Sustainable Food Value Chains Knowledge Platform

The Quiet Revolution in Staple Food Value Chains: Enter the Dragon, the Elephant, and the Tiger

2012

The book provides a detailed review of the structural transformation in rice and potato domestic value chains in Bangladesh, India and China after the food price crisis in 2007-2008. It provides a systematic and rigorous review of the structural transformation pathways of these food chains and the catalytic roles that governments, the private sector, civil society, and international development institutions can play in the process. Guidance is provided for assessing and addressing all segments of the food chains that unnecessarily contribute to higher retail food prices.

Countries: Bangladesh, China - Mainland, India
Commodities: Rice, Potato
Topics: Analysis in general, Production, Post-harvest handling and aggregation, Processing, Wholesale and retail distribution, Institutional elements
Personal author: Thomas Reardon, Kevin Chen, Bart Minten, Lourdes Adriano
Publisher: Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Type: Case study, Discussion
Format: Document
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