The Milk Supply Chain in Italy’s Umbria Region: Environmental and Economic Sustainability

Cecchini, Lucio; Torquati, Biancamaria; Paffarini, Chiara; Barbanera, Marco; Foschini, Daniele; Chiorri, Massimo

doi:10.3390/su8080728

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“…Sustainable supply chain management refers to the increasing awareness of environmental protection and social responsibility in every aspect of the supply chain [12][13][14], and adhering to the concept of the sustainable development of people, nature, and society throughout the supply chain. Usually, scholars define sustainable supply chain management from the three dimensions of economy, environment, and society [15].…”

Section: Theoretical Background and Research Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Empirical Research on Influencing Factors of Sustainable Supply Chain Management—Evidence from Beijing, China

Zhang

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:The traditional development mode for social and economic progress has resulted in crises and challenges; therefore, various countries have begun to actively explore sustainable development. As a developing country, China has outstanding environmental problems. However, there are not many empirical studies on the influencing factors of sustainable supply chain in domestic enterprises. Therefore, according to the manufacturing industry in China, a hypothesis model of influencing factors of sustainable supply chain management is set up. The sustainable supply chain practice is based on three dimensions: economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, and social sustainability. The influencing factors of sustainable supply chain include internal management cognition, industry pressure, consumer pressure, and government participation. A structural equation model was used to analyze the questionnaire data of 167 enterprises in Beijing, China. The results show that internal management cognition and government participation has a direct effect on the sustainable supply chain management practice, and internal management cognition has a strong positive influence. Consumer pressure and industry pressure have a small positive impact on internal management cognition, while the effect of government participation on industry pressure is very significant.

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Section: Theoretical Background and Research Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Empirical Research on Influencing Factors of Sustainable Supply Chain Management—Evidence from Beijing, China

Zhang

2018

Sustainability

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“…With regard to the environmental aspect, the analysis demonstrates that the most serious impact in terms of CO2 equivalent per unit of product is due to the emissions of methane in the enteric fermentation of animals; these emissions are directly connected to the type of diet fed to cattle. Besides, the production of feed and fodder, either self-produced by the companies themselves or purchased from external suppliers have also contribution for the rise of emissions (Lucio et al, 2016). In order to improve these aspects in terms of sustainability, among others, two key factors have to be considered in conventional livestock breeding such as management of feeding practices and annual milk production per hectare and per cow which means efficiency of production (Dillon et al, 2010 andO Brein et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, waste disposal and its valorization thorough renewable energy production technologies (in particular the anaerobic digestion of sewage) allow for not inconsiderable reductions in the Carbon Footprint of milk production. Otherwise, pilling of manure hips outside of the dairy farm is also responsible for phenomena such as the eutrophication and acidification of waters along with GHG emissions (Lucio et al, 2016). Economically viable (profit) dairy production Food production must be economically viable: the producers and other food chain stakeholders must be able to prosper and sustain investment, while consumers need access to quality food in affordable prices.…”

Section: Minimal and Insignificantmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From an economic standpoint, sustainable dairy farming systems are therefore characterized by elements such as: enabling economically viable food production along the food chain, while accomplishing social and ecological goals; ensuring that farm operations obtain a fair share of the profits achieved in the food chain; supporting the ability of dairy producers to invest in sustainability improvements; adopting innovation and approaches that help farmers deal with market volatility and hence the prices of products and inputs (Allan et al, 2017). Economic viability was assessed by determining fixed and variable, direct and indirect costs, with regard to all factors involved in the milk production process (Lucio et al, 2016). However, due to information limitation; fixed cost is not accounted in the economic analysis of present study.…”

Section: Minimal and Insignificantmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessment of dairy value chain sustainability, constraints and opportunities in Aksum, Central Tigray, Ethiopia.

Misganaw¹

2020

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Describing the sustainability of dairy value chain and showing the clear gaps of the sector is important for bringing continual improvement that can support the livelihoods of dairy farmers and the wellbeing of environment. To facilitate a balanced practice on the three pillars of sustainability (people, planet and profit), a regular updating of the existing situation of dairy production is crucial. Therefore, the objective of this report was describing the sustainability of dairy value chain in Aksum district, and shows clearly the gaps of the sector that needs urgent action for continual improvement. Desk study for gathering secondary information was employed. Different analytical tools were used to analyze and present the result. In Aksum, milk is produced by mainly smallholder farmers, dairy cooperatives and few commercial medium scale farms. The production system is operated by gender inclusive system which is in line with sustainable dairy. The production potential of milking cows is very poor that is mainly due to poor genetic makeup and management system. The common feed is roughage that causes to the low production performance (poor economic viability) and high greenhouse gas emissions from enteric fermentation (risky for environment). The highest value addition, risks and costs are belonged to producers but the high share of margin is for processors and retailers. Therefore, this unfair share of profits, costs and risks is not a good sign of sustainable dairy development. Hence, an attempt to improve the dairy sector should consider the three pillars of sustainability.

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“…The LCA method has also been successfully applied in farming and agri-food systems [25][26][27][28].…”

Section: Lca Goal and Scopementioning

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Integrated Methodologies (SWOT, TOWS, LCA) for Improving Production Chains and Environmental Sustainability of Kiwifruit and Baby Kiwi in Italy

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Abstract:Italy's kiwifruit growers are considered to be world-leading players of the past 20 years. However, with this success come its challenges. In the last five years, a bacterial canker of kiwifruit known as Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) has caused a dramatic reduction in the size of the areas cultivated, leading to several experienced Piedmontese Actinidia deliciosa growers beginning to cultivate the A. arguta. To better understand the potential for replacing the common kiwifruit in Italy's Piedmont region with plantations of A. arguta and to attain a systematic approach and support for decision situations; we assessed the environmental impact of the two production chains (field and storage) from a technical-operational perspective. The assessment was conducted through interviews with producers, field and warehouse technicians and sales managers in order to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the two systems. The work presented below considers the application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method for the field system (two different phases of the plantation) and the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis for the entire supply chain (field and warehouse management). Finally, a TOWS analysis (Threats, Opportunities, Weakness, Strengths) integrated the results of both LCA and SWOT analyses and permitted to highlight the development strategies for A. arguta in Piedmont. The total orchard cycle for A. arguta presents an impact of 0.14 kg CO 2 eq (GWP) and for A. deliciosa an impact of 0.11 kg CO 2 eq (GWP). Based on the synthesis of results from our TOWS analysis, we identified the following development strategies to help to shape the future A. arguta supply chain in Piedmont: Large-scale oriented; Berry fruits oriented; Export and organic oriented and Niche oriented.

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The Milk Supply Chain in Italy’s Umbria Region: Environmental and Economic Sustainability

Cited by 10 publications

References 24 publications

Empirical Research on Influencing Factors of Sustainable Supply Chain Management—Evidence from Beijing, China

Empirical Research on Influencing Factors of Sustainable Supply Chain Management—Evidence from Beijing, China

Assessment of dairy value chain sustainability, constraints and opportunities in Aksum, Central Tigray, Ethiopia.

Integrated Methodologies (SWOT, TOWS, LCA) for Improving Production Chains and Environmental Sustainability of Kiwifruit and Baby Kiwi in Italy

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