Doing but not knowing: how apple farmers comply with standards in China

Ding, Jiping; Moustier, Paule; Ma, Xiaoyin; Huo, Xuexi; Jia, Xiangping

doi:10.1007/s10460-018-9886-0

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“…Moreover, Ding et al. (2018) examined the food safety problem from the producer side and showed that apple farmers in China simply follow the directions of their farm‐based leaders without understanding the meanings of food safety standards and certifications.…”

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The urban–rural gap in the demand for food safety in China: The role of food label knowledge

Shimokawa

et al. 2021

Agricultural Economics

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Despite the national promotion of food safety measures, a substantial urban–rural gap remains in the demand for food safety in China. To explain this gap, we explore the role of knowledge of food safety labels. We measure demand using the marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) for the green food label and the organic food label for rice and pork in urban and rural areas. We employ discrete choice experiments and the control function approach to control for potential endogeneity problems. The results show that the MWTP for the labels is significantly positive among people with label knowledge but insignificant or even negative among people without label knowledge, and the urban–rural gap in the MWTP is larger among the former than among the latter. These knowledge‐related differences explain 8–29% of the urban–rural gap in the MWTP for the green food label. Our findings imply that improving knowledge about the green food label could potentially be effective in reducing the urban–rural gap, while our results also imply the existence of a future challenge for the government in promoting label knowledge more effectively in rural China.

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confidence: 99%

The urban–rural gap in the demand for food safety in China: The role of food label knowledge

Shimokawa

et al. 2021

Agricultural Economics

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“…In this regard, referring to nutrition research in the US, Fleischhacker et al [320] argued that "The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has further laid bare these strains, including food insecurity, major diet-related comorbidities for poor outcomes from COVID-19 such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, and insufficient surveillance on and coordination of our food system" (p 721). The focus on health is also related to food safety, which is fairly addressed in the analyzed literature [322][323][324][325][326][327][328][329][330], especially concerning foodborne diseases [329].…”

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Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society, and Policy

2021

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Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development. Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are hard to find. Therefore, the present systematic review delineated the contours of this growing research strand and analyzed how it relates to sustainability. A search performed on the Web of Science in January 2020 yielded 1389 documents, and 1289 were selected and underwent bibliometric and topical analyses. The topical analysis was informed by the SAFA (Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems) approach of FAO and structured along four dimensions viz. environment, economy, society and culture, and policy and governance. The review shows an increasing interest in AFS with an exponential increase in publications number. However, the study field is north-biased and dominated by researchers and organizations from developed countries. Moreover, the analysis suggests that while environmental aspects are sufficiently addressed, social, economic, and political ones are generally overlooked. The paper ends by providing directions for future research and listing some topics to be integrated into a comprehensive, multidisciplinary agenda addressing the multifaceted (un)sustainability of AFS. It makes the case for adopting a holistic, 4-P (planet, people, profit, policy) approach in agri-food system studies.

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“…Demographic variables such as age, education, and the membership in farmer organizations were found to influence farmers’ decisions ( Annor et al, 2016 , Ganpat et al, 2014 , Holzapfel and Wollni, 2014 , Kersting and Wollni, 2011 , Kibet et al, 2018 , Marine et al, 2016 , Pandit et al, 2017 , Parikhani et al, 2015 , Pongvinyoo et al, 2014 , Srisopaporn et al, 2015 , Suwanmaneepong et al, 2016 ). Other factors comprise institutional support ( Ganpat et al, 2014 , Holzapfel and Wollni, 2014 , Islam et al, 2012 , Kersting and Wollni, 2011 , Marine et al, 2016 , Parikhani et al, 2015 , Pongvinyoo, 2015 , Srisopaporn et al, 2015 ), infrastructure ( Kersting and Wollni, 2011 , Pandit et al, 2017 , Parikhani et al, 2015 ), economic impact variables ( Annor, 2018 , Aydın and Aktürk, 2018 , Ganpat et al, 2014 , Islam et al, 2012 , Jelsma et al, 2019 , Kersting and Wollni, 2011 , Kibet et al, 2018 , Marine et al, 2016 , Nirmala, 2015 , Ochieng et al, 2019 , Pongvinyoo et al, 2014 , Srisopaporn et al, 2015 , Suwanmaneepong et al, 2016 ), and knowledge and attitudes levels of producers ( Ding et al, 2019 , Kibet et al, 2018 , Nirmala, 2015 , Pandit et al, 2017 , Pongvinyoo, 2015 , Som et al, 2017 , Suwanmaneepong et al, 2016 ).…”

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Factors influencing smallholder orange farmers for compliance with GobalGAP standards

Kassem

Alotaibi

Aldosari

et al. 2021

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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The inability of farmers to comply with global good agricultural practices (GlobalGAP) standards has led to food safety issues harmful to human health and sustainable agriculture. This study aimed to assess the extent of GlobalGAP compliance among orange farmers and investigate barriers associated with compliance. Data were collected with structured questionnaires from 238 orange farmers. The findings showed that the farmers’ rate of adherence to the GlobalGAP standards was moderate (mean 3.58). Using factor analysis, the following four groups were identified as key barriers to compliance: personal and economic barriers, awareness and information barriers, institutional-support barriers, and infrastructure barriers. Institutional support barriers were deemed most important by farmers in compliance decisions (mean 4.29), followed by personal and economic barriers (mean 3.89). Therefore, a focus on the barriers faced by smallholder farmers would be crucial to improve their adoption of food safety standards. This can enhance the quality of agricultural commodities, customers’ safety, and the livelihood of smallholder farmers.

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Doing but not knowing: how apple farmers comply with standards in China

Cited by 13 publications

References 46 publications

The urban–rural gap in the demand for food safety in China: The role of food label knowledge

The urban–rural gap in the demand for food safety in China: The role of food label knowledge

Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society, and Policy

Factors influencing smallholder orange farmers for compliance with GobalGAP standards

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