Research gap and future research direction based on co-citation analysis
| Cluster | Current research | Future research suggestions |
|---|---|---|
| Cluster 1: The political economy of food standards | Explain how food standards can both promote and hinder agricultural and food global trade (Drogue and Demaria, 2012; Xiong and Beghin, 2014; Li and Beghin, 2014; Fontagn´e et al., 2015; Crivelli and Groeschl, 2016; Disdier et al., 2007; Otsuki et al., 2001; Anders and Caswell, 2009; Marette and Beghin, 2010; Swinnen and Vandemoortele, 2011; Fontagn´e et al., 2015) | In depth studies are recommended on the benefits and costs of maximum residue levels (MRLs) and evaluate the MRLs that are socially optimal for the global market and their welfare implications |
| Recommended cross-country analysis of the status of standard harmonization and mutual recognition of standards between developed and developing countries | ||
| Recommended to analyze the impact of reinforced food safety measures on trade for effective food safety systems | ||
| Cluster 2: Food standards and their challenges in global trade | Discusses the impact of stringent food standards and regulation in global trade (Herzfeld et al., 2011; Melo et al., 2014; Ehrich and Mangelsdorf, 2018; Fulponi, 2006; Subervie and Vagneron, 2013; Schuster and Maertens, 2010; Jongwanich, 2009) | Much of the research is done at the country level, it is recommended that more food processing companies be studied in low-income countries |
| It is recommended to comprehensively analyze the impact of food standards from multiple perspectives, e.g. macro level, rural development, quality of local institutions, trade policy and sustainability issues | ||
| Cluster 3: Food standards and integration in value chains | Elaborates the association between food standards and integration into value chains (Otsuki et al., 2001; Melitz, 200; Blind and Jungmittag, 2005; Maertens and Swinnen, 2009; Bolwig et al., 2009; Chiputwa et al., 2015) | It is recommended to explore, compare, and contrast the effectiveness of different models of global value chain integration such as UTZ and organic certification, GlobalGAP, contract farming, etc |
| Cluster 4: Food standards and market access | Discusses how food standards hinder market access (Curzi and Olper, 2012; Xiong and Beghin, 2014; Ferro et al., 2015; Beghin et al., 2015; Olper et al., 2014; Fulponi, 2006; Swinnen, 2016) | Conduct a comparative analysis of the companies that can meet standards, that divert trade to other destinations and that cannot meet standards for effective policy advice |
| Analyze the differences in GMO regulations between developed and developing countries in agriculture and related industries | ||
| Examine the characteristics of NTM regimes, their protectionist potential and the interface between public and private standards | ||
| Investigate whether there are differences in the quality and price of food exports between developed and developing countries | ||
| Cluster 5: Food standards and exports from developing countries | Elaborates the challenges facing producers from developing countries in accessing foreign markets in terms of standards (Shepherd and Wilson, 2013; Henson and Jaffee, 2008; Czubala et al., 2009; Mangelsdorf et al., 2012; Li and Beghin, 2012; Schuster and Maertens, 2015; Beghin et al., 2015) | It is recommended to examine the cross-sectoral variation in standard setting behavior |
| Explore how private standards and food standards in general affect the export opportunities of low and middle-income countries | ||
| It is recommended to examine how standards are used by farmers in developing countries to structurally organize and increase their exports |
| Cluster | Current research | Future research suggestions |
|---|---|---|
| Cluster 1: The political economy of food standards | Explain how food standards can both promote and hinder agricultural and food global trade ( | In depth studies are recommended on the benefits and costs of maximum residue levels (MRLs) and evaluate the MRLs that are socially optimal for the global market and their welfare implications |
| Recommended cross-country analysis of the status of standard harmonization and mutual recognition of standards between developed and developing countries | ||
| Recommended to analyze the impact of reinforced food safety measures on trade for effective food safety systems | ||
| Cluster 2: Food standards and their challenges in global trade | Discusses the impact of stringent food standards and regulation in global trade ( | Much of the research is done at the country level, it is recommended that more food processing companies be studied in low-income countries |
| It is recommended to comprehensively analyze the impact of food standards from multiple perspectives, e.g. macro level, rural development, quality of local institutions, trade policy and sustainability issues | ||
| Cluster 3: Food standards and integration in value chains | Elaborates the association between food standards and integration into value chains ( | It is recommended to explore, compare, and contrast the effectiveness of different models of global value chain integration such as UTZ and organic certification, GlobalGAP, contract farming, etc |
| Cluster 4: Food standards and market access | Discusses how food standards hinder market access ( | Conduct a comparative analysis of the companies that can meet standards, that divert trade to other destinations and that cannot meet standards for effective policy advice |
| Analyze the differences in GMO regulations between developed and developing countries in agriculture and related industries | ||
| Examine the characteristics of NTM regimes, their protectionist potential and the interface between public and private standards | ||
| Investigate whether there are differences in the quality and price of food exports between developed and developing countries | ||
| Cluster 5: Food standards and exports from developing countries | Elaborates the challenges facing producers from developing countries in accessing foreign markets in terms of standards ( | It is recommended to examine the cross-sectoral variation in standard setting behavior |
| Explore how private standards and food standards in general affect the export opportunities of low and middle-income countries | ||
| It is recommended to examine how standards are used by farmers in developing countries to structurally organize and increase their exports |
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