Global standards and local knowledge building: Upgrading small producers in developing countries

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 12344-12349

  Perez Aleman, Paola ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development process; Institutional change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS;

EID: 84864520070     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1000968108     Document Type: Review

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