Market governance for safe food in developing countries: The case of low-pesticide vegetables in Vietnam

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 380-388

  Van Hoi, Pham ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^a   Oosterveer, Peter J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Consumers; Food risks; Red River Delta; Retailers; State

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COMMERCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FOOD SAFETY; PESTICIDES;

CONSUMER; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FOOD RISKS; FOOD-SAFETY; RED RIVER DELTA; RETAILER; STATE; STATE REGULATIONS; VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS; VIET NAM;

VEGETABLES;

PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARKET SYSTEM; PESTICIDE; RETAILING; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; PEST MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; VEGETABLE; VIET NAM;

ASIA; EURASIA; RED RIVER DELTA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 70449678627     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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