scholarly journals Exploring Sustainable Aspects regarding the Food Supply Chain, Agri-Food Quality Standards, and Global Trade: An Empirical Study among Experts from the European Union and the United States

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 5987
Author(s):  
Katja Pietrzyck ◽  
Sebastian Jarzębowski ◽  
Brigitte Petersen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Trade Policy ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Food Supply Chain

Sustainability is increasingly a priority in the policies of the European Union, especially in the Common Agricultural Policy. This paper focuses on Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal, and the Farm to Fork Strategy in an attempt to establish a relationship with the European Union’s trade policy. Three selected components of the agri-food sector—the food supply chain, agri-food quality standards, and global trade—are examined in relation to defined sustainability aspects. The aim is to understand the interrelationship between the three components with specific regard to sustainability, to highlight their high complexity and current relevance, to contribute to systematic analysis in this area, and to present current progress. This qualitative‒explorative study is empirically supported by a survey of market experts, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the European Union and the United States is used as an example. The results show the complexity between the relationships of the three components with a focus on sustainability and reveal a deep uncertainty. The most notable results are the limited level of knowledge and the insufficient attention from business representatives to sustainability aspects. Finally, the study identifies the state of integrating a sustainable perspective into European Union trade policy and provides suggestions for further research.

scholarly journals Qualitative Research on Solving Difficulties in Maintaining Continuity of Food Supply Chain on the Meat Market during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 5634
Author(s):  
Anna Zielińska-Chmielewska ◽  
Dobrosława Mruk-Tomczak ◽  
Anna Wielicka-Regulska
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
The United States ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Poultry Farmers ◽  
Meat Market

Although the pandemic phenomenon is not the first of its kind in human history, the common feature of COVID-19 is its rapid impact on the global economy. The challenge for the national economy on the world stage is to maintain a continuous food supply. The scientific purpose of the study is to report, analyze and evaluate backgrounds, causes of instabilities and their effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply and demand side of the meat market in the United States of America, China and Russia. The practical purpose of the study is to present implemented measures and recommendations on how to return to meat market equilibrium. In the theoretical part of the study, the revised public source of information coming from well-known organizations such as: EC, FAO, OECD, and WB, are used. In the practical part of the manuscript, qualitative research on the People’s Republic of China, Russian Federation, and the United States of America, along with semi-structured in-depth interviews with experts and Ishikawa diagram are presented. The primary data come from authors’ own research and collection of multiple sources. The article indicates the use of qualitative systematic review, supported by a creation of a prototype of the issues of maintaining continuity of the food supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic in the secondary sources, intensified by a keyword search. The results of the research are diverse and oriented toward the needs of the analyzed meat markets. In the case of the People’s Republic of China, the solution is to develop a system of subsidies and preferential rates for the use of rail transport in exports. In the case of Russia, the solution is to provide support to the meat and poultry farmers for cold storage of slaughtered animals. In the case of the USA, the solution is to develop technical and technological facilities in order to speed up the supply chain between local livestock with meat and poultry farmers. Moreover, the outcomes indicate that sustainability of the food supply chain needs well-thought-out support on agri-food supply production.

scholarly journals The costs of increased localization for a multiple-product food supply chain: Dairy in the United States

Food Policy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 300-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles F. Nicholson ◽  
Miguel I. Gómez ◽  
Oliver H. Gao
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
The United States ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Multiple Product

European Union Short Food Supply Chain Policy and Environmental Management Accounting

2020 ◽  
pp. 276-287
Author(s):  
Metin Çalik
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Local Economies ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Healthy Nutrition

There is evidence local farming systems and short supply chains have more impact on local economies than on long supply chains and have significant impacts on sustaining local employment in rural areas. Short supply chains focus on meeting consumer demands for local products in a guaranteed manner, strengthen local economies, improve carbon footprint, and contribute to food safety, access to natural and healthy nutrition, and sustainability of small producers and their businesses. In this research, case study and interview methods have been applied to evaluate environmental, social, and economic risks for short food supply chain. This chapter reveals decision-making process through accounting in a more regular, consistent, and integrated way by including environmental and economic information which aims to balance human and environmental needs within the framework of the European Union Short Food Supply Chain Policy.

scholarly journals Quantification of food waste per product group along the food supply chain in the European Union: a mass flow analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 479-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Caldeira ◽  
Valeria De Laurentiis ◽  
Sara Corrado ◽  
Freija van Holsteijn ◽  
Serenella Sala
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Mass Flow ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Product Group

Russian Federation and the United States of America: geostrategic directions to manage the Ukrainian crisis

2019 ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Attarid Awadh Abdulhameed
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
National Security ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Ukrainian Crisis ◽  
Zero Sum

Ukrainia Remains of huge importance to Russian Strategy because of its Strategic importance. For being a privileged Postion in new Eurasia, without its existence there would be no logical resons for eastward Expansion by European Powers.  As well as in Connection with the progress of Ukrainian is no less important for the USA (VSD, NDI, CIA, or pentagon) and the European Union with all organs, and this is announced by John Kerry. There has always ben Russian Fear and Fear of any move by NATO or USA in the area that it poses a threat to  Russians national Security and its independent role and in funence  on its forces especially the Navy Forces. There for, the Crisis manyement was not Zero sum game, there are gains and offset losses, but Russia does not accept this and want a Zero Sun game because the USA. And European exteance is a Foot hold in Regin Which Russian sees as a threat to its national security and want to monopolize control in the strategic Qirim.

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