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Exploring regulatory obstacles to the development of short food supply chains: empirical evidence from selected european countries [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Studies, 2022
This paper explores the challenges in meeting the regulatory requirements of short food supply chains in 9 European countries based upon findings from the European H2020 3-year project "SMARTCHAIN".
Lazar Živković   +3 more
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SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN BULGARIA – SUSTAINABILITY AND DISRUPTIONS [PDF]

open access: yesTrakia Journal of Sciences, 2021
Short food supply chains have the potential of improving local food production and provide the population with high quality fresh food. The sustainability of these chains has come under question last year (2020) due to the disruption caused by the ...
G. Aleksiev, N. Petrova
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Short Food Supply Chains: rebuilding consumers’ trust. [PDF]

open access: yesNew Medit, 2021
Whereas population is showing increasing distrust rates in the regular agri-food system, Alternative Food Networks (AFN) are gradually gaining space.
José Luis Cruz   +3 more
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Are Short Food Supply Chains More Environmentally Sustainable than Long Chains? A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the Eco-Efficiency of Food Chains in Selected EU Countries

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
Improving the eco-efficiency of food systems is one of the major global challenges faced by the modern world. Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are commonly regarded to be less harmful to the environment, among various reasons, due to their organizational
Edward Majewski   +12 more
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The resilience of short food supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of a direct purchasing network

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges to global food supply chains. Since the beginning of the pandemic researchers have studied various food supply chain issues influenced by the COVID-19 crisis, including impacts on consumer ...
Maija Ušča, Talis Tisenkopfs
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SMARTCHAIN - Towards Innovation-Driven and Smart Solutions in Short Food Supply Chains [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Studies, 2022
In recent times, Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs), i.e., supply chains in which the number of intermediaries between farmer and consumer are minimal or ideally nil, and local markets have flourished in Europe, both in rural and urban areas. SMARTCHAIN is
Francisco Javier Casado Hebrard   +2 more
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Slovak agricultural enterprises in short food supply chains - evaluation of economic aspects [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Central European Agriculture, 2021
Increasing the competitiveness of primary producers and supporting the local development in rural areas were one of the main objectives of the Slovak government within the 2014-2020 program period.
Norbert Floris, Pavol Schwarcz
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Can climate-smart agriculture help to assure food security through short supply chains? A systematic bibliometric and bibliographic literature review

open access: yesBusiness, Management and Economics Engineering, 2022
Purpose – This paper aims to reveal potential research possibilities for enhancing climate-smart agriculture through short supply chains. Research question – How can short supply chains assure food security and the promotion of climate-smart ...
Mangirdas Morkūnas   +2 more
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LOCAL PRODUCT WITHIN SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN HUNGARY [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists, 2019
In recent decades, there has been increasing interest in local products which are a major field of short supply chains. A considerable amount of literature has been published on SFSCs, which mainly deal with the benefits and detriments of this kind of ...
Károly Kacz
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Canadian Agri-Food Export Opportunities in a Covid-19 World

open access: yesThe School of Public Policy Publications, 2021
As with the wider Canadian economy, the Covid-19 pandemic has represented an unprecedented shock to agri-food supply chains. Given the importance of Canadian agri-food exports, it is vital that supply chains rebound from the shock and disruptions are ...
May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
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