Pineapple secures first Geographical Indication for Brazilian state

This week, the state of Amapá received its first product registered as a Geographical Indication (GI), in the Indication of Origin category, by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). The pineapple produced in the municipality of Porto Grande, which had already been recognized as Intangible Heritage of the state, is now the 123rd GI in the country. The achievement is the result of the work of the Porto Grande Pineapple Producers Association. The city, located 102 kilometers from the capital Macapá, is the main production hub for the fruit in the state, with an estimated 12 million planted trees. The fruit even inspires a festival that has been held since the 1990s and brings together more than 60 thousand people per year. According to the coordinator of Future-Protecting Technologies at Sebrae Nacional, Hulda Giesbrecht, in 2020 Sebrae carried out a national diagnosis of potential geographical indications in various regions of the country. In Amapá, two regions were ...