Investigating the potential of Geographical Indications for the protection of agrobiodiversity
products derived from traditional knowledge is the central objective of this work. As for the
methodology, it is an exploratory research, counting on data from Bibliographic Research and
Field Research. The first one aimed at understanding the main concepts addressed in this work
as Geographical Indications, Territorial Development and Agrobiodiversity. The Field Survey
refers to the case of the Geographical Indication for the flour of Bragança -PA, still in the
articulation phase, through direct observation and interrogation. A systematic observation
and questioning based on forms directed to the main actors involved in the construction of the
mentioned Geographical Indication project were applied, such as representatives of the
cooperative elected to present the application to the INPI, public and private agents included
in the process, besides the contributions of producers, reference in the production of the flour
of Bragança. Therefore, from the case cited, through the induction method, it was concluded
that for the protection of agrobiodiversity products, derived from traditional knowledge, it is
necessary that the Geographical Indication project and its subsequent management be based
on a the idea of territorial development, which takes into account not only the final product
with economic prospects, but also the cultural identity inherent to the product, as well as the
various social actors related to it, permeating its entire productive chain and collaborating to
access markets in a qualitative way.
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