@article{Kuijpers:212834,
      recid = {212834},
      author = {Kuijpers, Rob and Swinnen, Johan},
      title = {Value Chains and Technology Transfer to Agriculture in  Developing and Emerging Economies},
      address = {2015},
      number = {332-2016-14084},
      pages = {35},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {Value chains in the agrifood sector are undergoing a rapid  process of modernization,
characterized by the emergence of  private standards and different systems of vertical
value  chain governance. In this article we investigate the  technological implications of
these developments at the  farm-level. We explicitly modelled the conditions under  which
technology transfer and adoption will occur in a  value chain setting and reviewed the
corresponding evidence  on these issues. We find that technology transfer within a  value
chain can occur in an environment with imperfect  credit and technology markets, but
depends on the surplus  generated by the technology, the holdup opportunities of  the
supplier and the type of technology. Finally, using  these findings we discuss the
implications of public  investment and the role of private standards as a potential  catalyst
for technology adoption and transfer.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212834},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.212834},
}