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1. Introduction
This case study explores lessons learned from a fair-trade
organic cotton cultivation project, set in rural Gujarat,
India. While the project was successful in most of its objectives,
the learning which has emerged through the process has both
informed the next phase of the project, and suggested some
broader implications for fair-trade agricultural projects
generally.
The questions we set out to ask through this case study were
as follows:
• To what extent can a trade-based agricultural diversification
project, which seeks to combine the principles of fair trade
and sustainable livelihoods, both impact on poverty reduction
in the short to medium term, and pave the way for longer-term
outcomes and gains?
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