Local Dairy Supply Chains: A Profitability Analysis in Haryana

2020 ◽  
pp. 508-511
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Food System ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Milk Supply ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Financial Position ◽  
Profitability Analysis ◽  
Dairy Processing

The shorter food supply chains were the emerging trend in the agro-food system. The characteristic of local food supply chains are regional, freshness, quality products, and health benefits to the consumers. The present study explores the existing local dairy supply chains in the Haryana state. The local dairy supply chains were analysed and found that the shorter milk supply chains were more profitable with reduced intermediaries and higher producer shares in consumer rupees for all dairy products. The supply chains which involved intermediaries had lesser cost per unit of operation in dairy processing but fetched lower prices due to the quality issues and more distance travelled by dairy products. The economic viability and financial position of the processing units exhibited favourable results for both supply chains but it was higher for Supply Chain-I.

scholarly journals The Behavior of Dairy Consumers in Short Food Supply Chains during COVID-19 Pandemic in Suceava Area, Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioan Sebastian Brumă ◽  
Codrin Dinu Vasiliu ◽  
Steliana Rodino ◽  
Marian Butu ◽  
Lucian Tanasă ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Short Food Supply Chains ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

In Romania, there is an emerging market of dairy products delivered through short food supply chains. Although this distribution system has existed since the communist period, and even though more than three decades have passed since then, the market fails to be mature, subject to taxation, or achieve a high diversity in terms of dairy categories, with a consolidated marketing culture that has significant effects on the regional socio-economic environment. The aim of this study was to observe whether the Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has influenced consumer behavior regarding dairy products delivered directly from producers in Suceava County, Romania. The research is based on a survey conducted between April and May, 2020, and the analysis relies on both quantitative and qualitative methods (namely, anthropological and ethnographic). From the provided responses, it a change was observed in the future buying behavior on short food supply chains, in a positive sense. One of the key findings was that family represents the main environment for passing on the values that influence the buying behavior. Another key finding was that the behavioral changes on the short food supply chains exert pressure on their digital transformations.

The use of Internet of Things (IoT) to improve transparency in agri-food supply chains

2021 ◽  
pp. 369-406
Author(s):  
Rounaq Nayak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food System ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
The Impact

Global food production needs to increase by approximately 70% by 2050 to ensure food security and feed the global population which is expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050. To achieve these objectives in a sustainable manner, there is a need for modernisation and intensification of agricultural practices. There is also an increasing demand for proving sustainability within supply chains with research showing a direct correlation between transparency and consumer trust in agri-food products. This chapter starts out by detailing the impact and need for a globalised food system. It then progresses to discuss existing applications of Internet of Things (IoT) systems and the potential of future IoT systems in helping achieve these targets. The chapter also briefly touches upon the potential for combining Blockchain Technology and IoT systems in helping improve transparency and accountability within agri-food supply chains.

scholarly journals Short Food Supply Chains and Their Contributions to Sustainability: Participants’ Views and Perceptions from 12 European Cases

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Vittersø ◽  
Hanne Torjusen ◽  
Kirsi Laitala ◽  
Barbara Tocco ◽  
Beatrice Biasini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Views And Perceptions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Short Food Supply Chains

The present food system faces major challenges in terms of sustainable development along social, economic and environmental dimensions. These challenges are often associated with industrialised production processes and longer and less transparent distribution chains. Thus, closer distribution systems through Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) may be considered as a sustainable alternative. This study explores the role of different types of SFSCs and their contribution to sustainability through participants’ (consumers, retailers and producers) views and perceptions. As part of the European H2020 project “Strength2Food” we conducted a cross-case analysis and examined 12 European SFSC cases from six countries: France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland and the UK. We applied a mixed method approach including primary data collection, via in-depth interviews and customer surveys, as well as desk research. The findings suggest that, irrespective of the type of SFSC, a strong agreement among the participants were found on the contribution of SFSCs to social sustainability. However, participants’ views considerably differ regarding the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. These differences relate to the way the SFSCs were organised and to some degrees to regional differences attributed to the significance of SFSC in different parts of Europe. The article concludes that the spatial heterogeneity of SFSCs, including supply chain actor differences, different types and organisational forms of SFSCs as well as regional and territorial characteristics, must be taken into account and further emphasised in future policies aimed at strengthening European food chain sustainability.

scholarly journals The Impact of Resource and Nutritional Resilience on the Global Food Supply System

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne Martindale ◽  
Mark Swainson ◽  
Sonal Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food System ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Critical Control Points ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Global Food Supply

Pressure points in global food supply where resilience in supply chains can be limited or controlled are the equivalent of Critical Control Points in food safety systems. The approach of using critical control in supply chains can provide insights for nutritional improvement, sustainable food trade and food waste reduction. The pressure points determine the provision of a secure and sustainable food system where the outcomes of reducing their criticality are identified in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and other international programmes. These seek to reduce climate change impact and improve public health provision. While policy makers are rightly focussed on these targets, the data analysis methods required to rank and associate resource flow pressure points with commercial food supply chains and nutritional goals remain untested. Here, we show how methodologies can identify where opportunities to tackle future criticality exist, and where they are currently being overlooked for food categories that have the greatest consumer and dietary protein demand. The analysis provides insights that identify where latent restrictions in resilience can occur, so that the future risk of food insecurity is reduced.

scholarly journals COVID-19 impacts on Flemish food supply chains and lessons for agri-food system resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 103136
Author(s):  
Isabeau Coopmans ◽  
Jo Bijttebier ◽  
Fleur Marchand ◽  
Erik Mathijs ◽  
Lies Messely ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food System ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
System Resilience

Food Supply Chains, Family Farming, and Food Policies under the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Brazilian City

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-332
Author(s):  
Antonio de la Peña García ◽  
Silvia A. Zimmermann ◽  
Ana Alice Eleuterio
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Online Marketing ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farming ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Food Supply Chains

The food system in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, experienced changes that reflected the uncertainties and restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study describes urban and periurban family farmers’ ongoing strategies to adapt to changes in the local food supply chains (FSCs) after the temporary suspension of farmers’ markets and government programs directed to small-scale agriculture. Their disruption proved problematic for the farmers and the vulnerable populations served by them. As a result, some farmers redirected their products’ commercialization to delivery or pickup services. Based on observations and conversations with producers and retail intermediaries, we show that farmers’ delivery and pickup-based sales increased dramatically with the pandemic. The sustainability of these practices is unknown, although they have strengthened forms of cooperation and commercialization amongst farmers, mainly through online marketing. Based on the results, the study provides a series of research questions to explore food systems and FSCs under severe social disruption.

“Food Miles” and the Politics of Localism

Transfers ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-138
Author(s):  
Louise Nelson Dyble
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
North American ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food System ◽  
Food Energy ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
The North ◽  
Food Miles ◽  
Edward Elgar

David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel, Food, Energy and Society, 3rd ed. (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2008), xix + 380 pp.James E. McWilliams, Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and How We can Truly Eat Responsibly (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009), 258 pp., Pb US$14.99.C. Claire Hinrichs and Thomas A. Lyson, eds., Remaking the North American Food System: Strategies for Sustainability (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2008), 384 pp., Hb US$45.00, Pb US$29.95.David Burch and Geoffrey Lawrence, eds., Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains (Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2007), xiv + 330 pp.

scholarly journals The Coexistence of Local and Global Food Supply Chains: The Lombardy Region Case Study

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 540
Author(s):  
Chiara Mazzocchi ◽  
Stefano Corsi ◽  
Giordano Ruggeri
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food System ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Alternative Food ◽  
Alternative Food Networks ◽  
Lombardy Region ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Food Networks ◽  
Global Food

Over the last years, the trust of consumers in the quality and sustainability of the food system has weakened due to the disconnection between producers and consumers. Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) and Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs), born out of the perceived loss of trust in the globalized food system, are trying to shorten the gap between farmers and consumers. Nowadays, many scholars agree that local and global food systems coexist, and consumers usually buy both in local and in global food chains. Our study aims to understand the factors that affect the development of AFNs with a specific focus on the interactions with small- and large-scale food retailing in the Lombardy region in the north of Italy. We employ an Ordinary Least Square (OLS) model, on a municipal scale, in which the dependent variable measures the number of participatory activities carried out by farmers and consumers in AFNs. The main results highlight that conventional large retailers and alternative food networks are linked, and that the coexistence of the two market channels may lead to the development for both of them. Contrarily, where small stores exist, they may compete with an alternative food channel, as they offer similar products and services.

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