This publication analyzes the use of voluntary standards and certification schemes in the food markets of the United States of America and Canada. The main product categories examined are tropical fruits, coffee and cocoa owing to their economic significance to many developing countries and...

Introduction : visions of transformation and growth : institutional logics and social processes in the organic sector -- Breaking ground for a new agriculture : transformation and expansion during the organic sector's early years -- Stabilizing the market, dividing the field : federal...