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Social and environmental standards: From fragmentation to coordination |
Matteo Fiorini, Philip Schleifer, Regina Taimasova | ITC, International Trade Centre, European University Institute | 2017 | Voluntary standards have been rising fast, leading to similar standards operating in the same markets. This study finds multiple standards in 86 of |
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The State of Sustainable Markets 2017 |
Julia Lernoud, Jason Potts, Gregory Sampson, Salvador Garibay, Matthew Lynch, Vivek Voora, Helga Willer, Joseph Wozniak | ITC, International Trade Centre | 2017 | This second global report outlines data on area, production volume and producers for 14 major sustainability standards across bananas, cocoa, coffee |
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Climate Change and the Agri-Food Trade |
Alexander Kasterine, Aaban Butt, Hilde de Beule , Julie Karami-Dekens , Marius Keller , Semhar Mebrahtu, Katarina Nossal, Stephan Slingerland, Jessica Yearwood | ITC, International Trade Centre | 2015 | The report presents the findings of research on the perceptions of agri-food exporters of climate change - provides direct insight into the perceived |
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Water Productivity |
Stefanie Kaegi, Jens Soth | HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation | 2016 | This article provides an overview on the WAPRO approach and the six WAPRO projects implemented in four countries. |
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The State of Sustainable Markets |
Julia Lernoud, Jason Potts, Gregory Sampson, Vivek Voora, Joseph Wozniak | ITC, International Trade Centre | 2016 | The “State of Sustainable Markets: Statistics and Emerging Trends – 2015” is the first joint report between the International Trade Centre (ITC), the |
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Supporting Smallholders to Access Sustainable Supply Chains: Lessons from the Indian Cotton Supply Chain |
Laia Fayet, Walter J.V. Vermeulen | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, ERP Environment | 2014 | A significant number of different sustainable initiatives have emerged to improve sustainability and inclusion of small farmers in global supply |
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Yield and Economic Performance of Organic and Conventional Cotton-Based Farming Systems |
Dionys Forster, Christian Andres, Rajeev Verma | PLOS, Public Library of Science | 2013 | The debate on the relative benefits of conventional and organic farming systems has in recent time gained significant interest. So far, global |
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Fieldprint Calculator |
Not Specified | Field to Market | 2015 | The Calculator is a free and confidential tool developed for corn, cotton, rice, wheat, potatoes and soybean growers. It allows growers to better |
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Improving Africa’s cotton value chain for Asian markets |
Mariem Nouar, Matthias Knappe, Eric Buchot | ITC, International Trade Centre | 2013 | Stronger ties between African cotton producers/ginners and Asian buyers can improve the market positioning of African cotton. The African-Asian |
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Cotton Exporter’s Guide |
Gérald Estur, Matthias Knappe | ITC, International Trade Centre | 2007 | The Cotton Exporter’s Guide is a reference book that is primarily targeted at cotton producers, ginners, exporters and traders in cotton producing |