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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The effect of governance mechanisms on food safety in the supply chain: Evidence from the Lebanese dairy sector
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 97, No. 9, Year 2017
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BACKGROUND: Food safety is a key public health issue worldwide. This study aims to characterise existing governance mechanisms – governance structures (GSs) and food safety management systems (FSMSs) – and analyse the alignment thereof in detecting food safety hazards, based on empirical evidence from Lebanon. RESULTS: Firm-to-firm and public baseline are the dominant FSMSs applied in a large-scale, while chain-wide FSMSs are observed only in a small-scale. Most transactions involving farmers are relational and market-based in contrast to (large-scale) processors, which opt for hierarchical GSs. Large-scale processors use a combination of FSMSs and GSs to minimise food safety hazards albeit potential increase in coordination costs; this is an important feature of modern food supply chains. The econometric analysis reveals contract period, on-farm inspection and experience having significant effects in minimising food safety hazards. However, the potential to implement farm-level FSMS is influenced by formality of the contract, herd size, trading partner choice, and experience. CONCLUSION: Public baseline FSMSs appear effective in controlling food safety hazards; however, this may not be viable due to the scarcity of public resources. We suggest public policies to focus on long-lasting governance mechanisms by introducing incentive schemes and farm-level FSMSs by providing loans and education to farmers. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abebe, Gumataw Kifle
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Chalak, Ali
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Abiad, Mohamad G.
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Statistics
Citations: 12
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/jsfa.8128
ISSN:
00225142
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy