Like all human activities, events can generate significant pressures on environmental
resources, unless they are well-managed and monitored. Therefore, it is becoming more …

Participatory guarantee systems (PGS) are locally-embedded guarantee systems that
allegedly empower local smallholders. Although PGS are often implemented in the realm of …

ABSTRACT Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) provide an alternative certification
system for smallholder organic farmers producing for the domestic market. Officially …

The Brazilian organic food sector has experienced important growth during the last two
decades. Brazilian smallholders, however, are facing huge challenges to enter and benefit …

Agroecology has become an ideological foundation for social and environmental
transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. In Senegal, agroecological advocacy coalitions, made …

Regulatory standards and certification models are essential tools guaranteeing the
authenticity of organic products. In particular, third-party certification is useful to consumers …

Resumen Este trabajo estudialos Sistemas Participativos de Garantía (SPG) como
esquemas de certificación alternativos a la Certificación de Tercera Parte (CTP). Estos se …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that constrain marketing choices
available to smallholders, limiting the chain's robustness from their perspective …

Les auteurs considèrent le contenu des labels relevant de l'agriculture biologique comme
une ressource commune intellectuelle. La certification tierce partie privée et payante s' est …

ABSTRACT The Organic Products Law considers the Participatory Organic Certification
System (POCS) as a guarantee system for consumers, aimed at organized small-scale …