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3. Economic Theory and Value Chain Governance

verfasst von : Alan de Brauw, Erwin Bulte

Erschienen in: African Farmers, Value Chains and Agricultural Development

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Agricultural value chains take on several different organizational forms, from being dominated completely by spot markets to being vertically integrated within a single company. We consider a conceptual model of factors leading to different value chain governance structures; then we adapt this model to African value chains by considering contextual factors, such as the abundance of smallholders and the fear that market power often resides with the trader in African value chains. We note that relational contracting plays a very important role in African value chains; transactions along value chains in Africa are typically based on implicit, self-enforcing contracts with little or no third-party enforcement. Transaction costs that lead to relational contracting simply reflect the economic and technological conditions at play.

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1
For example, it is assumed that the combination “low complexity” and “low codifiability” does not exist.
 
2
The example can be generalized in several directions, but the main insights would hold.
 
3
In practice, adoption rates have remained low (typically less than 10% of the target population). Important reasons for sluggish demand are basis risk (of index insurance), liquidity constraints, and low trust in insurance providers (e.g., Carter et al., 2017).
 
4
One way to escape from this equilibrium is to address multiple imperfections simultaneously. In the case discussed there are multiple imperfections: contracts cannot be enforced, and farmers are uninsured and cannot access inputs. If institutions improve and farmers gain access to input markets, then lifting the remaining market imperfection (i.e., providing farmers with access to insurance) will necessarily increase welfare. The paradoxical outcomes under relational contracts emerge because of the “second best” nature of the market context.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Economic Theory and Value Chain Governance
verfasst von
Alan de Brauw
Erwin Bulte
Copyright-Jahr
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88693-6_3

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