2026 “GI Trends” Panel Survey : Monitoring the major trends affecting, and the sentiment of, GIs worldwide. Trend topic: GI Groups (governance, activities, priorities, challenges)

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Preliminary information

Please enter whole numbers only, without decimals

Please indicate the 2025 turnover value (at production level) of the GI you represent*

Please indicate export value (you can either use the customs value or the sales value in export markets, depending on the available figures) generated in 2025 by the GI you represent*

Please indicate the 2025 direct jobs linked to the GI you represent (If you participated in the 2024 survey, please update the figure only if it has changed)

(Units)

Please indicate the dimension of the GI area (If you participated in the 2024 survey, please update the figure only if it has changed)

(KM²)

Please indicate the number of tourists who have visited your GI facilities in 2025 (farms, production fields, craft laboratories, transforming factories, museums, …)

(Units)

Questions

1. Compared to 2024, in 2025 the overall sale value of the GI you represent has: *

2. Compared to 2024, in 2025 the production costs within your GI value chain have:*
3. Compared to 2024, in 2025 the overall workforce within your GI value chain has:*
4. Compared to 2025, investments in promotion – by both the GI group and its members – in 2026 are expected to: *
5. For the point of view of the GI you represent, the overall 2026 economic scenario looks:*
6. How many producers and other stakeholders does your group currently represent?*
7. What is the representativeness of your group in terms of number of producers and other stakeholders (and/or in terms of production volumes) being part of it?*
8. To what extent are producers and other stakeholders actively involved in strategic decision-making within the group?*
9. How would you assess the overall effectiveness of your group’s governance in the past five years?*
10. What are the main sources of funding for your group? (Select all that apply and rank them in order of importance with 1 being the largest source of funding)*

Membership fees

Public funding (national/regional)

Regional / international funding

Private sponsorships

Royalties

Control fees

Other (please specify)

11. Which activities has your group devoted most resources over the last five years? (Rank the activities from 1 (more resources) to 9 (least resources) If available, please indicate the amount allocated for each relevant activity in your 2025 financial statement (in EUR or USD). *

Promotion and marketing

Legal protection and enforcement

Quality control and compliance
Producer support and training
Sustainability initiatives

Market access

Research, innovation
Any other activity (please specify)
12. How has your group’s overall budget evolved over the last five years?*
13. How do you consider your current financial resources to meet the group’s strategic objectives?*
14. Looking ahead to the next five years, what do you consider to be the main strategic priorities for your group? (please indicate your top 5 priorities)*
15. What do you consider to be the main challenges or barriers faced by your group in achieving its objectives?*

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