Global supply chains, standards and the poor
Subtitle: how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty
By: edited by Johan F.M. Swinnen.
Contributors: Swinnen, Johan F. M., 1962-
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Wallingford, UK; Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781845931858
Subjects: Nutrition policy -- Developing countries.; Food industry and trade -- Developing countries.; Globalization -- Developing countries.; Business logistics -- Developing countries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The globalization of private standards and the agro-food system / L. Fulponi; title: Public and private food quality standards : recent trends and strategic incentives / J.J. McCluskey; title: The costs and benefits of compliance with food safety standards for exports by developing countries : the case of fish and fishery products / S. Henson and S. Jaffee; title: The dynamics of vertical coordination in agri-food supply chains in transition countries / J.F.M. Swinnen; title: Trade liberalization and rent distribution in vertically related markets / S. McCorriston and I. Sheldon; title: Contracting, competition, and rent distribution in supply chains : theory and empirical evidence from Central Asia / J.F.M. Swinnen, M. Sadler and A. Vandeplas; title: Growth in high-value agriculture in Asia and the emergence of vertical links with farmers / A. Gulati, N. Minot, C. Delgado, and S. Bora; title: Small traders and small farmers : the small engines driving China's giant boom in horticulture / X. Dong, H. Wang, S. Rozelle, J. Huang, and T. Reardon; title: Quality control and the marketing of non-staple crops in India / M. Fafchamps, R. Vargas-Hill and B. Minten; title: Supermarkets and small horticultural product farmers in Central America / J.A. Berdegu, T. Reardon, F. Balsevich, L.G. Flores, and R. Hernández; title: Global supply chains, poverty and the environment : evidence from Madagascar / B. Minten, L. Randrianarison and J.F.M. Swinnen; title: High-value supply chains, food standards and rural households in Senegal / M. Maertens, L. Dries, F.A. Dedehouanou, J.F.M. Swinnen; title: Transformation and contracting in the supply chains of the former Soviet Union : evidence from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia / M. Gorton and J. White; title: Agro-holding : vertical integration in agri-food supply chaings in Russia / E. Serova; title: Restructuring market relations in food and agriculture of Central Eastern Europe : impacts upon small farmers / C. Csáki and C. Forgacs; title: The impact of retail investments in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and the Russian Federation / L. Dries, T. Reardon, and E. Van Kerckhove; title: Vertical coordination in the dairy sector : a comparative analysis of Romania and Slovakia / S. van Berkum; title: Global supply chains, standards and the poor : some conclusions and implications for government policy and international organizations / J.F.M. Swinnen and M. Maertens; title: The role of the public and private sector in commercializing small farms and reducing transaction costs / P. Pingali, Y. Khwaja, and M. Meijer; title: Building capacity for compliance with evolving food safety and agricultural health standards / K. van der Meer; title: Public sector initiatives to facilitate small farmer access to international marketing chains : lessons from marketing assistance programs in Armenia / H.R. Gow and J. Cocks.