Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate
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 a...
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okr-10986-140612021-04-23T14:03:21Z Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate Jaffee, Steven Henson, Spencer AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ANIMAL ANIMAL DISEASE ANIMAL FEED ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS BEEF BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY BSE CANNED FOODS CEREALS CITRUS FRUITS CLIMATE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COSTS CROPS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIETS DIOXINS DISCRIMINATION DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUIPMENT FARMERS FEED FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FISH PRODUCTS FOOD HYGIENE FOOD IMPORTS FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCT FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SAFETY RISKS FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FRUIT FRUITS GAME HAZARDS HORMONES HYGIENE IMPORTS INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTEGRATION LABORATORIES LAWS LEGISLATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOW INCOME MEAT MEAT PRODUCTS MEDICINES MOTIVATION NUTRITION NUTS PERISHABLE FOOD PESTS PLANT DISEASES POULTRY POULTRY PRODUCTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PUBLIC SECTOR QUOTAS REFRIGERATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SPICES SUGAR TRANSACTION COSTS VEGETABLES VETERINARY VETERINARY MEDICINE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COSTS ECONOMIES OF SCALE FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INDUSTRY & TRADE FOOD PROCESSING FOOD STANDARDS IMPORTS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS PERISHABLE FOOD 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. 2013-06-20T16:34:34Z 2013-06-20T16:34:34Z 2004-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4963646/standards-agro-food-exports-developing-countries-rebalancing-debate http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14061 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3348 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ANIMAL ANIMAL DISEASE ANIMAL FEED ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS BEEF BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY BSE CANNED FOODS CEREALS CITRUS FRUITS CLIMATE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COSTS CROPS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIETS DIOXINS DISCRIMINATION DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUIPMENT FARMERS FEED FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FISH PRODUCTS FOOD HYGIENE FOOD IMPORTS FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCT FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SAFETY RISKS FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FRUIT FRUITS GAME HAZARDS HORMONES HYGIENE IMPORTS INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTEGRATION LABORATORIES LAWS LEGISLATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOW INCOME MEAT MEAT PRODUCTS MEDICINES MOTIVATION NUTRITION NUTS PERISHABLE FOOD PESTS PLANT DISEASES POULTRY POULTRY PRODUCTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PUBLIC SECTOR QUOTAS REFRIGERATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SPICES SUGAR TRANSACTION COSTS VEGETABLES VETERINARY VETERINARY MEDICINE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COSTS ECONOMIES OF SCALE FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INDUSTRY & TRADE FOOD PROCESSING FOOD STANDARDS IMPORTS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS PERISHABLE FOOD |
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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ANIMAL ANIMAL DISEASE ANIMAL FEED ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS BEEF BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY BSE CANNED FOODS CEREALS CITRUS FRUITS CLIMATE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COSTS CROPS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIETS DIOXINS DISCRIMINATION DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUIPMENT FARMERS FEED FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FISH PRODUCTS FOOD HYGIENE FOOD IMPORTS FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCT FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SAFETY RISKS FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FRUIT FRUITS GAME HAZARDS HORMONES HYGIENE IMPORTS INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTEGRATION LABORATORIES LAWS LEGISLATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOW INCOME MEAT MEAT PRODUCTS MEDICINES MOTIVATION NUTRITION NUTS PERISHABLE FOOD PESTS PLANT DISEASES POULTRY POULTRY PRODUCTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PUBLIC SECTOR QUOTAS REFRIGERATION RISK MANAGEMENT SAFETY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SPICES SUGAR TRANSACTION COSTS VEGETABLES VETERINARY VETERINARY MEDICINE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPLIANCE COSTS ECONOMIES OF SCALE FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INDUSTRY & TRADE FOOD PROCESSING FOOD STANDARDS IMPORTS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS PERISHABLE FOOD Jaffee, Steven Henson, Spencer Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No.3348 |
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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. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Jaffee, Steven Henson, Spencer |
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Jaffee, Steven Henson, Spencer |
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Jaffee, Steven |
| title |
Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate |
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Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate |
| title_full |
Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate |
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Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate |
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Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate |
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standards and agro-food exports from developing countries: rebalancing the debate |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C. |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4963646/standards-agro-food-exports-developing-countries-rebalancing-debate http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14061 |
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