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… curse or blessing? Muhammad Ibnu, Sani Kosasih, Nia Kurniawati Hidayat, Astrid Offermans, Esther Sri Astuti and Atika Wijaya Part IV The political-institutional dimension 178 Abstract Consumers in developed countries are increasingly being seduced to buy so-called sustainable, certified products. The higher purchase price of many of these products is justified by referring to numerous advantages for farmers in developing countries. Current research into the impacts of certification is however … analyses the effects of certification of agricultural products on Indonesian farmers. It also analyses the responses of Southern governments and NGOs to certification schemes which are mostly developed by Northern-based business-NGO collaborations. This chapter reports some preliminary insights and concludes that certification may lead to direct, but also indirect benefits for Indonesian smallholders. To better understand the (potential) impact of certification on Indonesian farmers, it is … coffee, tea), Fair Trade (e.g. coffee, tea, nuts, rice, spices), Organic (e.g. cocoa, tea, clothing), RSPO (palm Part IV The political-institutional dimension 180 oil), 4C (coffee), MSC (fish) and FSC (wood). Companies such as Unilever and Mars can buy certified products as a way of showing environmental and social responsibility, as set out in their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies. Other businesses, as well as Northern NGOs, actively promote the demand for certified agricultural …

… English Begin of Recording. Constance: Good morning, Darian. Darian: Morning Constance. Constance: Welcome to our podcast „Woke as Science“. Today's episode is called “On Speaking Up”. To be fully honest, we first want to call it “On complaining”. Why do we wanna make an episode on complaining is because we received a complaint. Darian: Terrible. Constance: It was horrible. No, it wasn't horrible at all. It was actually very constructive and productive and got us to thinking. And then we … to other people, concerns that you experienced during your study or during your life in general. So, let's start with, I think, first question. So, someone who feels strongly about something and who wants to speak up, what's the first phase of this? Sophia: I think what's really, really important for me is actually sometimes to just be angry in a way. I mean, you just mentioned it in a way being angry and I think that being angry is actually a really productive thing. Because actually, like … which is super cute. And even her marrying in the same year is kind of wholesome. So that's super cool. I think it's always important to listen to the people who are actually affected and to really give those perspectives the stage. Darian: So, I buy that completely. I think I understand more or less what you're saying, and I also, I think would say, okay, if there is a, a group of people who say this term is used to apply to us and we don't like it, or if it's, it's offensive or it causes harm …