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Original language | English |
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Article number | 18 |
Journal | Horticulturae |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 21 Nov 2016 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2016 |
Abstract
To reduce potential food hazards and increase the image of Thai horticultural products abroad, the Thai government introduced public standards of Good Agricultural Practices (Q-GAP). What makes orchid and mango producers in Thailand adopt Q-GAP standards and how do these affect their income and export shares? Primary data from 400 certified and non-certified orchid and mango producers was collected from main exporting provinces in Thailand. The binary probit model estimations show that it is the orchid and mango producers with higher education, and more physical and social capital who tend to comply with Q-GAP standards. Results from the Propensity Score Matching approach reveal that adoption of public GAP standards results in positive income effects for mango producers, but not for orchid producers. This can be explained by the fact that certified mango producers can sell their products to high-value retail chains which offer higher prices for their products, while certified and non-certified orchid producers cooperate with traders from the same value chain.
Keywords
- Good Agricultural Practice, Heckman model, Income impacts, Mango, Orchid, Propensity Score Matching, Thailand
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Plant Science
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Horticulture
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Horticulturae, Vol. 2, No. 4, 18, 12.2016.
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T1 - Adoption and income effects of public GAP standards
T2 - Evidence from the horticultural sector in Thailand
AU - Krause, Henning
AU - Lippe, Rattiya Suddeephong
AU - Grote, Ulrike
N1 - Funding Information: Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal State Ministries: Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, Brandenburg Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture and Bavarian Ministry of State of Science, Research and Art for financial support through the research program “Network of Excellence in Horticulture (WEGA)”.
PY - 2016/12
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N2 - To reduce potential food hazards and increase the image of Thai horticultural products abroad, the Thai government introduced public standards of Good Agricultural Practices (Q-GAP). What makes orchid and mango producers in Thailand adopt Q-GAP standards and how do these affect their income and export shares? Primary data from 400 certified and non-certified orchid and mango producers was collected from main exporting provinces in Thailand. The binary probit model estimations show that it is the orchid and mango producers with higher education, and more physical and social capital who tend to comply with Q-GAP standards. Results from the Propensity Score Matching approach reveal that adoption of public GAP standards results in positive income effects for mango producers, but not for orchid producers. This can be explained by the fact that certified mango producers can sell their products to high-value retail chains which offer higher prices for their products, while certified and non-certified orchid producers cooperate with traders from the same value chain.
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