Quality control in non-staple food markets: Evidence from India

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dc.creatorFafchamps, Marcel
dc.creatorHill, Ruth Vargas
dc.creatorMinten, Bart
dc.date2007
dc.date2024-11-21T09:50:17Z
dc.date2024-11-21T09:50:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:15:25Z
dc.descriptionUsing original data collected about growers, traders, processors, markets, and village communities, we 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 also document the infrastructure available at the level of the market. 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 health and safety 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/160217
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99054
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceFafchamps, Marcel; Hill, Ruth Vargas; Minten, Bart. Quality control in non-staple food markets: Evidence from India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 717. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160217
dc.subjectfood safety
dc.subjectfood quality
dc.titleQuality control in non-staple food markets: Evidence from India
dc.typeWorking Paper

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