Global Supply Chains, Standards and the Poor: How the Globalization of Food Systems and Standards Affects Rural Development and Poverty

Using original research from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America this book reviews the recent restructuring of the global agri-food industry and the dramatic rise of global retail chains in developing and transition countries. It focuses on the private standards and requirements imposed by multinational companies investing in these countries and the resulting changes to existing supply chains. It also examines the impact of these changes on local producers, particularly poor farmers, and considers the long-term policy implications in terms of growth and poverty.

Table of Contents:
1: Introduction, J F M Swinnen, K U Leuven PART I: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND STANDARDS 2: The Globalization of Private Standards and the Agro-food System, 3: Public and Private Food Quality Standards: Recent Trends and Strategic Incentives, 4: The Costs and Benefits of Compliance with Food Safety Standards for Exports by Developing Countries: The Case of Fish and Fishery Products, 5: The Dynamics of Vertical Coordination in Agri-Food Supply Chains in Transition Countries, 6: Trade Liberalization and Rent Distribution in Vertically-Related Markets, 7: Contracting, Competition, and Rent Distribution in Supply Chains: Theory and empirical evidence from Central Asia , PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON CHANGES AND EFFECTS 8: ASIA 8.1: Growth in high-value agriculture in Asia and the emergence of vertical links with farmers, 8.2: Small Traders and Small Farmers: The Small Engines Driving China's Giant Boom in Horticulture, 8.3: Quality Control and the marketing of non-staple crops in India, 9: LATIN AMERICA 9.1: Supermarkets and Small Horticultural Product Farmers in Central America, 10: AFRICA 10.1: Global supply chains, poverty and the environment: Evidence from Madagascar, 10.2: High-value supply chains, food standards and rural households in Senegal, 11: THE FORMER SOVIET UNION 11.1: Transformation and contracting in the supply chains of the former Soviet Union: Evidence from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia, 11.2: Vertical Integration in Russian Agriculture, E Serova, AFE 12: CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 12.1: Restructuring market relations in food and agriculture of Central Eastern Europe: Impacts upon small farmers, 12.2: The impact of retail investments in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and the Russian Federation, 12.3: Vertical coordination in the dairy sector : A comparative analysis of Romania and Slovakia, PART III: THE POLICY AGENDA 13: Global supply chains, standards and the poor: Implications for government policy and international organizations, 14: The role of the public and private sector in commercializing small farms and reducing transaction costs, 15: Building capacity for compliance with evolving food safety and agricultural health standards, 16: Public Sector Initiatives to Facilitate Small Farmer Access to International Marketing Chains: Lessons from Marketing Assistance Programs in Armenia,