TY - JA AU - Henson,S. AU - Reardon,T. TI - Private agri-food standards: implications for food policy and the agri-food system SN - 0306-9192 PY - 2005/// CY - London (United Kingdom) : PB - Elsevier, KW - AGROVOC KW - Private sector KW - Standards KW - Food safety KW - Food quality KW - Trade N1 - Peer review N2 - This paper provides a brief introduction to the evolution and nature of private food safety and quality standards, highlighting the resultant impacts on the structure and modus operandi of supply chains for agricultural and food products and the challenges posed for processes of agricultural development. It serves as an introduction to a series of papers that provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge regarding private food safety and quality standards in both an industrialised and developing country context. In so doing, it aims to provide a catalyst for further research on this rapidly evolving field of inquiry UR - http://libcatalog.cimmyt.org/download/reprints/60382.pdf T2 - Food Policy DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.05.002 ER -