Dynamics of Food Value Chains: Resilience, Fairness and Sustainability

Barling, David; Samoggia, Antonella; Ólafsdóttir, Guðrún

doi:10.3390/agriculture12050720

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“…To conclude, the present research aims to support agro-food chain actors to learn how to find profit in fairness, and turn fairness-related costs into profitable business models [108,109]. It contributes to transforming the blurred concept of fairness into a visible and credible set of operating processes and food product characteristics.…”

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Fairness-Enabling Practices in Agro-Food Chain

Samoggia

Beyhan

2022

Sustainability

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Fairness in the agro-food system is an increasingly important issue. Ensuring fair and ethical practices in the agro-food chain is essential for sustainable, effective, and resilient agro-food systems. Identifying and understanding fairness-enabling practices and existing business applications in the agro-food chain is crucial to create a sustainable system. This research study is an extensive literature review analyzing academic and grey literature. Thus, this study aims: (i) to conceptualize fairness in the agro-food system; (ii) to identify the fairness-enabling practices contributing to a fair agro-food system; and (iii) to explore existing agro-food chain business applications relevant to achieving a sustainable and fair agro-food chain. Fairness-enabling practices have a vital role in achieving fairness in the upstream and downstream operational stages of the agro-food chain. On the one hand, the upstream cycle includes many elements, from a ban on unfair trading practices to ethical treatment to farmers, from transparency through technology and innovation to ensuring fair remuneration. The key goal is to improve the position of farmers in the chain. The study considers the following five upstream focused business applications to enable fairness practices: blockchain, cooperatives, interbranch organizations, business applications for small-scale farmers, and Fairtrade. On the other hand, achieving success in the downstream operational stage of the chain depends on fairness-oriented consumer food choice, consumer intention to buy fair food, consumer perceived value of fair food, and increased information and transparency on agro-food costs and price. This paper takes into account two consumer-focused business applications which provide downstream fairness practices: dual entitlement and dynamic pricing. To conclude, agro-food chain actors should learn how to find profit in fairness, and turn fairness-related costs into profitable business models.

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Fairness-Enabling Practices in Agro-Food Chain

Samoggia

Beyhan

2022

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“…From this perspective, the ongoing land reform initiatives and the redistribution of large tracts of fertile land to small producers organized in cooperatives, such as coffee, but not exclusively, are developments that warrant attention and further investigation. These processes hold great potential to reshape power dynamics within the coffee chain, empowering marginalized actors and fostering a more equitable distribution of resources [23,26,50]. By examining the outcomes and implications of these initiatives, researchers can gain valuable insights into the effectiveness of alternative governance models and their impact on the socioeconomic landscape of coffee-producing regions.…”

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Revealing the Governance Dynamics of the Coffee Chain in Colombia: A State-of-the-Art Review

Samoggia,

Fantini

2023

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Coffee is one of the most highly traded commodities in global markets. However, the coffee sector experiences significant value chain asymmetries and inequalities, both at the local and global levels. While market instruments may address these imbalances, there is an increasing recognition of the need for governance models that ensure fairness throughout the coffee supply chains, from agricultural production to the roasting and consumption of coffee. This article aims to provide a state-of-the-art review and analysis of research studies on governance dynamics within the coffee chain in Colombia. Colombia is a key coffee-producing country at the global level, with relevant coffee chain governance features. The review encompasses articles published from 2008 to 2023, a period that coincides with significant political and economic transformations in Colombia. The analysis and discussion of the findings highlight key issues and insights for further research to identify potential strategies promoting equity and sustainability within Colombian coffee chain governance.

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Achieving fairness in the food system

Onyeaka,

Duan,

Miri

et al. 2024

Food and Energy Security

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The challenge of feeding an additional 2 billion people by 2050 is one of the most pressing issues of our generation. The required changes in the current food system must be achieved while reducing the negative environmental impacts of current farming practices on our climate and biodiversity and avoiding deforestation. This formidable challenge must be overcome in a projected climate that is more variable and where extreme weather events are increasingly common. While the green revolution, agricultural land expansion and agrotechnological innovations have significantly increased crop productivity over the last 50 years, the gains in the yields of most major crops have reached a plateau. Moreover, global hunger remains at a record high. Climate change‐associated changes in weather patterns have decreased the yields of major crops. Further land expansion is impossible without severe trade‐offs with biodiversity and climate change mitigation. Wars and pandemics are currently severely disrupting the global agri‐food system, increasing prices and exacerbating food insecurity, with the world's poorest suffering the most. The climate change–social instability nexus will continue to cause additional stress to the agri‐food system. Here, we consider the inequities in the current food system, highlighting the weak interconnection among research, policy and societal action that is hindering mitigation and adaptation efforts. We argue that improved interconnections among research, policy, governance and societal action will unlock the potential to achieve food security while supporting climate change mitigation targets. Our analysis includes specific strategies such as strengthening small‐scale farmers, promoting fair trade practices and reducing food waste to achieve these goals.

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Dynamics of Food Value Chains: Resilience, Fairness and Sustainability

Abstract: For farmers–growers, the routes to market can be complex as their produce moves through the food value chain to the final consumer [...]

Cited by 9 publications

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Fairness-Enabling Practices in Agro-Food Chain

Fairness-Enabling Practices in Agro-Food Chain

Revealing the Governance Dynamics of the Coffee Chain in Colombia: A State-of-the-Art Review

Achieving fairness in the food system

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