The role of small farmer cooperatives in the management of voluntary coffee certifications in Costa Rica

Snider A.
2016

Voluntary certifications offer consumers information on the process in which products are produced. Farmers' organizations play an important role in the management of certifications and in smal-farmer access to certified markets. Costa Rican farmers' organizations have a long history of participation in the certified value chain and in fomenting small farmers' access to certified markets. ...

Commerce, commercialisation et distribution; Economie familiale et artisanale