Why ‘place’ matters in the development and impacts of Fairtrade production

McEwan, C.; Hughes, A.; Bek, D.; Rosenberg, Z.

doi:10.3362/9781780449067.003

Why ‘place’ matters in the development and impacts of Fairtrade production

McEwan, C.; Hughes, A.; Bek, D.; Rosenberg, Z.

Authors

Professor Cheryl Mcewan cheryl.mcewan@durham.ac.uk
Head Of Department

A. Hughes

D. Bek

Z. Rosenberg

Contributors

V. Nelson
Editor

Abstract

This chapter examines the importance of place for the cultural and environmental dynamics shaping Fairtrade cooperatives. It draws on a case study of the Eksteenskuil Agricultural Cooperative (EAC) in South Africa’s Northern Cape, which supplies Fairtrade raisins to Traidcraft plc, one of the UK’s leading Fairtrade organizations. It examines how the histories and geographies of place continually challenge and redefine the meaning and effectiveness of Fairtrade. It concludes with a number of recommendations for both Fairtrade organizations in general and EAC/Traidcraft specifically.

Citation

McEwan, C., Hughes, A., Bek, D., & Rosenberg, Z. (2017). Why ‘place’ matters in the development and impacts of Fairtrade production. In V. Nelson (Ed.), Fairtrade impacts : lessons from around the world (29-44). Practical Action Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3362/9781780449067.003

Online Publication Date	Jun 8, 2017
Publication Date	Jun 8, 2017
Deposit Date	May 3, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Dec 8, 2017
Publisher	Practical Action Publishing
Pages	29-44
Book Title	Fairtrade impacts : lessons from around the world.
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3362/9781780449067.003

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© Practical Action Publishing, 2017. The definitive, peer-reviewed and edited version of this chapter is published in Fairtrade Impacts: Lessons from Around the World. Edited by Valerie Nelson. Practical Action Publishing.