Critical success factors in Short Food Supply Chains: Case studies with milk and dairy producers from Italy and Brazil

Sellitto, Miguel Afonso; Vial, Luis Antonio Machado; Viegas, Cláudia Viviane

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.235

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“…According to this result, customers were interested in buying products that cause less environmental damage. In short food chains, the consumers and the producers get closer to each other; in this way, customers get accurate information on where the products originate [59].…”

Section: Waste Originates From Food Chainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

2019

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The sustainability of global food chains and intense agricultural production has become questionable. At the same time, the consumers’ interest in short supply chains (SSCs) and direct sales from producers has increased. SSCs are connected to sustainability by researchers. Their (supposed) positive sustainability attributes are based mostly on extensive production methods and short transport distances. However, from other points of view, the economic and environmental sustainability of the short chains is questionable. Our research aims to cast light on the SSCs’ role in circular economy and sustainability. By deep literature review and content analysis, we determine the sustainability aspects of short (local) chains and their effects related to economy and environment. Short supply chains are connected most widely to circularity and sustainability by the subjects of environmental burden (transport, production method, emission), health, food quality, consumers’ behavior, producer-consumer relationships, and local economy. According to our experience, these factors cannot be generalised across all kinds of short chains. Their circular economic and sustainability features are dependent on their spatial location, type, and individual attitudes of the involved consumers and producers.

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Section: Waste Originates From Food Chainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

2019

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“…Sustainability of food supply chain is guided by different factors, such as, investigating: (i) whether Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) networks can outrank the alternative food supply chain-mainly to overcome the logistics-related impacts [50], (ii) influences due to changes in the consumers' behavior, as it was suggested through changes in the purchase behavior in real market scenarios [51], (iii) influences of increasing the efficiency of the food supply chain through technology improvements, particularly structural changes towards more efficient production [52]. However, these characteristics are not considered in the analysis, suggesting that additional research efforts to reduce perishable food loss through improved understanding of the role of preservation, reduced transit times, and possibly local, seasonal production are important to avoid the unintended environmental consequences of the recommended dietary shift.…”

Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life Cycle Assessment of Dietary Patterns in the United States: A Full Food Supply Chain Perspective

Kim

Parajuli

2020

Sustainability

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A tiered hybrid input-output-based life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to analyze potential environmental impacts associated with current US food consumption patterns and the recommended USDA food consumption patterns. The greenhouse gas emissions (GHGEs) in the current consumption pattern (CFP 2547 kcal) and the USDA recommended food consumption pattern (RFP 2000 kcal) were 8.80 and 9.61 tons CO 2 -eq per household per year, respectively. Unlike adopting a vegetarian diet (i.e., RFP 2000 kcal veg or RFP 2600 kcal veg), adoption of a RFP 2000 kcal diet has a probability of increasing GHGEs and other environmental impacts under iso-caloric analysis. The bigger environmental impacts of non-vegetarian RFP scenarios were largely attributable to supply chain activities and food losses at retail and consumer levels. However, the RFP 2000 vegetarian diet showed a significant reduction in the environmental impacts (e.g., GHGEs were 22% lower than CFP 2547). Uncertainty analysis confirmed that the RFP 2600 scenario (mean of 11.2; range 10.3-12.4 tons CO 2 -eq per household per year) is higher than CFP 2547 (mean of 8.81; range 7.89-9.95 tons CO 2 -eq per household per year) with 95% confidence. The outcomes highlight the importance of incorporating environmental sustainability into dietary guidelines through the entire life cycle of the food system with a full accounting of the effects of food loss/waste.

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“…The goal is certainly admirable, but studies have shown conflicting results. For example, there are studies (e.g., Sobal, 2017;Hsu et al, 2018) that suggest that an individual's food choice is rarely influenced by altruistic motives for the environment and/or livestock, while other studies have shown the exact opposite (e.g., Sellitto et al, 2018). This suggests that sustainable food consumption behavior is still an understudied issue.…”

Section: Literature Review Sustainable Foodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Consumers’ Interest in Choosing Sustainable Food

Hsu

Wang

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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In order for humans to achieve a healthier diet and maintain ecological balance, a new concept regarding sustainable food has been introduced. The aim of this study is, therefore, to explore consumers' interest in choosing sustainable food. The study utilized "Do Survey," an internet survey platform, to distribute questionnaires. Survey invitations were sent out in a snowball manner. Invitations were posted in multiple online communities and forwarded by various members to other sites; 333 valid responses were collected. The results show that family and friend support and health incentive are the two strongest predictors for sustainable food buying interest. Price accessibility, on the other hand, has no impact on interest. This is not to say that price accessibility does not influence behavior. It just means that it is not the factor that fosters interest. Once an individual is interested, she/he may still rely heavily on price accessibility in purchasing sustainable food.

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Critical success factors in Short Food Supply Chains: Case studies with milk and dairy producers from Italy and Brazil

Cited by 99 publications

References 63 publications

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

Life Cycle Assessment of Dietary Patterns in the United States: A Full Food Supply Chain Perspective

Exploring Consumers’ Interest in Choosing Sustainable Food

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