The resilience of short food supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of a direct purchasing network

Ušča, Maija; Tisenkopfs, Talis

doi:10.3389/fsufs.2023.1146446

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“…The aim of it was to supply local, fresh, organic products for the family, who was living in the capital of Latvia -Riga. Although the first farmers' markets formed in Riga around 2000, even in 2008, it was not easy to access local organic products (Ušča & Tisenkopfs, 2023). The DP network originated as a modest partnership involving a limited number of consumers and organic farmers.…”

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Environmental Sustainability Aspects in Short Food Supply Chains: the Views of Organic Farmers and Consumers

Ušča,

Aļeksējeva

2023

Rural Sustainability Research

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Globally, food systems are the most significant cause of environmental change; therefore, efforts to create more environmentally sustainable food systems are presented. One of the directions is strengthening the local actors and short food supply chains. Simultaneously, changes in farming systems are needed, and organic agriculture is one of the ways to make food systems more environmentally sustainable. Despite the abundance of research on the environmental consciousness of consumers in short food supply chains, the question is raised whether local food chain farmers are also committed to environmental sustainability. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the importance of environmental sustainability to organic short food supply chain actors. More specifically, the research depicts the views of organic farmers and consumers and their relation to the actual environmental sustainability of short food supply chains. During the research, a specific short food supply chain – a direct purchasing network – was explored. A qualitative approach was applied to reach the aim. Thus, in-depth interviews and observations were used as a research method. The research results demonstrated the views of farmers and consumers of the specific network regarding environmental sustainability aspects in the network. In the research, such environmental aspects as the circularity of resources, biodiversity, chemicals in the environment, seasonality and locality of diets, and the distance (food miles) were admitted as crucial ones by the specific short food supply chain actors. The differences in opinions of consumers and farmers emerged when thinking about the scale of their views.

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“…These locations, often in office rooms, community centres, private garages, or basements, serve as collection points where farmers deliver pre-ordered organic products at agreed-upon times. Convening at these specific spots, consumers collect their ordered products (Ušča & Tisenkopfs, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%