The High Cost of Certification
Posted in: Opinion
Hi Clay,
I found similar data when I was planning a discussion on Fair Trade/Organic with a group of food students. Reading about FLO showed how little if anything farmers actually end up with once license fees are paid. Your analysis of unFair Trade is spot on. Probably the same is true for most certification programs by ngos-organic, kosher etc.
It certainly would be interesting to come up with a grower friendly alternative.
Michael