Fort, R., & Ruben, R. (2018). Dovetailing fair trade and organic agro-certifications in Latin America. En P. Parvathi, U. Grote, & H. Waibel (Eds.), Fair trade and organic agriculture: a winning combination? (pp. 141-156). Boston, MA: CABI.

This chapter provides an overview of the historical evolution and recent trends in Fair Trade (FT) and organic certifications for producer organizations in Latin America. It starts by outlining an FT theory of change and identifying the additional mechanisms by which organic certification can alter or complement its effects on farmers’ welfare. In order to assess the future feasibility of combined FT-organic certification, the chapter then outlines some important effects on production systems and farm household strategies that provide incentives for such adaptation. The remainder of the chapter provides some recent evidence from the effects of FT and organic certification on Latin American farmers (particularly in the cases of bananas and coffee in Peru) and focuses on the effects of FT-organic combinations on sustained rural competitiveness.