The objective of this paper is to examine value chain governance through case studies of four different certified value … involvement in value-based certification schemes (Ethical Trading Initiative, Fairtrade, Organic and Rainforest Alliance) on … certified producers in Tanzania. Each of these certification schemes makes claims on specific values that it is instilling in a …

monitoring certification, consumer preferences and trust play a role. We explore this issue by applying logit analysis involving …

Over the past few years, certification standards have become increasingly relevant for the agribusiness sector … connection between auditing quality and the institutional framing of the certification. …

insights into their per - ceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of certification systems. The study focuses on the …

In their continuous quest for ecologic improvements, private voluntary certification initiatives might undermine the … changing the pesticide policy of a private certification initiative is presented. To measure the perceived farmers’ disutility …

Forest land use is often associated with the protection of water resources from contamination and the reduced cost of … drinking water supply. This study attempted to measure the value of the forest on the quality of water resources from a …. We found a significant negative effect of forest land use on water costs. We found no evidence of spatial spillovers …