Borsotto P., Cagliero R., Giarè F., Giordani G., Iacono R., Manetti I., Sardone R. (2023). Measuring short food supply chain sustainability: a selection of attributes and indicators through a qualitative approach. Agriculture, 01/03/2023, vol. 13, n. 3, p. 1-16.
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030646
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030646
Titre : | Measuring short food supply chain sustainability: a selection of attributes and indicators through a qualitative approach (2023) |
Auteurs : | P. Borsotto ; R. Cagliero ; F. Giarè ; G. Giordani ; R. Iacono ; I. Manetti ; R. Sardone |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Agriculture (vol. 13, n. 3, March 2023) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 1-16 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 11 - COMMERCE ; 11.2 - Commercialisation. DistributionThésaurus IAMM CHAINE D'APPROVISIONNEMENT ; ALIMENTATION HUMAINE ; CIRCUIT COURT ; DURABILITE ; INDICATEUR |
Résumé : | Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are one of the most direct approaches to more directly connecting consumers with producers. The scaling-up of SFSCs is often challenged by critical issues which can be overcome with identification of the most sustainable, replicable schemes. This paper presents the results of a participatory analysis conducted within the agroBRIDGES H2020 project, with the aim of defining a list of economic, social, and environmental attributes and indicators to assess the sustainability of SFSCs and set up a decision-making tool to support producers in self-assessing their sustainability level and choosing the most appropriate business model (BM) from those identified within the project. The proposed framework was based on a literature review and validated using co-creation exercises (Delphi rounds and focus groups) with relevant European stakeholders. A final set of 47 indicators was identified, and their potential for use in assessing the sustainability level of various BMs was also validated. Early results highlighted three main issues: indicator calculation feasibility, business model categorization, and the simplicity of the framework for sustainability self-assessment. Some recommendations are made, including the importance of using a participatory process in building an evaluation framework on SFSC sustainability and the necessity of its adaptation to territorial contexts and needs. |
Cote : | En ligne |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13030646 |