Quality control in nonstaple food markets: Evidence from India
Using original survey data collected on growers, traders, processors, markets, and village communities, we will compare the situation in four states: Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Orissa. We examine the way that information about crop attributes is conveyed (or not) along the value cha...
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| author | Fafchamps, Marcel Hill, Ruth Vargas Minten, Bart |
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| description | Using original survey data collected on growers, traders, processors, markets, and village communities, we will compare the situation in four states: Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Orissa. We examine the way that information about crop attributes is conveyed (or not) along the value chain. We find that little information circulates about unobservable crop characteristics. Growers receive a price premium when they dry, grade, and pack their produce, but we find no evidence that information about crop salubrity or agricultural practices circulates through the value chain or that growers are encouraged to follow specific agricultural practices for quality purposes. Market infrastructure is deficient regarding sanitation, with few public toilets, inadequate drainage, and no coordinated pest control. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1623862025-02-24T06:46:55Z Quality control in nonstaple food markets: Evidence from India Fafchamps, Marcel Hill, Ruth Vargas Minten, Bart marketing food safety food quality value chains Using original survey data collected on growers, traders, processors, markets, and village communities, we will compare the situation in four states: Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Orissa. We examine the way that information about crop attributes is conveyed (or not) along the value chain. We find that little information circulates about unobservable crop characteristics. Growers receive a price premium when they dry, grade, and pack their produce, but we find no evidence that information about crop salubrity or agricultural practices circulates through the value chain or that growers are encouraged to follow specific agricultural practices for quality purposes. Market infrastructure is deficient regarding sanitation, with few public toilets, inadequate drainage, and no coordinated pest control. 2008-05 2024-11-21T10:02:43Z 2024-11-21T10:02:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162386 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171979 Limited Access Wiley Fafchamps, Marcel; Hill, Ruth Vargas; Minten, Bart. 2008. Quality control in nonstaple food markets. Agricultural Economics Agricultural Economics 38(3): 251-266 |
| spellingShingle | marketing food safety food quality value chains Fafchamps, Marcel Hill, Ruth Vargas Minten, Bart Quality control in nonstaple food markets: Evidence from India |
| title | Quality control in nonstaple food markets: Evidence from India |
| title_full | Quality control in nonstaple food markets: Evidence from India |
| title_fullStr | Quality control in nonstaple food markets: Evidence from India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality control in nonstaple food markets: Evidence from India |
| title_short | Quality control in nonstaple food markets: Evidence from India |
| title_sort | quality control in nonstaple food markets evidence from india |
| topic | marketing food safety food quality value chains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162386 |
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