Environmental and social standards, certification and labelling for cash crops
By: prepared by Cora Dankers with contributions from Pascal Liu.
Contributors: Liu, Pascal.; Lawrence, Thorgeir.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Raw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service.
Series: FAO commodities and trade technical paper -- 2.
Publisher: Raw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service, Commodity and Trade Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: Rainforest Alliance.; Ethical Trading Initiative.; International Organization for Standardization.; Euro-Retailer Produce Working Group.; Cash crops -- Certification.; Cash crops -- Labeling.; Sustainable agriculture.; Industrial safety.
Description: Workplace 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.

This 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.
Notes: "The English version was edited and prepared for publication by Thorgeir Lawrence"--P. xi.

"TC/M/Y5136/E/1/12.03/1000"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [97]-103).

Also issued online.