Multifunctionality and agrarian transition in alternative agro‐food production in the global South: The case of organic shrimp certification in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Omoto, Reiko; Scott, Steffanie

doi:10.1111/apv.12113

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“…Thematic analysis also identified some of the frameworks used to examine sustainability in AFNs. Frameworks include tactile spaces [26], development economics theory of urban bias [52], food utopia [53], multifunctionality [54], political ecology [30], viable system model [55] and convention theory [35,56]. It is also important to note that no frameworks for the assessment of the three dimensions of sustainability based on indicators or metrics were used in the papers of our sample.…”

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Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

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In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to individuals’ organizing themselves and managing food systems in an ‘alternative’ and more sustainable way. Such emerging food initiatives are most commonly known as ‘Alternative Food Networks’ (AFNs). However, there is an ongoing debate concerning the extent to which AFNs facilitate social, economic and environmental change. There are criticisms of the overall sustainability promise of AFNs related to sufficiency of impact, possible counter effects and the relevance of impacts. Because empirical studies often only focus on specific sustainability issues or AFNs, it has been difficult to develop more robust theories about the relations between diverse AFNs arrangements and sustainability. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards reducing this knowledge gap through a systematic literature review on AFNs in relation to sustainability. We summarize main methodological approaches, the types of AFNs studied and sustainability dimensions addressed in literature to date. Findings serve as reference to propose opportunities for future research regarding sustainability in AFNs.

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“…International resource management certification schemes create networks called ‘transnational alternative commodity networks’ (Omoto & Scott, 2016). The commodity ‘network’ approach – in contrast to the ‘chain’ approach, which simply analyses a linear chain of pure economic activities – gives a wider view in analysing a ‘web’ of material and non‐material relations that cannot stand alone without social, political, and economic actors.…”

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“…For example, increased awareness of mangrove conservation in Europe has reached the southernmost point of Vietnam, where many small‐scale household‐based shrimp farms exist. This has resulted in those farms being internationally certified by Naturland's organic scheme, thereby influencing the local producers' marketing patterns (Omoto & Scott, 2016). There have been many papers that have discussed the environmental, economic, and social impact of such international resource management certification schemes on producers in forestry (Auld, 2014; Cashore et al, 2004; Visseren‐Hamakers & Pattberg, 2013), fishery (Bellchambers et al, 2014; Gulbrandsen, 2009), and aquaculture (Islam, 2014), among other industries relying on ecosystem services.…”

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Mobilising international resource management certification schemes: Re‐configuration of the global shark fin supply network by producers

Omoto

2023

Geography and Environment

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As one approach to publicising sustainability efforts at the local level for a wider audience, international resource management certification schemes and their eco‐label programmes have been widely used as a verification tool. The case of Japanese shark fishery based in Kesennuma, Miyagi shows the full picture of the current global context behind a highly controversial commodity: shark fins. Campaigns against shark finning directed by environmental NGOs have led to shark fin being taken off the menu at some Chinese high‐class hotels. The shark fishery in Kesennuma is currently working toward obtaining Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification to prove that their shark products are not the result of finning, with the expectation that the certification will provide a clear distinction between human moral issues and sustainable resource management issues. Drawing on this case, this paper analyses the network of cooperative stakeholders in order to re‐configure a global sustainable commodity network for shark fins. It has been almost a quarter century since MSC was officially launched as an independent organisation in 1997. Initially, MSC certification was a major strength of differentiation, allowing producers of certified seafood to sell at a higher price, but the acquisition of certification by multiple fisheries targeting the same or similar species has reduced the economic benefits for individual fisheries. By analysing the shark fishery, which require resource management on the high seas, this paper provides new insights into how MSC certification can be mobilised by producers.

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Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

Michel-Villarreal¹,

Hingley²,

Canavari³

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In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to individuals organizing themselves and managing food systems in an ‘alternative’ and more sustainable way. Such emerging food initiatives are most commonly known as ‘Alternative Food Networks’ (AFNs). However, there is an ongoing debate concerning the extent to which AFNs facilitate social, economic and environmental change. There are criticisms of the overall sustainability promise of AFNs related to sufficiency of impact, possible counter effects and relevance of impacts. Because often empirical studies only focus on specific sustainability issues or AFNs, it has been difficult to develop more robust theories about the relations between diverse AFNs arrangements and sustainability. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards reducing this knowledge gap through a systematic literature review on AFNs in relation to sustainability. We summarize main methodological approaches, types of AFNs studied and sustainability dimensions addressed in literature to date. Findings serve as reference to propose opportunities for future research regarding sustainability in AFNs.

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Multifunctionality and agrarian transition in alternative agro‐food production in the global South: The case of organic shrimp certification in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Cited by 10 publications

References 35 publications

Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

Mobilising international resource management certification schemes: Re‐configuration of the global shark fin supply network by producers

Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review

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