Fairtrade, Food Security and Globalization: Building Alternative Food Systems

This article examines the politics and practices of Fairtrade certification in order to assess whether this alternative trading system could contribute to innovative solutions for global food security. The analysis begins by assessing the main challenges and problems characterizing the contemporary...

• Main Author: Calisto Friant, Martin (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Comércio justo; agricultura orgânica; agroecologia; segurança alimentar; soberania alimentar; políticas alimentares internacionais; sistemas alimentares alternativos; economia social e solidária.; Fairtrade; organic agriculture; agro ecology; global food security; food sovereignty; international food policy; alternative food systems; social and solidarity economy.; Comercio justo; agricultura orgánica; agroecología; seguridad alimentaria; soberanía alimentaria; políticas alimentarias internacionales; sistemas alimentarios alternativos; economía social y solidaria.
• Online Access: https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1959