Journal articles: 'Agri-food systems'

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Morrissey, John E., and Niall P. Dunphy. "Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems." International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 6, no. 3 (July 2015): 41–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.2015070104.

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The transition of food-production and consumption systems to a sustainable, low carbon future presents a dauntingly complex issue, involving technical, political, social and theoretical aspects. Such a transition necessitates an exploration of new ways of production and consumption, new technologies and innovations and new regulatory and institutional infrastructures to co-ordinate the change. Appropriate sustainability assessment has the following advantages: the conceptualisation of complex system functioning; the identification of the need for multi-dimensional, strategic approaches; the development of appropriate policy responses; and the targeting and framing of action (assessment) for sustainability. The paper presents a number of key findings and directions for further research in the context of agri-food systems sustainability.

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Bele, Bolette, Ann Norderhaug, and Hanne Sickel. "Localized Agri-Food Systems and Biodiversity." Agriculture 8, no. 2 (February 2, 2018): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8020022.

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Govaerts, Bram, Christine Negra, Tania Carolina Camacho Villa, Xiomara Chavez Suarez, Anabell Diaz Espinosa, Simon Fonteyne, Andrea Gardeazabal, et al. "One CGIAR and the Integrated Agri-food Systems Initiative: From short-termism to transformation of the world’s food systems." PLOS ONE 16, no. 6 (June 4, 2021): e0252832. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252832.

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Agri-food systems are besieged by malnutrition, yield gaps, and climate vulnerability, but integrated, research-based responses in public policy, agricultural, value chains, and finance are constrained by short-termism and zero sum thinking. As they respond to current and emerging agri-food system challenges, decision makers need new tools that steer toward multi-sector, evidence-based collaboration. To support national agri-food system policy processes, the Integrated Agri-food System Initiative (IASI) methodology was developed and validated through case studies in Mexico and Colombia. This holistic, multi-sector methodology builds on diverse existing data resources and leverages situation analysis, modeled predictions, and scenarios to synchronize public and private action at the national level toward sustainable, equitable, and inclusive agri-food systems. Culminating in collectively agreed strategies and multi-partner tactical plans, the IASI methodology enabled a multi-level systems approach by mobilizing design thinking to foster mindset shifts and stakeholder consensus on sustainable and scalable innovations that respond to real-time dynamics in complex agri-food systems. To build capacity for these types of integrated, context-specific approaches, greater investment is needed in supportive international institutions that function as trusted in-region ‘innovation brokers.’ This paper calls for a structured global network to advance adaptation and evolution of essential tools like the IASI methodology in support of the One CGIAR mandate and in service of positive agri-food systems transformation.

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Neganova, Valentina P., Yury F. Chistyakov,, Veniamin V. Drokin,, Aleksey S. Zhuravlev, and Vladislav M. Sedelnikov. "Competitiveness of Regional Agri-Food Systems: A Theoretical Review." Economy of Region 17, no. 1 (March 2021): 329–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.17059/ekon.reg.2021-1-25.

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Numerous interpretations of the competitiveness of regional agri-food system in the scientific literature are predominantly fragmentary depending in specific goals of research. This creates problems for universalizing approaches, identifying areas of their complementarity, and integrating new definitions. To systematize existing interpretations of the competitiveness of regional agri-food systems and identify new areas of research, we carried out a structured review of the scientific publication from peer-reviewed academic journals indexed in international and Russian databases. We applied the method of content analysis to identify the definitions of the “competitiveness”, “sustainable competitiveness”, “regional agri-food systems”. Moreover, we calculated the average percentage of journal articles mentioning these categories per year. Cluster analysis of journal articles allowed identifying general concepts of the competitiveness of regional agri-food. As a result we systematized the definitions of the concept of «competitiveness of regional agri-food systems» depending on research area, actors and the level of sustainability of competitiveness. The systematization and classificatio n o f researc h investigatin g th e competitivenes s o f regiona l agri-food systems enabled determining new areas of future research. Firstly, a more detailed analysis of the factors of the sustainable competitiveness of regional agri-food systems, particularly in pandemic and post-pandemic periods is of critical importance. Secondly, searching for a comprehensive toolkit for ensuring sustainable competitiveness of regional agri-food systems, as well as cooperation and competition among the agri-food companies in the Internet can be a focus for future research.

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Guerrero Lara, Leonie, Laura Pereira, Federica Ravera, and Amanda Jiménez-Aceituno. "Flipping the Tortilla: Social-Ecological Innovations and Traditional Ecological Knowledge for More Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in Spain." Sustainability 11, no. 5 (February 26, 2019): 1222. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11051222.

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The conventional dominant global agri-food system is a main driver in the Anthropocene: food production entails profound global environmental changes from greenhouse gas emissions to biodiversity loss, and shifting diets further impact planetary and human health. Innovative approaches are needed to shift towards more sustainable, equitable and healthy agri-food systems. Building on the increasing recognition of the relevance of traditional agroecological knowledge (TAeK) in sustainable food systems, this paper aims to describe innovative agri-food initiatives and explore how the use and valorization of TAeK may transform conventional agri-food systems. It employs a case-study approach in Spain, where we conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 representatives of alternative agri-food initiatives. We found that, to promote sustainable agri-food systems, TAeK has to span from farm-to-fork. Innovative agroecological practices and knowledge help to safeguard biocultural diversity, while gastronomic knowledge among consumers on how to process and prepare local varieties and species is crucial for the implementation of shorter value chains. We discuss how TAeK enhances the success of conventional systems of innovation, challenging dominant epistemological frameworks. By scaling deep (changing values), scaling out (dissemination, reproduction) and scaling up (changing institutions), the agri-food initiatives may act on leverage points to enable broader transformation of the Spanish agri-food system.

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Saint-Ges, Véronique, Corinne Tanguy, and Delphine Thivet. "Innovations in Agri-food Systems International Trends." Journal of Innovation Economics & Management 34, no. 1 (2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/jie.034.0001.

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Soderlund, Russell, Richard Williams, and Cathy Mulligan. "Effective adoption of agri‐food assurance systems." British Food Journal 110, no. 8 (August 8, 2008): 745–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00070700810893296.

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Barrett, Christopher B., Tim G. Benton, Karen A. Cooper, Jessica Fanzo, Rikin Gandhi, Mario Herrero, Steven James, et al. "Bundling innovations to transform agri-food systems." Nature Sustainability 3, no. 12 (December 2020): 974–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00661-8.

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Whitfield, Stephen, Tim G. Benton, Martin Dallimer, Les G. Firbank, Guy M. Poppy, Susannah M. Sallu, and Lindsay C. Stringer. "Sustainability spaces for complex agri-food systems." Food Security 7, no. 6 (October 14, 2015): 1291–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-015-0512-3.

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van Ginkel, Maarten, and Chandrashekhar Biradar. "Drought Early Warning in Agri-Food Systems." Climate 9, no. 9 (August 26, 2021): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli9090134.

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Droughts will increase in frequency, intensity, duration, and spread under climate change. Drought affects numerous sectors in society and the natural environment, including short-term reduced crop production, social conflict over water allocation, severe outmigration, and eventual famine. Early action can prevent escalation of impacts, requiring drought early warning systems (DEWSs) that give current assessments and sufficient notice for active risk management. While most droughts are relatively slow in onset, often resulting in late responses, flash droughts are becoming more frequent, and their sudden onset poses challenging demands on DEWSs for timely communication. We examine several DEWSs at global, regional, and national scales, with a special emphasis on agri-food systems. Many of these have been successful, such as some of the responses to 2015–2017 droughts in Africa and Latin America. Successful examples show that early involvement of stakeholders, from DEWS development to implementation, is crucial. In addition, regional and global cooperation can cross-fertilize with new ideas, reduce reaction time, and raise efficiency. Broadening partnerships also includes recruiting citizen science and including seemingly subjective indigenous knowledge that can improve monitoring, data collection, and uptake of response measures. More precise and more useful DEWSs in agri-food systems will prove even more cost-effective in averting the need for emergency responses, improving global food security.

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Polbitsyn, Sergey N. "The Role of Entrepreneurship in the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas in Russia." Economy of Region 17, no. 2 (June 2021): 619–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.17059/ekon.reg.2021-2-19.

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Analysis of numerous works on the historical development of agri-food production and the organisation of agri-food systems convincingly demonstrates that each development stage was organised to successfully meet the challenges of civilisation. Based on the analysis results, I hypothesise that there have been five historical stages of development of agri-food systems. Nowadays, both national and regional agri-food systems are increasingly introducing the institutions of the innovative agri-food system 6.0. The agri-food system 6.0 is based on a new perception of food security focused on identifying and satisfying the individual needs rather than meeting the basic food demand of the population. Numerous researchers have repeatedly noted that only entrepreneurs can consider specific and varying needs of different population groups, as, unlike large agricultural businesses, they have the flexibility to organise production and offer consumers the demanded products. An analysis of works on the historical development of agri-food systems in different countries, as well as a detailed study of agri-food production trends of the Russian agri-food system confirm the hypothesis. The research results determine the role of rural entrepreneurial ecosystems in the development of both the national agri-food system and rural areas. The obtained findings can help examine the role of individual actors in ensuring the sustainable development of the rural entrepreneurial ecosystem, as well as identify universal and specific factors influencing its development.

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Miranda, Bruno Varella, Guilherme Fowler A. Monteiro, and Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues. "Circular agri-food systems: A governance perspective for the analysis of sustainable agri-food value chains." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 170 (September 2021): 120878. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120878.

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Iga, Masaya. "Changing Agri-food Systems in the Global Economy." Japanese Journal of Human Geography 66, no. 6 (2014): 552–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.4200/jjhg.66.6_552.

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Zimmerer, Karl S., Yolanda Jiménez-Olivencia, Alejandro Ruiz-Ruiz, and Laura Porcel-Rodríguez. "Agri-Food Land Transformations and Immigrant Farm Workers in Peri-Urban Areas of Spain and the Mediterranean." Land 9, no. 12 (November 24, 2020): 472. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land9120472.

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Spain is a global hotspot of transformations of agri-food land systems due to changing production intensity, diets, urbanization, market integration, and climate change. Characteristic of the Mediterranean, these expanding intersections with the migration, livelihoods, and food security strategies of immigrant farm workers urge new research into the “who,” “how,” and “why” questions of the transformation of agri-food land systems. Addressing this gap, we communicate preliminary results from field research in the Granada and Madrid areas. We use a novel conceptual framework of linkages among distinct agri-food land systems and the roles and agency of immigrant farm workers. Preliminary results integrating a combined land- and labor-centric approach address: (1) how the recent and ongoing transformations of specific agri-food land systems are indicative of close links to inexpensive, flexible labor of immigrant farm workers; (2) how the connectivity among transformations of multiple distinct agri-food land systems can be related to the geographic mobility of immigrant farm workers and livelihoods (non-farm work, gendered employment, peri-urban residential location, labor recruitment); and (3) how the struggles for food and nutrition security among immigrant farm workers are indicative of links to local sites and networked agrobiodiversity. This study can help advance the nexus of migration-land research with expanding ethical, justice, and policy concerns of land system sciences in relation to the new suite of agri-food interest and initiatives.

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Šimek, P., J. Vaněk, and J. Jarolímek. "Information and communication technologies and multifunctional agri-food systems in the Czech Republic." Plant, Soil and Environment 54, No. 12 (December 15, 2008): 547–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/426-pse.

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At present, one of the main measures in the evaluation of information society development is, first of all, a stage of communication infrastructure, which is an essential base for its functioning. The paper gives information on the results of a broad survey of information and communication technologies (ICT) development in companies of agricultural production within the whole Czech Republic (CR), which was carried out in the first quarter of 2008. The aim of the survey is to analyse the stage of Internet connectivity development in rural regions, where an absolute majority of business operators acts, as well as to find out the stage and current trends in development of ICT usage.

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Borsellino, Valeria, Emanuele Schimmenti, and Hamid El Bilali. "Agri-Food Markets towards Sustainable Patterns." Sustainability 12, no. 6 (March 12, 2020): 2193. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062193.

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In recent decades, the confluence of different global and domestic drivers has led to progressive and unpredictable changes in the functioning and structure of agri-food markets worldwide. Given the unsustainability of the current agri-food production, processing, distribution and consumption patterns, and the inadequate governance of the whole food system, the transition to sustainable agriculture and food systems has become crucial to effectively manage a global agri-food market able in supporting expected population growth and ensuring universal access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for all. Based on a critical review of the existing international literature, the paper seeks to understand the evolutionary paths of sustainability issues within agri-food markets by analyzing their drivers and trends. An extensive analysis was conducted highlighting the development and importance of the body of knowledge on the most important sustainability transition frameworks, focusing mainly on the relationship between markets, trade, food and nutrition security, and other emerging issues within agri-food markets. Finally, the study makes suggestions to extend the research in order to improve basic knowledge and to identify opportunities to design meaningful actions that can shape agri-food markets and foster their transition to sustainability.

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Sforzi, F., and M. C. Mancini. "The reinterpretation of the agri-food system and its spatial dynamics through the industrial district." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 58, No. 11 (November 26, 2012): 510–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/146/2011-agricecon.

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The industrial district theory has brought to the development economics the opportunity to interpret the economic change through places, where it actually is formed, as a result of the join action of the local and extra-local social, economic and institutional forces. This paper sets out to discuss the contribution that the industrial district theory can make to the debate on the spatial dynamics of agri-food systems in the age of globalisation. To this end, the first part of the paper analyses the contribution of the industrial district approach in the relationship between industry and territory; the second part studies the evolution of the concept of the agri-food system and the main determinants of the spatial dynamics in modern agri food systems. This paper supports that the industrial district theory can shed a new light on the spatial dynamics of agri-food systems, and can offer an alternative to the mainstream approach. In using the local community as a unit of analysis, the ID theory gives a key role to human agents of production and their knowledge and the agri-food system can be seen as ‘a global network of places’, each place being specialized in a different component of the system.  

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Sandu, Mariana, and Stefan Mantea. "The Role of Research and Innovation in the Transformation of Agri-Food Systems." Annals ”Valahia” University of Targoviste - Agriculture 12, no. 2 (October 1, 2018): 60–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/agr-2018-0019.

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Abstract Agri-food systems include branching ramifications, which connect in the upstream the input suppliers with farmers, and downstream farmers, processors, retailers and consumers. In the last decades, at the level of the regions, food systems have undergone rapid transformation as a result of technological progress. The paper analyzes the changes made to the structure, behavior and performance of the agri-food system and the impact on farmers and consumers. Also, the role of agricultural research as a determinant factor of transformation of agri-food system is analyzed. The research objective is to develop technologies that cover the entire food chain (from farm to fork) and meet the specific requirements of consumers (from fork to farm) through scientific solutions in line with the principles of sustainable agriculture and ensuring the safety and food safety of the population.

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De Luca, Anna Irene, Giacomo Falcone, Giovanni Gulisano, Nathalie Iofrida, Teodora Stillitano, and Alfio Strano. "Life Cycle Methodologies to Improve Agri-Food Systems Sustainability." RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA', no. 1 (June 2015): 135–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/riss2015-001009.

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Siptits, S. O., I. A. Romanenko, and N. E. Evdokimova. "CLIMATIC CHANGE ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR OF REGIONAL AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS." Экономика сельского хозяйства России, no. 6 (June 2020): 91–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.32651/206-91.

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Dueñas Gómez, Monica Gisela, Leidy Dayhana Guarin Manrique, Efrén Romero Riaño, and Luis Eduardo Becerra Ardila. "Agri-food systems: A regional perspective in innovation capabilities." Entramado 15, no. 2 (June 30, 2019): 242–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.18041/1900-3803/entramado.2.5707.

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Present days, food systems are part of a global network of production, processing, distribution and consumption. Several changes in food consumption patterns boost continuous improvement and development of the food system process and new food system models according to the stage of evolution and size of economies, diversification of rural areas, the efficiency of producer organizations, export orientation and market power of different contexts. The projected human population of nine billion by 2050 has led an ever-growing discussion of the need for increased productivity in agri-food systems. The aim of this paper is analyze the main factors affecting collaboration practices between actors at the institutional level of Agri-food System in Santander Colombia. The research methodology includes techniques of content analysis and structured written questionnaires. The analysis unit consisted of a sample of eighteen actors representing universities, companies, public entities focused on issues of science and technology of the agro and associations of producers, was conducted. The main findings show the most frequent collaboration practice and the main innovation capabilities at the system level. The main recommendations focus on promoting the management of vertical, horizontal and lateral integration and Virtual collaboration.

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Fabbri, Angelo, Chiara Cevoli, Florina Aurelia Silaghi, and Adriano Guarnieri. "NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF PHYSICAL SYSTEMS IN AGRI-FOOD ENGINEERING." Journal of Agricultural Engineering 42, no. 4 (June 22, 2012): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jae.2011.20.

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Gaisford, James D., Jill E. Hobbs, and William A. Kerr. "Making Markets Work: Modeling Agri-food Systems in Transition." Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie 49, no. 2 (July 2001): 181–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7976.2001.tb00297.x.

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Ikegami, Koichi. "BUILDING SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS UNDER THE DIVIDED WORLD." Journal of Asian Rural Studies 3, no. 2 (July 11, 2019): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/jars.v3i2.1903.

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After the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), many countries and various sectors have been inclined to be involved in the internalization of SDGs. The first two SDGs show a strong will of the international community to end extreme poverty and hunger, which are the most severe problems that the Millennium Development Goals had attempted to tackle for 15 years without achieving satisfactory results. Both problems are the basic necessities of sustainability. However, current global agri-food systems based on neo-liberalism thought are unlikely to address poverty and hunger deeply. On the contrary, the current mainstream agri-food system accelerates inequality between the rich and the poor. What mechanisms are working to create a divided world? What is required to change the situation? These questions are major concerns of this paper. The divided society cannot achieve sustainable development. Accordingly, the special topic of this paper is to explore alternative movements toward a connected world while reducing global disparities, which can initiate sustainable development. This paper focuses on the development of the concept of Sustainable Development, change in agri-food systems, and critical evaluation of multinational bio-related agribusinesses. After summarizing these topics, this paper highlights the Fairtrade movement as an alternative movement, in particular, and a comparative analysis of consumers’ awareness about buying behaviors in different countries. There are no any comparative researches about this topic. Based on the unique research, this paper concludes that the Fairtrade movement can help achieve the SDGs despite many challenges.

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Chiffoleau, Yuna, and Jean-Marc Touzard. "Understanding local agri-food systems through advice network analysis." Agriculture and Human Values 31, no. 1 (May 16, 2013): 19–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-013-9446-6.

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Shellabarger, Rachel M., Rachel C. Voss, Monika Egerer, and Shun-Nan Chiang. "Challenging the urban–rural dichotomy in agri-food systems." Agriculture and Human Values 36, no. 1 (October 17, 2018): 91–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-018-9892-2.

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El Bilali, Hamid, Carola Strassner, and Tarek Ben Hassen. "Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society, and Policy." Sustainability 13, no. 11 (June 1, 2021): 6260. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13116260.

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Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development. Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are hard to find. Therefore, the present systematic review delineated the contours of this growing research strand and analyzed how it relates to sustainability. A search performed on the Web of Science in January 2020 yielded 1389 documents, and 1289 were selected and underwent bibliometric and topical analyses. The topical analysis was informed by the SAFA (Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems) approach of FAO and structured along four dimensions viz. environment, economy, society and culture, and policy and governance. The review shows an increasing interest in AFS with an exponential increase in publications number. However, the study field is north-biased and dominated by researchers and organizations from developed countries. Moreover, the analysis suggests that while environmental aspects are sufficiently addressed, social, economic, and political ones are generally overlooked. The paper ends by providing directions for future research and listing some topics to be integrated into a comprehensive, multidisciplinary agenda addressing the multifaceted (un)sustainability of AFS. It makes the case for adopting a holistic, 4-P (planet, people, profit, policy) approach in agri-food system studies.

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Ene, Corina. "Are Local Food Systems Vectors of Sustainable Choices?" Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges 2021, no. 3 (2021): 73–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.51865/eitc.2021.03.07.

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In the last few years, but even more so given the context the COVID-19 pandemic, a large series of global and local changes have occurred in all areas of life, including the way food is perceived and procured. The orientation towards local food as a preferred choice has gained more followers which are interested in economic, social and environmental effects of the way the world uses all kinds of resources to meet its nutritional needs. Local food involves a special kind of food systems approach in terms of determining factors and resulting implications for all actors involved. The paper deals with emphasizing different aspects of local food systems, including both agri-food producers and consumer’s drivers together with the effects of rethinking the way people choose to procure their food. The link to sustainable development is clearly highlighted using the multiple implications of this agri-food system upon different sectors and dimensions.

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Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues. "Agri-Food Contexts in Mediterranean Regions: Contributions to Better Resources Management." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 12, 2021): 6683. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126683.

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The agri-food frameworks have specific characteristics (production units with small dimensions and in great number with implications in the respective markets) that call for adjusted approaches, even more so when they are considered in Mediterranean contexts (where global warming will have relevant impacts). In fact, the Mediterranean regions and countries have particular specificities (due to their climate conditions) that distinguish them from their neighbours. This is particularly true in Europe, for example, where the southern countries present socioeconomic dynamics (associated with the respective public debt) that are different from those identified in the northern regions. From this perspective, it seems pertinent to analyse the several dimensions of the agri-food systems in the Mediterranean area. To achieve these objectives, a search was carried out on 26 December 2020 on the scientific databases Web of Science Core Collection (WoS) and Scopus for the topics “agr*-food” and “Mediterranean”. These keywords were selected after a previous literature survey and to capture the agri-food contexts in Mediterranean regions. The keyword “agr*-food” was considered in this way to allow for a wider search (including “agri-food”, “agro-food”, etc.). Considering only articles (excluding proceeding papers, book chapters, and books, because in some cases it is difficult to access the entire content of the document), 100 and 117 documents were obtained from the WoS and Scopus, respectively. After removing the duplicated studies and taking into account the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) approach, 137 documents were surveyed through a literature review. As main insights, several dimensions embedded in the concept of agri-food were highlighted, from those related to heritage subjects to natural assets. On the other hand, the following subtopics were identified: agri-food dynamics and sustainability, agriculture and agri-food systems, agri-chains and food consumption, and food production and composition impact on agri-chains. Stressing the gaps in the scientific literature, related to the topics here addressed, there are possibilities to better explore the several dimensions and solutions offered by the new developments associated with smart agriculture and agriculture 4.0, specifically for the Mediterranean contexts and their challenges. Finally, to complement the PRISMA methodologies, an MB2MBA2 (Methodology Based on Benchmarking of Metadata, from scientific databases, and Bibliometric Assessment and Analysis) approach is suggested to carry out systematic literature reviews, based on bibliometric analysis.

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Field, Damien. "Sustaining agri-food systems framed using soil security and education." International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources 47, no. 3 (December 2020): 249–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/ijanr.v47i3.2289.

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Soil security is an emerging multidisciplinary concept that provides a framework with the potential to support the sustainability of the agri-food sector while simultaneously supporting the other functions that soil provides. This framework considers the biophysical, economic, and social dimensions that impact this multifunctional system. Particular attention is given to describing the impact of the recent development in assessing the soil’s capacity and how it affects its function, assessed through its capability and condition. Progress in placing value on the functions of soil is explored, and the opportunity to increase connectivity between soil and end users is developed through multidisciplinary educational strategies. The perspectives provided here lead to a set of recommendations that will guide the development of future strategies, the pressing need for a set of measurable indicators, and the development of incentive schemes to secure the soil’s ability to support agrifood systems and its other ecosystem functions.

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Rademakers, M. "Agents of trust: business associations in agri-food supply systems." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 3, no. 2 (2000): 139–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1096-7508(00)00029-x.

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Käyhkö, Janina, Lotten Wiréhn, Sirkku Juhola, and Tina-Simone Neset. "Integrated framework for identifying transformative adaptation in agri-food systems." Environmental Science & Policy 114 (December 2020): 580–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.10.002.

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López-García, Daniel, and Manuel González de Molina. "An Operational Approach to Agroecology-Based Local Agri-Food Systems." Sustainability 13, no. 15 (July 28, 2021): 8443. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13158443.

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In recent years, the transition to sustainability at a food systems’ scale has drawn major attention both from the scientific and political arenas. Agroecology has become central to such discussions, while impressive efforts have been made to conceptualize the agroecology scaling process. It has thus become necessary to apply the concept of agroecology transitions to the scale of food systems and in different “real-world” contexts. Scaling local agroecology experiences of production, distribution, and consumption, which are often disconnected and/or disorganized, also reveals emergent research gaps. A critical review was performed in order to establish a transdisciplinary dialogue between both political agroecology and the literature on sustainable food systems. The objective was to build insights into how to advance towards Agroecology-based Local Agri-food Systems (ALAS). Our review unveils emergent questions such as: how to overcome the metabolic rift related to segregated activities along the food chain, how to feed cities sustainably, and how they should relate to the surrounding territories, which social subjects should drive such transitions, and which governance arrangements would be needed. The paper argues in favor of the re-construction of food metabolisms, territorial flows, plural subjects and (bottom-up) governance assemblages, placing life at the center of the food system and going beyond the rural–urban divide.

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Jałowiecki, Piotr. "Advancement level of logistic systems in Polish agri-food industry." Ekonomika i Organizacja Logistyki 4, no. 4 (January 28, 2020): 61–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.22630/eiol.2019.4.4.33.

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Dias, Alvaro, Joffrana Xavier Oliveira, Beatriz Corchuelo Martinez-Azua, and Pedro Eugenio Lopez-Salazar. "Value creation in agri-food products in emerging economies: Evidences from Angola." International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics 8, no. 5 (August 30, 2019): 35–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.31270/ijame/v08/i05/2019/5.

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Local products are underappreciated by Angolan consumers. However, there are some pioneer cases of local agri-food products that are valuing their producers. In as far as studies related to the creation of local value in Angola go; there is still a scarcity of literature. In this sense, the objective of this research is to shed light on what is being done in the field of value creation in local agri-food products. This study is anchored on extensive field research and comparative case studies of three Angolan agri-food products. In-depth interviews to producers and retailers and field and product analysis were used to compare the strategies of value creation. This article provides an operationalization of a model to assess value creation strategies on local agri-food products in emerging economies. We also provide empirical evidence from Angola, a country lacking scholar research. Firms show some efforts to create value in the "information" dimension, materialized through careful packaging and labeling, conveying of a set of informative elements that strengthen local product benefits. The progress in the remaining four value creation sources is yet unclear. The 'product' benefits from more advanced production systems and customer relationships revealed a strong weakness due to the nonexistence of consistent work with the distribution channels. Keywords: Angola, agri-food; Value creation, Local products; Sources of value; Emerging economies; Africa. JEL: M31; M37; Q13; O55

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Laso, Jara, Daniel Hoehn, María Margallo, Isabel García-Herrero, Laura Batlle-Bayer, Alba Bala, Pere Fullana-i-Palmer, Ian Vázquez-Rowe, Angel Irabien, and Rubén Aldaco. "Assessing Energy and Environmental Efficiency of the Spanish Agri-Food System Using the LCA/DEA Methodology." Energies 11, no. 12 (December 4, 2018): 3395. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en11123395.

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Feeding the world’s population sustainably is a major challenge of our society, and was stated as one of the key priorities for development cooperation by the European Union (EU) policy framework on food security. However, with the current trend of natural resource exploitation, food systems consume around 30% of final energy use, generating up to 30% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Given the expected increase of global population (nine billion people by 2050) and the amount of food losses and waste generated (one-third of global food production), improving the efficiency of food systems along the supply chain is essential to ensure food security. This study combines life-cycle assessment (LCA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to assess the efficiency of Spanish agri-food system and to propose improvement actions in order to reduce energy usage and GHG emissions. An average energy saving of approximately 70% is estimated for the Spanish agri-food system in order to be efficient. This study highlights the importance of the DEA method as a tool for energy optimization, identifying efficient and inefficient food systems. This approach could be adopted by administrations, policy-makers, and producers as a helpful instrument to support decision-making and improve the sustainability of agri-food systems.

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Nyamah, Edmond Yeboah, Yuansheng Jiang, Yi Feng, and Evelyn Enchill. "Agri-food supply chain performance: an empirical impact of risk." Management Decision 55, no. 5 (June 19, 2017): 872–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-01-2016-0049.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the key risk components (probability and consequence) and their respective thresholds affecting agri-food supply chain operations in Ghana. In addition, it seeks to understand the relationship between the major risk sources and to fathom the risk/disruption impact on agri-food supply chain performance in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional survey data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The risks threshold associated with agri-food supply chain were categorized using the risk matrix scale and classification described in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (Project Management Institute, 2013). Next, the Pearson correlation was used to understand the relationship between the various risks and agri-food chain performance. Lastly, to investigate how firms’ supply chain operations have been affected by risks/disruptions, an ordinary least square regression model was employed to quantify the impact of some major risk sources on agri-food chain performance in Ghana. Findings The results in this paper show variations in risks’ probability, impact and threshold in agri-food supply chain. While risk sources such as periodic change in interest/exchange rate policies and volatility in customer demand are high-rated risks, uncertain land policies/tenure and poor quality control are low rated risks in the operations of the chain. The performance of the agri-food chain significantly but negatively correlates with all the major risks studied. Whereas demand, supply, weather, logistics/infrastructure and financial risk sources significantly undermined the chain’s performance, risks emerging from biological/environmental, management/operational, policy/regulations and political-related issues insignificantly affect the performance of agri-food supply chain in Ghana. Research limitations/implications This research is an area biased. However, some insightful managerial implications can be drawn from this paper to manage agri-food chain operations in a similar unstable environment. The result implies that risks are inevitable in agri-food chain but they differ in terms of menace to the chain’s operation. Therefore, to manage agri-food supply chain risks effectively, managers should periodically identify, quantify and categorize risk sources before making risk response decisions. In addition, the results show that risks account for about half of the overall agri-food chain performance in Ghana. This infers that managers/practitioners could improve the performance of the agri-food chain if limited resources are allocated to plan and effectively respond to major risks sources (such as demand, supply, finance, weather and logistical/ infrastructural services-related risks) undermining the performance of the chain. Originality/value This research contributes to the agri-food chain risk literature and provides managers/practitioners with empirical evidence of risk thresholds and their corresponding major impact on agri-food chain’s performance. Since risks explained about half of agri-food chain performance in Ghana, this research would prompt decision makers to improve on their risk assessment and responds (e.g. by employing efficient demand, supply and weather forecasting systems, logistic/infrastructure services, hedge to finance, etc.) to improve the chain’s performance.

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Corallo, Angelo, Maria Elena Latino, Marta Menegoli, and Fabrizio Striani. "The awareness assessment of the Italian agri-food industry regarding food traceability systems." Trends in Food Science & Technology 101 (July 2020): 28–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2020.04.022.

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Mukhina, Elena, Tatyana Medvedeva, Vladimir Kudinov, Evelina Farvazova, and Alia Esembekova. "Conceptual approaches to research modern agricultural food systems." E3S Web of Conferences 273 (2021): 13005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202127313005.

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The transition of the country and regions towards sustainable economic growth cannot be carried out without solving the problems of food independence, which is the main condition for Russia's economic security. This makes it important to study the problems of forming a balanced national food market, increasing the efficiency of modern agri-food policy. Taking into account the differentiation of climatic and socio-economic conditions for the development of regions, additional studies of the features of regional agri-food systems are needed. This requires the development of a scientifically based approach to the classification of types of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. For the purpose of typologizing regions, it is proposed to use the integral method. The results of such calculations can be used to substantiate the use of target-oriented and indicative planning methods in terms of defining goals and priorities in combination with substantiating the system of economic regulators. The results of the study can be taken into account by public authorities when conducting a comparative analysis of the economic development of regions, the development of federal target programs, and the formation of a strategy for the development of regions.

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Demestichas, Konstantinos, Nikolaos Peppes, Theodoros Alexakis, and Evgenia Adamopoulou. "Blockchain in Agriculture Traceability Systems: A Review." Applied Sciences 10, no. 12 (June 15, 2020): 4113. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10124113.

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Food holds a major role in human beings’ lives and in human societies in general across the planet. The food and agriculture sector is considered to be a major employer at a worldwide level. The large number and heterogeneity of the stakeholders involved from different sectors, such as farmers, distributers, retailers, consumers, etc., renders the agricultural supply chain management as one of the most complex and challenging tasks. It is the same vast complexity of the agriproducts supply chain that limits the development of global and efficient transparency and traceability solutions. The present paper provides an overview of the application of blockchain technologies for enabling traceability in the agri-food domain. Initially, the paper presents definitions, levels of adoption, tools and advantages of traceability, accompanied with a brief overview of the functionality and advantages of blockchain technology. It then conducts an extensive literature review on the integration of blockchain into traceability systems. It proceeds with discussing relevant existing commercial applications, highlighting the relevant challenges and future prospects of the application of blockchain technologies in the agri-food supply chain.

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Kapała, Anna. "Legal Instruments to Support Local Food Systems in Italian Law." EU agrarian Law 9, no. 1 (July 1, 2020): 5–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eual-2020-0002.

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AbstractThe purpose of the discussion is an attempt to determine in what forms, which meet the criteria of local food systems (LFS), it is possible under Italian law to sell agri-food products by the farmer who is their producer. These forms imply a direct sale, or with the participation of at most one intermediary, to the final consumer, in close geographical distance between the place of production and sale. The analysis showed that Italian legislator, national and regional, provides for many instruments that are crucial in creating LFS, such as direct sales of agri-food products, farmers’ markets reserved only for the local farmers; the sale of meals consisting of the farmer’s products at the agritourism; wine routes; regional designation “products from zero kilometres”, emphasizing the geographical proximity between the place of manufacture and the place of sale; as well as a support for the social initiatives such as Solidarity Purchasing Groups.

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Marotta, Giuseppe, and Concetta Nazzaro. "Responsabilitŕ sociale e creazione di valore nell'impresa agroalimentare: nuove frontiere di ricerca." ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE, no. 1 (May 2012): 13–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/ecag2012-001002.

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Agri-food enterprises are rethinking their traditional economic, productive and organizational schemes based on the new sustainability models. In the light of the new value creation patterns these enterprises are also reshaping their relationships with the other agri-food stakeholders by adopting socially responsible behaviour. In this widely changed but still evolving context, agri-food enterprises have therefore been demonstrating socially responsible attitudes towards the common good and social welfare leading to a new business ethical dimension, known as social responsibility. A new vision of agri-food enterprises is therefore established. In fact, they are reconsidered as a set of tangible and intangible value chains and their related governance structures, the composition and extent there of being determined by specific groups of variables which create an "optimal value portfolio". In the light of this analytical perspectives, the aim of this paper is to contribute to the theoretical agricultural economic debate and analyse social responsibility as a sustainability strategy and value creation means for agri-food enterprises and as a competitive factor within developed economies. Hence the theoretical-methodological approach of this paper has defined new interpretation models of sustainable agri-food enterprises and their related strategic behaviour which is ethically driven and adopted for value creation purposes in the light of the current social, economic, environmental and territorial issues. The theoretical and methodological results thus provide a further development in the analysis of value creation models in agri-food systems by opening new research avenues. Moreover, they also offer new insights for policy makers and practitioners as they contribute to the debate on the role of policies to support enterprises' socially responsible actions and the definition of new guidelines for agri-food system actors.

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Zollet, Simona, Luca Colombo, Paola De Meo, Davide Marino, Steven R. McGreevy, Nora McKeon, and Simona Tarra. "Towards Territorially Embedded, Equitable and Resilient Food Systems? Insights from Grassroots Responses to COVID-19 in Italy and the City Region of Rome." Sustainability 13, no. 5 (February 24, 2021): 2425. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052425.

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The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have further exposed and exacerbated the structural weaknesses and inequalities embedded in the global industrial agri-food system. While the mainstream narrative continues to emphasise the importance of ensuring the uninterrupted functioning of global supply chains to counter COVID-related disruptions, the pandemic has also highlighted the resilience of small-scale, sustainable family farming and of spatially and socially embedded food systems. Based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of three surveys, this study examines organic and agroecological farmers’ responses to the first COVID-related lockdown (March–May 2020) in Italy, as well as the responses of grassroots alternative food networks (AFN) in the city region of Rome. The results show how local grassroots action played a significant role in ensuring food access, provisioning, and distribution, often in the face of delayed or insufficient action of mainstream food system actors and institutions. These grassroots responses identify opportunities and barriers for agri-food system transformation away from neoliberal, market-based interventions and towards policies that support food sovereignty and democracy in the context of localised, agroecology-based and more resilient agri-food systems.

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Viganò, Elena, Federico Gori, and Antonella Amicucci. "Enhancement of food production quality: the truffle case." ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE, no. 3 (January 2020): 587–611. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/ecag2019-003002.

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The central role of quality agri-food production in the promotion of a given territory is actually widely recognized by both the economic and marketing literature and the stakeholders involved in the enhancement process of rural systems. On this basis, this work analyzes one of the finest Italian agri-food products: the truffle. This work tries to point out the main problems characterizing the current regulatory framework, the trade and the production of the Italian truffle sector, emphasizing their causes, consequences and possible solutions.

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Oliveira de Sousa, Lucas, Marcelo Dias Paes Ferreira, Luisa Vogt, and Marcus Mergenthaler. "CONTRACTS, SOCIAL NETWORK AND KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION IN BRAZILIAN SUNFLOWER AGRI-FOOD CHAINS FOR POTENTIAL SUPPLY OF INNOVATIVE FOOD PROTEINS." Revista de Economia e Agronegócio 16, no. 1 (May 7, 2018): 8–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.25070/rea.v16i1.545.

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The article analyzes the operation of sunflower agri-food chains in Brazil to understand possible ways to supply innovative sunflower food protein from Brazil. The findings from a multiple-case study approach show that the dynamic of operation of Brazilian sunflower agri-food chains are based on contracts, social network and knowledge diffusion. Although necessary, this governance arrangement has not been able to guarantee a sustainable long-term operation due to market, technological and supply chain management bottlenecks. Regional characteristics influence the level of transaction costs and the role of inputs suppliers in the chains’ operation. The introduction of high value-added food protein products could raise the comparative advantage of sunflower in relation to competing crops, benefiting the chain operation. This article contributes to the understanding of the operation of agri-food chains focused on new or non-established crops, besides reinforcing the complementarity of transaction costs economics and social networks in explaining the functioning of social-economic systems.

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Zhou, Linan, Gengui Zhou, Fangzhong Qi, and Hangying Li. "Research on coordination mechanism for fresh agri-food supply chain with option contracts." Kybernetes 48, no. 5 (May 7, 2019): 1134–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/k-08-2017-0291.

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Purpose This paper aims to develop a coordination mechanism that can be applied to achieve the channel coordination and information sharing simultaneously in the fresh agri-food supply chain with uncertain demand. It seeks to elucidate how the producer can use an option contract to transfer the risk caused by uncertain demand, impel the retailer to share demand information and improve the performance of supply chain. Design/methodology/approach An option contract model based on the basic model of fresh agri-food supply chain is introduced to compare the production, profit, risk and information sharing condition of the supply chain in different cases. In addition, a case study focusing on the sale of autumn peaches produced by a local producer is investigated, which provides evidence of the applicability of the authors’ approach. Findings The optimal option contract can help the supply chain achieve channel coordination and reach Pareto improvement. In the meantime, such a contract will encourage the retailer to share market demand information with producer spontaneously and help maintain the strategic cooperation between two parties. Research limitations/implications This paper considers a single-producer, single-retailer system and both of them are risk neutral. Practical implications Presented results can be used as suggestions for improving the contract design of fresh agri-food supply chain in China and can also provide references for other countries with similar experiences as China in fresh agri-food production. Originality/value This research introduces the option contract into fresh agri-food supply chain and takes information sharing and the risk caused by uncertain demand into consideration.

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Saghareishvili, Mariam. "The role of sustainable transport system in the competitiveness of agri-food products." MATEC Web of Conferences 339 (2021): 01007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202133901007.

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The article discusses the role of sustainable transport systems in competitiveness of Georgian agri-food products. Georgian agri-food products are less competitive on international markets. The country has FTAs with its partners that should make Georgian goods more competitive, at least in terms of price. Transport and logistics is one of the main parts of export, therefore, they have an impact on competitiveness of exported goods. Georgia trades with its neighbour countries, with the EU, China, etc. The EU and China represent huge markets and Georgian government targets to increase export in both directions, but there is a long distance between Georgia and its target markets, therefore it needs a developed transport and logistics system. On the other hand, portions of exported Georgian agri-food products are primary production, which have a shorter lifetime period, that’s why they should be transported in a short period of time, with specific machines. Without development of the transport system it is impossible to achieve sustainable export of agri-food products into Georgia’s target markets. Investments in the system, with tangible strategy and holistic approach can create a sustainable transport system that will increase competitiveness of Georgian agri-food products in international markets.

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Zhang, Yumei, Xinshen Diao, Kevin Z. Chen, Sherman Robinson, and Shenggen Fan. "Impact of COVID-19 on China's macroeconomy and agri-food system – an economy-wide multiplier model analysis." China Agricultural Economic Review 12, no. 3 (July 2, 2020): 387–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/caer-04-2020-0063.

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to assess the potential economic cost of the COVID-19 pandemic on China's macroeconomy and agri-food system and provide policy recommendations to stimulate economic growth and agri-food system development.Design/methodology/approachAn economy-wide multisector multiplier model built on China's most recent social accounting matrix (SAM) for 2017 with 149 economic sectors is used to assess the impact of COVID-19 on China's macroeconomy and agri-food system. SAM multiplier analysis focuses on supply chain linkages and captures the complexity of an interconnected economy.FindingsThe paper finds that both the macroeconomy and agri-food systems are hit significantly by COVID-19. There are three main findings. First, affected by COVID-19, GDP decreased by 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020 compared with that in 2019, while the economic loss of the agri-food system is equivalent to 7% of its value added (about RMB 0.26 trillion). More than 46m agri-food system workers (about 27% of total employment) lost their jobs to COVID-19 in the lockdown phase. The COVID-19 affects the employment of unskilled labor more than that of skilled labor. Second, when the economy starts to recover during the second and third quarters, the growth rate in the value added of the agri-food system turns positive but still modest. Many jobs resume during the period, but the level of agri-food system employment continues to be lower than the base. The agri-food system employment recovery is slower than that of other sectors largely due to the sluggish recovery of restaurants. Agri-food system employment drops by 8.6m, which accounts for about 33% of the total jobs lost. Third, although the domestic economy is expected to be normal in the fourth quarter, external demand still faces uncertainties due to the global pandemic. The agri-food system is projected to grow by 1.1% annually in 2020 with resuming export demand, while only by 0.4% without resuming export demand. These rates are much lower than an annual growth rate of 4.3% for the agri-food system in 2019. The results also show that, without resuming export demand, China's total economy will grow less than 1% in 2020, while, with export demand resumed, the growth rate rises to 1.7%. These rates are much lower than an annual GDP growth rate of 6.1% in 2019.Practical implicationsThe results show that continuously reducing economic dependency on exports and stimulating domestic demand are key areas that require policy support. The agri-food system can play an important role in supporting broad economic growth and job creation as SMEs are major part of the AFS. Job creation requires policies to promote innovation by entrepreneurs who run numerous SMEs in China.Originality/valueThis paper represents the first systematic study assessing the impact of COVID-19 on China's agri-food system in terms of value added and employment. The assessment considers three phases of lockdown, recovery and normal phases in order to capture the full potential cost of COVID-19.

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Peano, Cristiana, Nadia Tecco, Egidio Dansero, Vincenzo Girgenti, and Francesco Sottile. "Evaluating the Sustainability in Complex Agri-Food Systems: The SAEMETH Framework." Sustainability 7, no. 6 (May 27, 2015): 6721–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su7066721.

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Ragazzi, Domenico, Flavio Boccia, Daniela Covino, and Sara Di Donato. "Quality and safety of agri-food systems: technological and economic innovations." Italian Journal of Agronomy 3, no. 1S (April 7, 2008): 173. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ija.2008.1s.173.

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