Global Agricultural Value Chains, Standards, and Development

19 Pages Posted: 9 May 2014

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Johan F. M. Swinnen

KU Leuven - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (LICOS); European Commission, DG II

Date Written: May 2014

Abstract

Understanding the development implications of agri-food value chains is crucial as they are a fundamental component of developing countries’ growth potential and could increase rural incomes and reduce poverty. This note reviews some of the implications of these global agri-food value chains for developing countries and global poverty reduction. I focus on five aspects: (a) smallholder inclusion in value chains; (b) impacts on smallholder income and food security; (c) technology transfer and access to inputs; (d) labor market effects and impacts on gender and rural poverty; and (e) the interaction between liberalization policies and value chains. I summarize key insights and provide references to a rapidly growing literature.

Keywords: Value Chains, Agriculture, Food, Standards, Development, Poverty, Trade, Foreign Direct Investment

Suggested Citation

Swinnen, Johan F.M., Global Agricultural Value Chains, Standards, and Development (May 2014). Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Research Paper No. RSCAS 2014/30, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2434532 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2434532

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