Market governance for safe food in developing countries: The case of low-pesticide vegetables in Vietnam

被引:66
作者
Van Hoi, Pham [1 ]
Mol, Arthur P. J. [1 ]
Oosterveer, Peter J. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Wageningen Univ, Environm Policy Grp, NL-6700 EW Wageningen, Netherlands
关键词
Food risks; Agriculture; Retailers; Consumers; State; Red River Delta; POLITICS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.09.008
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In many developed countries private arrangements have emerged in food governance. Following limited successes of state regulation, market actors and mechanisms are increasingly included in the environmental and safety governance of domestic and global food chains and networks. But do such private governance arrangements also work in domestic markets in developing countries? Pesticide use in vegetable supply is taken as a case to explore the role of market actors and dynamics in food safety governance in Vietnam. The so-called safe vegetable production system in the Red River Delta, introduced 10 years ago as a domestic alternative to conventional vegetable production, is analyzed through detailed monitoring of farmers, surveys of retailers and consumers, and in-depth interviews with state officials and vegetable traders. The paper finds limited success of this low-pesticide vegetable production, distribution and consumption system. This private arrangement in food governance lacked trust from market actors (especially consumers), and was short of an active state that organized transparency and got market actors involved. As such, market governance in food safety needs to be strong. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:380 / 388
页数:9
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