CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Hashweh, Dalia |
|---|---|
| Title | Drizzling Social and Ecological Sustainability on Solidarity Economies: Fairtrade Olive Oil Production in Palestine |
| Summary | The marketing of Palestinian olive oil as Fairtrade attempts an intervention to better the lives of farmers in a difficult political situation by providing them with markets for their olive oil. However, although a few scholars allude to the political and social discourses around Fairtrade olive oil in Palestine, none discuss the significance of Fairtrade Palestinian olive oil production in achieving social and ecological sustainability under the lens of the solidarity economy. This thesis aims to understand the perceptions of Palestinian agricultural food companies, farmers, and consumers regarding olive oil, and the extent to which Palestinian Fairtrade olive oil companies integrate social and ecological considerations in their work. As such, four different Fairtrade discourses are identified: Community, Certification, Political, and Beyond, which describe how Palestinian companies perceive Fairtrade. The extent to which the companies incorporate such considerations are influenced by their own views and experiences in including agroecological and social practices in their work. As for Palestinian farmers and consumers, results show that a general understanding of what Fairtrade entails is prevalent among them. Farmers perceive Fairtrade in line with values shared with the Community and Certification Fairtrade, while consumers associate Fairtrade with solidarity with the Palestinian farmer. The Beyond Fairtrade discourse represents an ideal version in Fairtrade that incorporates both social and ecological considerations. This also associates Palestinian olive oil with a sense of solidarity as well as an environmental cause: encouraging farmers to adopt traditional sustainable agricultural practices, thereby combing social and ecological considerations within the same discourse. |
| Supervisor | Aistara, Guntra |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/hashweh_dalya.pdf |
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