Research Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains

Gómez, Miguel I.; Barrett, Chris; Buck, L. E.; Groote, Hugo De; Ferris, Shaun; Gao, H. Oliver; McCullough, Ellen; Miller, Dennis D.; Outhred, Hugh; Pell, Alice N.; Reardon, Thomas; Retnanestri, Maria; Ruben, Ruerd; Struebi, P.; Swinnen, Jo; Touesnard, M.A; Weinberger, K.; Keatinge, J. D. H.; Milstein, Mark B.; Yang, Ray Yu

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“…The value of a more differentiated and context-sensitive approach to understanding complex human problems has been shown in the environmental domain (28,29). Recent calls have been made for research to clarify the multidimensional and changing drivers of consumer and industrial demand for food, including nutritional value, convenience, and palatability, in domestic and global value chains and markets (30). Similar knowledge could profitably inform health policy and systems design, capacity building, and transformation.…”

Section: Deep and Actionable Knowledge Of Humanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paths of convergence for agriculture, health, and wealth

Dubé

Pingali

Webb

2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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This special feature calls for forward thinking around paths of convergence for agriculture, health, and wealth. Such convergence aims for a richer integration of smallholder farmers into national and global agricultural and food systems, health systems, value chains, and markets. The articles identify analytical innovation, where disciplines intersect, and cross-sectoral action where single, linear, and siloed approaches have traditionally dominated. The issues addressed are framed by three main themes: ( i ) lessons related to agricultural and food market growth since the 1960s; ( ii ) experiences related to the integration of smallholder agriculture into national and global business agendas; and ( iii ) insights into convergence-building institutional design and policy, including a review of complexity science methods that can inform such processes. In this introductory article, we first discuss the perspectives generated for more impactful policy and action when these three themes converge. We then push thematic boundaries to elaborate a roadmap for a broader, solution-oriented, and transdisciplinary approach to science, policies, and actions. As the global urban population crosses the 50% mark, both smallholder and nonsmallholder agriculture are keys in forging rural–urban links, where both farm and nonfarm activities contribute to sustainable nutrition security. The roadmaps would harness the power of business to reduce hunger and poverty for millions of families, contribute to a better alignment between human biology and modern lifestyles, and stem the spread of noncommunicable chronic diseases.

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Section: Deep and Actionable Knowledge Of Humanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paths of convergence for agriculture, health, and wealth

Dubé

Pingali

Webb

2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Challenges also refer to issues of governance and asymmetric distribution of power among actors in the global value chains in which these green commodities are exchanged (Daviron and Vagneron 2011). Furthermore, sustainability standards might erect barriers to entrance for smallholders, the main suppliers for many of the green commodities, furthering inequality not only across borders but domestically (Gómez et al 2011). …”

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Responding to Globalization: Impacts of Certification on Colombian Small-Scale Coffee Growers

Rueda¹,

Lambin²

2013

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ABSTRACT. Eco-certification of food and other agricultural products has been promoted as a way of making markets work for sustainability. Certification programs offer a price premium to producers who invest in more sustainable practices. The literature on the impacts of certification has focused primarily on the economic benefits farmers perceive from participating in these schemes. These benefits, however, are often subject to price variability, offering only a partial explanation of why farmers join and stay in certification programs. We evaluated the potential of the Rainforest Alliance certification program to foster more resilient social-ecological systems in the face of globalization. Using the case of Santander, Colombia, and a pair-based comparison of 86 households to effectively produce a robust counterfactual, we showed that certification provides important environmental benefits, while improving the well-being of farmers and their communities. Furthermore, the study showed that price premiums are only one of many elements defining the success of certification, particularly important for motivating farmers to join, but less so to explain retention and upgrading. The case of Colombian coffee growers illustrates how the connections between local social-ecological systems and larger global forces can produce more sustainable livelihoods and land uses.

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“…Consumer preferences and lifestyles are changing, becoming more alike internationally (8,9) . Foreign direct investments of agribusiness companies, including large multinational retailers, are rising (10,11) . In many developing countries, modern supermarkets are replacing traditional grocery outlets at a rapid pace (11,12) .…”

Section: Proceedings Of the Nutrition Societymentioning

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Globalisation of agrifood systems and sustainable nutrition

2016

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The globalisation of agrifood systems is a mega-trend with potentially profound nutritional implications. This paper describes various facets of this globalisation process and reviews studies on nutritional effects with a particular focus on developing countries. Results show that global trade and technological change in agriculture have substantially improved food security in recent decades, although intensified production systems have also contributed to environmental problems in some regions. New agricultural technologies and policies need to place more emphasis on promoting dietary diversity and reducing environmental externalities. Globalising agrifood systems also involve changing supply-chain structures, with a rapid rise of modern retailing, new food safety and food quality standards, and higher levels of vertical integration. Studies show that emerging high-value supply chains can contribute to income growth in the small farm sector and improved access to food for rural and urban populations. However, there is also evidence that the retail revolution in developing countries, with its growing role of supermarkets and processed foods, can contribute to overweight and obesity among consumers. The multi-faceted linkages between changing agrifood systems and nutrition are a new field of interdisciplinary research, combining agricultural, nutritional, economics and social sciences perspectives. The number of studies on specific aspects is still limited, so the evidence is not yet conclusive. A review at this early stage can help to better understand important relationships and encourage follow-up work.Agriculture: Food systems: Small farms: Triple burden of malnutrition

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Research Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains

Abstract: From farm to table, multidisciplinary research is needed to improve the economic benefit of food production in the developing world.

Cited by 120 publications

References 15 publications

Paths of convergence for agriculture, health, and wealth

Paths of convergence for agriculture, health, and wealth

Responding to Globalization: Impacts of Certification on Colombian Small-Scale Coffee Growers

Globalisation of agrifood systems and sustainable nutrition

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