“Food Village”: An Innovative Alternative Food Network Based on Human Scale Development Economic Model

Stella, Giordano; Torquati, Biancamaria; Paffarini, Chiara; Giordani, Giorgia; Cecchini, Lucio; Poletti, Roberto

doi:10.3390/foods11101447

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“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first analysis that applies the local multiplier approach to SFSCs for detecting the economic spillover effects at the local level. The capacity of SFSC to impact the economy could be used to promote SFSC, to raise awareness in civic society to further spread such initiatives and limit its niche character, usually criticized since it hampers its economic impact at the territorial level [4,5]. From a corporate social responsibility (CSR) perspective [24], LM3 provides farmers with an economic indicator that can be communicated to consumers and local stakeholders to raise awareness about the positive impacts of innovative projects on the local economy.…”

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“…By designing specific marketing projects which align with the specific needs, beliefs, and creativity of farmers and consumers, SFSCs can be used as an experiment to redesign the food system in a more sustainable way. The ultimate goal is to expand and integrate the positive elements of SFSCs within the overall food system, moving away from their niche status and also by including other actors of the upstream and downstream food value chains [4,5].…”

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“…In fact, the same niche character of SFSCs restricts their scalability and effectiveness as a rural development strategy. Since few farmers and strongly engaged consumers are involved in SFSCs, it is difficult to push a new agro-food system and thus to further support the market autonomy and the creation of income for farmers [4]. In other words, the territorial-level economic impact of SFSCs may be limited by their "niche" nature [4].…”

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Economic Impact of Short Food Supply Chains: A Case Study in Parma (Italy)

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Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are advocated as strategies to improve the sustainability of the agro-food system. The recent literature claims that SFSCs are examples of social experimentation and innovation. By scaling up the positive elements of niche alternative food networks, SFSCs can serve as a basis for changing the overall agri-food system. However, their economic impact remains a matter of debate. Local multiplier methods have been used to measure the economic impact of economic sectors at a regional scale. In the case of SFSCs, multiplier methods need to be developed at a local scale and are highly data demanding. This analysis measures the local financial flow created by the MercaTiAmo project by applying the Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) method. MercaTiAmo is organized by a group of citizens and farmers and arranges farmers’ markets three days per week in the city of Parma (northern Italy). To measure the financial flow created by the initiative, data were collected from 10 farmers representing 70% of the farmers participating in the project. The method takes into account the total annual turnover (Round 1), the local expenses of the farmers (Round 2), and the local expenses of the farmers’ suppliers (Round 3). The results suggest that farmers with a higher turnover (Round 1) and percentage of direct expenses in the local area (Round 2) also show higher values of LM3, thus suggesting a higher economic impact, while Round 3 does not affect LM3. The novelty of the study relies on the fact that here the local multiplier method is applied for the first time at the farm level, providing precise information and data on farmers’ upstream supply chain, which can be used to inform policymakers and initiators of SFSCs. Moreover, the study provides a detailed description of the main categories of costs for farmers and which categories of costs are more suited to be locally based. For this reason, the study contributes to the debate on the economic impact of SFSCs in the local area. The method can also be used to provide information to consumers on the economic impact of alternative food networks and local food production.

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Economic Impact of Short Food Supply Chains: A Case Study in Parma (Italy)

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“…One of the FCC's primary functions is to help fulfill the increasing demand for perishable items [13]. As a result, the FCC is advocating for the "Global Food Village" concept and making it easier to distribute food in countries with surpluses [14]. However, there is a higher risk of microbiological hazards and, consequently, food-borne illnesses if FCCM is not properly implemented [15].…”

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Developing a Conceptual Framework Model for Effective Perishable Food Cold-Supply-Chain Management Based on Structured Literature Review

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This paper reviews the literature on perishable food cold-chain management (FCCM) in order to assess its current state, pinpoint its knowledge gaps, and suggest a framework for addressing the issues faced by this industry. This work examines 103 academic articles on the topic of the perishable food supply chain published in various journals between 2001 and 2022. Research publications were selected from two reputed databases—Scopus and Web of Science. The study finds that the current trend in FCCM is toward sustainable FCCM, which offers financial, ecological, and social benefits. However, sustainable FCC practices are more common in wealthy nations but are still lacking in developing countries. High lead times, costs, waste, order returns, complaints, and dissatisfied consumers are the results of a fragmented market and the associated proliferation of chain intermediates. The authors have also developed a conceptual framework based on the findings that illustrates the interconnected nature of the food cold-chain facilities, collaboration among food cold-chain (FCC) stakeholders, concern among FCC stakeholders, economic enhancement, fulfilment of FCC stakeholders’ responsibilities, and overall functioning of the FCC. This study may be helpful to FCC professionals, food regulators, government authorities, and researchers because it gives a concise picture of the state of research in the field.

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“…Giordano Stella and co-authors [ 2 ] discussed the “Food Village”, an innovative alternative food network based on a human scale development economic model. The researchers suggest that although the different alternative food networks (AFNs) have experienced increases worldwide for the last thirty years, they are still unable to provide an alternative capable of spreading on a large scale.…”

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Special Issue “Innovations in the Food System: Exploring the Future of Food”

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2022

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2018 provided a definition of “food systems” highlighting that they “encompass the entire range of actors and their interlinked value-adding activities involved in the production, aggregation, processing, distribution, consumption, and disposal of food products that originate from agriculture, forestry or fisheries, and food industries, and the broader economic, societal and natural environments in which they are embedded” [...]

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“Food Village”: An Innovative Alternative Food Network Based on Human Scale Development Economic Model

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

Economic Impact of Short Food Supply Chains: A Case Study in Parma (Italy)

Economic Impact of Short Food Supply Chains: A Case Study in Parma (Italy)

Developing a Conceptual Framework Model for Effective Perishable Food Cold-Supply-Chain Management Based on Structured Literature Review

Special Issue “Innovations in the Food System: Exploring the Future of Food”

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