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100 1 $aDankers, Cora.
245 10 $aEnvironmental and social standards, certification and labelling for cash crops /$cprepared by Cora Dankers with contributions from Pascal Liu.
260 $aRome :$bRaw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service, Commodity and Trade Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,$c2003.
300 $axiii, 103 p. ;$c30 cm.
440 0 $aFAO commodities and trade technical paper ;$v2.
500 $a"The English version was edited and prepared for publication by Thorgeir Lawrence"--P. xi.
500 $a"TC/M/Y5136/E/1/12.03/1000"--P. [4] of cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [97]-103).
520 $aWorkplace safety and environmental sustainability can be promoted by agreed standards, certification and labelling. Relevant standards for cash crops in developing countries are reviewed here, including organic agriculture, fair-trade labelling, Social Accountability-8000, the Rainforest Alliance's Sustainable Agriculture Programme, the Ethical Trading Initiative, ISO-14001 and EurepGap. The origins of these initiatives, their scope and certification system are explored.
520 $aThis publication discusses stakeholder involvement, the standard-setting process, verification methods, the relationship with the World Trade Organization agreements and the potential role of governments. Twenty-two case studies on the impact of these standards and certification programmes on production costs and revenues for farmers in developing countries are presented, in addition to the latest data available on the markets for labelled bananas, coffee, tea and citrus.
530 $aAlso issued online.
650 0 $aCash crops$xCertification.
650 0 $aCash crops$xLabeling.
650 0 $aSustainable agriculture.
650 0 $aIndustrial safety.
610 20 $aRainforest Alliance.
610 20 $aEthical Trading Initiative.
610 20 $aInternational Organization for Standardization.
610 20 $aEuro-Retailer Produce Working Group.
700 1 $aLiu, Pascal.
700 1 $aLawrence, Thorgeir.
710 2 $aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
710 2 $aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.$bRaw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service.
856 41 $uftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/006/y5136e/y5136e00.pdf$zConnect to this title online
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