Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa

Agricultural value chains, particularly in the developing world, have been going through drastic changes over the past decades. Differences in world market participation and access to value chain technologies might however have resulted in uneven experiences across countries. In this paper, we explo...

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Main Authors: Ignowski, Liz, Minten, Bart, Swinnen, Johan, Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Vandevelde, Senne
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143663
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author Ignowski, Liz
Minten, Bart
Swinnen, Johan
Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Vandevelde, Senne
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Minten, Bart
Swinnen, Johan
Van Campenhout, Bjorn
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Swinnen, Johan
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description Agricultural value chains, particularly in the developing world, have been going through drastic changes over the past decades. Differences in world market participation and access to value chain technologies might however have resulted in uneven experiences across countries. In this paper, we explore their impact on milk prices in the value chain, using the example of two East African countries, Ethiopia and Uganda. We develop a conceptual framework and then validate the model using unique primary price data collected at several levels in the dairy value chains in both countries. We find that prices are overall significantly lower in Uganda than Ethiopia, reflecting their respective net exporting and importing status. Moreover, despite shorter value chains, we find much more significant effects of distances from the capital (the major end destination) on milk prices in Ethiopia than in Uganda. This is likely linked to the widespread presence of milk chilling centers in Uganda. While i
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spelling CGSpace1436632025-12-08T10:11:39Z Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa Ignowski, Liz Minten, Bart Swinnen, Johan Van Campenhout, Bjorn Vandevelde, Senne value chains agricultural value chains technology food prices prices dairy industry Agricultural value chains, particularly in the developing world, have been going through drastic changes over the past decades. Differences in world market participation and access to value chain technologies might however have resulted in uneven experiences across countries. In this paper, we explore their impact on milk prices in the value chain, using the example of two East African countries, Ethiopia and Uganda. We develop a conceptual framework and then validate the model using unique primary price data collected at several levels in the dairy value chains in both countries. We find that prices are overall significantly lower in Uganda than Ethiopia, reflecting their respective net exporting and importing status. Moreover, despite shorter value chains, we find much more significant effects of distances from the capital (the major end destination) on milk prices in Ethiopia than in Uganda. This is likely linked to the widespread presence of milk chilling centers in Uganda. While i 2021-02-01 2024-05-22T12:15:52Z 2024-05-22T12:15:52Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143663 en https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237456 https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12638 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134764 Open Access LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance Ignowski, Liz; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan; Van Campenhout, Bjorn; and Vandevelde, Senne. 2021. Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa. LICOS Discussion Paper 422/2021. Leuven, Belgium: LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance. https://feb.kuleuven.be/drc/licos/publications/dp/dp422
spellingShingle value chains
agricultural value chains
technology
food prices
prices
dairy industry
Ignowski, Liz
Minten, Bart
Swinnen, Johan
Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Vandevelde, Senne
Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa
title Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa
title_full Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa
title_fullStr Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa
title_full_unstemmed Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa
title_short Trade, value chain technology and prices: Evidence from dairy in East Africa
title_sort trade value chain technology and prices evidence from dairy in east africa
topic value chains
agricultural value chains
technology
food prices
prices
dairy industry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143663
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