Understanding the Complexities of Private Standards in Global Agri-Food Chains as They Impact Developing Countries

Spencer Henson and John Humphrey

Journal of Development Studies, 2010, vol. 46, issue 9, 1628-1646

Abstract: The increasing prevalence of private standards governing food safety, food quality and environmental and social impacts of agri-food systems has raised concerns about the effects on developing countries, as well as the governance of agri-food value chains more broadly. It is argued that current debates have been 'clouded' by a failure to recognise the diversity of private standards in terms of their institutional form, who develops and adopts these standards and why. In particular, there is a need to appreciate the close inter-relationships between public regulations and private standards and the continuing ways in which private standards evolve.

Date: 2010
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