Is voluntary certification of tropical agricultural commodities achieving sustainability goals for small-scale producers? A review of the evidence

RS DeFries, J Fanzo, P Mondal… - Environmental …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the last several decades, voluntary certification programs have become a key
approach to promote sustainable supply chains for agricultural commodities. These …

Effects of certification schemes for agricultural production on socio‐economic outcomes in low‐and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

C Oya, F Schaefer, D Skalidou… - Campbell Systematic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Effects of certification schemes for agricultural production on socio‐economic outcomes in
low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review - Oya - 2017 - Campbell Systematic …

Analysis of meanings of the concept of sustainability

WA Salas‐Zapata… - Sustainable Development, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ambiguity and polysemy of the concept of sustainability is a problem often faced by
researchers. The existence of definitions that are not operative, diverse and sometimes …

Pathways to empowerment?: dynamics of women's participation in Global Value Chains

M Said-Allsopp, A Tallontire - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Gender plays an important role in shaping outcomes of participation within Global Value
Chains (GVCs). Employment in GVCs may potentially empower women, but little is known …

Sustainability certification as marketisation: Rainforest Alliance in the Sri Lankan tea production industry

A Munasinghe, T Cuckston, N Rowbottom - Accounting Forum, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Unsustainable production is a root cause of numerous social and ecological problems.
Whilst sustainability certifications face criticism for exacerbating greenwashing, comparative …

[HTML][HTML] Recent climate-smart innovations in agrifood to enhance producer incomes through sustainable solutions

KTR Christian, CAB Philippe, AG Abraham… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change poses significant challenges to the agrifood sector, affecting producers'
incomes and food security. This review explores recent climate-smart innovations in agrifood …

Effective governance of transnational adaptation initiatives

A Dzebo - International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law …, 2019 - Springer
Transnational climate governance has mainly been preoccupied with climate change
mitigation, both in practice and as studied in academic literature. However, transnationally …

Organic cultivation and sustainable value chain development for tea smallholders: Findings from Assam, India

N Deka, K Goswami - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022 - Elsevier
Tea smallholders form a significant part of the global tea industry. They support the rural
economy in several tea-producing regions in the world. However, their limited role in the tea …

Questioning impact: a cross-disciplinary review of certification standards for sustainability

SF Jellema, MD Werner, A Rasche… - Business & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article provides a review of scholarly approaches to assessing the impact of certification
standards for sustainability. While we observe that some theoretical advances have afforded …

[HTML][HTML] Coffee production networks in Costa Rica and Colombia: A systems analysis on voluntary sustainability standards and impacts at the local level

K Rubio-Jovel - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The systems analysis framework has permeated the social and political sciences, and its
use is increasing in the analysis of global value chains. Nevertheless, minimal research has …