THE SMOKED MEAT OF MARAGOGIPE-BA: CONTRIBUTIONS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

Resumo

The present article aims to understand the mechanism of production of smoked meat, a product from the city of Maragogipe, Bahia, from a process of smoking pork, in order to contribute to the discussion about possible Geographical Indication for said product. For this purpose, a bibliographic research on the production and notoriety of smoked meat was used, as well as a qualitative research consistent with a wide literature review and interviews. From the data collection, the location where the product is made is located, a brief explanation of what a GI is, the production process, the product's notoriety, the problems arising from the irregularity of not meeting the requirements are described health surveillance rules, the lack of infrastructure for production, as well as the current level of organization of producers. All of these studied elements demonstrate that Maragogipe's smoked meat is a product with great potential for obtaining a Geographical Indication record, concluding by suggesting the origin indication.