Global supply chains, standards and the poor: how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty

• Published in: Global supply chains, standards and the poor: how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty
• Main Author: Swinnen, J. F. M
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, UK CABI 2007; Cabi
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: 1990-2005; Agraraußenhandel; agricultural policy; agroindustrial sector; Agroindustrie; Armutsbekämpfung; Business logistics; Business logistics > Developing countries; Developing countries; Ernährungspolitik; Ernährungssicherung; food and agricultural sector; Food industry and trade; Food industry and trade > Developing countries; food quality; Globalisierung; Globalization; Globalization > Developing countries; international trade; internationalization; Lieferkette; Ländliche Entwicklung; marketing channels; Nutrition policy; Nutrition policy > Developing countries; poverty; rural development; Third World; transition economies; Underdeveloped Countries; vertical integration; Welt; Developing Countries; Developing countries
• ISBN: 9781845931858; 1845931858
• DOI: 10.1079/9781845931858.0000

Using original research from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America this book reviews the recent restructuring of the global agri-food industry and the dramatic rise of global retail chains in developing and transition countries. It focuses on the private standards and requirements imposed by multinational companies investing in these countries and the resulting changes to existing supply chains. It also examines the impact of these changes on local producers, particularly poor farmers, and considers the long-term policy implications in terms of growth and poverty.