Implication of TNCS In Agri-Food Sector – Challenges, Constraints and Limits - Profit or CSR?

Panait, Mirela; Erokhin, Vasilii; Andrei, Jean

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“…The finding that diet diversity improves with increasing level of income is consistent with the theoretical assumptions on consumer behavior previously formulated by Dorce et al [ 152 ], Panait et al [ 153 ], Chandra et al [ 154 ], and Qiu et al [ 43 ]. People who feel increasingly food secure due to a higher purchasing power are more certain about their ability to obtain higher-quality and more nutritious foods.…”

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The Supply of Calories, Proteins, and Fats in Low-Income Countries: A Four-Decade Retrospective Study

Erokhin

Tianming

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Over the past decades, both the quantity and quality of food supply for millions of people have improved substantially in the course of economic growth across the developing world. However, the number of undernourished people has resumed growth in the 2010s amid food supply disruptions, economic slowdowns, and protectionist restrictions to agricultural trade. Having been common to most nations, these challenges to the food security status of the population still vary depending on the level of economic development and national income of individual countries. In order to explore the long-run determinants of food supply transformations, this study employs five-stage multiple regression analysis to identify the strengths and directions of effects of agricultural production parameters, income level, price indices, food trade, and currency exchange on supply of calories, proteins, and fats across 11 groups of agricultural products in 1980–2018. To address the diversity of effects across developing nations, the study includes 99 countries of Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa categorized as low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income economies. It is found that in low-income countries, food supply parameters are more strongly affected by production factors compared to economic and trade variables. The effect of economic factors on the food supply of higher-value food products, such as meat and dairy products, fruit, and vegetables, increases with the rise in the level of income, but it stays marginal for staples in all three groups of countries. The influence of trade factors on food supply is stronger compared to production and economic parameters in import-dependent economies irrelevant of the gross national income per capita. The approach presented in this paper contributes to the research on how food supply patterns and their determinants evolve in the course of economic transformations in low-income countries.

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The Supply of Calories, Proteins, and Fats in Low-Income Countries: A Four-Decade Retrospective Study

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“…In order to heighten environmental performance, constantly applying the technological and digital innovation are vital to enhance resource reduction, and adjusting policies and targets for the environmental pillar (Moreno-Moreno et al 2018;Panait et al 2020).…”

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“…In this wide universe, agricultural companies are in a process of metamorphosis because they must meet the demands of stakeholders who are interested in both financial, social and environmental performance, given the negative externalities generated, such as environmental pollution determined mainly by emissions of methane (CH 4 ), ammonia (NH 3 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), the impact that the consumption of agricultural products and food has on the health of the population, deforestation for agricultural purposes (Panait et al 2020;Vrabcová and Urbancová 2021). On this complex framing of the agricultural fields, given the pressures exerted by consumers, but also by other categories of stakeholders, managers of agriculture companies have become increasingly interested in the issue of corporate social responsibility (CSR), as foregoer of environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures, in order to enhance the financial performance of agricultural entities (Levkivska and Levkovych 2017;Ika et al 2021;Vrabcová and Urbancová 2021).…”

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Interplay between environmental, social and governance coordinates and the financial performance of agricultural companies

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Noja²,

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On the complex framing of the agricultural fields, related to the corporate social responsibility (CSR), the general objective of this paper is to assess the impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of CSR and human capital features on the financial performance of agricultural companies. The data consists of a sample of 412 public companies from the Thomson Reuters Eikon database, with data for 2020, operating in 17 agricultural areas with headquarters allocated around the world. The methodological endeavor embeds two econometric procedures, multifactorial models of robust regression and structural equation modelling (SEM). The research results bring new evidence to underline the risks related to the sustainability of the financial performance of agricultural companies and the decisive role played by the ESG dimensions to counteract these risks, particularly by the environmental pillar, along with CSR specific strategies and human capital characteristics (management board and employees). We propose several strategies for companies operating in agricultural fields in order to enhance profitability by CSR measures.

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“…Globalization and liberalization as adopted by many countries operating in emerging economies have opened a plethora of opportunities, which resultantly have led to rapid industrialization and urbanization (Goyal et al , 2021) in these countries. The new age Agritech companies in these economies provide significant employment opportunities as well as have helped generate awareness on responsible consumption and environmental protection (Panait et al , 2020). India is one such nation where we have seen a rapid rise in the income levels of the urban population since liberalization in 1992 (Kishore, 1990).…”

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How start-ups in emerging economies embrace circular business models and contribute towards a circular economy

Mehrotra

Jaladi

2022

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the practices that start-ups in emerging economies can implement to design circular economy business models and how they can create and capture value from a circular economy business model. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a qualitative case method approach with semi-structured interviews with start-up founder promoters, its employees, its beneficiaries and its customers, conducted in two local Indian start-ups engaged in the manufacture of products and providing services that promote adoption of circular economy principles. Findings Analysis of the two business models reveals common patterns in building value proposition. The findings suggest that start-up ventures adopt an iterative approach to produce reusable and interlinked products and co-create with customers, vendors and local communities. They adopt mechanisms that can create, deliver and capture value while maintaining economic viability, and thus contribute towards micro- and macro-level benefits. Research limitations/implications This study maximizes the depth of the phenomenon under investigation by leveraging case study methodology. Future research opportunities could be found in quantitative studies to increase the generalizability of the findings of this paper. Practical implications The paper presents a theoretical model linking the circular business model design and deployment mechanisms that can be used by start-up entrepreneurs desirous of embracing circular economy principles and thus contribute towards environmental, economic and developmental goals in emerging economies. Social implications To accelerate the transition of adoption of circularity principles in emerging markets, start-up ventures could adopt circular business models that contribute towards achieving positive behavioural change. This can be achieved by integrating with different stakeholders in the value network such that they play a vital role in the process of value creation and delivery and benefit from the value captured. Originality/value An interdisciplinary approach that integrates the research streams of circular economy, and business model design has been pursued to identify the design and deployment mechanisms adopted in the circular business models of start-ups in real-world emerging economies’ context.

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Implication of TNCS In Agri-Food Sector – Challenges, Constraints and Limits - Profit or CSR?

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The Supply of Calories, Proteins, and Fats in Low-Income Countries: A Four-Decade Retrospective Study

The Supply of Calories, Proteins, and Fats in Low-Income Countries: A Four-Decade Retrospective Study

Interplay between environmental, social and governance coordinates and the financial performance of agricultural companies

How start-ups in emerging economies embrace circular business models and contribute towards a circular economy

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