Paper: "New approaches to govern pineapple supply chains from Costa Rica: Towards more just and sustainable production and trade?"
Michel Ortland, PhD in the GO-Chains research project, has investigated pineapple production and trade from Costa Rica
What could a transformation of Costa Rica's pineapple supply chains look like?
Michel Ortland (PhD at the University of Osnabrück) and Prof. Dr. Almut Schilling-Vacaflor (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg) have addressed this question. Pineapple production is one of Costa Rica's most important economic sectors. However, the pursuit of exports and expansion is also associated with many problems, such as pesticide pollution, labor law violations, loss of biodiversity, and displacement of local communities from their land. The paper examines how these supply chains can be made more sustainable, taking into account current developments in pineapple sustainability certification, new European laws on human rights and the environment (HREDD), and innovative approaches to a solidarity-based circular bioeconomy.
You can read about the advantages and disadvantages of the governance instruments under consideration and who would benefit from them here: