Agro-food quality certification, agricultural organizations, and farm performance: evidence from vegetable farmers in China

References

• Aakvik, A. (2001). Bounding a matching estimator: The case of a Norwegian training program. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 63(1), 115–143. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0084.00211
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Abdul-Rahaman, A., & Abdulai, A. (2018). Do farmer groups impact on farm yield and efficiency of smallholder farmers? Evidence from rice farmers in northern Ghana. Food Policy, 81, 95–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.10.007
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Akoyi, K. T., & Maertens, M. (2018). Walk the talk: Private sustainability standards in the Ugandan coffee sector. Journal of Development Studies, 54(10), 1792–1818. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1327663
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Andersson, E., & Isgren, E. (2021). Gambling in the garden: Pesticide use and risk exposure in Ugandan smallholder farming. Journal of Rural Studies, 82, 76–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.01.013
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Arhin, I., Li, J., Mei, H., Amoah, M., Chen, X., Jeyaraj, A., Li, X., & Liu, A. (2022). Looking into the future of organic tea production and sustainable farming: A systematic review. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2022.2028398
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Asfaw, S., Mithöfer, D., & Waibel, H. (2009). EU food safety standards, pesticide use and farm-level productivity: The case of high-value crops in Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 60(3), 645–667. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2009.00205.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Asfaw, S., Mithöfer, D., & Waibel, H. (2010). What impact are EU supermarket standards having on developing countries’ export of high-value horticultural products? Evidence from Kenya. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 22(3–4), 252–276. https://doi.org/10.1080/08974431003641398
   Google Scholar
• Bacon, C. (2005). Confronting the coffee crisis: Can fair trade, organic, and specialty coffees reduce small-scale farmer vulnerability in northern Nicaragua. World Development, 33(3), 497–511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.10.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Barham, B. L., Gitter, S., Lewis, J., & Weber, J. (2011). Fair trade/organic coffee, rural livelihoods, and the ‘agrarian question’: Southern Mexican coffee families in transition. World Development, 39(1), 134–145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.08.005
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Barham, B. L., & Weber, J. G. (2012). The economic sustainability of certified coffee: Recent evidence from Mexico and Peru. World Development, 40(6), 1269–1279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.11.005
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Becker, S. O., & Caliendo, M. (2007). Sensitivity analysis for average treatment effects. Stata Journal, 7(1), 71–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867X0700700104
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Blackman, A., & Naranjo, M. A. (2012). Does eco-certification have environmental benefits? Organic coffee in Costa Rica. Ecological Economics, 83, 58–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.08.001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brako, D. E., Richard, A., & Alexandros, G. (2021). Do voluntary certification standards improve yields and wellbeing? Evidence from oil palm and cocoa smallholders in Ghana. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 19(1), 16–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1807893
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chagwiza, C., Muradian, R., & Ruben, R. (2016). Cooperative membership and dairy performance among smallholders in Ethiopia. Food Policy, 59, 165–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.01.008
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chatzimichael, K., Genius, M., & Tzouvelekas, V. (2022). Pesticide use, health impairments and economic losses under rational farmers behavior. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 104(2), 765–790. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12244
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cui, M., Wang, R., Guo, Y., & Zheng, F. (2021). Analysis on the influence of socialized services on farmers’ quality-safety certification behaviors. Research of Agricultural Modernization, 42(6), 1059–1070 (in Chinese). https://doi.org/10.13872/j.1000-0275.2021.0079
   Google Scholar
• Dietz, T., Chong, A. E., Grabs, J., & Kilian, B. (2020). How effective is multiple certification in improving the economic conditions of smallholder farmers? Evidence from an impact evaluation in Colombia’s coffee belt. Journal of Development Studies, 56(6), 1141–1160. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2019.1632433
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ding, Y., & Veeman, M. M. (2019). Chinese consumers’ preferences for quality signals on fresh milk: Brand versus certification. Agribusiness, 35(4), 593–609. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21604
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DiPrete, T. A., & Gangl, M. (2004). Assessing bias in the estimation of causal effects: Rosenbaum bounds on matching estimators and instrumental variables estimation with imperfect instruments. Sociological Methodology, 34(1), 271–310. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0081-1750.2004.00154.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dragusanu, R., Montero, E., & Nunn, N. (2022). The effects of fair trade certification: Evidence from coffee producers in Costa Rica. Journal of the European Economic Association, 20(4), 1743–1790. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvac026
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dubbert, C. (2019). Participation in contract farming and farm performance: Insights from cashew farmers in Ghana. Agricultural Economics, 50(6), 749–763. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12522
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gather, J., & Wollni, M. (2022). Setting the standard: Does rainforest alliance certification increase environmental and socio-economic outcomes for small-scale coffee producers in Rwanda? Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 44(4), 1807–1825. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13307
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Godoy-Durán, A., Galdeano-Gómez, E. C., Pérez-Mesa, J., & Piedra-Muñoz, L. (2017). Assessing eco-efficiency and the determinants of horticultural family farming in southeast Spain. Journal of Environmental Management, 204, 594–604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.037
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guo, S., & Zhang, J. (2013). Analysis on farmers’ livelihood capital vulnerability. Economic Survey, (3), 26–30 (in Chinese). https://doi.org/10.15931/j.cnki.1006-1096.2013.03.012.
   Google Scholar
• Haggar, J., Soto, G., Casanoves, F., & Virginio, E. D. M. (2017). Environmental-economic benefits and trade-offs on sustainably certified coffee farms. Ecological Indicators, 79, 330–337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.04.023
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Handschuch, C., Wollni, M., & Villalobos, P. (2013). Adoption of food safety and quality standards among Chilean raspberry producers – do smallholders benefit. Food Policy, 40, 64–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.02.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Huang, Z., & Liang, Q. (2018). Agricultural organizations and the role of farmer cooperatives in China since 1978: Past and future. China Agricultural Economic Review, 10(1), 48–64. https://doi.org/10.1108/CAER-10-2017-0189
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ibanez, M., & Blackman, A. (2016). Is eco-certification a win–win for developing country agriculture? Organic coffee certification in Colombia. World Development, 82, 14–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.01.004
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jena, P. R., Chichaibelu, B. B., Stellmacher, T., & Grote, U. (2012). The impact of coffee certification on small-scale producers’ livelihoods: A case study from the Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics, 43(4), 429–440. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2012.00594.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jena, P. R., & Grote, U. (2017). Fairtrade certification and livelihood impacts on small-scale coffee producers in a tribal community of India. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 39(1), 87–110. https://doi.org/10.1093/aepp/ppw006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jena, P. R., & Grote, U. (2022). Do certification schemes enhance coffee yields and household income? Lessons learned across continents. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, Article 716904. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.716904
   Google Scholar
• Jena, P. R., Stellmacher, T., & Grote, U. (2017). Can coffee certification schemes increase incomes of smallholder farmers? Evidence from Jinotega, Nicaragua. Environment Development and Sustainability, 19(1), 45–66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-015-9732-0
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ji, C., Jin, S., Wang, H., & Ye, C. (2019). Estimating effects of cooperative membership on farmers’ safe production behaviors: Evidence from pig sector in China. Food Policy, 83, 231–245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.01.007
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jouzi, Z., Azadi, H., Taheri, F., Zarafshani, K., Gebrehiwot, K., Van Passel, S., & Lebailly, P. (2017). Organic farming and small-scale farmers: Main opportunities and challenges. Ecological Economics, 132, 144–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.10.016
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Li, H., & Lu, Q. (2020). Can product quality certification improve farmers’ technological efficiency? Chinese Rural Economy, 425(5), 128–144.
   Google Scholar
• Li, L., & Guo, H. (2017). The impact of industrial organization models on farmers’ production income: The case of vegetable farmers in Hebei and Zhejiang provinces. Chinese Rural Economy, 393(9), 62–79.
   Google Scholar
• Li, L., & Guo, H. (2019). The impact of business relationships on safe production behavior by farmers: Evidence from China. Agribusiness, 35(3), 84–96. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21584
   Google Scholar
• Liang, Q., & Hendrikse, G. (2013). Core and common members in the genesis of farmer cooperatives in China. Managerial and Decision Economics, 34(3–5), 244–257. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.2587
   Google Scholar
• Liang, Q., Li, L., & Bai, R. (2021). Welfare effects of vegetable producers’ inclusiveness in supply chain coordination: Direct effects and spillovers. British Food Journal, 123(4), 1305–1323. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-07-2020-0652
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liang, Q., & Wang, X. (2020). Cooperatives as competitive yardstick in the hog industry? Evidence from China. Agribusiness, 36(1), 127–145. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21630
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, R., Gao, Z., Nayga, R. M., Shi, L., Oxley, L., & Ma, H. (2020). Can ‘green food’ certification achieve both sustainable practices and economic benefits in a transitional economy? The case of kiwifruit growers in Henan Province, China. Agribusiness, 36(4), 675–692. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21641
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ma, W., & Abdulai, A. (2016). Does cooperative membership improve household welfare? Evidence from apple farmers in China. Food Policy, 58, 94–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.12.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ma, W., Zheng, H., Zhu, Y., & Qi, J. (2022). Effects of cooperative membership on financial performance of banana farmers in China: A heterogeneous analysis. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 93(1), 5–27. https://doi.org/10.1111/apce.12326
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meemken, E. M. (2021). Large farms, large benefits? Sustainability certification among family farms and agro-industrial producers in Peru. World Development, 145, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105520
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mishra, A. K., Kumar, A., Joshi, P. K., & Dsouza, A. (2022). Monopsonists, disruptive innovation and food security: The case of high-value commodity. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 44(1), 460–476. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13122
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mishra, A. K., Mayorga, J., & Kumar, A. (2022). Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 47(1), 77–96. https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.307460
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mohan, S. (2020). Risk aversion and certification: Evidence from the Nepali tea fields. World Development, 129, Article 104903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104903
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Narrod, C., Roy, D., Okello, J., Avendaño, B., Rich, K., & Thorat, A. (2009). Public–private partnerships and collective action in high value fruit and vegetable supply chains. Food Policy, 34(1), 8–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.10.005
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Oelofse, M., Høgh-Jensen, H., Abreu, L. S., Almeida, G. F., Hui, Q. Y., Sultan, T., & de Neergaard, A. (2010). Certified organic agriculture in China and Brazil: Market accessibility and outcomes following adoption. Ecological Economics, 69(9), 1785–1793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.016
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Oya, C., Schaefer, F., & Skalidou, D. (2018). The effectiveness of agricultural certification in developing countries: A systematic review. World Development, 112, 282–312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.08.001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pretty, J. (2018). Intensification for redesigned and sustainable agricultural systems. Science, 362(6417), eaav0294. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav0294
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Qiao, Y., Halberg, N., Vaheesan, S., & Scott, S. (2016). Assessing the social and economic benefits of organic and fair trade tea production for small-scale farmers in Asia: A comparative case study of China and Sri Lanka. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 31(3), 246–257. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170515000162
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rosenbaum, P. R. (2002). Observational studies (2nd ed.). Springer-Verlag.
   Google Scholar
• Rosenbaum, P. R., & Rubin, D. B. (1983). The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects. Biometrika, 70(1), 41–55. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/70.1.41
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ruben, R., & Fort, R. (2012). The impact of fair trade certification for coffee farmers in Peru. World Development, 40(3), 570–582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.07.030
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sanders, R., & Xiao, X. (2010). The sustainability of organic agriculture in developing countries: Lessons from China. The International Journal of Environment, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 6(6), 233–244. https://doi.org/10.18848/1832-2077/CGP/v06i06/54845
   Google Scholar
• Sapbamrer, R., & Thammachai, A. (2021). A systematic review of factors influencing farmers’ adoption of organic farming. Sustainability, 13(7), 3842. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073842
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Scott, S., Si, Z., Schumilas, T., & Chen, A. (2014). Contradictions in state- and civil society-driven developments in China’s ecological agriculture sector. Food Policy, 45, 158–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.08.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sellare, J., Meemken, E. M., Kouamé, C., & Qaim, M. (2020). Do sustainability standards benefit smallholder farmers also when accounting for cooperative effects? Evidence from Côte d’ivoire. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 102(2), 681–695. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12015
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Serra, R., & Davidson, K. A. (2021). Selling together: The benefits of cooperatives to women honey producers in Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 72(1), 202–223. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12399
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Snider, A., Gutiérrez, I., Sibelet, N., & Faure, G. (2017). Small farmer cooperatives and voluntary coffee certifications: Rewarding progressive farmers of engendering widespread change in Costa Rica? Food Policy, 69, 231–242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.04.009
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ssebunya, B. R., Morawetz, U. B., Schader, C., Stolze, M., & Schmid, E. (2019). Group membership and certification effects on incomes of coffee farmers in Uganda. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 46(1), 109–132. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jby022
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Takahashi, R., & Todo, Y. (2017). Coffee certification and forest quality: Evidence from a wild coffee forest in Ethiopia. World Development, 92, 158–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.12.001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tran, D., & Goto, D. (2019). Impacts of sustainability certification on farm income: Evidence from small-scale specialty green tea farmers in Vietnam. Food Policy, 83, 70–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.11.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Van Ho, B., Nanseki, T., & Chomei, Y. (2019). Profit efficiency of tea farmers: Case study of safe and conventional farms in northern Vietnam. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 21(4), 1695–1713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-017-0073-z
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vellema, W., Casanova, A. B., Gonzalez, C., & D’ Haese, M. (2015). The effect of specialty coffee certification on household livelihood strategies and specialization. Food Policy, 57, 13–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.07.003
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Verhofstadt, E., & Maertens, M. (2014). Can agricultural cooperatives reduce poverty? Heterogeneous impact of cooperative membership on farmers’ welfare in Rwanda. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 37(1), 86–106. https://doi.org/10.1093/aepp/ppu021
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang, R., Han, X., Cui, M., & Zheng, F. (2021). The income-increasing effect of adopting green technologies by farmers: From the perspective of quality economics. Research of Agricultural Modernization, 42(3), 462–473 (in Chinese). https://doi.org/10.13872/j.1000-0275.2021.0063
   Google Scholar
• Weber, J. G. (2011). How much more do growers receive for fair trade-organic coffee. Food Policy, 36(5), 678–685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.05.007
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wollni, M., & Zeller, M. (2007). Do farmers benefit from participating in specialty markets and cooperatives? The case of coffee marketing in Costa Rica. Agricultural Economics, 37(2–3), 243–248. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00270.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wu, J., Han, D., & Ruan, R. (2022). Agriculture informatization and quality of agricultural products: Analysis on the behavior of quality certification of agricultural products based on family farms. Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University, 22(1), 172–184 (in Chinese). https://doi.org/10.19714/j.cnki.1671-7465.2022.0014
   Google Scholar
• Yin, S., Hu, W., Chen, Y., Han, F., Wang, Y., & Chen, M. (2019). Chinese consumer preferences for fresh produce: Interaction between food safety labels and brands. Agribusiness, 35(1), 53–68. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21585
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhou, Y., Wang, S., & Yan, F. (2022). The structure, evolution and prospect of food system in China. Issues in Agricultural Economy, 1, 100–113 (in Chinese). https://doi.org/10.13246/j.cnki.iae.2022.01.010
   Google Scholar