Platform is a Europe-wide collaborative space designed to connect stakeholders interested in the sustainability of Geographical Indications (GIs).
The platform is structured into two levels:
• national Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs)
• and one overarching EU MAP.
National MAPs will be established in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Switzerland, and the UK.
Key Benefits: Participants will gain access to a network of experts, exclusive resources, and opportunities to influence EU-wide sustainability policies for Geographical Indications.
ARE YOU A STAKEHOLDER
IN THE SECTOR OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS?
Get involved !
GI SMART partners are beginning to contact stakeholders and set up both the national MAPs and the EU MAP. If you’re interested in joining, contributing, or learning more, please reach out to us for further details or to express your interest.
Stay Tuned: We will share more information and updates on upcoming activities and events as the platform develops.
For more information or to get involved:
Contact
Project coodinator
Dr. Armelle Mazé
French National Institue for Agricultural Research (INRAE)
armelle.maze@inrae.fr
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Co-funded by the
European Union
UK Research
and Innovation
The GI SMART project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101136364. The work developed under this project is also funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee’ scheme. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, or the European Research Executive Agency (REA), the SERI or the UKRI. Neither the European Union nor the granting authorities can be held responsible for them.
GI SMART has a total budget of € 3,430,063.31 (EU: € 2,554,531.7; UKRI: € 299,487.86€; SERI: € 576,043.75)