Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierSeth Asante: 0000-0001-5960-3189
cg.creator.identifierCatherine Ragasa: 0000-0002-8033-0784
cg.creator.identifierKwaw Andam: 0000-0002-4138-1693
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134207
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Ghana Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number1985
cg.placeWashington, DC
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
dc.contributor.authorAsante, Seth
dc.contributor.authorRagasa, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorAndam, Kwaw S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:15:10Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:15:10Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143570
dc.titleDrivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghanaen
dcterms.abstractGlobally, food system transformation is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards for consumers. This trend is challenging for the food processing sector in Ghana, which is dominated by micro and small firms. This study investigates the factors influencing the adoption of food safety practices and the effect of such adoption on the profitability of nationally representative food processing firms in Ghana using instrumental variable approach and matching techniques. The study uses nationally representative data for 511 food processing firms. The data show few food processing firms (20 percent) have adopted food safety practices. Wide diversity of firms was observed, and firm size, firm age, registrations, trainings, processing activities, types of buyers, and number of distinct products explain the differing firm adoption of food safety practices. We also find that adopters of food safety practices earn more per month than do nonadopting firms, implying the presence of economic incentive to adopt food safety practices. Support in terms of food safety awareness and training to food processing firms can help improve adoption of food safety practices.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAsante, Seth B.; Ragasa, Catherine; and Andam, Kwaw S. 2020. Drivers of food safety adoption among food processing firms: A nationally representative survey in Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1985. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134207.en
dcterms.extent29 p.
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2020-12-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.295852en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134207
dcterms.subjectsurveysen
dcterms.subjectenterprisesen
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjectfood processingen
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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