Value-adding standards in the North American food market
Subtitle: trade opportunities in certified products for developing countries
By: by Alice Byers, Daniele Giovannucci and Pascal Liu.
Contributors: Giovannucci, Daniele; Liu, Pascal.
Series: FAO commodities and trade technical paper -- 11
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 77
ISBN-13: 9789251059265
Subjects: Food industry and trade -- Standards; Natural foods -- Certification
Description: This publication analyzes the use of voluntary standards and certification schemes in the food markets of the United States of America and Canada. The main product categories examined are tropical fruits, coffee and cocoa owing to their economic significance to many developing countries and their high market potential in North America.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-68).

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: Private standards in the value chain; title: Certified fresh fruit and vegetables; title: Certified coffee; title: Certified cocoa; title: Conclusions.