Understanding the Linkages between Small-Scale Producers and Consumers through the Analysis of Short Food Supply Chains in a Local Market in Nopala de Villagrán, Hidalgo, Mexico

López, Ana Rosa Romero; Ramos, Fernando Manzo

doi:10.11144/javeriana.cdr14-79.ulsp

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“…Whereas, Romero-Lopez & Ramos [43] searched for connections between producers and consumers in a small agricultural market in Mexico. They identified two short food supply chains used for selling eggs which reduced the distance between the producer and consumer, which in turn, enabled the exchange of information regarding, e.g., egg origin or egg production practices.…”

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Local Entrepreneurship in the Context of Food Production: A Review

2020

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Local food production is meaningful not only for a single producer but also for the consumer, and finally for the entire region. Therefore, it would be beneficial to take up the issue of local entrepreneurship in the context of food production. The aim of the study was to analyze important terms, research topics, and research results related to the issue of local entrepreneurship in the context of food production. Literature review revealed definitional discrepancies related to the subject of the study. Thus, the need to create an unambiguous definition of local food and local entrepreneurship was emphasized. Own definitions of these issues were provided. Most of the available publications are devoted to local food produced in selected countries. In the analyzed research papers, the problem of local food is most often correlated with marketing or health-promoting properties of local food. A research gap was identified: suggestions were made in regards to the research problems worth bringing up in empirical research in the interest of activating local entrepreneurship.

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Local Entrepreneurship in the Context of Food Production: A Review

2020

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“…Collaboration with other producers and/or consumers [1,41] Financial support by governments and/or EU [3,32] Public catering (e.g., school/hospital canteens) [64,65] Development parallel to other sectors (e.g., agritourism) [66] Use of existing infrastructure (e.g., sales points) [41] Food hubs/platforms [65] Increased consumer knowledge and trust in producers [67][68][69][70] Development and attractivity of e-grocery [3,71] Global and efficient food supply chains with easy-to-reach sales channels (e.g., supermarkets) [60] High prices for buying land [41] Highly time-oriented buying habits of consumers (e.g., demand for immediate access to products) [72] Excessive standards and/or legal requirements [50] Finding the balance between scaling up and preserving SFSC characteristics [30] The "weaknesses" and "threats" presented in the SWOT analysis acknowledge the existence of various issues and challenges that hinder better performance and scalability, supporting our motivations to conduct this study.…”

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Issues and Challenges in Short Food Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review

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Consumers increasingly prefer more direct and more transparent food distribution channels, such as short food supply chains (SFSCs). Nonetheless, SFSCs face a variety of issues and challenges in their creation and functioning, resulting in limited performance and sustainability, as well as in difficulties of upscaling. This study aims at improving our understanding of SFSCs’ issues/challenges through a systematic review of the most recent literature. We perform a full-text content analysis of 44 studies, looking for answers to the research questions: At which parts of the SFSCs do the issues/challenges occur? How can we characterize the issues/challenges in SFSCs? While doing so, we offer a holistic perspective on SFSCs. We make use of the SCOR model to define SFSC processes as well as to describe the nature of these issues/challenges. The findings of this study shed light on the nature and strategic-tactical-operational level of the issues/challenges in SFSCs and point out the limitations in the existing literature such as the SFSC processes that are neglected. The holistic approach we suggest and the insight on SFSCs’ issues/challenges we provide can help researchers offer effective solutions and strategies to support the overall development of SFSCs.

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