Small producer organizations, certifications, and competitiveness: recent experience in Costa Rica
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| Fformat: | artículo original |
| Statws: | Versión publicada |
| Dyddiad Cyhoeddi: | 2016 |
| Disgrifiad: | This article investigates whether the application of environmental certifications has led to improved competitiveness among small and medium-sized agricultural producers. To this end, it analyzes the certification environment both internationally and within Costa Rica's institutional framework, and examines the realities of small producer organizations' experiences based on the results of a survey conducted in 2015The article concludes that the certification strategy has enabled better positioning and, consequently, stability in the value chain, although for organizations and policy-making bodies there are areas for improvement, such as costs and changes in processes and cultural resistance to this type of initiative. |
| Gwlad: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Sefydliad: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Iaith: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/7739 |
| Mynediad Ar-lein: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/politicaeconomica/article/view/7739 |
| Allweddair: | certifications small growers organizations competitiveness certificaciones productores agrícolas organizaciones competitividad. |