Labeling a food as "organic" entails a claim about its production but is silent on its calorie content. Nevertheless …, people infer that organic cookies are lower in calories and can be eaten more often than conventional cookies (Study 1 … more acceptable when the person has just chosen organic rather than conventional dessert (Study 2). These results reflect …

cooperatives that have entered Fair Trade relationships and/or began adopting organic practices. Then, beginning in approximately … coffee farming households in Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico, this paper explores how participation in Fair Trade-organic …-25). Results from a household fixed-effects model show that participating in a Fair Trade-organic cooperative contributed to a one …

This paper investigates the certified organic handler sector, a specialized component of the middle part of the farm …

-stage, multi-output cost function to assess vertical economies of scope in organic and conventional dairy farms. We model the cost … economies of scope for conventional dairy farms. In contrast, we find significant vertical economies of scope in organic dairy … economies of scope for organic dairy farms are consistent with higher costs of obtaining organic feed through market …

organic farming reveals that farmer's own belief and the intrinsic characteristics of the farm increase the likelihood of … conversion. If the process of certification as an organic farm implies important changes of the structure of the farm, it lowers … the propensity of farmers to consider the conversion to organic. When considering the case of family farms, results of a …

Discriminant analysis was used to identify the characteristics that distinguish between fully-certified organic …, partially-certified organic and non-organic farmers in Umbumbulu district, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa (SA) during October …’ Organisation (EFO), and by random sampling 49 non-organic farmers in wards neighbouring EFO. Results from the two estimated …

The State of Sustainable Coffee provides the first comprehensive overview of the market conditions facing, organic … the coffee sector that has arguably developed the most advanced experience with certified organic, fair trade, and eco …