Kurtz, H;
Dittmer, J;
Trauger, A;
Blue, S;
(2022)
Organic Certification as Assemblage: The Case of Cuban Honey.
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
, 46
(2)
pp. 299-313.
10.1111/tran.12419.
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Abstract
Through the lens of assemblage theory, we conceptualise organic certification for agricultural products in Cuba as a “dispositif‐assemblage,” through which we trace a multiple and conflicted “will to govern” the production and valuing of food qualities. We juxtapose the hierarchical third‐party certification system for Cuban organic honey for export with a proposed horizontal participatory guarantee system for organic products to be consumed in Cuba. The analysis highlights that there are multiple ways in which commodities take on value and meaning within assemblages, some of which are extra‐economic in nature.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Organic Certification as Assemblage: The Case of Cuban Honey |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/tran.12419 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12419 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | 3rd party certification, assemblage theory, Cuba, exports, organic certification, participatory guarantee systems |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10111747 |
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