The role of market concentration in the agrifood industry

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dc.creatorHernández, Manuel A.
dc.creatorEspinoza, Alvaro
dc.creatorBerrospi, Maria Lucia
dc.creatorDeconinck, Koen
dc.creatorSwinnen, Johan
dc.creatorVos, Rob
dc.date2023-02-07
dc.date2023-02-13T21:49:52Z
dc.date2023-02-13T21:49:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:21:35Z
dc.descriptionThe role of market concentration and potential market power exertion in the agri-food industry is a topic of longstanding interest and concern to policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers. This study provides a comprehensive overview of recent trends in market concentration upstream, midstream, and downstream the agri-food industry at the global, regional, and country level, and assesses how and to what extent concentration could be affecting market conduct and performance of food systems in developed and developing countries. The analysis additionally discusses, to the extent detectable, implications of concentration, including vertical and horizontal integration that favor concentration, for food security and nutrition and environmental sustainability. While market concentration in the agri-food industry has increased across most segments, the evidence on market power exertion is inconclusive. Several knowledge and data gaps are identified and additional research is necessary to derive more general conclusions and policy recommendations.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/128700
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/102090
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12084
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293410
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/160268
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/161661
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.291482
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHernandez, Manuel A.; Espinoza, Alvaro; Berrospi, Maria Lucia; Deconinck, Koen; Swinnen, Johan; and Vos, Rob. 2023. The role of market concentration in the agrifood industry. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2168. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136567.
dc.subjectagricultural economics
dc.subjectagrifood sector
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.titleThe role of market concentration in the agrifood industry
dc.typeWorking Paper

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