Ethical agro-food networks in global peripheries, Part I

The rise and recommodification of fair trade and organics

Bibliographic Data

ID5697183
AuthorsShelford Bidwell (0000-0002-5985-548X, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author), Warwick E Murray (0000-0002-2597-3779, Victoria University of Wellington), J Overton (0000-0002-9080-9510, Victoria University of Wellington)
Year2018
Volume12
Issue4
Pagese12366
Publication date2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeography Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/gec3.12366
OpenAlexW2791899078
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited54

Rapid global growth of ethical agro-food networks such as fair trade, organics, and geographical indications has been accompanied by an increasing volume of research, but, as yet, there has been little comparative or integrated study of these networks from the perspective of development geography. Focussing particularly on Latin America, this two-part series of articles summarises the state of the art and proposes an integrated research agenda on the significance of ethical agro-food networks as strategies for de-commodification in global peripheries. The first article provides an overview of research on fair trade and organic networks, which has mainly focussed on export commodities such as coffee, cacao, and bananas. Despite evidence of some livelihood benefits from fair trade and organic networks for well-organised small producers and their communities, these studies show a general tendency for recommodification and the capture of added value by powerful market players

Agriculture · Commodification · Economics · Economy · Fair trade · Geography · International trade · Latin Americans · Livelihood · Market access · Political science · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law · Organic Food and Agriculture

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