around 12% of fair-trade-labelled produce is nothing of the kind. Next, a crop may genuinely be produced under fair-trade conditions, but due to a lack of demand cannot be sold as fair trade, so goes onto the open market, where prices are mostly lower. It is estimated that only betwe...
questions regarding multi-stakeholder participation need to be asked, to glean the level of ownership by different interest groups, including producers, of the process and the meaning of product assurance in Fairtrade. Likewise, an assessment
This research aims to address several research gaps. First, WTP studies are inconclusive on the existence of a reasonable premium. Specifically, in the context of fair trade-labelled products, several studies present conflicting evidence (Basu & Hicks,2008) that can be attributed to several factors...
So that consumers know which products are made under fair-trade conditions, goods are labelled, and, these days, a single European and American umbrella organisation supervises labelling, standardisation, and inspection. While fair trade is increasing, the system is far from perfect. First and fore...
Specifically, in the context of fair trade-labelled products, several studies present conflicting evidence (Basu & Hicks, 2008) that can be attributed to several factors. Some papers suggest variables such as the credibility of the label itself (label transparency), the type of product in ...