Collective Marks as a Tool for Development: Bolivia
The Development Agenda Project on Collective Marks in the Bolivia is working in the Chaco Chuquisaqueño Region with the Association ARACH (Asociación Regional de Apicultores del Chaco Chuquisaqueño), which brings together 42 different organizations of producers of honey.
WIPO has teamed up with National IP Office (SENAPI), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Empoderar program of the Ministry of Rural Development and Land of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to assist the Association ARACH in the development of a collective mark for their honey products.
Information events, workshops and trainings
As part of the project implementation, a series of information events, workshops and training activities were organized for members of ARACH as well as SENAPI officials and other stakeholders to raise awareness on the development, registration, management and use of collective marks.
Awareness-raising material produced
Workshop with honey producers of ARACH in Monteagudo, January 2023
Image: Patricia Gamboa, Project consultant
Online training for SENAPI staff, December 2023
Image: SENAPI
Event to officially launch the collective mark, February 2024
Image: Rodrigo Acomata/Monocroma
Training local producers and stakeholders on collective marks as a tool for economic development, February 2024
Image: Patricia Gamboa, Project consultant
Local women producers receiving training on collective marks, February 2024
Image: EMPODERAR
Field visit to the Chicani women producers working in the lettuce industry, in the Palca municipality, February 2024
Image: EMPODERAR
Activities
Collective mark registration
On July 31, 2023, the Miel del Chaco collective mark was officially registered with the national IP Office.
