A Conceptual Framework for Crop-Based Agri-food Supply Chain Characterization Under Uncertainty

The rapid increases in environmental pollution, urbanization, health concerns, and technological progress enhance the demand for greener, healthier, and fairer food production and consumption. The short food supply chain (SFSC) becomes one of the crucial solutions for these issues. This study aims to propose a conceptual framework of the SFSC, assess the short vegetable supply chain (SVSC) in Vietnam, identify its barriers and challenges, and explore interventions and support as key success factors of the SVSC by using both qualitative and quantitative methods. This study initially proposes the SFSC framework with six pillars and 28 indicators, this model is used to assess the SVSC. The results show that the SVSC brings various social, economic, and environmental benefits: First, it can increase farmers’ income, employment, fairness, and health. Second, the SVSC can decrease environmental pollution, food waste, and energy consumption. Third, it can improve food quality and consumers’ health. Fourth, the SVSC enhances on-farm education, agricultural tourism, local livestock farming, and traditional culture and relationship. However, the SVSC encounters various barriers and challenges impeding its performances and benefits. The vegetable value chain gains several interventions and support from the government and the project to overcome these barriers. Overall, the SFSC, good agricultural practice, and sustainability are strongly associated: good agricultural practice and sustainability are inherent in the SFSC.

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Impact of modern Retail over Food Supply Chain Management

Global Journal For Research Analysis ◽

10.15373/22778160/january2014/71 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 45-47

Author(s):

N.Arunfred N.Arunfred ◽

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Dr.D.Kinslin Dr.D.Kinslin

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Food Supply ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Chain Management

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Identifying Business-to-Business Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain: The case of Cyprus

New Medit ◽

10.30682/nm2001b ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 19-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marinos Markou ◽

Andreas Stylianou ◽

Marianthi Giannakopoulou ◽

Georgios Adamides

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Small Businesses ◽

State Level ◽

Strategic Partnerships ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

National Legislation ◽

Food Supply Chains ◽

Enforcement Policy ◽

Monitoring And Enforcement

Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) between businesses in the food supply chain have a significant impact on the various stakeholders involved, and on the environment. So far, no attempt has been made at the Member State level for the identification of UTPs in the food supply chain and their impact on the relevant stakeholders. This study drew on this gap and attempted to identify the UTPs that exist in the Cypriot food supply chain, assess their impact on the involved stakeholders and provide guidelines that will assist the transposition of EU relevant Directive to the national law. To achieve this goal, the study was based on a quantitative survey of a representative sample of businesses using a specific questionnaire. The results showed that particular UTPs do appear in the food supply chain with a different frequency, while the majority of businesses have been victims of UTPs in the last five years. Notably, the estimated cost of UTPs as a percentage of the business annual turnover is considered important ranging from 5.7% for retailers to 31.9% for farmers. Thus, most participants agree that UTPs in the agricultural food sector should be regulated by national legislation. We argue that the national legislation for UTPs should be a mix of policies that integrate private, administrative and judicial methods of monitoring and enforcement. Policy and decision makers should seek to reinforce the role and the bargaining power of small businesses in the food supply chain. This might be accomplished through the development of efficient producers’ organizations, short food supply chains, interbranch organizations and strategic partnerships.

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