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Value propositions for improving the competitiveness of short food supply chains built on technological and non-technological innovations [PDF]

International Journal of Food Studies, 2022
There has been growing consumer demand for the products and services of the short food supply chains (SFSCs) in recent times. A procedure was developed to identify the technological and technological innovations that can improve the performance and ...
Andras Sebok, Kinga Varsányi, Katalin Kujáni, Vilma Xhakolari, Ágnes Szegedyné Fricz, Alessanda Castellini, Diana Di Gioa, Francesca Gaggia, Maurizio Cannavari   +8 more
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SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IN SARDINIA: FORMS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN PRIMARY PRODUCERS AND FINAL CONSUMERS

Italian Journal of Food Safety, 2013
The diffusion of the short food supply chains in Sardinia, at present, is not the same as in other Italian regions. Several structural and economic conditions of the Regional food supply chain, prevent an extensive diffusion. Forms of cooperation between
R. Mazzette, G. Busia, R Melillo, F Piras, A. Mureddu, D Meloni   +5 more
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Agricultural and food business dynamics in the Mediterranean region: Identifying key indicators for sustainable supply chain systems originated by small-scale farming production

New Medit
Fruit and vegetables play a crucial role in ensuring food and nutrition security, and developing more sustainable value chains in agriculture and the agri-food sector.
Paolo Prosperi, Yazdan Soltanpour, Sina Ahmadi Kaliji, Lhoucine Ouahi, Mohamed Ait Hou, Charisios Achillas, Hager Ahmed, Dimitrios Aidonis, Luca BARTOLI, Marcello DE ROSA, Ahmed Ghannouchi, Justus Harm, Evagelos D. Lioutas, Teresa Terilli, Luca CAMANZI   +14 more
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Reconstructing the Ecuadorian Short Food Supply Chain consumer profile

Purpose: We consolidate fragmented knowledge on Ecuadorian Alternative Commercialization Circuits (CIALCOs) by profiling their consumers and identifying challenges for expansion. While Ecuadorian CIALCOs have evolved since the 1980s to emphasize producer-consumer relationships and sustainability, research on stakeholder profiles remains scarce. We fill
Arcia, Karen, Thies, Annika, Ramos, Albaluz, Arboleda, Adriana   +3 more
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THE ROLE OF TRUST IN SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS [PDF]

Acta Carolus Robertus, 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of trust in Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC) through national and international literary analysis. As local products are usually available at higher prices due to the small volume of production, local producers need to convince consumers in other ways.
Szűcs, Antónia, Koncz, Gábor, Szűcs, Antónia, Koncz, Gábor   +3 more
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A review of supply chain quality management practices in sustainable food networks

Heliyon, 2023
Supply chain quality management practices are necessary to improve processes, meet consumer quality needs, and enhance supply chain quality management performance in sustainable food networks. Food supply chain quality management and associated practices
Patrick Robert Burgess, Funlade T. Sunmola, Sigrid Wertheim-Heck   +2 more
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Challenges for future food systems: From the Green Revolution to food supply chains with a special focus on sustainability

Food Frontiers, 2023
Finding a food system to feed the growing worldwide population remains a challenge, especially in the current era, where natural resources are being dramatically depleted.
A. Soria‐Lopez, P. Garcia‐Perez, M. Carpena, P. Garcia‐Oliveira, Paz Otero, M. Fraga‐Corral, Hui Cao, M. A. Prieto, J. Simal‐Gandara   +8 more
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Agri-Food Chains Versus Short Chains – Literature and Legislation Review [PDF]

Revista de Management Comparat International, 2021
This study started from the premise that between the notions of short chain and agrifood chain there is a relationship as part to whole, and this paper aims to identify the differences between the two notions.
Daniela POPA
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Food Acquisition in the Geography of Brazilian Obesity

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Overweight and obesity are a worldwide pandemic with geographic differences. Possible explanations include variable access to food and its quality, dietary habits of the populations, behavioral patterns, and characteristics of the food markets.
Camila Elisa Alves, Glenio Piran Dal' Magro, Keitiline R. Viacava, Homero Dewes, Homero Dewes   +4 more
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Sustainable Innovation through Developing Hybrid Agri-Food Supply Chains: A Case in South-Eastern Spain

Toxics, 2022
We analyze the incipient development of short supply chains for fresh fruit and vegetables from conventional agri-food chains, leading to the emergence of hybrid chains.
Irene Navarro-del Aguila, Jerónimo de Burgos-Jiménez   +1 more
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