Why can collective action fail in Local Agri-food Systems? A social network analysis of cheese producers in Aculco, Mexico

Crespo, Joan; Réquier-Desjardins, Denis; Vicente, Jérôme

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.011

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“…Regulatory Boards and other local agro-food development institutions can assume the role of integrating poles of collective action for local stakeholders, chiefly in terms of dissemination of knowledge and innovations. Moreover, family and friendship networks, together with production networks, are dimensions that are quite inter-linked in rural areas: Crespo et al (2014), using Social Network Analysis too, investigate the influence of social structures in determining the cooperative behaviour of cheese producers in Aculco, Mexico, in terms of the decision to adhere or not to the local cooperative.…”

Section: Organisational Proximity and Territorial Governance In Localmentioning

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Geographies of Origin and Proximity: Approaches to Local Agro-Food Systems

Cañada¹,

Muchnik²

2016

Cult. Hist. Digit. J.

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ABSTRACT:The present paper aims to provide a critical review with respect to the literature on Local Agro-Food Systems (LAFS) in America and Europe over the last two decades, devoted to investigating the geographies of the relationships between territory and identity-based food products. In studies on LAFS, the concept of origin of food products is based upon a historical and bio-cultural analysis of food identity. Debates on territorial anchorage focus on the causal factors -natural, cultural and socio-economic-that a distinctive territory imprints on the specific attributes of identity-based foods. Moreover, the notion of geographical and organisational proximity aligns with a socio-cultural and economic approach to collective action aiming at rural development. A LAFS implies a certain spatial density and a network of mutually cooperating farms, firms and institutions, specialised in producing and marketing an identity-based food product, what can in turn be used to valorise the food identity both on the markets and also by contributing to the creation of common and public goods. A transdisciplinary view is required both for comprehending the emergence and evolution over centuries of the identity-based foods and also for understanding the role they play in constructing more sustainable rural development in the future. KEYWORDS: identity-based foods; terroir; territorial anchorage; local governance; knowledge; local networks; America; Europe. RESUMEN:Geografías del origen y de la proximidad: Enfoques sobre los sistemas agroalimentarios locales.-El artí-culo tiene como objetivo efectuar una revisión crítica de la literatura aparecida en las dos últimas décadas sobre los Sistemas Agroalimentarios Locales (SIAL) en América y en Europa, que investiga la geografía de las relaciones existentes entre el territorio y los productos alimentarios identitarios. En los estudios sobre SIAL, el concepto de origen está basado en un análisis histórico y bio-cultural de la identidad de los alimentos. Los debates sobre el anclaje territorial se focalizan en los factores causales -naturales, culturales y socioeconómicos-que un territorio distintivo incide en los atributos específicos de los alimentos identitarios. Además, la noción de proximidad organizativa lleva implícito un enfoque socio-cultural y económico de la acción colectiva para el desarrollo rural. Un SIAL implica la existencia de una cierta densidad espacial y de una red de explotaciones agrarias, empresas e instituciones que cooperan mutuamente y están especializadas en la producción y la comercialización de un alimento identitario, lo que a su vez puede servir para poner en valor la identidad alimentaria, tanto en los mercados como en el ámbito de la generación de bienes comunes y de bienes públicos. Es necesario construir una visión transdisciplinar destinada a comprender tanto la emergencia y la evolución secular de los alimentos identitarios como el papel jugado por ellos en la construcción de un desarrollo rural más sostenible cara al futuro.

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Section: Organisational Proximity and Territorial Governance In Localmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geographies of Origin and Proximity: Approaches to Local Agro-Food Systems

Cañada¹,

Muchnik²

2016

Cult. Hist. Digit. J.

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“…The study of networks can help in analysing the systemic sustainability of alternative food value chains. The latter commonly rely on local agri-food systems, defined as concentrations of small-scale farmers specialising in particular in food-processing activities [23]. The long-term viability of local agri-food systems depends, inter alia, on the effectiveness of collective actions, which are determined by social capital encompassing the notions of trust, reciprocity, norms and sanctions.…”

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“…Centrality is the relational influence of particular individuals or groups within a community [23]. In other words, centrality implies the influence exerted by actors on a network's ties [37].…”

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Systemic Sustainability of the French Organic Rice and PGI Einkorn Value Chains: A Preliminary Assessment Based on Network Analysis

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Public authorities and consumers increasingly support food value chains that are more environmentally friendly. However, these value chains are faced with technical, economic and institutional limitations, calling into question their long-term viability. Based on two case studies of alternative food chains in France, namely einkorn (Triticum monococcum) in Haute Provence and organic rice in the Camargue, we evaluated their capacity to remain both viable and environmentally, economically and socially sustainable. After assessing the traditional economic, social and environmental performance of their sustainability, we performed a network analysis to determine the survivability of the systems. The combined use of the traditional pillars of sustainability and the network analysis forms what we term the systemic sustainability. Results suggest that the einkorn value chain is characterised by a high degree of centrality represented by a producers' association, although the systemic sustainability of the chain is reduced by its dependence on a leading processor. As for the organic rice value chain, centralised power is exerted by three companies embedded in a strong network of actors characterised by diversified connections. The paper concludes by highlighting the potential interest of conducting a network analysis to better determine the sustainability of food value chains.

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“…Se estudia el funcionamiento y las articulaciones de las organizaciones de apoyo a la producción con el propósito de entender en qué medida el sistema institucional es capaz de promover el desarrollo económico de la localidad y la competitividad de base territorial ii) el estudio del capital social (Lin, 1999;Garcia-Valdecasas, 2011) y particularmente el estudio del mismo en el contexto de la cadena de aceite de oliva orgánico (Casieri et al, 2008) y para demostrar que el capital social no siempre actúa como un recurso crucial para el desarrollo de acciones colectivas exitosas, sino que en ocasiones también puede crear una elite y barreras a la entrada mostrando una falla de la acción colectiva (Crespo et al, 2014).…”

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“…Particularmente, algunas contribuciones se focalizan en el análisis de las redes de conocimiento e innovación local (Cendón et al, 2014;Sanz-Cañada y Macías-Vázquez, 2005;Muchnik et al, 2008;Chiffoleau y Touzard, 2014;Crespo et al, 2014;Giuliani y Bell, 2005). Estos enfoques teóricos y estudios empíricos tienen en común la existencia de un denso tejido empresarial territorial y un importante ambiente institucional especializado a nivel local.…”

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Efectos territoriales de las denominaciones de origen protegidas de aceite de oliva en España

Gatti¹,

María²

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Why can collective action fail in Local Agri-food Systems? A social network analysis of cheese producers in Aculco, Mexico

Cited by 50 publications

References 35 publications

Geographies of Origin and Proximity: Approaches to Local Agro-Food Systems

Geographies of Origin and Proximity: Approaches to Local Agro-Food Systems

Systemic Sustainability of the French Organic Rice and PGI Einkorn Value Chains: A Preliminary Assessment Based on Network Analysis

Efectos territoriales de las denominaciones de origen protegidas de aceite de oliva en España

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