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dc.contributor.authorVittersø, Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorTorjusen, Hanne
dc.contributor.authorLaitala, Kirsi
dc.contributor.authorTocco, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorBiasini, Beatrice
dc.contributor.authorCsillag, Peter
dc.contributor.authorDuboys de Labarre, Matthieu
dc.contributor.authorLecoeur, Jean-Loup
dc.contributor.authorMaj, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorMajewski, Edward
dc.contributor.authorMalak-Rawlikowska, Agata
dc.contributor.authorMenozzi, Davide
dc.contributor.authorTörök, Áron
dc.contributor.authorWavresky, Pierre
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-03T08:11:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-16T13:02:21Z
dc.date.available2019-09-03T08:11:34Z
dc.date.available2019-09-16T13:02:21Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-28
dc.identifier.citationVittersø G, Torjusen H, Laitala K, Tocco B, Biasini B, Csillag, Duboys de Labarre, Lecoeur, Maj, Majewski, Malak-Rawlikowska, Menozzi D, Török, Wavresky P. Short Food Supply Chains and Their Contributions to Sustainability: Participants’ Views and Perceptions from 12 European Cases. Sustainability. 2019(11)en
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/7543
dc.description.abstractThe present food system faces major challenges in terms of sustainable development along social, economic and environmental dimensions. These challenges are often associated with industrialised production processes and longer and less transparent distribution chains. Thus, closer distribution systems through Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) may be considered as a sustainable alternative. This study explores the role of different types of SFSCs and their contribution to sustainability through participants’ (consumers, retailers and producers) views and perceptions. As part of the European H2020 project “Strength2Food” we conducted a cross-case analysis and examined 12 European SFSC cases from six countries: France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland and the UK. We applied a mixed method approach including primary data collection, via in-depth interviews and customer surveys, as well as desk research. The findings suggest that, irrespective of the type of SFSC, a strong agreement among the participants were found on the contribution of SFSCs to social sustainability. However, participants’ views considerably differ regarding the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. These differences relate to the way the SFSCs were organised and to some degrees to regional differences attributed to the significance of SFSC in different parts of Europe. The article concludes that the spatial heterogeneity of SFSCs, including supply chain actor differences, different types and organisational forms of SFSCs as well as regional and territorial characteristics, must be taken into account and further emphasised in future policies aimed at strengthening European food chain sustainability.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSustainability;Volume 11, Issue 17
dc.rightsThis article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectSustainabilitiesen
dc.subjectEuropeen
dc.subjectFood systemsen
dc.subjectDevelopmentsen
dc.subjectFarmer's marketsen
dc.subjectShort food supply chains
dc.subjectAlternative food networks
dc.titleShort Food Supply Chains and Their Contributions to Sustainability: Participants’ Views and Perceptions from 12 European Casesen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.typePeer revieweden
dc.date.updated2019-09-03T08:11:34Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11174800
dc.identifier.cristin1720842
dc.source.journalSustainability


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