New institutional arrangements and standard adoption: Evidence from small-scale fruit and vegetable farmers in Thailand

Kersting, Sarah; Wollni, Meike

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.04.005

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“…Positive effects may come from higher and more stable prices, as well as better access to modern inputs and technologies (61)(62)(63) . Conversely, negative effects may occur when too stringent quality standards prevent smallholders from participating in emerging chains for high-value products (11,64) . To reduce transaction costs, agribusiness companies sometimes prefer to source from medium and large farms.…”

Section: Globalising Agrifood Systems and Smallholder Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This could lead to further marginalisation of smallholders. Several recent studies have analysed the impacts of globalising agrifood systems on smallholder farmers in developing countries (11,14,(61)(62)(63)(64) . Most of these studies conclude that emerging value chains contribute to income growth and employment generation in the small farm sector.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Globalisation of agrifood systems and sustainable nutrition

2016

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The globalisation of agrifood systems is a mega-trend with potentially profound nutritional implications. This paper describes various facets of this globalisation process and reviews studies on nutritional effects with a particular focus on developing countries. Results show that global trade and technological change in agriculture have substantially improved food security in recent decades, although intensified production systems have also contributed to environmental problems in some regions. New agricultural technologies and policies need to place more emphasis on promoting dietary diversity and reducing environmental externalities. Globalising agrifood systems also involve changing supply-chain structures, with a rapid rise of modern retailing, new food safety and food quality standards, and higher levels of vertical integration. Studies show that emerging high-value supply chains can contribute to income growth in the small farm sector and improved access to food for rural and urban populations. However, there is also evidence that the retail revolution in developing countries, with its growing role of supermarkets and processed foods, can contribute to overweight and obesity among consumers. The multi-faceted linkages between changing agrifood systems and nutrition are a new field of interdisciplinary research, combining agricultural, nutritional, economics and social sciences perspectives. The number of studies on specific aspects is still limited, so the evidence is not yet conclusive. A review at this early stage can help to better understand important relationships and encourage follow-up work.Agriculture: Food systems: Small farms: Triple burden of malnutrition

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Section: Globalising Agrifood Systems and Smallholder Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Globalisation of agrifood systems and sustainable nutrition

2016

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“…A study of fruit growers in Thailand showed that the costs of implementation are still major barriers to farmers adopting the GlobalGAP. However, the main determinants for farmers to acquire and maintain the standards are: Establishment size, capital, access to information and external assistance (Kersting and Wollni, 2012). Maertens et al (2012) conducted a study on the inclusion / exclusion of smallholders in export horticulture chains of high standards in Africa.…”

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Certification rules for the fruit agri-business

Silva¹,

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Fontes³

2014

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Orcharding is an activity with a high multiplier effect on income and it represents one of the main alternatives for the generation of employment in the development of agribusiness in Brazil. Certification aims to raise the standards of quality, adding value to the product and may contribute to competitiveness in the fruit industry as it is an important requirement for entry the international market. This paper conducts a systematic review of the scientific literature about the trade requirements and procedures required for the export of fruit, mapping the intellectual production developed over the last ten years. The universe of data collection comprised databases (SciELO, Scopus and Science Direct), Brazilian journals and conference proceedings in the area, following a standard literature search for systematic coherent keywords. The results show that the consumer is more aware about the whole supply chain and that the certification produces benefits not only related to the production process but also associated to environmental and social sustainability.

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“…Asfaw et al, 2009;Dedehouanou et al, 2013;Kersting and Wollni, 2012;Minten et al, 2009;Dries et al, 2009) or through labor markets and wage employment (e.g. Herrmann and Grote, 2015;Maertens and Swinnen, 2009;Maertens et al, 2011;Mano et al, 2011).…”

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Global value chains, large-scale farming, and poverty: Long-term effects in Senegal

2017

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThis paper is the first to present panel data evidence on the longer-term impact of expansion of global value chains and large-scale export-oriented farms in developing countries. Using panel data from two survey rounds covering a seven-year period and fixed effects regression, we estimate the longer-term income effects of wage employment on large-scale farms in the rapidly expanding horticultural export sector in Senegal. In addition to estimating average income effects, we estimate heterogeneous income effects using fixed effects quantile regression. We find that poverty and inequality reduced much faster in the research area than elsewhere in Senegal. Employment in the horticultural export sector significantly increases household income and the income effect is strongest for the poorest households. Expansion of the horticultural export sector in Senegal has been particularly pro-poor through creating employment that is accessible and creates substantial income gains for the poorest half of the rural population. These pro-poor employment effects contrast with insights in the literature on increased inequality from rural wage employment.

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New institutional arrangements and standard adoption: Evidence from small-scale fruit and vegetable farmers in Thailand

Cited by 135 publications

References 18 publications

Globalisation of agrifood systems and sustainable nutrition

Globalisation of agrifood systems and sustainable nutrition

Certification rules for the fruit agri-business

Global value chains, large-scale farming, and poverty: Long-term effects in Senegal

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