Data gaps for low birth weight
We study the effect of alleviating the information asymmetry regarding product quality that is widespread in contracts between agricultural producers and buyers in developing countries. Opportunistic buyers may underreport quality levels to farmers to reduce the price that they have to pay. In respo...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2014
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| description | We study the effect of alleviating the information asymmetry regarding product quality that is widespread in contracts between agricultural producers and buyers in developing countries. Opportunistic buyers may underreport quality levels to farmers to reduce the price that they have to pay. In response, farmers may curb investment, thereby negatively affecting farm productivity. In an experiment, we entitle randomly selected smallholder dairy farmers in Vietnam, who are contracted by a large company, to independently verify milk testing results. Results indicate that treatment farmers use 12% more inputs, and they also increase their output significantly. Some wider research and policy implications are discussed. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1512992025-11-06T04:10:14Z Data gaps for low birth weight Newby, Holly birth weight anaemia nutrition policies indicators stunting malnutrition nutrition trace elements food supply children mortality poverty breastfeeding We study the effect of alleviating the information asymmetry regarding product quality that is widespread in contracts between agricultural producers and buyers in developing countries. Opportunistic buyers may underreport quality levels to farmers to reduce the price that they have to pay. In response, farmers may curb investment, thereby negatively affecting farm productivity. In an experiment, we entitle randomly selected smallholder dairy farmers in Vietnam, who are contracted by a large company, to independently verify milk testing results. Results indicate that treatment farmers use 12% more inputs, and they also increase their output significantly. Some wider research and policy implications are discussed. 2014 2024-08-01T02:56:30Z 2024-08-01T02:56:30Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151299 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896295643 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Newby, Holly. 2014. Data gaps for low birth weight. In Global nutrition report 2014: Actions and accountability to accelerate the world's progress on nutrition. Supplementary Online Material. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151299 |
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| title | Data gaps for low birth weight |
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| topic | birth weight anaemia nutrition policies indicators stunting malnutrition nutrition trace elements food supply children mortality poverty breastfeeding |
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