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AFD - Agence Française de Développement
- 01/07/2024 AFD in Action: Backing 19 New NGO Projects
- 14/06/2024 Defying Desertification: Feeding Populations without Plundering the Planet
- 21/05/2024 Providing Fortified Foods and Tackling Hunger with Local Companies
- 10/04/2024 The Degradation of Ecosystems in Africa
- 12/03/2024 Closing the $2.5 trillion Climate Gap in Africa
- 09/01/2023 (EN)quête d'évaluation : 15 années de soutien de l'AFD aux indications géographiques
- 21/06/2022 Launch of the of the project for operationalisation of the Karoo Lamb GI in South Africa
- 13/04/2022 Lancement du projet d’appui au développement de l’IG madd de Casamance
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- 22/05/2023 Study visit to support the registration at EU level of GIs for “Kilichi du Niger”
- 15/03/2023 The Fourth Meeting of the ARIPO sub-group of the ad hoc working group on GIs
- 14/03/2023 The first webinar on National GI Committees in the OAPI Region
- 26/20/2022 The Technical Working Group on the African GI Consultative Committee
- 27/07/2022 Second meeting of the ARIPO sub-group of the ad hoc working group on GIs
- 25/07/2022 AfrIPI coordinated the African Session in the GI Conference in Montpellier, discussing innovative approaches
- 03/06/2022 Africa GI training: impacting knowledge for sustainability
- 29/04/2022 Introducing the Manual for Geographical Indications in Africa
- 30/03/ 2022 ‘Poivre de Penja’: first protected geographical indication from the OAPI region on the EU market
- 23/03/2022 EU Ambassador to Cameroon hosts ceremony to celebrate the registration of ‘Poivre de Penja’ as the first protected GI from the OAPI region
- 18/02/2022 Nigeria: National Conference on Geographical Indications 17-18 February
- 24/11/2020 Mozambique launches Cabrito de Tete geographical indication
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ARIPO - The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
- ARIPO Member States discuss GI protection approach
- 24/06/2024 Ghana Hosts the ARIPO Regional Workshop on Plant Variety Protection
- 26/04/2024 Amplifying innovative and creative solutions for sustainable development through Intellectual Property
- 27/03/2024 6th ad hoc Working Group meeting on Geographical Indications
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CIRAD - French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
- 24/07/2024 Pooling knowledge of plants with pesticide effects
- 18/07/2024 Innovative study unveils simple indicators to measure wildlife degradation in African tropical forests
- 09/07/2024 The snowball effect of humid tropical forest degradation
- 21/06/2022 Launch of the of the project for operationalisation of the Karoo Lamb GI in South Africa
- 13/04/2022 Lancement du projet d’appui au développement de l’IG madd de Casamance
FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Fifth African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) agriculture ministerial conference
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OAPI - Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle
- 24/07/2024 Atelier de restitution des travaux sur la mise en place de l’indication géographique (IG) spiruline du Tchad
- 05/06/2024 Renforcement des capacités des producteurs de BOUBOU sur les bonnes pratiques de production du Poivre de Penja
- 29/06/2024 Remise officielle du certificat Café des Montagnes de Man au Groupement représentatif de l’IGP
- 25/06/2024 Le Madd de Casamance désormais sous le label Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP)
- 26/04/2023 Un site internet dédié aux Indications Géographiques
- 04/04/2023 L’OAPI appuie le succès commercial des produits du Niger
- 14/03/2023 Indications Géographiques : l'OAPI et l'AfriPI apportent un appui technique aux comités nationaux
- 09/01/2023 OAPI-Indications géographiques : une mission de l’AFD dans nos murs
- 15/12/2022 L’OAPI offre une nouvelle opportunité aux indications géographiques des Etats membres
- 03/06/2022 Conférence de haut-niveau sur les Indications géographiques
- 21/09/2021 AFRICA GI TRAINING : Une formation de pointe sur les Indications Géographiques
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SWISS IPI - Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
- The Beninese-Swiss geographical indications project (BESGIP)
- The Swiss-South African Intellectual Property Project – SSAIP
- Tunisian-Swiss Intellectual Property Project (TUSIP)
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WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
- How to Protect a Geographical Indication?
- 06/04/2022 Cabo Verde Joins the Lisbon System
- 05/04/2022 Support to « Miel de Chechar » and « Tapis de Babar » (Wilaya de Khenchela)
- 03/11/2021 Ghana Joins WIPO's International System of Geographical Indications