Ningxia geographical indication industry association established

Ningxia News Network (reporter Wang Ying) recently, the inaugural meeting and the first general meeting of Ningxia geographical indication industry association were held in Yinchuan, which means that Ningxia geographical indication industry association was officially established.

Geographical indication refers to a sign identifying that a goods comes from a member territory or a region or place in the territory. The specific quality, reputation or other characteristics of the goods are mainly attributed to its geographical origin. As of August 8, 2020, there are 8421 geographical indications in China. There are 80 geographical indications in Ningxia, ranking 28th in ownership (at present, the number of geographical indication products in Ningxia has reached 99).

The development of geographical indication industry has an important strategic position for the high-quality development of modern industry and Rural Revitalization in Ningxia. This year, Ningxia officially issued the implementation plan for the high-quality development of nine key industries in Ningxia to promote the high-quality economic development of our region, including five geographical indication industries: medlar, wine, milk, Tan sheep and beef cattle. At present, the brand value of the wine at the eastern foot of Helan is close to 30 billion yuan, ranking 10th in the national geographical indication brand; Zhongning wolfberry brand is worth 17.288 billion yuan and has registered trademarks in 33 countries such as France; The brand value of Yanchi Tan sheep is 7.11 billion yuan. Yanchi Tan sheep has become the No. 1 industry for poverty alleviation in Yanchi County, Ningxia. Ningxia rice and Helan Mountain wine are listed in the list of China EU agreement on the protection and cooperation of geographical indications.

"Ningxia geographical indication industry association is the 15th provincial geographical indication Association in China. After its establishment, it will establish a geographical indication expert consulting team to help the healthy development of the geographical indication industry in Ningxia, strengthen the foreign exchange and cooperation of the geographical indication industry, promote the implementation of seven geographical indication landing modes such as geographical indication catering and geographical indication culture and tourism, promote the implementation of the production standards, product standards and service standards of geographical indication products, and build geographical indications Cultural tourism Museum, carry out the Yellow River Basin geographical indication forum, etc., create a good image of Ningxia geographical indication industry, promote Ningxia high-quality landmark products to the whole country and enhance its brand value. " The first president Wu Yuzhu introduced.