Screen LibraryVoluntary standards and certification for environmentally and socially responsible agricultural production and trade
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Commodities and Trade Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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| Publisher Address: | Rome |
| Publication Dates: | 2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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FAO commodities and trade technical paper ; 5 |
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| Carrier Form: | vii, 70 p.: ill. ; 30 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9251052409 |
| Index Number: | X22 |
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X22-532 F313-532 |
| Call Number: | X22-532/L783/2004 |
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Benefits of certification: does certification benefit farmers and society as a whole? -- Overcoming the constraints of certification: facilitating certification through NGO initiatives -- Building alliances to expand market opportunities for responsible production. This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussions that took place during the meeting on "Voluntary Standards and Certification for Responsible Agricultural Production and Trade" organized by FAO in April 2004. It presents the situation of the main import markets for certified products and the evolution of demand. Case studies aimed at comparing sustainable farming methods with conventional methods are presented. These comparisons focus on production cost, yield, price premium and net profit. The difficulties with which the producers are confronted are analysed and possible s |