Value Chain – safegroproject.com https://safegroproject.com safegroproject.com Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:57:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Jon Hellin and Madelon Meijer Guidelines for value chain analysis https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/jon-hellin-and-madelon-meijer-guidelines-for-value-chain-analysis/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:57:11 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11706 In 2004, ESA initiated a research program on agricultural markets and their relationship to farm-level decisions on utilizing crop genetic resources. It rests on the premise that agricultural markets can significantly affect farm-level access to seeds and the crop genetic resources they embody, and thus farm-level decisions on utilization.

In order to understand better the decisions farmers make about what crop varieties to grow, we need to know, amongst other things, more about:

]]> JICA GRIPS SPRI Facilitating Establishment and Strengthening AFVC in Vietnam Vegetable VC 2015 https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/jica-grips-spri-facilitating-establishment-and-strengthening-afvc-in-vietnam-vegetable-vc-2015/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:54:57 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11703 JICA_GRIPS_ SPRI_Facilitating Establishment and Strengthening AFVC in Vietnam_Vegetable VC_2015

]]> ILO An operational guide to Local Value Chain Development https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/ilo-an-operational-guide-to-local-value-chain-development/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:21:03 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11700 This guide describes a project approach to value chain development that can be used on a local basis within a timeframe of four to eight weeks. By “local,” we refer to a limited geographical area, such as a town, village, or district. Contrary to common Local Economic Development (LED) approaches, this is a one-sector-only approach that looks at a particular sector (e.g., dairy farming) within a local community and how this sector is integrated into markets. The guide combines an LED approach with a value chain approach to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises and their integration into markets.

]]> EU Report on vegetable value chain https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/eu-report-on-vegetable-value-chain/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:19:04 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11697 This report describes the outcome of a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit in Viet Nam, carried out between 18 and 27 February 2014. The objective of the audit was to assess controls on pesticide residues in fresh vegetables and herbs, in particular chili peppers and basil, intended for export to the European Union (EU).

A pilot project was initiated in mid-2013 to strengthen pre-export controls to the EU for sweet and chili peppers, basil, mint, and celery, which were previously the subject of RASFF alerts. This includes the registration of growers involved in their production and is considered to be a positive step towards ensuring that exported produce will meet the EU standards. However, many plant protection products (PPPs) authorized in Viet Nam are not authorized in the EU, and the limited analytical scope under the pilot project inhibits the effectiveness of this initiative.

There are no specific pre-export controls in place for the other commodities. There are no systematic controls at pack-houses, and follow-up of RASFF notifications is either lacking or insufficient. Official laboratories for pesticide residues have modern equipment, good facilities, and experienced staff. However, the limited scope covered and weaknesses identified with regard to internal quality procedures cannot ensure the reliability and correctness of results.

]]> Article Study on the Factors Influencing the Consumption of Safe Vegetables in HCM city https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/article-study-on-the-factors-influencing-the-consumption-of-safe-vegetables-in-hcm-city/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:16:33 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11694 Article_Study on the Factors Influencing the Consumption of Safe Vegetables in HCM city

]]> Article Promoting Food Safety in Local Vegetable Value Chains in Vietnam Sustainability https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/article-promoting-food-safety-in-local-vegetable-value-chains-in-vietnam-sustainability/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:14:47 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11691 Abstract:

Background: Food quality and safety concerns in low- and middle-income countries are often addressed using stringent standards and formal contracts between farmers and buyers. Many studies have investigated the welfare implications of these control mechanisms for small-scale farmers in modern value chains, including exports and supermarkets. Conversely, few studies have focused on the potential of certification and contracts to tackle food safety issues within local traditional value chains.

Methods: This study uses a discrete choice experiment to explore the preferences of vegetable farmers (n = 301) in northern Vietnam for different types of certification schemes—including third-party certification and participatory guarantee systems—and contracts.

Results: Farmers are willing to accept a 49% lower price per kilogram for their vegetables to enter into a contract with a buyer, provided that pesticide use restrictions are feasible and the buyer is fully committed and trustworthy. However, they are strongly averse to organic farming, as they would require a 40% premium per kilogram to produce organically. They would also request a 21% premium to accept selling to an unknown buyer. Farmers highly value contracts that entail large purchase quantities, long duration, and pesticide provision. Although the estimated willingness-to-accept values may seem very large, they make sense in the context of highly perishable produce.

Conclusion: Our findings urge both policymakers and researchers to not only focus on modern value chains but also on local traditional value chains to tackle food safety issues in low- and middle-income countries, as we show that farmers are willing to produce safe vegetables for the local market when trading with buyers under beneficial conditions.

Keywords: contract farming; certification; food safety; pesticide misuse; food value chain; Asia

]]> Article Poverty reduction through the development of inclusive food value chains https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/article-poverty-reduction-through-the-development-of-inclusive-food-value-chains/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:11:35 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11688 Abstract
Propelled by urbanization, rising incomes, and changing diets, food markets have been expanding in Africa and South Asia,
creating the vast potential for job and income opportunities along food supply chains and, hence, for poverty reduction. The
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that spread to a pandemic in early 2020 provokes enormous setbacks to this expansion. This,
however, should provide lessons regarding the importance of resilient and inclusive food systems. Emergency responses
to COVID-19 should consider interventions towards that end and leverage the opportunities provided by food markets
growth as economies recover from the present economic recession. This paper assesses options of how this could be
done by facilitating the better functioning and interconnectedness of the many small and medium-sized enterprises that are
proliferating along the “hidden middle” of food value chains in storage, logistics, transportation, and wholesale and retail
distribution. It also explores how policies can help smallholder farmers connect to this “hidden middle” in more gainful ways
and help them climb out of poverty as well.
Keywords: poverty, food security and hunger, food supply chains, South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa

]]> Article Guides for value chain development a comparative review https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/article-guides-for-value-chain-development-a-comparative-review/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:10:03 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11685 Purpose – In recent years, governments, donors, and NGOs have increasingly embraced value chain
development (VCD) for stimulating economic growth and combating rural poverty. In line with the rise in
interest, there has been a proliferation of guides for VCD. The purpose of this paper is to present the
results of a review of 11 guides for value chain along six different dimensions, ranging from objectives
and value chain definitions to monitoring impact. The paper concludes with suggestions for the use of
guides based on local needs and context, and recommendations for future guide development.

]]> Article Challenges of safe vegetable value chains in Hanoi https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/article-challenges-of-safe-vegetable-value-chains-in-hanoi/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:08:41 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11682 Challenges for the Development of Safe Vegetables in Vietnam: An Insight into the Supply Chains in Hanoi City

NGO, Minh, Hai
Laboratory of Food Marketing and Distribution, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

VU, Quynh, Hoa
Faculty of Agronomy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture

LIU, Ran
Laboratory of Food Marketing and Distribution, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

MORITAKA, Masahiro
Laboratory of Food Marketing and Distribution, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

]]> Article CHALLENGES AND APPROACHES FOR INCLUSIVE VALUE_CHAIN DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION https://safegroproject.com/en/tl/article-challenges-and-approaches-for-inclusive-value_chain-development-introduction/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:05:56 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?post_type=tai_lieu_tham_khao&p=11679 Growing demand for higher-value agricultural products, both abroad and increasingly at home, presents smallholders and agriculture-based SMEs in developing countries with new opportunities to add value to their primary production. However, responding to these opportunities can require…

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