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Private voluntary standards in livestock and meat sectors: implications for developing countries

Private voluntary standards in livestock and meat sectors: implications for developing countries

Naziri, Diego ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8078-5033 and Bennett, Christopher (2012) Private voluntary standards in livestock and meat sectors: implications for developing countries. Food Chain, 2 (1). ISSN 2046-1879 (Print), 2046-1887 (Online) (doi:10.3362/2046-1887.2012.006)

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Abstract

Over recent decades, international trade in meat products has increased enormously. Developing countries have had a leading role in the recent dynamics of the meat sector and have witnessed the strongest growth in consumption, production, and international trade. International trade in food products is governed by a growing array of public and private food standards. In recent decades, private voluntary standards developed in Western countries have become a key element of governance in meat food chains. The proliferation and influence of these private standards may represent both an opportunity and a threat for livestock producers and, in the coming years, might have increasingly important developmental implications for poorer countries, including those in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this work is to shed light on the current practice in the application of these standards and to examine the present and future implications for developing countries, especially in Africa

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: private voluntary standards, trade, meat, livestock, small- scale producers, developing countries, SSA
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science
Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Development Studies Research Group
Last Modified: 06 Aug 2021 09:46
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/33395

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