perspective with relation to the debates on small versus large farms, environmental impact, and the selection effect of standards. …

We assess the literature on public and private quality standards and their impact in food markets, international trade … protectionism, a complicate task. We look at studies investigating public and private standards and across various quantitative … approaches and countries. These standards have complex effects. The evidence is mixed regarding standards as catalyst for or …

governance and net-import dependency on food and agricultural products for 25 SSA countries during the period 1995 …-2015. Principal component analysis is employed to develop a governance index based on the six worldwide governance indicators and a … a higher governance index is correlated with a lower net-import dependency ratio and the relationship is statistically …

gains from the eastward EU enlargement and governance on export increases and longer duration for exporting higher value …

low and falling. It is argued that intra-Africa trade and good governance can help increase agricultural productivity … time to examine the causal relationship between the intra-Africa agricultural trade, governance quality, and the … a statistically positive effect on governance quality and ATFP. In contrast, good governance has positive and negative …

Private actors have been actively working on standards that certify products and their production processes to minimize … negative externalities. The number of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) has been increasing over the last few decades …, raising interest in understanding their impact on trade flows. Standards governing the production of agricultural commodities …

) borders due to their non-compliance with EU food safety standards. This paper, therefore, provides an in-depth investigation … of the potential causes of the non-compliance of Africa's food exports to EU food standards and the subsequent rejection …'s challenges in accessing EU markets. Thus, non-compliance with EU food safety standards can be addressed by African governments …

seen as an important step towards global environmental governance, but its effectiveness will depend on a joint commitment …