b. Organic pasta in Poland – author: E. Majewski, tbc
c. PGI rice in Thailand – author: O. Napasintuwong, tbc
II. Fruits & vegetables
a. Organic olive oil in Croatia – author: R. Brečić, tbc
b. PDO apple in Greece – author: K. Mattas, tbc
c. PGI apple in Greece – author: K. Mattas, tbc
d. PDO paprika powder in Hungary – author: A. Török, tbc
e. Organic tomatoes or apples in Italy – author: F. Arfini, tbc
f. PDO potatoes in the Netherlands – author: L. Dries, tbc
g. PGI strawberries or apples in Poland – author: E. Majewski, tbc
h. Organic rasperries in Serbia – author: Z. Stojanovic, tbc
III. Meat sector
a. PGI sausage in Croatia – author: R. Brečić, tbc
b. Organic meat product tbc in Germ
any – author: B. Schaer, tbc
c. PGI sausage in Hungary – author: A. Török, tbc
d. PGI sausage in Spain – author: C. Gil, tbc
e. PGI ham in Spain – author: C. Gil, tbc
IV. Dairy sector
a. PDO Comté cheese in France – author: R. Courbou, L. Delesse, E. Husson, A. Paget, E. Toque, V. Bellassen, M. Drut
b. PDO Parmigiano cheese in Italy – author: F. Arfini, tbc
c. PDO Gouda cheese in the Netherlands – author: L. Dries, tbc
d. Organic cheese tbc in Germany – author: B. Schaer, tbc
e. PDO Homolje cheese in Serbia – author: Z. Stojanovic, tbc
f. PGI Exmoor cheese in the UK – author: A. Wilkinson, tbc
V. Fish & seafood sector
a. PGI anchoives in France – author: B. Schaer, tbc
b. TSG mussels in France – author: B. Schaer, tbc
c. PGI stockfish in Norway – author: G. Vitterso, tbc
d.
PGI fermented fish in Norway – author: G. Vitterso, tbc
e. PDO fal oysters in the UK – author: A. Wilkinson, tbc
f. PDO fish sauce in Vietnam – author: K.T. Tran, tbc
Filippo Arfini is a Full Professor at the Department of Economics and Management Science at the University of Parma in Parma, Italy.
Valentin Bellassen is a junior scientist at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in Dijon, France.
This edited volume evaluates recent EU quality policy, focusing on the structure, governance, technical specifications and performances – economic, environmental and social - of Food Quality Schemes (FQS) in the European Union and South East Asia. Initiatives such as EU Regulation No. 1151/2012 are relatively novel policies that seek to improve and promote the operation of schemes to protect geographical indications (GIs) for agri‐food products. The intended benefits of protecting GIs include generating a fair return for farmers and producers for the qualities of particular goods, and enabling consumers to make better‐informed purchasing choices through effective labeling. In addition, policy makers are now considering FQS as a means of not only guaranteeing quality in food production, but also sustainability.
Despite these potential benefits, the economic performance of the FQS (e.g. PDO, PGI, organic) and individual GIs has been variable. While some GIs support significant value‐added production, with substantial benefits to producers, consumers and wider economies, many others have failed to become economically sustainable. In addition, the environmental and social performance of FQS remains largely unexamined, with the exception of the environmental performance of organic products which has been assessed in several instances through life cycle assessments.