Food standards, certification, and poverty among coffee farmers in Uganda

World Development

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 400-412

  Chiputwa, Brian ^a   Spielman, David J ^b   Qaim, Matin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Fairtrade; Impact assessment; Organic; Smallholder farmers; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CERTIFICATION; COFFEE; FOOD MARKET; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIVING STANDARD; ORGANIC FARMING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 84907963393     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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