Organic agriculture can and should play an important role in solving future challenges in
producing food. The low level of external inputs combined with knowledge on sustainablity …

This study aims to investigate the factors contributing to brand loyalty towards organic
products in Ecuador, where limited research has been conducted on this topic. Survey data …

This article helps to answer the question of how the diffusion of organic farming could be
accelerated by analyzing farmers' decisions. Given the fragmentation of the research …

Food quality certifications have been widely promoted for sustainable goals and addressing
consumers' increasing concern for food safety. However, these mechanisms have achieved …

The literature on women in agricultural production in developing countries is vast. While
female farmers in the United States have recently received more attention, their general …

Adoption decisions represent a crucial topic in sustainable agriculture research, particularly
in the organic agriculture sector; to understand farmers' decision-making, research has to …

There is a blossoming of voluntary certification initiatives for sustainable agro-food products
and production processes. With these certification initiatives come traceability in supply …

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

Certified products are a possible way to obtain and improve sustainability. Nevertheless,
their effectiveness in enhancing agri-system sustainability is strongly questioned in the …

Third party certified food labelling schemes can be used to reduce asymmetric information in
anonymous markets. However, in short food supply chains (SFSCs) trust linkages can be …