Protection of agri-food names in Africa, Sidama Coffee is among 19 covered products

The European Commission signed, on 26 November, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, a cooperation agreement with the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) to improve the protection of traditional agricultural products (geographical indications or GIs) in Africa. This will involve, among other matters, promoting the GI legal framework, informing producers and other stakeholders and enhancing the public’s awareness of GIs and their potential for African producers. 

The agreement has a non-legally binding status and covers 19 product names: Zanzibar cloves (clous de girofles) from Tanzania, Rift Valley coffee from Tanzania, Sidamo coffee from Ethiopia, Rooibos from South Africa, Karoo lamb from South Africa, Beurre de karité du plateau Massif from Burkina Faso, Miel blanc d’Oku from Cameroon, Poivre blanc de Penja from Cameroon, Shama shea butter from Ghana, Ghana fine flavour cocoa, Café Diama from Guinea, Rwanda mountain coffee, Mount Kenya roses from Kenya, Ngoro Ngoro mountain coffee from Kenya, Rodrigues limes from Mauritius, Karakoel pelt from Namibia, Senegal Yett, West Nile district cotton from Uganda, and West Nile honey from Uganda.

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