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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
doaj   +1 more source

Logistic Challenges in the Short Food Supply Chains

Regional and Business Studies, 2020
The aim of the Paper is to identify the types of short food supply chains (SFSCs), their spread today, and to demonstrate the advantages or disadvantages they provide, especially the logistical problems and solutions that can be identified in the chain.
Szerb, András Bence, Horváth, Tamás, Szerb, Boglárka, Csonka, Arnold   +3 more
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Effects on logistic operations from RFID- and EPCIS-enabled traceability [PDF]

, 2014
Purpose – The paper aims to explore the potential effects on logistic operations of implementing the Electronic Product Code Information Service (EPCIS) standard and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to enable food traceability.
Ringsberg, Henrik, Mirza Beiki, Vahid,, Mirza Beiki, Vahid, Ringsberg, Henrik,, Ringsberg, Henrik Anders, Mirzabeiki, Vahid, Lund University.   +6 more
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Innovation in isolation: diffusion of local foods purchasing and online shopping methods during the pandemic

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic caused mainstream food supply chain disruptions, increased food security concerns, and impacted agri-food production and distribution systems.
Cheng-Xian Yang, Lauri M. Baker, Lauri M. Baker, Anissa M. Mattox, Hikaru H. Peterson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumer perceptions, expectations and concerns regarding Short Food Supply Chains

, 2021
Consumer behavior and perceptions of the food chain is important for the emergence of mass market alternatives. The central objective of the SMARTCHAIN project is to foster and accelerate the shift towards collaborative short food supply chains (SFSC ...
Camille Aouinaït
core   +1 more source

Self-Sufficiency Assessment: Defining the Foodshed Spatial Signature of Supply Chains for Beef in Avignon, France

Agriculture, 2022
Foodshed approaches allow for the assessment of the theoretical food self-sufficiency capacity of a specific region based on biophysical conditions. Recent analyses show that the focus needs to be shifted from foodshed size portrayed as an isotropic ...
Michel Mouléry, Esther Sanz Sanz, Marta Debolini, Claude Napoléone, Didier Josselin, Luc Mabire, José Luis Vicente-Vicente   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short food supply chain: characteristics of a family farm

Ciência Rural, 2018
: Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) provide a dependable substitute for conventional supply chains, as their food reflects the characteristics of “local”, “natural”, “healthy” and “reliable”.
Luane da Conceição Aguiar, Mauro Eduardo DelGrossi, Karim Marini Thomé¹   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resilience of the Brazilian supply chains due to the impacts of Covid-19

Holos, 2020
Unprecedented challenges have been imposed on global markets to minimise losses in the short and long supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to identify the impacts created by the Covid-19 pandemic on the short and long supply chains in Brazil. This
Marcus Vinicius Dantas de Assunção, Marlene Medeiros, Lycia Nascimento Rabelo Moreira, Izabelle Virgínia Lopes Paiva, Diego Cristóvão Alves de Souza Paes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short Food Supply Chains in Europe: Scientific Research Directions

Sustainability, 2022
In the food sector, new configurations of supply chains, as opposed to global conventional ones, are drawing the attention of researchers and institutions all over the world. These are presented as a panacea for the recovery of rural economies and, in general, of food system sustainability.
Evola R. S., Peira G., Varese E., Bonadonna A., Vesce E.   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source