Improving the design of local short food supply chains: Farmers’ views in Wallonia, Belgium

Enthoven, Laura; Skambracks, Miriam; Broeck, Goedele Van den

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.01.016

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“…In light of these results, distribution challenges appear to be relegated to the sidelines, which prevents us from confirming hypothesis H1.1. This can be seen as a general lack of interest in SFSCs, as "farmers are not eager to participate in newly established short food supply chains, especially if it involves selling large shares of their yield through these channels" [55] (p. 573). Regardless, producers prioritize other structural issues such as profitability, affordability, and efficiency.…”

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Assessing the Downstream and Upstream Preferences of Stakeholders for Sustainability Attributes in the Tomato Value Chain

Menéndez i Molist,

Kallas,

Guadarrama Fuentes

2024

Sustainability

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Effectively implementing innovations in agri-food supply chains (AFSCs) is contingent upon stakeholders’ preferences. Using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), the objective of this research was to ascertain the degree of willingness among farmers, consumers, and various stakeholders (including processing companies, restaurants, and retailers) in the tomato supply chain of Catalonia (Spain) to shorten the chain and promote local procurement. Based on a set of social, economic, and environmental criteria encompassing sustainability in AFSCs, the results showed that economic factors, particularly profitability and affordability, were the key driving factors in the decisions of stakeholders. However, the considerable importance placed on strategic attributes, including local production, environmental sustainability, and product quality, particularly among consumers, seemed to present a chance to advocate for sustainable alternatives, such as short food supply chains (SFSCs). The AHP methodology facilitates differentiation with respect to the criteria of the decision-making process and serves as a valuable instrument for evaluating the reception of innovations within the AFSC and categorizing the stakeholders who exhibit the greatest interest in them. In order to improve the sustainability of agri-food systems, our findings may be incorporated into strategic plans developed by policymakers.

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Assessing the Downstream and Upstream Preferences of Stakeholders for Sustainability Attributes in the Tomato Value Chain

Menéndez i Molist,

Kallas,

Guadarrama Fuentes

2024

Sustainability

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“… Farmers are interested in internal certification systems, but demand for directly marketed produce is already there even if its non-certified. However quality standards and diversity of products should be maintained [1,2].…”

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“…Key lessons and advice from literature (1)  A young generation farmers with a minimal level of educations are essential prerequisites to implement new direct-to-consumer sales innovations [4].…”

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Viability of the Farmer’s market pilot of Dhaka’s Food System project : assessment using the roadmap approach

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Vernooij

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The Dynamics of Trade in Vegetables in Romania

Giucă,

Berevoianu,

Ilie

2024

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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The aim of the study was to identify current and future trends in terms of trade in vegetables in Romania starting from the analysis of imports and exports of horticultural products. The results of the research highlighted a significant imbalance in the trade in vegetables at the national level. The net higher values of imports compared to those of exports indicated that Romania presented an increased demand for vegetables imported from countries such as: Turkey, Holland, Germany, Poland and Spain, compared to exported values. This situation led to the registration of a deficit in the trade balance, which increased by 104 million euros in the last 3 years. The forecasts made for 2032 indicated a continuous increase in imports, reaching one million euros. At the same time, an increase in exports was anticipated, which will tend to reach 175 thousand euros, reflecting an attempt to compensate for the current imbalance.

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Improving the design of local short food supply chains: Farmers’ views in Wallonia, Belgium

Cited by 4 publications

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Assessing the Downstream and Upstream Preferences of Stakeholders for Sustainability Attributes in the Tomato Value Chain

Assessing the Downstream and Upstream Preferences of Stakeholders for Sustainability Attributes in the Tomato Value Chain

Viability of the Farmer’s market pilot of Dhaka’s Food System project : assessment using the roadmap approach

The Dynamics of Trade in Vegetables in Romania

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