Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana
Globally, food system transformation is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards for consumers. This trend is challenging for the food processing sector in Ghana, which is dominated by micro and small firms. This study investigates the factors influencing the a...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Asante, Seth Ragasa, Catherine Andam, Kwaw S. |
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| description | Globally, food system transformation is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards for consumers. This trend is challenging for the food processing sector in Ghana, which is dominated by micro and small firms. This study investigates the factors influencing the adoption of food safety practices and the effect of such adoption on the profitability of nationally representative food processing firms in Ghana using instrumental variable approach and matching techniques. The study uses nationally representative data for 511 food processing firms. The data show few food processing firms (20 percent) have adopted food safety practices. Wide diversity of firms was observed, and firm size, firm age, registrations, trainings, processing activities, types of buyers, and number of distinct products explain the differing firm adoption of food safety practices. We also find that adopters of food safety practices earn more per month than do nonadopting firms, implying the presence of economic incentive to adopt food safety practices. Support in terms of food safety awareness and training to food processing firms can help improve adoption of food safety practices. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1435702025-12-02T21:03:13Z Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana Asante, Seth Ragasa, Catherine Andam, Kwaw S. surveys enterprises food safety food processing food systems Globally, food system transformation is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards for consumers. This trend is challenging for the food processing sector in Ghana, which is dominated by micro and small firms. This study investigates the factors influencing the adoption of food safety practices and the effect of such adoption on the profitability of nationally representative food processing firms in Ghana using instrumental variable approach and matching techniques. The study uses nationally representative data for 511 food processing firms. The data show few food processing firms (20 percent) have adopted food safety practices. Wide diversity of firms was observed, and firm size, firm age, registrations, trainings, processing activities, types of buyers, and number of distinct products explain the differing firm adoption of food safety practices. We also find that adopters of food safety practices earn more per month than do nonadopting firms, implying the presence of economic incentive to adopt food safety practices. Support in terms of food safety awareness and training to food processing firms can help improve adoption of food safety practices. 2020-12-01 2024-05-22T12:15:10Z 2024-05-22T12:15:10Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143570 en https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.295852 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Asante, Seth B.; Ragasa, Catherine; and Andam, Kwaw S. 2020. Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1985. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134207. |
| spellingShingle | surveys enterprises food safety food processing food systems Asante, Seth Ragasa, Catherine Andam, Kwaw S. Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana |
| title | Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana |
| title_full | Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana |
| title_short | Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana |
| title_sort | drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms a nationally representative survey in ghana |
| topic | surveys enterprises food safety food processing food systems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143570 |
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