Fair Trade and organic certification in value chains: lessons from a gender analysis from coffee exporting in Uganda

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Kasente
Keyword(s):  
Fair Trade ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Organic Certification

scholarly journals Socio economic aspect of organic farming practices for improving farmer’s income in some locations of Kerala, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-408
Author(s):  
N Karunakaran ◽  
MS Sadiq
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Organic Certification ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Organic Farmers ◽  
Certified Organic ◽  
Crop Income

Agriculture is the major source of livelihood and is under the big threat of liberalization and modernization. Organic farming is eco-friendly, promotes sustainable development, protects the fertility of the soil and ensures long term crop income to the farmer. In 2018, total area under organic certification process is 3.56 million hectare and produced around 1.70 million MT of certified organic products. In Kerala, the total area under organic farming stands at 15790.49 hectare. Organic farmers fail to capture the market for selling their products and have less capacity in the competing world, leads to worse financial situation of farmers. The total volume of export during 2017-18 was 4.58 lakh MT. Fair trade has flourished as an initiative for lifting poor organic farmers by providing higher price, credit and improved community life. It is also a market for high value products in the global trade policies. Fair Trade Alliance Kerala (FTAK) is a small farmers’ organisation to access global market on fair trade in an equitable trading terms and improved income. The system provides better price to products compared to open market and benefited fair trade exporting. This paper by studying FTAK focused the impacts of it on income and highlights the increased production of organic crops, better prices, premium and schemes to farmers. The study revealed that fair trade farmers earned higher price (20 to 50 percent) for commodities and marketing of products to foreign countries without intermediaries and organic farming is a better option for increasing farmer’s income in India. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 44(3): 401-408, September 2019

scholarly journals How Fair Is Fair-Trade: How Much Do Coffee Buyers Know About Grower Food Security & Nutrition? (P04-080-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Schlossman ◽  
Roberta Lauretti-Bernhard ◽  
Amanda Bridges
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fair Trade Coffee ◽  
Organic Certification ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Specialty Coffee ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Food Security And Nutrition

Abstract Objectives There is currently no information on what buyers know about nutrition of their fair trade coffee grower's nutrition and therefore are missing the opportunity to improve the condition of their grower families, many of whom are headed by women. Our objectives are to highlight knowledge and awareness of buyers and consumers; identify best practices to address needs of coffee growers and families to improve nutrition resources; and develop “Nutrition Actions for Coffee Growers” for companies to implement. Methods Review evidence and secondary data; review U.S. Government programs supporting small-scale farmers and their effectiveness to address grower nutrition; conduct key informant interviews with coffee buyers and companies identified during the Specialty Coffee Expo, April 2019 and Sustainability Consortium TSC10 Conference. Research protocol: Internet-search (pubmed, other sources); synthesize evidence from studies, publications, research; attend Specialty Coffee Expo and Sustainability Consortium TSC10; identify key informants among TSC10, International Women's Coffee Association (IWCA), coffee buyers and companies focusing on fair trade coffee; develop interview instruments; conduct interviews. Results This abstract is focused on methods and protocol for our research which will be the first of its kind. Conclusions This study will provide insight into fair trade purchasers’ understanding and recommend actions companies can take to enable women growers and their families to improve family food security and nutrition. Women provide up to 70% of labor in cultivating and harvesting coffee and 20–35% of coffee-producing households are female headed (International Coffee Organization, ICC 121, 2018). Even when growers get a price premium for fair trade or organic certification, it is not enough to support family livelihoods (Bacon, 2008; Méndez, 2010; Beauchelt, 2012, 2011). Better understanding among fair trade coffee buyers and companies will provide opportunities for growers to ensure better household nutrition. These actions could be scaled to other fair trade products like cocoa, essential oils, artisanal textiles. Funding Sources Global Food & Nutrition Inc. provided funding for the literature review and conference participation.

The Politics of Food Labeling and Certification

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Clough
Keyword(s):  
Fair Trade ◽  
Food Production ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
First Century ◽  
Food Labeling ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Organic Certification ◽  
Voluntary Market ◽  
Organic Standards

From Fair Trade to Organic certification, the ethical labeling of food represents a growing phenomenon in the twenty-first century. The proliferation of labeling initiatives in recent years has provoked debate on the effectiveness of this form of voluntary, market-based regulation. Advocates understand ethical food labeling as a way of safeguarding environmental, labor, and health standards in food production that are unprotected by the state by empowering consumers as political actors. Conversely, critics view ethical food labeling as an elitist system plagued by problems of transparency, accountability, scalability, and consumer misinformation—ultimately an inadequate substitute for stronger state regulation. This chapter provides an overview of ethical labeling standards for food, outlining the claims made by proponents, the critiques that have been raised, and the relevant research, focusing particularly on Fair Trade and Organic standards.

scholarly journals Understanding values-based food labeling as rural development strategy in Colombia. Comparative analysis: Fair trade, geographical indications and organic labels in the coffee region and the Buenaventura rural area (Phase 1)

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-119
Author(s):  
Xiomara Fernanda Quiñones Ruiz ◽  
Marianne Penker
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Fair Trade ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Food Markets ◽  
Organic Certification

Poverty in many rural areas of developing countries is not a new story. Rural farmers face many financial and market barriers. Furthermore, conventional farming practices are afflicted by free market pressure to produce more food for less income, resulting in destruction of the environment and neglecting human and animal welfare. Value based labeling offers alternatives to conventional food markets as they provide ethical principles to counter unsustainable trends within the capitalism system as stated by Elizabeth Barham. Hence, a planned study is aimed at evaluating selected labels such as fair trade, geographical indication/denomination of origin and organic certification in the context of the Buenaventura rural area, taking into account the lessons learned and experiences from the coffee region. Thus the labels will be explained as well as the objectives and methodology of the doctoral thesis. Finally, the findings and conclusions of the initial exploratory research draw useful insights of the current situation.

Identifying successful strategies for honey value chains in Brazil: a conjoint study

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (7) ◽  
pp. 1800-1820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Santana de Figueiredo Junior ◽  
Miranda P. M. Meuwissen ◽  
Ivo A. Van der Lans ◽  
Alfons G. J. M. Oude Lansink
Keyword(s):  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Chain Structure ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organic Certification ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – Development studies rarely measure the impact of value chain strategies on performance. The purpose of this paper is to quantify the perceived contribution of strategies to the performance of three honey value chains in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach – The value chain structure-conduct-performance (SCP) framework was used to select strategies and two performance indicators, honey production growth and local value-added. In a conjoint study, experts were asked to judge the contribution to the two performance indicators of several hypothetical combinations of value chain strategies. Findings – According to the experts, adoption of specialised technical assistance, sharing resources at the production step, increase in exports, and organic certification were the strategies which contributed the most to performance. Simulations suggested that some honey value chains could have greatly increased their performance with these higher pay-off strategies. Research limitations/implications – Quantifying the perceived impact of individual strategies contributes to improved evaluation of development interventions. Practical implications – Outcomes also show that conjoint analysis is a useful method for policy evaluations in data scarce situations. Originality/value – The paper combines an extended SCP framework for strategy selection and conjoint analysis for strategy evaluation of value chains.

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