The Blue Revolution in Asia: Upgrading and Governance in Aquaculture Value Chains

By S. Ponte, I. Kelling, Karen Sau Jespersen, F. Kruijssen. 2014

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In this article, we examine the upgrading trajectories of selected aquaculture value chains in four Asian countries and the links between upgrading and three factors of value chain governance: coordination mechanisms; types of drivers; and domestic regulation. We find instances of improving products, processes, and value chain coordination—while “moving up” the value chain is rare. We also find that the type of value chain driver and the quality of the domestic regulatory framework are main facilitators of upgrading. We conclude by highlighting lessons on the potential, limits and risks of upgrading the “blue revolution” in Asia.

Subfields: Business and International Management, Plant Science, Strategy and Management

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Sustainable intensification of aquaculture value chains between Asia and Europe: A framework for understanding impacts and challenges (2017, background): “Such open markets provide opportunities for EU-based value chain actors to benefit but may constrain Asian actors to upgrade (Ponte et al, 2014).”
Commercialization and upgrading in the aquaculture value chain in Zambia (2017, methodology): “GVC analysis is a tool that has been increasingly applied to commodity value chains, in particular to analyze international trade and ways in which actors in developing countries can upgrade and strengthen their position in the chain, in this case in the global aquaculture sector (e.g. Barrett, 2002”
Innovation Trajectories in Developing Countries: Co-evolution of Global Value Chains and Innovation Systems (2018, background): “For example, Ponte et al (2014) investigate the aquaculture chains in four Asian countries, finding that—in contrast to producers in China, Vietnam and Thailand, where functional upgrading occurred—Bangladesh lacked sufficient quality and capacity with respect to the domestic regulatory framework…”
Emerging trends in aquaculture value chain research (2019, background): “Multi-polarity also reflects the plurality of social and regulatory drivers that shape the structure and governance of value chains (Ponte 2014).”