Between information asymmetry and shared uncertainty, an analysis of organic certification systems for the Kenyan domestic market

Entre asymétrie d'information et incertitude partagée analyse des systèmes de certification biologique pour le marché domestique Kenyan

Chloé Tankam (), Dominique Vollet and Olivier Aznar
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Chloé Tankam: Territoires - Territoires - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AgroParisTech - VAS - VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture - UCA [2017-2020] - Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020]
Dominique Vollet: Territoires - Territoires - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AgroParisTech - VAS - VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture - UCA [2017-2020] - Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020]

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Abstract: The Kenyan organic agricultural product markets face two main challenges: information asymmetry and shared uncertainty among partners. In order to analyze the stability of these markets, we compare different certification and control systems. Thus, we have built a specific analytical framework regarding the determinants of choices, which we have applied based on semi-structured interviews conducted with stakeholders in the sectors. The major control mechanism, Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGSs), is the least effective in taking account of information asymmetry and shared uncertainty, which has increased in these emerging markets and in a period of transition between mechanisms.‪

Date: 2019-10-03
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Published in Économie rurale, 2019, ⟨10.4000/economierurale.6982⟩

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DOI: 10.4000/economierurale.6982

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