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Fostering urban short food supply chains: Evidence from the Netherlands [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Short urban agri-food supply chains are an effective way to promote sustainability, viability, local economy and food security. This venture requires collaboration and knowledge from different disciplines, such as agriculture, food processing, logistics,
Zhu Yuheng, Tsoulfas Giannis T.
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Examination of market structure in selected livestock agri-food chains in the Czech Republic

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2012
This paper deals with a description of the most important livestock agri-food chains in the Czech Republic and an evaluation of their vertical price transmission.
Lenka Rumánková
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Enabling affordances of blockchain in agri-food supply chains: A value-driver framework using Q-methodology

International Journal of Innovation Studies, 2023
The application of blockchain beyond cryptocurrencies has received increasing attention from industry and scholars alike. Given predicted looming food crises, some of the most impactful deployments of blockchains are likely to concern food supply chains.
Pouyan Jahanbin, Stephen C. Wingreen, Ravishankar Sharma, Behrang Ijadi, Marlon M. Reis   +4 more
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Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

ECO-DISTRIBUTION CENTRES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN THE FUNCTION OF CONSUMER POTENTIAL OF URBAN CENTRES

Poslovna Izvrsnost, 2019
Spatial expansion and increasing population of cities is turning them into neuralgic points of the food supply chain. Due to its structure and the speed of life processes, food is delivered to urban centres through conventional supply chains, and ...
Marko Šundov, Dušanka Gajdić, Kristina Petljak   +2 more
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Farmers' Preferences for Fossil‐Free Mineral Nitrogen Fertilizers: Role of Prices, Climate, Production Origin, and Identity

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disruptions in global fertilizer markets and climate targets have increased interest in fossil‐free mineral nitrogen fertilizers. This study examines farmers' preferences for conventional (fossil‐based) and fossil‐free fertilizers using a labeled discrete choice experiment with 211 Swedish farmers.
Nasir Adam, Hui Tao, Gordana Manevska‐Tasevska, Per‐Anders Hansson, Vivian Wei Huang, Helena Hansson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effective Management for Blockchain-Based Agri-Food Supply Chains Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

IEEE Access, 2021
In agri-food supply chains (ASCs), consumers pay for agri-food products produced by farmers. During this process, consumers emphasize the importance of agri-food safety while farmers expect to increase their profits. Due to the complexity and dynamics of
Huilin Chen, Zheyi Chen, Feiting Lin, Peifen Zhuang   +3 more
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Agronomic and Nutritional Perspectives on Vegetable Crops in Africa

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Vegetable production plays a key role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa. Moreover, African indigenous vegetables emerge as underutilized yet highly valuable crops, rich in macro‐ and micronutrients, as well as bioactive compounds with an array of health benefits.
Đorđe Vojnović, Pamela Owusu Osei, Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Issiake Konate, Jelena Popović‐Đorđević   +4 more
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Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU: Evidence From Club Dynamics and Structural Breaks

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent Supply Chain Technologies for Agri-Food Supply Chain Resilience in the Chinese Fruit Sector

Proceedings
This research focuses on the resilience of China’s agri-food supply chain and explores how to improve its resilience under the current challenges of multiple supply chain disruptions.
Stella Despoudi, Evaggelia Nedelkou, Xiaofu Hu   +2 more
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