Organic and Geographical Indication Certifications' Contributions to Employment and Education

Mohamed Hilal (), Guy Leedon, Matthieu Duboys de Labarre (), Federico Antonioli, Michael Boehm, Csillag Péter, Michele Donati, Marion Drut (), Hugo Ferrer-Pérez, Lisa Gauvrit, Jose Maria Gil, Alexandros Gkatsikos, Marlena Gołaś, Viet Hoang, Kamilla Knutsen Steinnes, Apichaya Lilavanichakul, Agata Malak-Rawlikowska, Konstadinos Mattas, Orachos Napasintuwong, An Nguyen, Bojan Ristic, Burkhard Schaer, Marina Tomic Maksan, Ružica Brečić, Aron Torok, Gunnar Vittersø and Valentin Bellassen ()
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Mohamed Hilal: CESAER - Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux - AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Guy Leedon: Research School of Management - ANU - Australian National University
Matthieu Duboys de Labarre: CESAER - Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux - AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Michael Boehm: Ecozept - Partenaires INRAE
Csillag Péter: ECO-SENSUS Research and Communication Non-profit Ltd, Hungary - Partenaires INRAE
Michele Donati: UNIPR - Università degli studi di Parma = University of Parma
Marion Drut: CESAER - Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux - AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Hugo Ferrer-Pérez: Center for Agro-Food Economics and Development - UPC - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya = Université polytechnique de Catalogne [Barcelona] - IRTA - Institute for Agrifood Research and Technology
Lisa Gauvrit: Ecozept - Partenaires INRAE
Jose Maria Gil: Center for Agro-Food Economics and Development - UPC - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya = Université polytechnique de Catalogne [Barcelona] - IRTA - Institute for Agrifood Research and Technology
Alexandros Gkatsikos: Department of Agricultural Economics, - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Marlena Gołaś: Department of Economics and Organisation of Entreprises, Institute of Economics and Finance - SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Viet Hoang: School of Economics - UEH - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
Kamilla Knutsen Steinnes: SIFO - National Institute for Consumer Research - National Institute for ConsumerResearch
Apichaya Lilavanichakul: Agro-Industrial Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry - KU - Kasetsart University [Bangkok, Thailand], Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering - Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12121, Thailand
Agata Malak-Rawlikowska: Department of Economics and Organisation of Entreprises, Institute of Economics and Finance - SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Konstadinos Mattas: Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agriculture - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
An Nguyen: School of Economics - UEH - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
Bojan Ristic: Faculty of Economics - University of Belgrade [Belgrade]
Burkhard Schaer: Ecozept - Partenaires INRAE
Marina Tomic Maksan: UNIZG - Faculty of Agriculture [Zagreb] - University of Zagreb
Ružica Brečić: Faculty of Economics & Business - University of Zagreb
Gunnar Vittersø: SIFO - National Institute for Consumer Research - National Institute for ConsumerResearch
Valentin Bellassen: CESAER - Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux - AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Hugo Ferrer Pérez

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Abstract: In this paper, we test to what extent Food Quality Schemes (FQS, including Geographical Indications and organic products) contribute to the social and economic sustainability of farmers and regions through employment and education. Through employment, FQS may counter the urban migration trend affecting rural regions, and help retain economic and social capital in the local region. Indeed, as FQS are often small and specialised sectors, the economic inefficiency of such businesses may translated into greater employment and social sustainability. Separately , by requiring a higher-level of quality and hence skills, FQS may encourage greater local educational attainment or skilled immigration. To test these propositions , we analyse the employment and educational outcomes of 25 FQS. Our results show that the FQS products examined have a 13% higher labour usage (labour-to-production ratio) compared to reference products, indicating that they provide greater employment. Additionally, wage levels are 32% higher in FQS compared to references. Despite providing greater employment and higher wages, profitability of FQS (i.e. how much turnover/profit is generated per employee) is nevertheless 32% higher for FQS compared to reference products, due to the ability to attract higher product prices. Finally, there is no clear link between FQS and greater (or lower) education attainment in the supply chain. Overall, our results suggest that FQS can provide a strong contribution to local employment, employee income and business profits, strengthening the social and economic sustainability of producers and regions.

Keywords: food quality schemes; social sustainability; employment; education; geographical indication; organic; alternative food; sustainable agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-10-21
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Published in Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, 2020, en ligne, ⟨10.1515/jafio-2019-0042⟩

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DOI: 10.1515/jafio-2019-0042

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