How does fair trade affect farmers’ food security?

Ninon Sirdey and Sylvaine Lemeilleur
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Ninon Sirdey: UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: Fair trade organisations claim to make a positive contribution to the sustainable livelihoods of smallholders. Few studies have explored its impact on food security (FS). This paper highlights the instruments, pathways involved and the conditions required to improve FS through fair trade. Our analysis reveals that the regulation of sales conditions may improve FS. However, some pathways remain uncertain due to individual and contextual factors that could offset the benefits.

Keywords: Food security; voluntary sustainability standards; Fair Trade; impact; Sécurité alimentaire; standards volontaires de durabilité; commerce équitable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-12-04
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Published in Systèmes alimentaires / Food Systems, 2019, Systèmes alimentaires / Food Systems 2019, n° 4 varia, 2019 (n°4), pp.93-113. ⟨10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-09829-4.p.0093⟩

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DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-09829-4.p.0093

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