Geographical Indications and Sustainable Rural Development:  Exploring the Connections

Conference Presentations

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Laurence Bérard, ethnologist and researcher, Director (with Philippe Marchenay) of Ressources des Terroirs, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Bourg-en-Bresse, France.

Maria Cecilia Mancini, Economics Department, University of Parma, Italy

Delphine Marie-Vivien, researcher in law, Centre de Coopération Inernationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), Montpellier, France

Elizabeth Barham, Department of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia

Helene Murray, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota

Clare Hinrichs, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvannia State University, University Park, Pennsylvannia

David Baker, Assistant Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri Extension

Mary Simon Leuci, Community Development Program Director and Assistant Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri Extension

Laurence Bérard, ethnologist and researcher, Director (with Philippe Marchenay) of Ressources des Terroirs, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Bourg-en-Bresse, France.

Parma ham, Italy -- Sebastian Brancoli, on behalf of the Consultants International Group which represents the Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma, the association of Parma Ham producers, in North America

Comté cheese, France -- Jean François Marmier

Argan Oil, Morocco -- Dr. Zoubida Charrouf

Charlevoix lamb, Quebec, Canada -- Lucie Cadieux

Napa Valley Wine, California, US -- Dawnine Dyer

Moderator:  Neil Hamilton, Director, Drake University Agricultural Law Center

Panel participants:

• Amy Cotton, US Patent and Trademark Office
• Jean-Marc Trarieux, Directorate General for Agriculture, European Union Commission
• Thu-Lang Wasescha, Intellectual Property Division, World Trade Organization
• Jean-Christophe Boze, Lorvellec Food Law Scholar, Drake University

Moderator:  Michael Roberts, Director, National Agricultural Law Center

Panel participants:

• Producer groups:  Ricardo Ricci Curbastro, President, Federoc (Italian association of GI wines), wine producer (Franciacorta)
• Government agencies:  Véronique Fouks, INAO, France
• Universities:  Elizabeth Barham, University of Missouri

Jim Bingen, Community, Food and Agriculture, Michigan State University

European Funding opportunities