Reflections on the growing influence of good agricultural practices in the Global South

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 531-557

  Amekawa, Yuichiro ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EurepGAP; Fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV); Global value chain; Good agricultural practices (GAP); Public GAP standards; Small scale producers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 70849107319     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-009-9171-8     Document Type: Article

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