Short Supply Chains From an Intermediary’s Point of View

Pató, Beáta Sz. G.; Csiszárik-Kocsir, Ágnes; Varga, Imre; Herczeg, Márk; Dominek, Ákos; Pató, Bálint; Kiss, Fanni

doi:10.24193/ojmne.2020.34.09

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“…Developing food supply chains in agriculture could be one of the keys for higher value-added activities and income of the participants along the chains [ 41 ]. Those places where hunger is concentrated are also characterized by persistent food insecurity resulting from either food emergencies or man-made crises lasting for several years, those crises may be the result of armed conflict, droughts, floods, the effects of pandemics, among others [ 42 , 43 ].…”

Section: Background Of the Food Security Approachmentioning

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Food security management in developing countries: Influence of economic factors on their food availability and access

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The research presents an analysis of the food security policy effectiveness on the component of food availability and access in two developing countries, Colombia and Kyrgyzstan, during the period from 2000 to 2018. Determining the state of their food balance trade and the regression analysis for the Food Production Index of the countries, considering four economic indicators. Thus the study attempts to show that policies and strategies have not reached the expected results in terms of reduction of food imports dependency and strengthening of national production and export industry. Furthermore was found that among the economic indicators considered, food inflation, food imports, food exports, and extreme monetary poverty; the last one was the indicator that presented influence on the Food Production Index of both countries, during the period analyzed, showing that access was the main component that defines the food production. The results highlighted the need of integrating food security with the monetary and trade policies of these countries.

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Section: Background Of the Food Security Approachmentioning

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Food security management in developing countries: Influence of economic factors on their food availability and access

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“…In this regard, the emergence of new intermediaries [4] or organizers and promoters [5,6] or the massive use of e-commerce in response to the current health emergency [7][8][9] cannot be overlooked. Even more vague is the characterization of local product [10,11], which is widely treated by the literature in connection with SFSCs [11][12][13][14]. The difficulty in finding an unambiguous definition lies in the subjectivity of the local connotation: it can vary according to numerous physical parameters, such as population density, accessibility and degree of urbanization but also according to social parameters such as trust and cooperation [15].…”

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“…The difficulty in finding an unambiguous definition lies in the subjectivity of the local connotation: it can vary according to numerous physical parameters, such as population density, accessibility and degree of urbanization but also according to social parameters such as trust and cooperation [15]. However, the main characteristic considered for local product identification appears to be geographical proximity between producer and consumer [10,16,17], a condition not necessarily verified for SFSCs, as in the case of spatially extended interactions [17]. Thus, SFSCs are configured as alternative food networks (AFNs) in which the proximity parameter acquires importance: the local dimension is certainly underlined in opposition to the globalized one typical of conventional food supply chains, but above all, social proximity determines the shortening of the supply model.…”

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Short Food Supply Chains in Europe: Scientific Research Directions

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In the food sector, new configurations of supply chains, as opposed to global conventional ones, are drawing the attention of researchers and institutions all over the world. These are presented as a panacea for the recovery of rural economies and, in general, of food system sustainability. In this context the short food supply chains (SFSCs) become relevant, as happens in Europe, where strategies and regulations designed on their implementation were adopted. Recognising that scientific research always plays an important role in guiding institutions’ choices in many fields, it seems important to focus on how SFSCs are considered in the European academic panorama. Therefore, this contribution presents a study performed on a sample of 108 papers published in journals during the last decade. The findings concerning the investigated issues and the approaches to analysing SFSC development and effects are reported from both the producer and consumer perspective. The review strongly emphasizes the factors affecting participation in SFSCs. Moreover, it highlights that the positive perception of SFSC sustainability is not based on scientific evidence. The analysis outlines current research directions and identifies challenges that are still open in order to offer researchers food for thought with a view to developing further future insights.

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