The Impact of a Values-Based Supply Chain (VBSC) on Farm-Level Viability, Sustainability and Resilience: Case Study Evidence

Hooks, Teresa; Macken‐Walsh, Áine; McCarthy, Olive; Power, Carol

doi:10.3390/su9020267

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“…Revealing the intricacies of coordinated beef production and marketing, Hooks et al (2017aHooks et al ( , 2017b) present a study of US beef co-operative and the nature of contractual arrangements between the co-operative, processors and retailers. The authors found that a beef cooperative's integration to a values-based supply chain 6 (VBSC) involving contractual arrangements vertically between across-chain actors (e.g.…”

Section: Producer Organisationsmentioning

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“…The cooperative was integrated to a VBSC, which is consistent with the structure and objectives of POs and APOs, but IBOs in particular. Hooks et al (2017a), in a study of the US beef cooperative reported how integration to a VBSC with chain partners (processors and retailers) led to enhanced trust and transparency between chain partners. Also, producing premium beef products and setting prices based on cost of production (to cover costs at all levels of the chain led to fairer distribution of economic returns for chain partners.…”

Section: Adding Valuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…pasture raised with no antibiotics, hormones or artificial ingredients. The farmers increased their viability significantly and today the cooperative, originally established in 1986, has a membership of 60 ranchers (Hooks et al, 2017a).…”

Section: Adding Valuementioning

confidence: 99%

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Co-Operation among Irish Beef Farmers: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Context of New Producer Organisation (PO) Legislation

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McCarthy³

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Irish beef farms have experienced poor viability longitudinally, with officially acknowledged ‘crisis’ levels in 2013. In response, beef Producer Organisation (PO) legislation was introduced. Through the lens of international evidence in the literature about how POs function, this paper presents an analysis of Irish stakeholders’ views in the context of a public consultation process. While stakeholders indicate the need for individual POs to collaborate, little emphasis is placed on other factors necessary for success: collaboration with other chain actors; and market differentiation of products. Stakeholders identified primary threats as poor engagement on the part of both farmers and processors/purchasers.

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Co-Operation among Irish Beef Farmers: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Context of New Producer Organisation (PO) Legislation

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McCarthy³

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“…Revealing the intricacies of coordinated beef production and marketing, previous research presents a study of US beef co-operative and the nature of contractual arrangements between the co-operative, processors and retailers [42,43]. The authors found that a beef cooperative's integration to a values-based supply chain (VBSC) involving contractual arrangements vertically between across-chain actors (e.g., the co-operative, processors and retailers) led to enhanced trust, transparency and profits for all chain partners.…”

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“…The cooperative was integrated to a VBSC, which is consistent with the structure and objectives of POs and APOs but IBOs in particular. The study of the US beef co-operative showed how integration to a VBSC with chain partners (processors and retailers) led to enhanced trust and transparency between chain partners [42]. Also, producing premium beef products and setting prices based on cost of production (to cover costs at all levels of the chain led to fairer distribution of economic returns for chain partners.…”

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Co-Operation among Irish Beef Farmers: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Context of New Producer Organisation (PO) Legislation

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Irish beef farms have experienced poor viability longitudinally, with industry and policy actors citing ‘crisis’ levels in 2013. A crucial differentiator between the beef sector and the dairy sector, which has higher farm incomes, is well-developed infrastructure of farmer-owned dairy processing and marketing co-operatives. To address the lack of representative farmer organisations and power imbalances in the beef supply chain, in 2016 the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) legislated for the establishment of beef Producer Organisations (POs), facilitating beef producers to collectively strengthen their market positioning. While PO legislation is a significant development in potentially enabling supply chain integration of farmers, how the legislation is operationalised by Irish beef industry stakeholders will ultimately shape the nature and breadth of engagement with the PO model and, consequently, the impact of the legislation. In a context where there is little or no prior experience of such organisations in the beef sector, this paper presents an analysis of current stakeholder views in relation to the establishment of POs. Research involved a desk based review of the submissions made during the consultation period for the beef PO legislation and interviews with key informants in the Irish beef industry. We analysed Irish stakeholders’ views through the lens of lessons learned from the existing literature on how POs operate internationally. Results indicate some stakeholders’ perceptions of the need for a nationally coordinated approach in the establishment of an Association of POs, which concurs with the literature. However, stakeholders have not emphasised the benefits of Interbranch Organisations (IBOs), which involve vertical collaboration with other chain actors such as processors and retailers, an approach that has proven successful internationally. Nor have Irish stakeholders identified the potential of differentiating or premiumising beef products, which, according to international evidence, is necessary for improving profitability and farm-level incomes. Stakeholders identified the main threats to the future success of POs in Ireland as members’ lack of commitment and processors’ lack of willingness to engage with POs.

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Rural sustainability methods, drivers, and outcomes: A systematic review

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Nguyen

Francois

et al. 2022

Sustainable Development

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In the past three decades, sustainability science has taken on new importance as interest groups investigate better ways to tackle global challenges—environmental degradation, climate change, and human well‐being—that pose risks to communities, particularly in rural areas. Designs for sustainability require empirical evidence of what works and under what human and environmental conditions. Despite the amount of research that exists, the broad variety of research approaches and contexts makes generalizing knowledge about sustainability in rural areas challenging. This work addresses calls to consolidate the field's knowledge about rural sustainability by examining how rural sustainability has been evaluated, identifying drivers of rural sustainability and associated outcome indicators used to operationalize rural sustainability, and determining common trends in how drivers and outcomes are related. We synthesize this diverse literature to identify common themes in evaluation of rural sustainability across disciplines, global regions, and methodological approaches. Our findings indicate many methods have been used to evaluate rural sustainability, that factors derived from the Triple Bottom Line (social, economic, and environmental) are frequently used to operationalize rural sustainability, and that both direct human interventions and underlying socioeconomic drivers of sustainability are routinely examined in the literature. Overall, we find the majority of studies report positive impacts to rural sustainability, suggesting there are many avenues for creating positive change in sustainability in rural areas. However, we also find greater attention to study conceptualization, design and reporting is needed to provide greater confidence in results that inform policy and decision‐making.

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The Impact of a Values-Based Supply Chain (VBSC) on Farm-Level Viability, Sustainability and Resilience: Case Study Evidence

Cited by 18 publications

References 52 publications

Co-Operation among Irish Beef Farmers: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Context of New Producer Organisation (PO) Legislation

Co-Operation among Irish Beef Farmers: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Context of New Producer Organisation (PO) Legislation

Co-Operation among Irish Beef Farmers: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Context of New Producer Organisation (PO) Legislation

Rural sustainability methods, drivers, and outcomes: A systematic review

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