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Ethical trade, gender and sustainable livelihoods : women smallholders and ethicality in Kenya / Kiah Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Kiah, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women farmers--Kenya.
- Women farmers.
- Farms, Small--Kenya.
- Farms, Small.
- Sex discrimination against women--Kenya.
- Sex discrimination against women.
- Food industry and trade--Moral and ethical aspects--Kenya.
- Food industry and trade.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (247 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Earthscan from Routledge, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Fair and ethical trade is often criticized for being highly gendered, and for institutionalizing the ethical values of consumers, the priorities of NGOs and governments, and most of all, food retailers. But little is known about how women smallholder farmers experience diverse ethical standards, or whether and how standards reflect their values, local cultural and environmental contexts, or priorities for achieving sustainable livelihoods. Linking gender, smallholder livelihoods and global ethical trade regulations, this book reveals that multiple understandings of social justice, e
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Foreword; PART I Problematizing ethical trade; 1 Ethicality in the global food system; 2 Global ethics or Northern values?; 3 Gender and ethical sourcing in Kenya; 4 Alternative ways of knowing; PART II Learning from women smallholders; 5 Mapping food networks from the ground up; 6 Participation, livelihoods and empowerment; 7 Conventions of ethicality?; 8 Lessons for ethical trade; Appendix A Methods and data sources; Appendix B Standards overview; Appendix C Theoretical background
- Glossary of Swahili wordsReferences; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-95961-7
- 0-203-38394-X
- 1-135-95954-4
- 9780203383940
- OCLC:
- 874563046
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