Standards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate

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dc.creatorJaffee, Steven
dc.creatorHenson, Spencer
dc.date2013-06-20T16:34:34Z
dc.date2013-06-20T16:34:34Z
dc.date2004-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:57:38Z
dc.descriptionThe proliferation and increased stringency of food safety and agricultural health standards is a source of concern among many developing countries. These standards are perceived as a barrier to the continued success of their exports of high-value agro-food products (including fish, horticultural, and other products), either because these countries lack the technical and administrative capacities needed for compliance or because these standards can be applied in a discriminatory or protectionist manner. The authors draw on available literature and work in progress to examine the underlying evidence related to the changing standards environment and its impact on existing and potential developing country exporters of high-value agricultural and food products. The evidence the authors present, while only partial, suggests that the picture for developing countries as a whole is not necessarily problematic and certainly less pessimistic than the mainstream "standards-as-barriers" perspective. Indeed, rising standards serve to accentuate underlying supply chain strengths and weaknesses and thus impact differently on the competitive position of individual countries and distinct market participants. Some countries and industries are even using high quality and safety standards to successfully (re-)position themselves in competitive global markets. This emphasizes the importance of considering the effects of food safety and agricultural health measures within the context of wider capacity constraints and underlying supply chain trends and drivers. The key question for developing countries is how to exploit their strengths and overcome their weaknesses such that they are gainers rather than losers in the emerging commercial and regulatory context.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4963646/standards-agro-food-exports-developing-countries-rebalancing-debate
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14061
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3348
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413528
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3348
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANIMAL
dc.subjectANIMAL DISEASE
dc.subjectANIMAL FEED
dc.subjectANIMAL HEALTH
dc.subjectANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectBOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY
dc.subjectBSE
dc.subjectCANNED FOODS
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCITRUS FRUITS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIETS
dc.subjectDIOXINS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISH PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD HYGIENE
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCT
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY RISKS
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGAME
dc.subjectHAZARDS
dc.subjectHORMONES
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectLABORATORIES
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMEAT PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTS
dc.subjectPERISHABLE FOOD
dc.subjectPESTS
dc.subjectPLANT DISEASES
dc.subjectPOULTRY
dc.subjectPOULTRY PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectREFRIGERATION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVETERINARY
dc.subjectVETERINARY MEDICINE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD INDUSTRY & TRADE
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOOD STANDARDS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPERISHABLE FOOD
dc.titleStandards and Agro-Food Exports from Developing Countries: Rebalancing the Debate

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