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The paper presents models for short chains of vegetables, considering integration as the main mechanism of coordination …-food system. The research question is how efficient are activities of vegetables' chain in this particular form of integrated … operations of collecting vegetables, store and process them into cans and sell them to the market in a single economic unit. The …
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This study examines the relevance of Brazilian domestic transportation and logistics processes for agricultural bulk exports in terms of costs and CO2 emissions between farm gate and seaport, using the example of soybeans. To estimate the impact of logistics and transportation on the...
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The farming industry has entered into a new phase with the WTO introducing a concept of free trade and opening the Agri-food market in many countries to the rest of the world. In Korea, this trend has become a threat to the local industry due to downturn in the local farming industry. In...
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Paper presents diverse modes of governance of chemical and biological risks in agri-food sector, assesses their efficiency, complementarities, and challenges, and suggests recommendations for public policies improvement. It defines governance as system of social order responsible for particular...
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This paper explores food supply chain resilience and its connection to resilience of food systems more broadly. In terms of availability and affordability, food supply chains have been resilient to a wide range of shocks. Trade plays an important risk pooling role in allowing countries to draw...
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Trade in seeds is key to guarantee access to food across the globe. COVID-19 led to concerns that seed supply chains would be disrupted and that countries relying on imported seed would not have sufficient supplies for the upcoming season. Focusing on the impact of COVID-19 from the perspective...
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Growing global population and growing demand for food have put a lot of pressure on the global food supply chain. The global population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030 and 9.7 billion by 2050. In this context, providing agri-food products in the quantity needed by an ever-growing...
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With the rise and consolidation of modern supply chains, literature has put emphasis on the welfare effects for participating small producers but has often considered these effects through the comparison of participating producers with those not participating at all. Using an endogenous...
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payment used in online purchasing of fresh vegetables from local producers. Using Multiple Correspondence Analysis and …
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