Narrative Synthesis of the Economic Impact of Agricultural Supply Chain and Distribution Networks on Output

Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this study was to analyze the role of different supply chain players in agri-business and their effect on farmers’ output, to arrive at a feasible model of supply network intended for optimizing the surplus in these agri-business supply chains.
 
 Theoretical framework: A lot of literature is already published on agricultural supply chains and distribution networks but the intention of this study is to understand and explore the economic impact on output.
 
 Design/methodology/approach: According to (Denyer and Tranfield, 2009), a systematic review is a procedure that identifies prior research, chooses and assesses contributions, analyses and synthesizes data, and presents the findings in a way that enables reasonably clear conclusions to be drawn about what is known and what is unknown. Accordingly, a five-step approach proposed by them is adopted for this research review, which is illustrated below.
 
 Findings: The review of existing literature helped in forming the following categories of researched material, with different contributions to research:
 
 Technological factors affecting supply chain decisions of agricultural produce
 Optimization techniques applied to distribution networks
 Farmers’ integration in value-chain and inter-dependencies of players
 
 
 Research, Practical and Social Implications: The study paves way for the identification of an action plan based on the studies on economic impact and also provides future research direction.
 
 Originality/Value: No previous work on economic impact analysis of agricultural supply chains is done till now.

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“…To overcome the difficulties experienced by small and marginal farmers, the study by Tripathi et al suggests a demand-centric agricultural supply chain model that directly connects farmers' income with market movement (Tripathi et al, 2023). The study by Agashe and Deogaonkar offers insights for optimizing surplus in agri-business supply chains by analyzing the roles played by various supply chain participants in agri-business and their effect on farmers' production (Kagalkar et al, 2023). Chen's scoping study investigates the degree to which newly developed digital technologies support inclusion, diversity, and equity in agricultural supply chains, emphasizing the need for additional research in this field (Mwangakala et al, 2023).…”