Value chain innovations for technology transfer in developing and emerging economies: Conceptual issues, typology, and policy implications

Swinnen, Johan; Kuijpers, Rob

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.07.013

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“…GIs also stimulate technological upgrades in agri‐food chains (Swinnen & Kuijpers, 2019) because GI members can make additional efforts to improve quality above the GI standards (e.g., by investing in more stringent quality controls) and by doing so, differentiate their products (private brands) within the GI (Dentoni, Menozzi, & Capelli, 2012). Firms are interested in making such extra efforts because they are the residual claimants of their returns (i.e., they are expected to increase the price premium of their private brands).…”

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In search of agri‐food quality for wine: Is it enough to join a geographical indication?

2020

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This study examines whether geographical indications (GIs) truly enhance producer quality, which is a main regulatory justification for the GIs' existence. We compare the quality of wine producers with and without GIs and test for the effectiveness of GIs based on (a) the strictness of GIs' production standards and (b) GIs' organizational characteristics as a collective brand. We argue that GIs encourage producer quality because they attenuate free-riding problems, provide incentives to invest and facilitate knowledge sharing. Focusing on the Spanish wine industry, the results reveal that except for wineries with the lowest GI category (i.e., protected geographical indication), GI wineries show higher quality than non-GI wineries. We also observe that more stringent categories increase quality but at a decreasing rate. Regarding the influence of organizational features, we found that collective action problems seem to be relevant. First, above a certain threshold, the number of producers affiliated with a GI decreases the wine producer's average quality (i.e., it shows an inverted U-shaped relationship with quality). Second, GIs covering very large geographic areas are found to be less effective. [EconLit Citations: L15, Q12, Q18]. 1 | INTRODUCTION Geographical indications (GIs) constitute a central tool of European Union (EU) quality policies for the agri-food sector (Agostino & Trivieri, 2014; Josling, 2006). This aim is clearly and explicitly referred to by Article 1 of the European regulation on GIs: "The measures set out in this Regulation are intended to support agricultural and processing activities and the farming systems associated with high-quality products, thereby contributing to the achievement of rural development policy objectives" (Regulation UE1151/2012, emphasis added). Surprisingly, the economic and business literature has not studied whether GIs achieve their main objective, that is, to promote the production of high-quality products among firms. In other words, does belonging to a GI enhance the quality of the producers? This is not a trivial issue because guaranteeing the origin of a product does not necessarily guarantee the high quality (Josling, 2006). Nevertheless, this question has not often been the focus of research on GIs. Conversely, the economic debate about GIs has gone towards the appraisal of their collateral effects, focusing on their potential restrictive effects on international trade (e.g., Frantz, 2016; Meloni & Swinnen, 2018) as nontariff barriers that serve the protectionist interests of domestic agri-food industries (e.g., Landi &

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In search of agri‐food quality for wine: Is it enough to join a geographical indication?

2020

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“…The changes in rice production systems have been associated with major changes in rice value chains (ACI 2005;Purcell et al 2008;Reardon et al 2014;Haefele and Gummert 2015;Swinnen and Kuijpers 2019), as summarised in Fig. 1.7.…”

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The Evolution of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin

Cramb

2020

White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin

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In the 1970s, small-scale, labour-intensive, low-yield, semi-subsistence rice farming predominated in the Lower Mekong Basin. Rural poverty and the threat of famine were rife. In the 40 years since, rice farming in the Basin has undergone a dramatic transformation. This can be characterised as “commercialisation”, meaning the opening up of semi-subsistence rice farming to domestic and international input and output markets and the corresponding adaptation of farmers to the associated opportunities and risks. This book is about understanding the processes involved in this transformation and the commercial opportunities and challenges of rice-based farming systems in the Lower Mekong in the 2010s, with a view to outlining prospects for the 2020s. The motivation for the research was to: (a) compare the current situation and trajectories of rice farmers within and between different regions of the Lower Mekong, (b) explore the value chains linking rice farmers with input and output markets within and across national borders, and (c) understand the changing role of government policies in facilitating the on-going evolution of commercial rice farming. This chapter sets the scene for the country studies that follow.

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“…In the past 2–3 decades, agricultural value chains in developing countries have experienced dramatic structural transformation, driven by several factors such as population growth, rising urbanization, increasing consumer incomes, and varying consumer dietary requirements (Henderson & Isaac, 2017; Mensah, Adu, Amoah, Abrokwa, & Adu, 2016; Swinnen & Kuijpers, 2019). While the value chain transformation is considered important in reducing rural poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and ensuring overall economic growth, smallholder farmers' inclusion in these chains still remains a major challenge in developing countries.…”

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Social networks, rice value chain participation and market performance of smallholder farmers in Ghana

Abdul‐Rahaman

Abdulai

2020

African Development Review

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This paper examines the impact of rice value chain participation and social networks on smallholder farmers' market performance outcomes (paddy price, quantity of paddy traded, and net returns), using data from a recent survey of 458 smallholder rice farmers in northern Ghana. We employed a treatment effects model to account for potential selection bias associated with observable and unobservable factors. The empirical results reveal that smallholder farmers' participation in a rice value chain is associated with increased paddy price, quantity traded, and net returns. We also find that value chain participation decisions and market performance are positively and significantly influenced by social networks. The empirical results also suggest that sex, farm size, mobile phone ownership, and access to credit significantly increase paddy prices, quantity traded, and net returns of smallholder rice farmers in the value chain. 1 | INTRODUCTION In the past 2-3 decades, agricultural value chains in developing countries have experienced dramatic structural transformation, driven by several factors such as population growth, rising urbanization, increasing consumer incomes, and varying consumer dietary requirements (

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Value chain innovations for technology transfer in developing and emerging economies: Conceptual issues, typology, and policy implications

Cited by 64 publications

References 65 publications

In search of agri‐food quality for wine: Is it enough to join a geographical indication?

In search of agri‐food quality for wine: Is it enough to join a geographical indication?

The Evolution of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin

Social networks, rice value chain participation and market performance of smallholder farmers in Ghana

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