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Organic certification
About: Organic certification is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 538 publications have been published within this topic receiving 9863 citations.
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TL;DR: It is concluded that it is advisable to label organic products with well-known organic certification logos that consumers trust, and organisations owning an organic labelling scheme should put effort into measures for increasing consumer awareness of the logo.
508 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the booming world trade in organic agro-foods such as tropical products, counterseasonal fresh produce, and processed foods and identified key contradictions between mainstream agroindustrial and alternative movement conventions in global organic networks.
481 citations
TL;DR: The organic market is a powerful engine for positive change because it promotes greater environmental awareness andresponsibility among producers and consumers alike as mentioned in this paper, but there are contradictions between organic ideals and practice, e.g., the reductionism of organic standards, the limitations of private organiccertification, and the widespread practice ofinput-substitution.
Abstract: Observers of agriculture and theenvironment have noted the recent remarkable growth ofthe organic products industry. Is it possible for thisgrowth in the organics market to contribute toprogressive environmental and social goals? From theperspective of green consumerism, the organics marketis a powerful engine for positive change because itpromotes greater environmental awareness andresponsibility among producers and consumers alike.Given its environmental benefits and its ability touse and alter capitalist markets, organic agricultureis currently a positive force for environmentalism.Still, there are contradictions between organic idealsand practice – e.g., the reductionism of organicstandards, the limitations of private organiccertification, and the widespread practice ofinput-substitution – that emerge through thedynamics of the capitalist market. As the marketmatures, these contradictions will increasinglyundermine the very environmental benefits that are thefoundation of organic agriculture. Fundamental change,therefore, is not likely to occur through the marketalone. There are ways, however, that the organicsmarket could contribute to a broader movement leadingto collective action. For instance, the organicsmarket tends to undermine commodity fetishism in theagrifood system, thereby strengthening civil society.In addition, the market provides space and resourcesfor social movement activity, such as in the struggleover the National Organic Standards.
319 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for organic chicken using a choice experiment and find that consumers are willing to pay a premium of 1.193$/lb (34.8%) for the general organic label and 3.545 $/lb(103.5%) for a USDA organic label.
298 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a household survey of coffee producers in Nicaragua and found that certified smallholder coffee producers are more often found below the absolute poverty line than conventional producers.
218 citations