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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Public-private partnerships and collective action in high value fruit and vegetable supply chains
Food Policy, Volume 34, No. 1, Year 2009
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Accessing developed country food markets entails meeting stringent food safety requirements. Food retailers impose protocols relating to pesticide residues, field and pack house operations, and traceability. To enable smallholders to remain competitive in such a system, new institutional arrangements are required. In particular, public-private partnerships can play a key role in creating farm to fork linkages that can satisfy market demands for food safety, while retaining smallholders in the supply chain. Furthermore, organized producer groups monitoring their own food safety standards through collective action often become attractive to buyers who are looking for ways to ensure traceability and reduce transaction costs. This paper compares the ways in which small producers of fruits and vegetables in Kenya and India have coped with increased demands for food safety from their main export markets. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Narrod, Clare
United States, Washington, D.c.
International Food Policy Research Institute
Roy, Devesh
United States, Washington, D.c.
International Food Policy Research Institute
Okello, Julius Juma
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Avendaño, Belem
Mexico, Mexicali
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Rich, Karl M.
Egypt, New Cairo
American University in Cairo
Thorat, Amit
India, New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Statistics
Citations: 400
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.10.005
ISSN:
03069192
Research Areas
Environmental
Food Security
Study Locations
Kenya