Sustainable Collective Innovation in the Agri-Food Value Chain: The Case of the “Aureo” Wheat Supply Chain

Stanco, Marcello; Nazzaro, Concetta; Lerro, Marco; Marotta, Giuseppe

doi:10.3390/su12145642

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“…Moreover, some cultivars are legacies of the past, linked to traditional uses, including bread and pasta [ 7 ]. Currently, the commercial interest in bread and pasta made from a single variety or with a prevalence of one or few specific varieties is growing [ 8 ]. Consequently, there is increasing interest in the tracking of specific genotypes along the supply chain, from seeds to grains and transformed products.…”

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Digital PCR for Genotype Quantification: A Case Study in a Pasta Production Chain

Morcia¹,

Terzi²,

Ghizzoni³

et al. 2021

Biology

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Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) is a breakthrough technology based on the partitioning of the analytical sample and detection of individual end-point amplifications into the separate compartments. Among the numerous applications of this technology, its suitability in mutation detection is relevant and characterized by unprecedented levels of precision. The actual applicability of this analytical technique to quantify the presence of a specific plant genotype, in both raw materials and transformed products, by exploiting a point polymorphism has been evaluated. As proof of concept, an Italian premium pasta production chain was considered and a dPCR assay based on a durum wheat target variety private point mutation was designed and evaluated in supply-chain samples. From the results obtained, the assay can be applied to confirm the presence of a target variety and to quantify it in raw materials and transformed products, such as commercial grain lots and pasta. The performance, costs, and applicability of the assay has been compared to analytical alternatives, namely simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and genotype-by-sequencing based on Diversity Arrays Technology sequencing (DArTseqTM).

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Digital PCR for Genotype Quantification: A Case Study in a Pasta Production Chain

Morcia¹,

Terzi²,

Ghizzoni³

et al. 2021

Biology

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“…Constraint (10) calculates the total capacity expansion for each silo. This is equal to the amount of capacity development in the previous period plus the amount of capacity development in the current period.…”

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Green Design of Regional Wheat Supply Chains under Uncertainty

Babazadeh

Shamsi

2022

Scientia Iranica

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This study presents a fuzzy mathematical programming model to optimize regional wheat hub center in Iran with the aim of achieving green fulfillment of domestic demand, swap and export of wheat to neighboring countries. The proposed model is developed for a 10-year planning horizon with real-world assumptions under uncertainty. By the proposed model, the optimal decisions are made on the amount of wheat cultivation areas in different provinces, capacity of silos, amount of import, swap and export of wheat, transportation mode and storage amount of wheat in different periods. Two objective functions including economic and environmental goals are optimized by the proposed model. The proposed model is examined under uncertainty conditions and the possibilistic programming approach is used to deal with the uncertainty of parameters. Finally, the presented model is validated through investigating a real case study in Iran. The results show the efficiency of the model for making optimal strategic and tactical decisions in wheat supply chains.

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“…One possible distinction is that agri-food "value chain studies focus more on value appropriation by actors throughout the chain", while the term supply chain is more often used for the management of raw material supply, production, processing, logistics, and distribution [48]. We include the consumer, as proposed by Bukeviciute et al [49], and do not follow definitions where the last step in the supply chain is the distributor and retailer [48,50]. In addition, the value chain captures non-physical activities, such as marketing or product development.…”

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Measures to Increase Local Food Supply in the Context of European Framework Scenarios for the Agri-Food Sector

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The issue of local food supply has attracted considerable political and public attention, due to the changing preferences of consumers, who have more awareness about ecological sustainability, in particular, but also due to recent developments concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to identify measures facilitating local food value chains, which are resilient to different nationwide and global future developments, the aim of our analysis was to set the identified measures derived from the local roadmap of the city of Graz in the context of European scenarios for the agri-food sector in 2035. The results show that certain measures are applicable under all of the described scenarios, such as the food policy council, whereas some measures—for example, open food labs—are less suitable or need to be adjusted to fit the purpose within changing framework conditions. Setting specific measures for a city region in the broader context of European agri-food scenarios provides a systemic perspective, thus making the multiple links and influences more visible.

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Sustainable Collective Innovation in the Agri-Food Value Chain: The Case of the “Aureo” Wheat Supply Chain

Cited by 22 publications

References 56 publications

Digital PCR for Genotype Quantification: A Case Study in a Pasta Production Chain

Digital PCR for Genotype Quantification: A Case Study in a Pasta Production Chain

Green Design of Regional Wheat Supply Chains under Uncertainty

Measures to Increase Local Food Supply in the Context of European Framework Scenarios for the Agri-Food Sector

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