Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to synthesize lessons from the agricultural value chain
models and their associated financing mechanisms in China and India as to provide policy …

This book makes a compelling case for reintegrating structural issues into agricultural and
rural development policies, which have for the last 30 years over-focused on short-term …

The combination of transition and globalization since the early 1990s has caused dramatic
changes in the dairy chains in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper uses survey …

This paper studies the determinants of the recent proliferation of Specific Trade Concerns
raised at the WTO on non‐tariff trade measures (NTM s), with a focus on sanitary and …

This paper provides a systematic welfare-based approach to analyze the impact of non-tariff
measures (NTMs) on trade and welfare in the presence of market imperfections. It focuses …

This article investigates the process of development in a traditional African export market,
focusing on a contract farming scheme for organic cocoa in rural Uganda. Based on a …

EurepGAP is a pioneering field level food safety protocol called 'good agricultural practices'
currently exercising influence over the global food quality assurance system. Developed by …

To reduce potential food hazards and increase the image of Thai horticultural products
abroad, the Thai government introduced public standards of Good Agricultural Practices (Q …

Standards are replacing tariffs as the main trade barriers facing African agro-food exports.
This book examines the challenges and opportunities that new public and private standards …

Restricted by economic and social development conditions and the level of domestic
regulatory system construction, the traditional host country-centered regulatory approach …