The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh—one of the poorest countries in Asia, where rice accounts for almost 70 percent of consumers' caloric intake—the share of the less expensive, low-quality coarse rice is shown to be rapidly decreasing in rice markets and the quality premium for the best-quality rice has been consistentl...
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| author | Minten, Bart Murshid, K. A. S. Reardon, Thomas |
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| description | In Bangladesh—one of the poorest countries in Asia, where rice accounts for almost 70 percent of consumers' caloric intake—the share of the less expensive, low-quality coarse rice is shown to be rapidly decreasing in rice markets and the quality premium for the best-quality rice has been consistently on the rise in the last decades. It thus seems that the role of rice as only a cheap staple food is being redefined. The off-farm share in the final consumer price increases from 27 percent to 35 percent to 48 percent for low-, medium-, and high-quality rice, respectively, and the increasing demand for higher quality is thus seemingly associated with a more important off-farm food sector—in particular, milling, retailing, and branding—as well as a transformed milling industry. We further find that the labor rewards for and the technical efficiency of growing different rice qualities are not significantly different, and farmers do not benefit directly from consumers' increased willingness to pay for higher rice quality. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1550422025-11-06T06:45:08Z The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh Minten, Bart Murshid, K. A. S. Reardon, Thomas markets milling quality rice value chains In Bangladesh—one of the poorest countries in Asia, where rice accounts for almost 70 percent of consumers' caloric intake—the share of the less expensive, low-quality coarse rice is shown to be rapidly decreasing in rice markets and the quality premium for the best-quality rice has been consistently on the rise in the last decades. It thus seems that the role of rice as only a cheap staple food is being redefined. The off-farm share in the final consumer price increases from 27 percent to 35 percent to 48 percent for low-, medium-, and high-quality rice, respectively, and the increasing demand for higher quality is thus seemingly associated with a more important off-farm food sector—in particular, milling, retailing, and branding—as well as a transformed milling industry. We further find that the labor rewards for and the technical efficiency of growing different rice qualities are not significantly different, and farmers do not benefit directly from consumers' increased willingness to pay for higher rice quality. 2011 2024-10-01T14:05:46Z 2024-10-01T14:05:46Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155042 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Minten, Bart; Murshid, K. A. S.; Reardon, Thomas. 2011. The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1141. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155042 |
| spellingShingle | markets milling quality rice value chains Minten, Bart Murshid, K. A. S. Reardon, Thomas The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh |
| title | The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh |
| title_full | The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh |
| title_short | The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in asia the case of increasing quality in rice markets in bangladesh |
| topic | markets milling quality rice value chains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155042 |
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