Do standards and certification in the agricultural sector matter for sustainability ? A review of the state of research

Niggli, Urs; Jawtusch, Julia and Oehen, Bernadette (2011) Do standards and certification in the agricultural sector matter for sustainability ? A review of the state of research. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), CH-Frick .

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	Microsoft PowerPoint - English (Introduction to and historical development of the standards reviewed (background material)) Limited to [Depositor and staff only] 1MB
	Microsoft PowerPoint - English (Probles in modern agriculture (background material)) Limited to [Depositor and staff only] 763kB
	Microsoft PowerPoint - English (Demand and supply situation (background material)) Limited to [Depositor and staff only] 6MB
	Microsoft PowerPoint - English (Other reviews and benchmark studies (background material)) Limited to [Depositor and staff only] 2MB
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Summary in the original language of the document

Executive summary
- Aim, scope, material and methods (1 slide)
- Introduction to the standards (1 slide)
- General comments on the literature used in the report (1 slide)
- Summary of results for each research question (8 slides)
- Main conclusions (3 slides)

EPrint Type:	Report
Keywords:	organic standard, certification, agro-food sector, fairtrade, Socio-Economics, Sustainability
Subjects:	Values, standards and certification
Research affiliation:	Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Society > Rural sociology Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Sustainability
Deposited By:	Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:	28109
Deposited On:	21 Jan 2015 14:17
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2022 15:38
Document Language:	English
Status:	Unpublished
Refereed:	Not peer-reviewed

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