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Milan Antolović, dipl. ing. agr.
Istarska županija
Upravni odjel za poljoprivredu, šumarstvo, lovstvo, ribarstvo i vodoprivredu
Šetalište Pazinske gimnazije 1, 52000 Pazin
tel.: 052/452-473, fax: 052/452-474
e-mail: milan.antolovic@istra-istria.hr
Mr. Nenad Cukon, dr. med. vet., e-mail: nenad.cukon@pu.t-com.hr
Blanka Sinčić-Pulić, dipl. ing. agr., e-mail: blanka.sincic@istra-istria.hr
Mario Bratulić, dr. med. vet., e-mail: mario.bratulic@gmail.com
Title of the contribution:
“Expiriences in protection of Istrian prosciutto in designation
of origin“
Keywords:
istrian ham, Istra, designation of origin
Type of presentation:
MS PowerPoint presentation
Theme (Thematic area addressed):
01. The heritage and tradition in tourism
Purpose of study:
Istrian tourist offer represents the Istrian prosciutto as
one of the most appreciated Istrian delicacies. Breeding,
slaughtering of pigs and the production of traditional
products in the Istrian rural tradition is one of the most
important activities of every rural household. This article
presents the experiences in the protection of the
Istrian prosciutto designation of origin.
Methodology/Approach:
The article discussed the procedure for registration of
designation of origin for Istrian ham, which is the holder
of a manufacturer’s Association of producers the Istrian
prosciutto established with the aim of evaluation and
protection of all Istrian products of pork origin label.
The process of care began in 1997., and was supported
by the Department for Agriculture, forestry, hunting,
fishing and waterpower engineering of County of Istria.
Istrian ham became the first registered product protected
by designation of origin in the Republic of Croatia.
1. TemATSkA cJelinA: BAšTinA i TRADiciJA U TURizmU
Structured abstract
Findings:
After the procedure, the Association filed the Specification
and application for registration of designation
of origin to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Rural Development, whose committee has preformed
the evaluation of the Specification. As a positive experience,
it should be noted that, through the process of
preparation of the Specification, complete system of
traceability from farm to table was successfully applied,
which was not easy because many pig producers had
not introduced a system of breed selection. As a negative
experience, relating the previous problem, costs of
traceability control should be mentioned.
Originality/Value:
The benefits of protection of typical local products of
Istria in the preservation of traditional knowledge and
application of modern production technologies, standardization
of production, protection from abuse of Istrian
producers, consumer protection, creation of new
value and high quality products were highlighted. Increasing
of producers income, encouragement of their
organization and common marketing will be achieved,
with the goal of keeping population in rural areas, creating
of identity and evaluation of region.
Research limitations/Implications:
Key limitations of the research process were lack of financial
resources.
Practical implications:
The protection of authenticity of the Istrian ham has
created conditions for a dynamic and sustainable development
of agricultural sector and rural areas in the
County of Istria, especially in the context of tourism development
in rural areas.
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