Adoption of food safety measures among Nepalese milk producers: Do smallholders benefit?
Food safety is the most vital component of food security. One option to ensure food safety is through enhancing compliance at the farm level. This study investigates the status, estimates the cost, identifies the determinants, and assesses the impact of compliance with food safety measures in milk p...
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| author | Kumar, Anjani Thapa, Ganesh Joshi, Pramod Kumar Roy, Devesh |
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| description | Food safety is the most vital component of food security. One option to ensure food safety is through enhancing compliance at the farm level. This study investigates the status, estimates the cost, identifies the determinants, and assesses the impact of compliance with food safety measures in milk production in Nepal. The study is based on cross-section primary data collected at the farm level from six districts of Nepal. These districts are known for milk production and capture the geographical and institutional diversity of milk production in the country. The study shows that the status of compliance with food safety measures at the dairy farm level is not very encouraging. The intensity with which food safety practices are adopted shows wide inter- and intra-district variations. This intensity depicts a positive relationship to herd size. The additional cost of compliance with food milk safety measures reveals an inverse relationship with herd size. The factors associated with the adoption of food safety measures are caste, number of children and elderly people in a family, household labor size, herd size, access to information, inspection for conformity with the safety and quality standards in dairy farming, perception of households about food safety assistance provided by milk buyers, and market outlet types. We also provide evidence of the impact of food safety measures on farm-gate prices and farmers’ profitability. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1462492025-11-06T06:20:25Z Adoption of food safety measures among Nepalese milk producers: Do smallholders benefit? Kumar, Anjani Thapa, Ganesh Joshi, Pramod Kumar Roy, Devesh milk production profits agricultural policies food safety smallholders livestock dairy Food safety is the most vital component of food security. One option to ensure food safety is through enhancing compliance at the farm level. This study investigates the status, estimates the cost, identifies the determinants, and assesses the impact of compliance with food safety measures in milk production in Nepal. The study is based on cross-section primary data collected at the farm level from six districts of Nepal. These districts are known for milk production and capture the geographical and institutional diversity of milk production in the country. The study shows that the status of compliance with food safety measures at the dairy farm level is not very encouraging. The intensity with which food safety practices are adopted shows wide inter- and intra-district variations. This intensity depicts a positive relationship to herd size. The additional cost of compliance with food milk safety measures reveals an inverse relationship with herd size. The factors associated with the adoption of food safety measures are caste, number of children and elderly people in a family, household labor size, herd size, access to information, inspection for conformity with the safety and quality standards in dairy farming, perception of households about food safety assistance provided by milk buyers, and market outlet types. We also provide evidence of the impact of food safety measures on farm-gate prices and farmers’ profitability. 2016-09-15 2024-06-21T09:06:20Z 2024-06-21T09:06:20Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146249 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146415 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147408 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149959 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147444 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147922 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kumar, Anjani; Thapa, Ganesh; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; and Roy, Devesh. Adoption of food safety measures among Nepalese milk producers: Do smallholders benefit? 2016. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1556. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146249 |
| spellingShingle | milk production profits agricultural policies food safety smallholders livestock dairy Kumar, Anjani Thapa, Ganesh Joshi, Pramod Kumar Roy, Devesh Adoption of food safety measures among Nepalese milk producers: Do smallholders benefit? |
| title | Adoption of food safety measures among Nepalese milk producers: Do smallholders benefit? |
| title_full | Adoption of food safety measures among Nepalese milk producers: Do smallholders benefit? |
| title_fullStr | Adoption of food safety measures among Nepalese milk producers: Do smallholders benefit? |
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| title_short | Adoption of food safety measures among Nepalese milk producers: Do smallholders benefit? |
| title_sort | adoption of food safety measures among nepalese milk producers do smallholders benefit |
| topic | milk production profits agricultural policies food safety smallholders livestock dairy |
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