Standards And Agro Food Exports From Developing Countries

Author : Steven Jaffee,Spencer Henson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Food
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Standards and Agro-food Exports from Developing Countries by Steven Jaffee,Spencer Henson Pdf

The proliferation and increased stringency of food safety and agricultural health standards is a source of concern among many developing countries. These standards are perceived as a barrier to the continued success of their exports of high-value agro-food products (including fish, horticultural, and other products), either because these countries lack the technical and administrative capacities needed for compliance or because these standards can be applied in a discriminatory or protectionist manner. Jaffee and Henson draw on available literature and work in progress to examine the underlying evidence related to the changing standards environment and its impact on existing and potential developing country exporters of high-value agricultural and food products. The evidence the authors present, while only partial, suggests that the picture for developing countries as a whole is not necessarily problematic and certainly less pessimistic than the mainstream "standards-as-barriers" perspective. Indeed, rising standards serve to accentuate underlying supply chain strengths and weaknesses and thus impact differently on the competitive position of individual countries and distinct market participants. Some countries and industries are even using high quality and safety standards to successfully (re- )position themselves in competitive global markets. This emphasizes the importance of considering the effects of food safety and agricultural health measures within the context of wider capacity constraints and underlying supply chain trends and drivers. The key question for developing countries is how to exploit their strengths and overcome their weaknesses such that they are gainers rather than losers in the emerging commercial and regulatory context. This paper--a product of the International Trade Department, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network--is part of a larger effort in the network to understand the challenges and opportunities facing developing countries associated with evolving international standards for food and other products.

Author : Steven Jaffee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290705960

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Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries by Steven Jaffee Pdf

The proliferation and increased stringency of food safety and agricultural health standards is a source of concern among many developing countries. These standards are perceived as a barrier to the continued success of their exports of high-value agro-food products (including fish, horticultural, and other products), either because these countries lack the technical and administrative capacities needed for compliance or because these standards can be applied in a discriminatory or protectionist manner. Jaffee and Henson draw on available literature and work in progress to examine the underlying evidence related to the changing standards environment and its impact on existing and potential developing country exporters of high-value agricultural and food products. The evidence the authors present, while only partial, suggests that the picture for developing countries as a whole is not necessarily problematic and certainly less pessimistic than the mainstream standards-as-barriers perspective. Indeed, rising standards serve to accentuate underlying supply chain strengths and weaknesses and thus impact differently on the competitive position of individual countries and distinct market participants. Some countries and industries are even using high quality and safety standards to successfully (re-)position themselves in competitive global markets. This emphasizes the importance of considering the effects of food safety and agricultural health measures within the context of wider capacity constraints and underlying supply chain trends and drivers. The key question for developing countries is how to exploit their strengths and overcome their weaknesses such that they are gainers rather than losers in the emerging commercial and regulatory context.This paper - a product of the International Trade Department, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network - is part of a larger effort in the network to understand the challenges and opportunities facing developing countries associated with evolving international standards for food and other products.

Author : Steven Jaffee,Spencer Henson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:931678559

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Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries by Steven Jaffee,Spencer Henson Pdf

The proliferation and increased stringency of food safety and agricultural health standards is a source of concern among many developing countries. These standards are perceived as a barrier to the continued success of their exports of high-value agro-food products (including fish, horticultural, and other products), either because these countries lack the technical and administrative capacities needed for compliance or because these standards can be applied in a discriminatory or protectionist manner. The authors draw on available literature and work in progress to examine the underlying evidence related to the changing standards environment and its impact on existing and potential developing country exporters of high-value agricultural and food products. The evidence the authors present, while only partial, suggests that the picture for developing countries as a whole is not necessarily problematic and certainly less pessimistic than the mainstream "standards-as-barriers" perspective. Indeed, rising standards serve to accentuate underlying supply chain strengths and weaknesses and thus impact differently on the competitive position of individual countries and distinct market participants. Some countries and industries are even using high quality and safety standards to successfully (re-)position themselves in competitive global markets. This emphasizes the importance of considering the effects of food safety and agricultural health measures within the context of wider capacity constraints and underlying supply chain trends and drivers. The key question for developing countries is how to exploit their strengths and overcome their weaknesses such that they are gainers rather than losers in the emerging commercial and regulatory context.

Author : Abdelhakim Hammoudi,Cristina Grazia,Yves Surry,Jean-Baptiste Traversac
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319152271

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Food Safety, Market Organization, Trade and Development by Abdelhakim Hammoudi,Cristina Grazia,Yves Surry,Jean-Baptiste Traversac Pdf

This book provides an economic perspective on the effects of food safety standards on international trade. Focusing on food safety regulation at an international level and private food safety standards, the authors use contemporary methodologies to analyze supply chain structures and organization as well as food-chain actors’ strategies. They also evaluate the effects of these on both consumer health and developing countries’ access to international markets. The book provides ideas, suggestions and policy recommendations for reconciling economic interests with consumer health, which will be of special interest to academics as well as to practitioners.

Author : M. Ataman Aksoy,John C. Beghin
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821383490

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Global Agricultural Trade and Developing Countries by M. Ataman Aksoy,John C. Beghin Pdf

Global Agricultural Trade and Developing Countries presents research findings based on a series of commodity studies of significant economic importance to developing countries. The book sets the stage with background chapters and investigations of cross-cutting issues. It then describes trade and domestic policy regimes affecting agricultural and food markets, and assesses the resulting patterns of production and trade. The book continues with an analysis of product standards and costs of compliance and their effects on agricultural and food trade. The book also investigates the impact of preferences given to selected countries and their effectiveness, then reviews the evidence on the attempts to decouple agricultural support from agricultural output. The last background chapter explores the robustness of the global gains of multilateral agricultural and food trade liberalization. Given this context, the book presents detailed commodity studies for coffee, cotton, dairy, fruits and vegetables, groundnuts, rice, seafood products, sugar, and wheat. These markets feature distorted policy regimes among industrial or middle-income countries. The studies analyze current policy regimes in key producing and consuming countries, document the magnitude of these distortions and estimate the distributional impacts - winners and losers - of trade and domestic policy reforms. By bringing the key issues and findings together in one place, Global Agricultural Trade and Developing Countries aids policy makers and researchers, both in their approach to global negotiations and in evaluating their domestic policies on agriculture. The book also complements the recently published Agriculture and the WTO, which focuses primarily on the agricultural issues within the context of the WTO negotiations.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264105423

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The Impact of Regulations on Agro-Food Trade The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreements by OECD Pdf

This report examines pertinent issues at the interface between domestic policy objectives, technical regulations and agricultural trade. It also discusses approaches to measuring the trade impacts of food safety and other technical measures.

Author : Cora Dankers
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251057796

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Private Standards in the United States and European Union Markets for Fruit and Vegetables by Cora Dankers Pdf

Over the past 20 years the number of standards and certification programmes for agricultural production has grown rapidly. Producers who want to export are confronted not only by a plethora of import regulations, but also within import countries by different niche markets for which specific requirements have to be fulfilled. This report gives an overview of standards and certification programmes relevant for fruit and vegetable producers and exporters in developing countries with a focus on the markets of the United States of America and the European Union. In addition, it gives an overview of current analytical work on standards and trade, reviews major assistance programmes related to standards and provides recommendations for further research.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251097939

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TRADE AND FOOD STANDARDS by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This publication emphasizes the importance of participation and engagement of governments in standards development in Codex and in resolving trade concerns in the WTO SPS and TBT Committees, as well as the importance of capacity development, which together contribute to the dynamism and robustness of the global system of food standards and trade.

Author : Christine Chemnitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:853280163

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The Impact of Food Safety and Quality Standards on Developing Countries Agricultural Producers and Exports by Christine Chemnitz Pdf

Author : Ian Gillson,Amir Fouad
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464803062

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Trade Policy and Food Security by Ian Gillson,Amir Fouad Pdf

Increased trade integration holds considerable potential to stabilize food prices, boost returns to farmers, and reduce the prices faced by consumers. This book explores the effects of food price changes on economic welfare in developing countries, and how these can be mitigated through appropriate national policies at the border.

Author : World Trade Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287045372

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Trade and Food Standards by World Trade Organization Pdf

This WTO/FAO copublication focuses on the institutional framework for international trade in food, the significance of international food standards, and the benefits for public health and for trade that can be derived through the implementation of such standards. It aims to raise awareness of international food standards, highlighting the importance of coordination and cooperation among agriculture, health, and trade authorities.

Author : Steven Jaffee,Spencer Henson,Laurian Unnevehr,Delia Grace,Emilie Cassou
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464813467

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The Safe Food Imperative by Steven Jaffee,Spencer Henson,Laurian Unnevehr,Delia Grace,Emilie Cassou Pdf

This report strengthens the economic case for increased public investment and more robust policy attention to food safety in low and middle income countries and provides guidance on ways to achieve significant, broad-based impact from such actions.

Author : Andre Gordon
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128013519

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Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries by Andre Gordon Pdf

Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries, Volume One: Export Challenges and Implementation Strategies considers both the theoretical and practical aspects of food safety and quality systems implementation by major world markets and new and emerging markets in developing countries. This reference examines issues facing exporters and importers of traditional foods the characteristics of the food and its distribution channels, and market access from a historical and current context to present best practices. This must-have reference offers real-life, practical approaches for foods from around the world, offering help to those who have found it difficult to implement sustainable, certifiable food safety and quality systems into their businesses and provides scientifically sound solutions to support their implementation. Includes accessible, relevant case studies of instances when food safety was compromised and offers practical scientific input in dealing with and preventing these issues Discusses the role and importance of research and documentation of food safety when exporting products Presents risk analysis examples from the past and present for products from various countries and different perspectives including the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, India, South Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, and more Offers successful strategies for developing food safety and quality systems from a national and firm-level perspective relevant to academics, regulators, exporters, importers and major distributors handling food from various developing countries

Author : Tsunehiro Otsuki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290704770

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Global Trade and Food Safety by Tsunehiro Otsuki Pdf

How food safety is addressed in the world trade system is critical for developing countries that continue to rely on agricultural exports. An analysis shows that adopting a worldwide standard for a toxin affecting nuts and grains could increase trade in these commodities by $38 billion compared with levels under today's widely divergent national standards. Food safety standards and the tradeoff between these standards and agricultural export growth are at the forefront of the trade policy debate. How food safety is addressed in the world trade system is critical for developing countries that continue to rely on agricultural exports. In a fragmented system of conflicting national food safety standards and no globally accepted standards, export prospects for the least developed countries can be severely limited.Wilson and Otsuki examine the impact that adopting international food safety standards and harmonizing standards would have on global food trade patterns. They estimate the effect of aflatoxin standards in 15 importing countries (including 4 developing countries) on exports from 31 countries (21 of them developing). Aflatoxin is a natural substance that can contaminate certain nuts and grains when storage and drying facilities are inadequate.The analysis shows that adopting a worldwide standard for aflatoxin B1 (potentially the most toxic of aflatoxins) based on current international guidelines would increase nut and cereal trade among the countries studied by $6.1 billion compared with 1998 levels. This harmonization of standards would increase world exports by $38.8 billion.This paper - a product of Trade, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the group to expand empirical and policy understanding of the link between trade, development, and standards. The authors may be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected].

Author : Michael John Westlake
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251054150

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Addressing Marketing and Processing Constraints that Inhibit Agrifood Exports by Michael John Westlake Pdf

One of the main objectives of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) negotiated under the Uruguay Round is to improve the access of developing countries to foreign markets. Constraints in the domestic supply chains of many countries, along with weak marketing support and trade facilitation services, have prevented them, however, from exploiting the opportunities provided by the AoA and by other agreements to improve market access. The aim of this guide is to inform policy analysts on issues that should be considered while developing policies and measures to break the main processing and marketing constraints that prevent their countries from fully exploiting their agrifood export potential.