Multichain strategies and economic upgrading in global value chains: Evidence from Kenyan horticulture

Pasquali, Giovanni; Krishnan, Aarti; Alford, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105598

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“…Such ‘southern’ value chains have previously been described as being less strictly governed and controlled by lead firms due to lower standards requirements in Southern end markets because of less pressure from consumers, governments and civil society (Horner, 2016; Tessmann, 2017). According to this understanding, value chains feeding into southern end markets are characterized by lower barriers to entry, which creates ample opportunities for local firms to pursue insertion and upgrading within the value chain (Pasquali et al, 2021). Confirming this proposition, the local firms studied in this article seem to have enjoyed a high degree of ‘room for manoeuvre’ (Larsen, 2016) allowing them to pursue various upgrading pathways.…”

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Linking business strategies with upgrading pathways in global value chains: Insights from the Kenyan solar market

Hansen

Bhamidipati²,

Pedersen³

et al. 2022

Development Policy Review

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Motivation: Research on global value chains (GVCs) has tended to overlook the agency of the local firm when it comes to processes of upgrading. Purpose: We attend to this knowledge gap by exploring the relationship between the business strategies and upgrading pathways of 14 firms operating in the value chain for solar systems in Kenya. Methods and approach: The article draws on in-depth fieldwork carried out in Kenya, which included 30 semi-structured interviews with firm representatives and industry informants. Findings: We find that local firms pursue different upgrading pathways in order to be competitive and we show the underlying business strategies whereby firms pursue different upgrading pathways. Policy implications: The article contributes to overcoming the prevailing black-boxing in the GVC literature on local firms undergoing processes of upgrading.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Linking business strategies with upgrading pathways in global value chains: Insights from the Kenyan solar market

Hansen

Bhamidipati²,

Pedersen³

et al. 2022

Development Policy Review

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“…Previous research highlights that lead firms in RVCs and DVCs are often located at the intersection between coordinated GVCs and less formal markets; effectively sourcing from GVC-oriented suppliers and those selling into local markets (Pasquali et al, 2021a ). Some studies show that certain ‘multi-chain’ suppliers negotiate this complex scenario by serving multiple buyers across GVCs, RVCs and DVCs, making strategic choices around the volume and quality of products sold and which standards to adhere to, thus enhancing their bargaining power with different buyers (Navas-Aleman 2011 ; Ouma, 2010 ; Pasquali et al, 2021b ).…”

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“…This strand of research has shed useful light on how private standards and public regulations interact, with (positive and negative) implications for workers in GVCs (Alford, 2020 ; Bartley, 2018 ; Locke, 2013 ). However, research into public–private governance to date has mainly focused on GVCs governed by Northern lead firms (Pasquali & Alford, 2021 ; Pasquali et al, 2021b ).…”

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Governance and Power Across Intersecting Value Chains: The Case of South African Apples

Visser

Alford

2023

J Bus Ethics

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A prevailing focus of global value chain (GVC) analysis has been on the dominance of highly consolidated Northern retailers over suppliers in the global South. The rise of regional and domestic value chains (RVCs/DVCs) within the Global South which intersect with GVCs, has been found to involve private governance by Southern lead firms. However, we have limited insight into the implications of this changing value chain context for the role of public governance, or different groups of workers. South African fruit provides a rich example of rapid shifts in RVCs/DVCs governed by different private and public actors. The following two questions are addressed: How is the public–private governance of labour standards evolving in the context of RVCs and DVCs that intersect with GVCs? What are the implications for workers operating across different value chains? Conceptually, the paper draws on GVC analysis of governance and power, to examine the governance of labour standards across intersecting value chains. Our analysis highlights the intentional and unintentional mechanisms through which power and standard-setting are diffused away from Northern lead firms to a wider array of public and private actors operating across RVCs/DVCs. While existing analysis of governance and power focuses on singular GVCs, our study highlights diffusion of power across intersecting value chains, with significant and uneven implications for the public–private governance of labour standards. Our findings carry significant ethical implications for the governance of labour standards, as end-markets continue to shift South.

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“…Addressing the issue, Richards et al (2021) use a paradox theory approach to resolve the food waste across the Australian horticulture supply chain. Multichain strategies have implications for governance in GVC (Pasquali et al, 2021). Managing the post-harvest supply chain is still challenging in horticulture and requires scientific skills to trade fresh produce globally (East, 2022).…”

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Impact of the National Horticulture Mission on the growth of the Indian floriculture industry

Sinha

Sharma

2022

IJABF

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The objective of the paper is to analyze the impact of the National Horticulture Mission (NHM) on the growth of the Indian Floriculture industry. The growth of the industry is assessed using trend analysis after the implementation of the mission for the period 2005-2021 and a pre and post-mission analysis is done for the period 1995-2021 considering the area under cultivation of flowers, production of loose and cut flowers, and export of floriculture products from India in terms of value and volume. Findings reveal that the mission has no significant impact on the growth of exports of floriculture products in terms of volume/quantity. It is concluded that the increase in the value of exports is attributed to the increase in the rate of inflation and the price of floriculture products in the international market and is not due to a higher quantity of exports of floriculture products from India.

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Multichain strategies and economic upgrading in global value chains: Evidence from Kenyan horticulture

Cited by 13 publications

References 89 publications

Linking business strategies with upgrading pathways in global value chains: Insights from the Kenyan solar market

Linking business strategies with upgrading pathways in global value chains: Insights from the Kenyan solar market

Governance and Power Across Intersecting Value Chains: The Case of South African Apples

Impact of the National Horticulture Mission on the growth of the Indian floriculture industry

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