Abstract Within food Supply Chains (SCs), food products labeled through Geographical Indications (GIs) hold paramount importance as distinctive and culturally significant entities, ensuring the integrity and distinctiveness of regional specialties. By strictly regulating the geographic origin and production methods, the Protected Designation of Ori...
Trade in food and agricultural products have a special place in the political consciousness of most countries. Few governments let the market alone decide on what and how much food is imported or the conditions for agricultural exports. The motives driving trade policy are various. In this chapter the authors will: 1) describe the main objectives t...
Demographic growth in countries south of the Mediterranean, combined with the recent migratory upheaval emanating from conflicts in the Middle East, accelerates the urban growth and the spatial concentration of populations on coastlines and estuary zones. According to consistent findings from several foresight studies conducted by the Centre Intern...
Adanacioglu, H.Aubert, M.Bouhsina, Z.Codron, J.-M.Ait El Mekki, A.Rousset, S.Tozanli, S.Yercan, M.
Fresh produce pesticides safety risks have grown during the last twenty years, into a major concern of north European consumers and governments. Although Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC) consumers are not yet very demanding as regards to fresh produce safety, risks are significant and increasingly taken into consideration by MPC local governme...