about how they can be effectively governed, especially in transnational domains. Governance of transitions is often … constrained by the equivocality of sustainability goals, the idiosyncrasy of niche experiments and the multiplicity of governance … sustainability transitions within a transnational sector. Our case is the global coffee sector where ‘sustainability standards' are …

governance and net-import dependency on food and agricultural products for 25 SSA countries during the period 1995 …-2015. Principal component analysis is employed to develop a governance index based on the six worldwide governance indicators and a … a higher governance index is correlated with a lower net-import dependency ratio and the relationship is statistically …

Private actors have been actively working on standards that certify products and their production processes to minimize … negative externalities. The number of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) has been increasing over the last few decades …, raising interest in understanding their impact on trade flows. Standards governing the production of agricultural commodities …

) borders due to their non-compliance with EU food safety standards. This paper, therefore, provides an in-depth investigation … of the potential causes of the non-compliance of Africa's food exports to EU food standards and the subsequent rejection …'s challenges in accessing EU markets. Thus, non-compliance with EU food safety standards can be addressed by African governments …

seen as an important step towards global environmental governance, but its effectiveness will depend on a joint commitment …