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From Commoditisation to De-commoditisation … and Back Again: Discussing the Role of Sustainability Standards for Agricultural Products

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Sustainability standards are flooding global agricultural markets. Standards, however, are not new. This article analyses, from a historical perspective, the implications of the transition from traditional to sustainability standards in the commoditisation/de-commoditisation process. It shows how early standards contributed to the construction of the category of primary commodities and how, after a short attempt at de-commoditisation (with the early fair-trade and organic standards), sustainability standards are tending towards re-commoditisation.

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Development Policy Review

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Hoboken, United States : Wiley-Blackwell., 2011

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English

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14675986

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Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2011. pages 91–113

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From commoditisation to de-commoditisation
Grades
Traditional standards
Sustainability standards
Commodities
Organic agriculture

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