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Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agri-PV (Agrivoltaics) in Developing Countries: Advancing Sustainable Farming to Address the Water–Energy–Food Nexus

Energies
The escalating demand for water, energy, and food, coupled with the imperative for sustainable development, necessitates innovative solutions to address the complex interdependencies within the water–energy–food nexus.
Kedar Mehta, Meeth Jeetendra Shah, Wilfried Zörner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
wiley   +1 more source

SAM multipliers and subsystems: structural analysis of the Basilicata’s agri-food sector

Bio-based and Applied Economics, 2018
Local agri-food products are conceived as a form of cultural capital, representing potentially fruitful resources for rural development. Italy and its regions offer a rich and diverse agricultural and food heritage that has led to the creation of ...
Mauro Viccaro, Benedetto Rocchi, Mario Cozzi, Severino Romano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural Value Chain Development: Threat or Opportunity for Women's Employment? [PDF]

, 2010
This document presents information on how agricultural markets are rapidly globalizing, generating new consumption patterns and new production and distribution systems.
Daniela Bolzani, Jennie Dey De Pryck, Soline De Villard   +2 more
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Building sustainable and resilient agri-food systems under multiple shocks

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Shocks, such as disease outbreaks, extreme weather events, cyberattacks, financial crises, and wars, are occurring with greater frequency. When these shocks occur simultaneously and/or in sequence, referred to here as multiple shocks, they can generate ...
Jianguo Liu, Julie A. Winkler, R. Brent Ross, Andrés Viña, Kenneth A. Frank, Megan Konar, Chyi-lyi Liang, Maria I. Marshall, Sue Nichols, Jennifer Meta Robinson, Lav R. Varshney, Lav R. Varshney, Judith M. Whipple, Felicia Wu, Felicia Wu, Bryan Beverly, Darlene Knipe, Richard Knipe, John Kraus, Sai Naik, Colin Ripmaster   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decision Support Model for the Optimization of Quality Systems in the Agri-Food Industry [PDF]

Quality management is of paramount importance in all stages of the Agri-Food production and process chain. The approach of quality management has been changed in the past years due to the effects of globalization, numerous deficits in food safety and the
Krieger, Stephanie, Schiefer, Gerhard
core   +1 more source

Are Agri-Food Systems Really Switching to a Circular Economy Model? Implications for European Research and Innovation Policy

, 2020
The shift from a linear model to a circular model can significantly reduce the negative pressures on the environment and contribute to restoring biodiversity and natural capital in Europe.
Alessandro Muscio, R. Sisto
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source