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| Kasterine, Alexander; Bolwig, Simon. |
| The organic sector is addressing climate change through a number of initiatives including label-ling, and in the case of one UK certifier in 2007, a proposed restriction on organic certification for products that are airfreighted to market. The International Trade Centre and the Danish Insti-tute for International Studies examined the economic impact in Africa of banning certification for airfreighted products. The study based on interviews with UK importers, retailers, African exporters and organic smallholders showed that a ban could have serious local economic impact in some of the poor-est rural communities in the world. A minimum of 21,500 livelihoods would be compromised. Women, youth and small producers would be hardest hit and several... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Values; Standards and certification Air and water emissions. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/6024/1/kasterine%2Dbolwig%2Dairfreight.pdf |
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