A Survey of the Economics of Fair Trade

Abstract

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Farmers’ willingness to adopt geographical indication practice in Indonesia: A psycho behavioral analysis

“…Adopting a certification scheme that promotes quality assurance, such as Geographical Indication, requires a significant amount of work and cost for farmers, especially since farm inspections are required once the scheme is established ( Dammert and Mohan, 2014 ; Giovannucci and Ponte, 2005 ). Economic motivation, farmers' attitudes toward GI practices, farmers' perceptions of the benefits that will be obtained by applying GI standards, the ease with which GI standards can be implemented, and the extent of farmers' knowledge regarding agricultural practices and good postharvest handling practices could all influence their decision to adopt GI schemes.…”

Fairtrade as a Social Innovation: Brazilian Experience of Rural Organisations

“…The lack of inspection regarding the organisations' social actions casts doubt on the real intentions of FT to promote an improvement in the quality of life, as well as its proposal for sustainable rural development. FLO lacked the commitment to oversee the use of the 'fair trade award', and in the case of COODAP, the organisation was not pressured by any of the actors (FTI, customers, consumers and community) to carry out social projects within the community and, therefore, did not fulfil what was initially promised, which reinforces the findings of Dammert and Mohan (2014) and Gurviez and Sirieix (2013).…”

Understanding compliance with voluntary sustainability standards: a machine learning approach

“…On the other hand, certification is more likely to fail in difficult circumstances. Fundamental conditions for investments in certification are market access (e.g., Dammert and Mohan, 2015), a sound political setting (e.g., Naylor, 2014;AbarcaOrozco, 2015), the availability of skilled workers and credit (e.g., Kirumba and Pinard, 2010), and to some degree competitiveness with non-certified producers (e.g., De Janvry et al, 2015). VSS organizations aim to improve these conditions locally, and however, better initial conditions reduce the adaptive burden once certification is put in place and, hence, facilitate compliance.…”