A value chain analysis of the organic cotton industry: The case of UK retailers and Indian suppliers

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2292-2302

  Rieple, Alison ^a   Singh, Rajbir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fashion industry; India; Organic cotton; Value chain analysis

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; PRICE DETERMINATION; RETAILING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

INDIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77956171126     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.06.025     Document Type: Article

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