Abstract:

In order to promote the development of sweetpotato geographical indication industry and agricultural economy, a statistical analysis was carried out on the number, protection scope, protection variety and application status of sweetpotato geographical indication and the industrial status of sweetpotato in China. The results showed that: (1) as of December 31 in 2020, a total of 49 kinds of sweetpotato products, produced in 15 provinces including Henan, Sichuan, Shandong etc., had become national geographical indication products; (2) among all sweetpotato national geographical indication products, only the protection scope of Tongren sweetpotato vermicelli was at the prefecture-city level, while the protection scope of other sweetpotato geographical indication products were at the county level or township level; (3) some of these sweetpotato geographical indication products were existing bred varieties, while others were local traditional varieties; (4) by the end of 2020, a total of 18 companies had been authorized by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to use sweetpotato ‘Geographical Indication Product Special Marks’; (5) the sweetpotato geographical indication industry has gradually developed in China, but there are still some problems. The development countermeasures were proposed according to the status quo: (1) strengthening variety breeding and utilization; (2) establishing national quality standards; (3) enhancing the protection of place of origin; (4) standardizing the use of special marks; (5) building well-known brands. This research will provide reference for promoting the protection of Chinese sweetpotato geographical indications and the development of industrial economy.

Key words: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., national geographical indication, protection status, development countermeasures