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Global supply chains, poverty and the environment: Evidence from Madagascar

2007Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Laila; Swinnen, Johan
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Global supply chains, poverty and the environment: Evidence from Madagascar

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2007

Authors

Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Laila; Swinnen, Johan

Citation

Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Laila; Swinnen, Johan. 2007. Global supply chains, poverty and the environment: Evidence from Madagascar. In Global supply chains, standards and the poor: How the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty, ed. Johan F.M. Swinnen. Pp. 147-158

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Madagascar

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Southern Africa; Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Supply Chains; Poverty; Environmental Factors

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English

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Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar

2007Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Laila; Swinnen, Johan
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Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar

High‐value agriculture for exports is increasingly important in developing countries. In a case study of contract farming for exports of vegetables from Madagascar, strong spillover effects of these trade opportunities on land use are found to exist. Using a matched plot sampling design, the productivity of rice—the main domestically consumed staple—is shown to be two‐thirds higher on fields that were contracted during the off‐season for the production of vegetables. This increase in yields is linked to an increase of soil fertility due to the application of fertilizer and compost, which farmers did not use prior to the contracts. Although agricultural output goes up significantly, labor productivity stays the same, suggesting that there is greater labor absorption on existing land and the diffusion of this type of technology at a larger scale throughout Madagascar would be expected to substantially decrease incentives to deforest by increasing wages and to boost productivity of existing lands relative to newly deforested ones.

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2007

Authors

Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Laila; Swinnen, Johan

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Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Laila; Swinnen, Johan. 2007. Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar. Agricultural Economics 37(2-3): 265-275. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00273.x

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Madagascar

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Southern Africa; Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Land Use; Developing Countries

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00273.x Source record

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Harness agrifood value chains to help farmers be climate smart: Incentives and structures exist to improve farming practices

2024Swinnen, Johan; Ronchi, Loraine; Reardon, Thomas
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Harness agrifood value chains to help farmers be climate smart: Incentives and structures exist to improve farming practices

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2024

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Swinnen, Johan; Ronchi, Loraine; Reardon, Thomas

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Swinnen, Johan; Ronchi, Loraine; and Reardon, Thomas. 2024. Harness agrifood value chains to help farmers be climate smart: Incentives and structures exist to improve farming practices. Science 386(6725): 974-977. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr6193

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Agrifood Systems; Climate Change Mitigation; Farmers; Value Chains

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English

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Open Access

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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr6193 Source record

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Rich consumers and poor producers: Quality and rent distribution in global value chains

2009Swinnen, Johan; Vandeplas, Anneleen
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Rich consumers and poor producers: Quality and rent distribution in global value chains

In recent years, quality standards have become crucial for developing countries’ agricultural production systems in gaining access to high-value markets abroad or at home. High-value supply chains offer opportunities for high profits, but in order to comply with the required standards, suppliers in developing countries often need extensive support from agrifood companies. We use a theoretical model to investigate under which conditions such synergies between suppliers and agrifood companies are sustainable, and how created rents are distributed, in a context of factor market imperfections and weak contract enforcement. We also derive the implications of development.

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2009

Authors

Swinnen, Johan; Vandeplas, Anneleen

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Swinnen, Johan; and Vandeplas, Anneleen. 2009. Rich consumers and poor producers: Quality and rent distribution in global value chains. IFPRI Discussion Paper 932. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162380

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Contract Farming; Enforcement; Development; High-value Agricultural Products; Globalization; Markets

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English

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Open Access

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Global retail chains and poor farmers: Evidence from Madagascar

2009Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Lalaina; Swinnen, Johan
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Global retail chains and poor farmers: Evidence from Madagascar

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2009

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Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Lalaina; Swinnen, Johan

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Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Lalaina; Swinnen, Johan. 2009. Global retail chains and poor farmers. World Development World Development 37(11): 1728-1741

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Madagascar

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Eastern Africa; Supermarkets; Retail; Contract Farming

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.08.024 Source record

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Media, monitoring, and capture of public funds: Evidence from Madagascar

2009Francken, Nathalie; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan
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Media, monitoring, and capture of public funds: Evidence from Madagascar

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2009

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Francken, Nathalie; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan

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Francken, Nathalie; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan. 2009. Media, monitoring, and capture of public funds. World Development World Development 37(1): 242-255

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Madagascar

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Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Eastern Africa; Media; Monitoring and Evaluation; Economic Systems; Corruption

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.01.005 Source record

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Growth in high-value export markets in sub-Saharan Africa and its development implications

2009Maertens, Miet; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan
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Growth in high-value export markets in sub-Saharan Africa and its development implications

During the past decades the global food system changed dramatically with increased trade in high-value food products, increased exports from developing countries, increased consolidation and dominance of large multinational food companies, and increased proliferation of public and private food standards. As a consequence, global food trade is increasingly organised around vertically coordinated supply chains rather than around spot market transactions. While there is consensus that these structural changes are profoundly changing the way food is produced and traded, there is no consensus on the overall welfare implications of increased high-value food exports and supply chain restructuring in poor countries. In this paper we discuss the income and poverty implications of expanded horticulture exports and changing supply chain structures for rural households in Sub- Saharan African exporting countries. We put together the economic arguments; distinguish different channels through which rural households are affected; provide evidence from three comparative case-studies on high-value horticulture exports; and derive implications for policy makers, private investors, and the development aid community.

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2009

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Maertens, Miet; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan

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Maertens, Miet; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan. 2009. Growth in high-value export markets in sub-Saharan Africa and its development implications. LICOS Discussion Paper 245. https://hdl.handle.net/10419/75037

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Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Trade; Poverty; Supply Chains

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English

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Open Access

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Regional agreements and the World Trade organization negotiations

2003Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman; Swinnen, Johan
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Regional agreements and the World Trade organization negotiations

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2003

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Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman; Swinnen, Johan

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Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman; Swinnen, Johan. 2003. Regional agreements and the World Trade organization negotiations. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 85(3): 679-683. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8276.00466

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Trade Agreements; Wto

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8276.00466 Source record

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The broken broker system? Transacting on agricultural wholesale markets in India (Uttarakhand)

2011Minten, Bart; Vandeplas, Anneleen; Swinnen, Johan
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The broken broker system? Transacting on agricultural wholesale markets in India (Uttarakhand)

There is a vigorous debate on liberalization of the heavily regulated agricultural markets in India. A crucial institutional characteristic is the role of state-regulated brokers in wholesale markets. Relying on data from a unique survey in Uttarakhand, a state in North India, we find that regulations on margins are ineffective, since most brokers charge rates that significantly exceed the regulated ones. We also find that a majority of farmers self-select into long-term relationships with brokers. These relationships allow some of the farmers to interlink credit and insurance markets to the agricultural output market. This interlinkage does not, however, appear to be an instrument for farmer exploitation (since it does not lead to worse inputs, higher interest rates, or lower implicit output prices) but is seemingly an extra service provided by brokers to establish farmer loyalty and thereby ensure future supplies.

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2011

Authors

Minten, Bart; Vandeplas, Anneleen; Swinnen, Johan

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Minten, Bart; Vandeplas, Anneleen; Swinnen, Johan. 2011. The broken broker system?: Transacting on agricultural wholesale markets in India (Uttarakhand). IFPRI Discussion Paper 1143. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154972

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India

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Agricultural Marketing; Brokering

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English

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Open Access

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Research principles for developing country food value chains

2011
Reardon, Thomas; Sutradhar, Rajib; Gómez, M. I.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Buck, L. E.; De Groote, Hugo; Ferris, S.; Gao, H. O.; McCullough, E.; Miller, D. D.
…more Outhred, H.; Pell, A. N.; Retnanestri, M.; Ruben, R.; Struebi, P.; Swinnen, Johan; Touesnard, M. A.; Weinberger, Kantinka; Keatinge, J. D. H.; Milstein, M. B.; Yang, R. Y.
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Research principles for developing country food value chains

From farm to table, multidisciplinary research is needed to improve the economic benefit of food production in the developing world.

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2011

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Reardon, Thomas; Sutradhar, Rajib; Gómez, M. I.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Buck, L. E.; De Groote, Hugo; Ferris, S.; Gao, H. O.; McCullough, E.; Miller, D. D.; Outhred, H.; Pell, A. N.; Retnanestri, M.; Ruben, R.; Struebi, P.; Swinnen, Johan; Touesnard, M. A.; Weinberger, Kantinka; Keatinge, J. D. H.; Milstein, M. B.; Yang, R. Y.

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Reardon, Thomas; Sutradhar, Rajib; Gómez, M. I.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Buck, L. E.; De Groote, Hugo; Ferris, S.; Gao, H. O.; McCullough, E.; Miller, D. D.; Outhred, H.; Pell, A. N.; Reardon, Thomas; Retnanestri, M.; Ruben, R.; Struebi, P.; Swinnen, Johan; Touesnard, M. A.; Weinberger, Kantinka; Keatinge, J. D. H.; Milstein, M. B.; Yang, R. Y. 2011. Research principles for developing country food value chains. Science 332(6034): 1154-1155. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1202543

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Agricultural Value Chains; Developing Countries; Consumers; Resource Conservation; Natural Resources; Smallholders

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English

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Limited Access

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