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Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:26
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Sustainability challenges in the multi-tier crop agri-food sector: a systematic review
This systematic review identifies the potential sustainability challenges lower-tier suppliers and buying firms face in multi-tier crop agri-food supply chains. The first stage applied systematic mapping, and ...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:25 -
The cereal network: a baseline approach to current configurations of trade communities
This paper attempts to provide insights into the current network configurations of the food-trade system and to study the short-term effects of one of the ongoing and lasting global crises, the Ukraine War, on...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:24 -
Climate change impact on yield and income of Italian agriculture system: a scoping review
Climate change poses significant challenges to agricultural systems in the Mediterranean region, with Italy being significantly affected. This literature scoping review aims to examine existing research on the...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:23 -
Theorizing the socio-cultural dynamics of consumer decision-making for participation in community-supported agriculture
In the context of the urgent need to establish sustainable food systems, community-supported agriculture (CSA), in which consumers share risks with producers, has gained increasing attention. Understanding the...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:22 -
Are university students really hungry for sustainability? A choice experiment on new food products from circular economy
Consumers are demonstrating increasing awareness towards initiatives promoting sustainable practices in the food sector. This is particularly pronounced among university students, a segment known for its recep...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:21 -
Quantifying sustainability in the agri-food system: a comprehensive methodological framework and expert consensus approach
Assessing the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of food production is imperative for aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda and adhering to evolving regulato...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:20 -
Farm animal welfare regulatory preferences and food choice: survey evidence from the US
Public support is critical for the incorporation of farm animal welfare (FAW) standards into national food policies. Multiple pathways, e.g., market-based policies, political mandates, and donations to animal ...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:19 -
A literature review on the drivers and barriers of organic food consumption in China
Research interest in organic food consumption has increased significantly worldwide, but a systematic analysis of this phenomenon in China is still lacking. The existing studies in this area are wide-ranging a...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:18 -
Social farming and educational needs: how kindergarten farms could fill a gap
Kindergarten farms are educational initiatives aiming to reinforce or even create relationships between nature and future generations involving them in agricultural settings. They take the form of Outdoor Educ...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:17 -
The socio-economic issues of agroecology: a scoping review
In recent years, agroecology has gained prominence as one of the innovative approaches to agriculture that could positively contribute to achieving sustainable food systems. As a transdisciplinary science, agr...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:16 -
Mandatory nutrition attributes labeling and consumer demand: a structural approach analysis of the US soft drink market
While soft drinks stand out as a major cause of obesity and overweight worldwide, the USA is the country most concerned with this problem. To reverse the situation, experts have agreed that labels and taxes re...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:15 -
Consumers preferences and social sustainability: a discrete choice experiment on ‘Quality Agricultural Work’ ethical label in the Italian fruit sector
The Italian legislator has adopted several instruments to discourage undeclared work and exploitative labour in agriculture, mostly of a penal-repressive nature. Among the direct and indirect policy measures, ...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:14 -
Pathways towards food sector sustainability: the case of vending
This paper reviews the literature on sustainability in the food vending industry to understand whether: (1) the topic of sustainable development is addressed at the academic level when it comes to the sector; ...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:13 -
Heterogeneity in farmers’ stage of behavioural change in intercropping adoption: an application of the Transtheoretical Model
Despite its potential economic and environmental benefits, intercropping adoption remains limited in Europe. Drawing upon the Transtheoretical Model, this paper views adoption decision as stages of behavioural...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:12 -
Sustainability of European agri-food supply chain using MRP-PCI multicriteria analysis method
The need for a more sustainable agri-food system is a topic that has attracted growing interest in recent years. Several international and European policies such as Agenda 2030 and the European Green Deal have...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:11 -
Sustainability reporting in focus: analysing Spanish transposition of the Non-Financial Reporting European Directive in the agri-food sector
In recent decades, the business world has undergone a paradigm shift, prioritizing social and environmental considerations over the exclusive pursuit of economic profits. Corporate social responsibility has be...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:10 -
Differing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on farmers and intermediaries: insights into the Ecuadorian cocoa value chain
The COVID-19 pandemic generated diverse impacts and responses in agricultural value chains worldwide. Cocoa is a key crop for Ecuadorian exports, and the analysis of effects the pandemic had on value chain act...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:9 -
From COVID-19 to the war in Ukraine: evidence of a Schumpeterian transformation of food logistics
This study analyzes the changes that have occurred in food logistics in the three years since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the one year since the war in Ukraine commenced. Food logistics companie...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:8 -
Examining disparities in common agriculture policy direct payments among farming systems: evidence from Portugal
One of the stated goals of the common agricultural policy reforms has been to provide a fairer distribution of payments across and within member states, but little progress has been accomplished, with about 20...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:7 -
Exploring the role of blockchain technology in modern high-value food supply chains: global trends and future research directions
Trust, safety, and quality are among the most important factors in the agri-food supply chains. Traceability is a powerful tool to ensure them, but implementing a transparent and effective system is a complex ...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:6 -
Predicting the differences in food security with and without the Russia–Ukraine conflict scenarios over different regions of the world
The Russia–Ukraine conflict has caused a global food security crisis, impacting sustainable development goals. Predicting the crisis’s impact on food security is crucial for global stability by 2030. From a ma...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:5 -
Potential unexpected effects of meat reduction in diet: Could educational attainment influence meat substitution strategies?
Regulation of meat consumption appears to be a relevant public policy to limit diet-related greenhouse gas emissions. However, the real impact of such a policy (e.g., tax) on human health and nutrition remains...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:4 -
Food miles on the shelves: the share of local food products in the Hungarian retail sector
Share of national food products in retail is a frequent subject of policy debates. Local food is often associated with national security, sustainability, and support of local economy, contributing to value-add...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:3 -
The future of organic certification: potential impacts of the inclusion of Participatory Guarantee Systems in the European organic regulation
Third-party certification (TPC) is the standard approach to quality assurance for organic production, but its administrative burden and cost make it difficult for smallholders to access it. Internal Control Sy...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:2 -
The implications of governance factors for economic and social upgrading in Ghana’s cocoa value chain
This paper identifies several governance factors that enable economic upgrading and the link between economic and social upgrading /downgrading of smallholders and Abusa sharecroppers in Ghana's cocoa value ch...
Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:1
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