Recreating the Banana Grower: The Role of Private Certification Systems in the Windward Islands Banana Industry
Private standards and certification schemes in agrifood networks tend to be de-scribed as neoliberal, suggesting that they share a common understanding of that which they seek to govern and the tools to be used. Although such certification systems do have many features in common, this article argues...
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ftlinkoepuojs:oai:ojs.bibl.liu.se:article/2029 2023-05-15T18:43:04+02:00 Recreating the Banana Grower: The Role of Private Certification Systems in the Windward Islands Banana Industry Aasprong, Haakon 2013-01-24 application/pdf https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/2029 https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.124721 eng eng Linköping University Elecronic Press https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/2029/1395 https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/article/view/2029 doi:10.3384/cu.2000.1525.124721 Copyright (c) 2012 Aasprong https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ CC-BY-NC Culture Unbound; Vol. 4 No. 4 (2012): Objectification, Measurement and Standardization; 721-745 Culture Unbound; Vol 4 Nr 4 (2012): Objectification, Measurement and Standardization; 721-745 2000-1525 10.3384/cu.2000.1525.1244 Certification private standards political rationalities agrifood networks banana farming the Windward Islands info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftlinkoepuojs https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.124721 https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.1244 2022-08-30T10:30:30Z Private standards and certification schemes in agrifood networks tend to be de-scribed as neoliberal, suggesting that they share a common understanding of that which they seek to govern and the tools to be used. Although such certification systems do have many features in common, this article argues that much is to be learned by contrasting certification systems with regard to their ideational ground-ings. Through a historically grounded discussion of the adoption and implementa-tion of two certification systems – GLOBALGAP and Fairtrade – in the Wind-ward Islands banana industry, it is argued that there are important differences with regard to how the systems envision shared key concepts such as accountability, adaptability, professionalism and not least sustainability. These differences permeate the standards as well as their enforcement structures, demonstrating a flexibility in certification as governmental technology which is often overlooked. Moreover, the article explores how the certification systems’ governmental rationalities articulate with local understandings of the role of farmers and agriculture in the Windward Islands, arguing that the tension existing between the visions embedded in the systems mirrors a tension within these islands societies. This tension preceded the adoption of the certification systems and continues to influence their implementation today. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ward Islands Linköping University Electronic Press Ward Islands ENVELOPE(-69.588,-69.588,-67.632,-67.632) Culture Unbound 4 4 721 745 |
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Private standards and certification schemes in agrifood networks tend to be de-scribed as neoliberal, suggesting that they share a common understanding of that which they seek to govern and the tools to be used. Although such certification systems do have many features in common, this article argues that much is to be learned by contrasting certification systems with regard to their ideational ground-ings. Through a historically grounded discussion of the adoption and implementa-tion of two certification systems – GLOBALGAP and Fairtrade – in the Wind-ward Islands banana industry, it is argued that there are important differences with regard to how the systems envision shared key concepts such as accountability, adaptability, professionalism and not least sustainability. These differences permeate the standards as well as their enforcement structures, demonstrating a flexibility in certification as governmental technology which is often overlooked. Moreover, the article explores how the certification systems’ governmental rationalities articulate with local understandings of the role of farmers and agriculture in the Windward Islands, arguing that the tension existing between the visions embedded in the systems mirrors a tension within these islands societies. This tension preceded the adoption of the certification systems and continues to influence their implementation today. |
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Recreating the Banana Grower: The Role of Private Certification Systems in the Windward Islands Banana Industry |
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