Abstract

GARCIA-BONILLA, Diego Alonso; RODRIGUEZ-GUEVARA, Edgar Guillermo  and  PINEDA-OSPINA, Diana Lorena. Analysis dimensions of the Voluntary Sustainability Standards in international agribusiness trade. Revista Investig. Desarro. Innov. [online]. 2023, vol.13, n.2, pp.233-246.  Epub Feb 08, 2024. ISSN 2027-8306.  https://doi.org/10.19053/20278306.v13.n2.2023.16830.

The article aims to identify the main dimensions of analysis in the Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) in the international trade of agro-industrial goods. To this end, a mixed design was carried out where, through quantitative techniques, the conceptual structure of the field was identified between 2002 and 2020. Based on the results, a corpus of 263 scientific documents was configured and the processing of indicators was carried out in the SciMAT software. From a qualitative perspective, a content analysis exercise was developed that allowed the identification of five central analytical dimensions: theoretical approach; promoter of international food trade; incentive for the production of biomass and forest products; encouragement of fair trade and limitations of VSS. Among the main results, a growing trend in the application of VSS as a form of private government and the limitations in its implementation stand out.

Keywords : agribusiness; international trade; standards; sustainability.

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