Certifications in short food supply chains in the region of Madrid. Part of the alternative?

González-Azcárate, Mario; Cruz‐Maceín, José Luis; Bardají, Isabel

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107387

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“…Previous research demonstrates that the effect of participation in SFSC on farm performance varies as a function of the SFSC forms and the characteristics of the farmers, farms and the area where the farms are located (Enthoven & Van den Broeck, 2021). There is especially a lack of knowledge on the benefits of scaling up and using organic practices for farmers in SFSC (González‐Azcárate et al., 2022; Mount, 2012). Although we cannot answer the question whether there is a SFSC scheme that works best, a very few studies have examined more closely the results for specific SFSC forms such that more research is needed.…”

Section: Research and Policy Implicationsmentioning

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Does short food supply chain participation improve farm economic performance? A meta‐analysis

Chiaverina

Drogué

Jacquet

et al. 2023

Agricultural Economics

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Many researchers, policy makers, and food activists view Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC) as attractive levers for improving farm income and the sustainability of farming systems. However, the empirical evidence documenting the association between SFSC participation and farm economic performance has been mixed. In this study, through a meta-analysis using a logistic regression, we identify key factors to explain differences between studies that find better economic performance in SFSC and those that do not. Our meta-analysis consists of 48 studies published in English and French from 2000 to 2022 that examine the economic performance of farms engaged in SFSC. Based on far more empirical evidence than previous reviews, we find that the relationship between SFSC participation and farmer income remains ambiguous. More specifically the findings indicate that the reported effect of SFSC on a farm economic performance varies depending on location and the indicator used to capture the economic performance of farms. Studies conducted in Europe are more likely to report higher farmer income as are studies that use profit satisfaction metrics rather than measures of gross or net income. We also emphasize the need to interpret the reported results cautiously because few are based on causal inference methods. Furthermore, the very few studies that account for selection bias often do so with inadequate corrections.

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Section: Research and Policy Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does short food supply chain participation improve farm economic performance? A meta‐analysis

Chiaverina

Drogué

Jacquet

et al. 2023

Agricultural Economics

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“…Particularly, further research is needed to understand the role of organic standardization and certification within AFNs (González‐Azcárate et al, 2022; Higgins et al, 2008). As these bottom‐up food initiatives aim to, among other things, reconnect farmers to consumers through closer relationships (Bos & Owen, 2016; Jarosz, 2008), the need for adopting certification decreases (González‐Azcárate et al, 2022; Veldstra et al, 2014).…”

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“…Additionally, there is a need to investigate the impacts of organic standardization and certification within alternative food networks (AFNs). González‐Azcárate et al (2022) found that the proliferation of third‐party certification in AFNs could lead to the conventionalization of these networks, as it emphasizes price premiums and overlooks social and environmental aspects. Yet, this observation requires further validation, particularly considering AFNs of the Global South (Čajka & Novotný, 2022), which struggle to enter specialty organic markets and whose capabilities to function and flourish are often negatively affected (Bellante, 2017; Nelson et al, 2010).…”

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Analyzing the implications of organic standardization and certification in alternative food networks: The capability approach

Lima

Neutzling

Seuring

et al. 2023

Business Ethics Env & Resp

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Although organic standards and certification schemes have a crucial role in ensuring quality, safety, and sustainability within food systems, there is a need to critically analyze their implications on human capabilities within alternative food networks (AFNs). Therefore, this paper draws upon the capability approach to analyze the implications of three governance mechanisms (i.e., third‐party, social control, and hybrid certification) on human flourishing within AFNs in Ceará, Brazil. The three cases primarily build on 66 interviews with farmers, consumers, AFN owners and employees, certifying officials, governmental and non‐governmental representatives, and researchers. Third‐party certification has some positive effects in terms of material, political, and environmental capabilities and many negative effects regarding social/cultural capabilities. Social control certification bolsters material, social/cultural, political, and environmental capabilities for the benefit of farmers and consumers. Hybrid certification increases the material control, political power, social legitimacy, and environmental governance of market intermediaries. The findings can help scholars, practitioners, and policymakers rethink the role of organic standardization and certification in fostering fundamental human capabilities and tackling inequalities within AFNs.

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“…This has supposed the creation of local supply chains where the relationship between producers and consumers is closer [72]. Short food supply chains (SFSC) are an example [24]. Following [63]; local food products that are commercialized, for example, through local fairs and direct e-commerce systems give the consumer the opportunity to observe first-hand the quality of the product as well as the attributes in relation to its authenticity, freshness and seasonality, because the product is directly sold by the producers.…”

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Valorising the rural pantry: Bridges between the preservation of fruits and slow tourism in Catalonia

Ginés-Ariza

Fusté‐Forné

Noguer-Juncà

2022

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

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Certifications in short food supply chains in the region of Madrid. Part of the alternative?

Cited by 15 publications

References 37 publications

Does short food supply chain participation improve farm economic performance? A meta‐analysis

Does short food supply chain participation improve farm economic performance? A meta‐analysis

Analyzing the implications of organic standardization and certification in alternative food networks: The capability approach

Valorising the rural pantry: Bridges between the preservation of fruits and slow tourism in Catalonia

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