Transition to Certification Schemes and Implications for Market Access: GlobalGAP Perspectives in Kenya
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50990#.VFHP_FfHRK0 Author(s) Isaac Maina Kariuki Affiliation(s) Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya . ABSTRACT Voluntary pre-farm certification schemes especially GlobalGAP are increasingly defining market access for smallholders in developing countries. Their strict demand for financial and technical competencies and concerns for producer welfare and environmental conservation imply that transition to certified production could spell smallholders’ exit or shift to alternative markets for no-compliance. But what factors motivate successful transition to certificati...