|
|
|
|
|
| Factors affecting the adoption of on-farm milk safety measures in Northern China - An examination from the perspective of farm size and production type |
YANG Xin-ran1, Kevin Z. Chen2, 3, KONG Xiang-zhi4 |
1 Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R.China
2 China Academy for Rural Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R.China
3 International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC 20005, USA
4 School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, P.R.China |
|
|
|
|
Abstract The cow stock of smallholder farmers with less than 100 cows still accounted for nearly 50% of total cows in China. Since the milk scandal occurred in 2008, raw milk safety has become focus for the sound development of the Chinese dairy industry. Adoption of on-farm milk safety measures by smallholders is a key for ensuring milk safety, and these measures are largely voluntary in nature. The recent survey conducted in northern China reveals that an overall adoption rate of various milk safety measures by smallholders is close to 48% with wide variations across the dairy farmers. We employ the Poisson regression model to study the determinants of farmers’ adoption of voluntary milk safety measures. Compared with backyard dairy farmers, dairy complex and scaled dairy farms adopted more milk safety measures. Moreover, the empirical result indicates that farmers’ adoption of raw milk safety measures is positively affected by farm size. These findings suggest that the changing dairy production structure towards larger farms and away from backyard dairy farming prompts smallholder dairy farmers to adopt more raw milk safety measures. This lends some support to the role of recent policy initiatives towards larger farms and away from backyard dairy farming on increasing the farmers’ milk safety practices and reducing on-farm incidence of milk safety.
|
|
Received: 12 April 2018
Accepted:
|
| Fund: This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71361140369). |
|
Corresponding Authors:
Correspondence Kevin Z. Chen, Tel: +86-10-82106157, E-mail: K.Chen@cgiar.org
|
| About author:
YANG Xin-ran, Tel: +86-10-82106159, E-mail: ranrankuaile 2009@126.com; |
Cite this article:
YANG Xin-ran, Kevin Z. Chen, KONG Xiang-zhi.
2019.
Factors affecting the adoption of on-farm milk safety measures in Northern China - An examination from the perspective of farm size and production type. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 18(2): 471-481.
|
Aggelogiannopoulos D, Drosino E H, Athanasopoulos P. 2007. Implementation of a quality management system according to the iso9000 family in a Greek small size winery: A case study. Food Control, 18, 1077–1085.
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, 645–667.
Baumgart G A, Prokopy L S, Floress K. 2012. Why farmers adopt best management practice in the United States. Journal of Environmental Management, 96, 17–25.
van de Brug F, Lucas-Luijckx N B, Cnossen H J, Houben G F. 2014. Early signals for emerging food safety risks: From past cases to future identification. Food Control, 39, 75–86
Calvin L, Gale F, Hu D, Lohmar B. 2006. Food safety improvements underway in China. Amber Waves, 11, 16–21.
Chen Q. 2013. Advanced Econometrics and Stata Applications. 2nd ed. Higher Education Press, Beijing. pp. 427–430. (in Chinese)
Codron J M, Adanacio?lu H, Aubert M, Bouhsina Z, Mekki A A E, Rousset S, Tozanli S, Yercan M. 2014. The role of market forces and food safety institutions in the adoption of sustainable farming practices: The case of the fresh tomato export sector in Morocco and Turkey. Food Policy, 49, 268–280.
Cullor J S. 1997. HACCP hazard analysis critical control points: Is it coming to the dairy? Journal of Dairy Science, 80, 3449–3452.
Feng Z, Li Q. 2007. Farmers’ cognition and influencing factors of agricultural product quality safety. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 4, 22–26. (in Chinese)
Fernando Y, Ng H H, Yusoff Y. 2014. Activities, motives and external factors influencing food safety management system adoption in Malaysia. Food Control, 41, 69–75.
Giacomarra M, Galati A, Crescimanno M, Tinervia S. 2016. The integration of quality and safety concerns in the wine industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, 267–274.
Greene, William H. 2002. Econometric Analysis. 3th ed. Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. pp. 714–715.
Han S. 2007. Development of rural cooperative economy and organization in Weifang City, Shandong Province. Chinese Rural Economy, 8, 56–63. (in Chinese)
Handschuch C, Wollni M, Villalobos P. 2013. Adoption of food safety and quality standards among Chilean raspberry producers - Do smallholders bene?t? Food Policy, 40, 64–73.
Henson S, Heasman M.1998. Food safety regulation and the firm: Understanding the compliance process. Food Policy, 23, 9–23.
HensonS, Holt G. 2000. Exploring incentives for the adoption of food safety controls: HACCP implementation in the U.K. dairy sector. Review of Agricultural Economics, 22, 407–420.
Hu D, Chen Z, Sun Q, Duo Q. 2006. The effects of contract production on farmer’s income and food safety. Chinese Rural Economy, 11, 17–24. (in Chinese)
Huang Z Y, Loch A, Findlay C, Wang J M. 2017. Adoption of HPAI biosecurity measures: The Chinese broiler industry. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 16, 181–189.
Jia X P, Huang J K, Luan H, Rozelle S, Swinnen J. 2012. China’s milk scandal, government policy and production decisions of dairy farmers: The case of greater Beijing. Food Policy, 37, 390–400.
Jiang Q J, Batt P J. 2016. Barriers and benefits to the adoption of a third party certified food. Food Control, 62, 89–96.
Jin S S, Zhou J H. 2011. Adoption of food safety and quality standards by China’s agricultural cooperatives. Food Control, 11, 204–208.
Kleinwechter U, Grethe H. 2006. The adoption of the Euro-Gap standard by mango exporters in Piura, Peru. In: The International Association of Agricultural Economists Conference. Gold Coast, Australia.
Kumar A, Thapa G, Roy D, Joshi P K. 2017. Adoption of food safety measures on milk production in Nepal: Impact on smallholders’ farm-gate prices and profitability. Food Policy, 94, 13–26.
Kumar A, Wright I A, Singh D K. 2011. Adoption of food safety practices in milk production: Implications for dairy farmers in India. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 23, 330–344.
Long S J, Freese J. 2001. Regression Models for Categorical Dependent Variables Using Stata. Stata Press, Texas.
Ma W, Renwick A, Yuan P, Ratna N. 2018. Agricultural cooperative membership and technical efficiency of apple farmers in China: An analysis accounting for selectivity bias. Food Policy, 81,122–132.
MARA (Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China). 2018. China Dairy Statistical Summary. China Agricultural Press, Beijing. (in Chinese)
Nada S, Ilija D, Igor T. 2012. Implication of food safety measures on microbiological quality of raw and pasteurized milk. Food Control, 25, 728–731.
Ribera L A, Yamazaki F, Paggi M, Seale J l. 2016. The food safety modernization act and production of specialty crops. Choices, 23, 1–7.
Ruegg P L. 2003. Practical food safety interventions for dairy production, Journal of Dairy Science, 86, 1–9.
Sun F, Wang R R, Ding M C. 2016. An effective model of family ranch scale management-based on the survey of Hokkaido, Japan. Rural Economy, 4, 120–124. (in Chinese)
Unnevehr L J, Gomez M I, Garcia P. 1998. The incidence of producer welfare losses from food safety regulation in the meat industry. Review of Agricultural Economics, 20, 186–201.
Valeeva N I, Meuwissen M P M, Huirne R B M. 2004. Economics of food safety chains: A review of general principles. Life Science, 51, 369–390.
Wang H, Yu H L, Li B L. 2017. Is dairy complex a solution to milk safety? A comparison of farmers’ perceived and realized food safety effects. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 20, 605–613.
Woodridge J M. 2010. Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data. MIT Press. pp. 612–615.
Word Bank. 2005. Food Safety and Agricultural Health Standards: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Country Exports. Word Bank Sector Report. Washington D.C.
Young I, Hendrick S, Parker S. 2010. Knowledge and attitudes towards food safety among Canadian dairy. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 94, 65–76.
Zadjali S A, Morse S, Chenoweth J, Deadman M. 2014.Factors determining pesticide use practices by farmers in the Sultanate of Oman. Science of the Total Environment, 476, 505–512.
Zhao L, Wang C W, Gu H Y, Yue C Y. 2018. Market incentive, government regulation and the behavior of pesticide application of vegetable farmers in China. Food Control, 85, 308–317.
Zhong Y Q, Huang Z H, Wu L H. 2017.Identifying critical factors influencing the safety and quality related behaviors of pig farmers in China. Food Control, 73, 1532–1540.
Zhong Z, Chen S F, Kong X Z. 2013. Production pattern, transaction style and raw milk quality. China Agricultural Economic Review, 5, 526–542.
Zhou J H, Yan Z, Li K. 2016.Understanding farmer cooperatives’ self-inspection behavior to guarantee agri-product safety in China. Food Control, 59, 320–327. |
| No Suggested Reading articles found! |
|
|
Viewed |
|
|
|
Full text
|
|
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
|
Cited |
|
|
|
|
| |
Shared |
|
|
|
|
| |
Discussed |
|
|
|
|
