Value Chain Dynamics in a Biodiverse Environment: Advances in Biodiversity, Sustainability, and Agri-food Supply Chain Development (Cooperative Management)

✍ Scribed by Konstadinos Mattas (editor), George Baourakis (editor), Constantin Zopounidis (editor), Christos Staboulis (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 155
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book offers comprehensive insights into the latest developments in biodiversity, sustainability, and agri-food supply chains, fostering an informed approach to policymaking decisions in the agriculture and agri-food industry within the global economy. By addressing key societal and environmental challenges, such as desertification, floods, epidemics, rising trade costs, and food insecurity, it presents pioneering research initiatives to guide informed decision-making.

Addressing the inadequate sustainability performance of agri-food supply chains due to complex stakeholder interactions and conflicting objectives, the book includes chapters on mapping the Cretan vegetable supply chain, trade initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean, cooperative member commitment, sustainable food consumption patterns, water resource management in Africa, value-chain development, a financial analysis of the brewery industry, and the value chain of carob-flour production. The book aims to promote biodiversity conservation by establishing sustainable supply chains in the global agri-food sector. Given its scope, the book is intended for a diverse audience, including academics, businesses, policymakers, and stakeholders.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
End-to-End Mapping Towards Sustainability: The Case of the Cretan Vegetable Supply Chain
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Sustainability in the Agri-food Sector
2.2 Mapping Vegetable Supply Chains
3 Materials and Methods
3.1 Supply Chain Mapping
3.2 The Case of Cretan Vegetables
4 Results and Discussion
4.1 Initial (Theoretical) Map
4.2 Final (Validated) Map
5 Conclusions
Appendix 1: BPMN Constructs and Symbols
References
Agri-food Trade Competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean Region
1 Introduction
2 Recent Trends in Agricultural Development in the LAC Region
3 Importance of Latin American and Caribbean Trade
4 Definition and Measurement of Competitiveness and Comparative Advantages
5 Indices Capturing Revealed Comparative Advantages and Trade Competitiveness
6 Competitiveness and Comparative Advantages in Different Agricultural Sectors
6.1 Studies at the Global Level
6.2 Regional Studies
6.3 Country-Specific and Sector-Specific Research
7 Competitiveness and Comparative Advantages in Latin America and the Caribbean
8 Cooperation as a Solution for Agricultural Competitiveness
9 Summary
References
Member Preferences for Cooperative Attributes: A Best-Worst Scale Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework
2.1 Active Membership in Cooperatives
2.1.1 Cooperative Culture
2.1.2 Open Communication
2.1.3 Trust
2.1.4 Involvement
2.1.5 Willingness to be Active
3 Methodology
3.1 Participants and Sampling
3.2 Research Method
3.3 Selected Attributes
3.4 Questionnaire Design
3.5 Data Analysis
4 Results and Discussion
4.1 Perceived Importance of the Cooperative’s Attributes
4.2 LCA Results
4.2.1 LCA: BWS Individual-Level Scores
4.2.2 LCA: Socio-demographic Differences
5 Conclusions
6 Limitations and Future Research
References
Consumption Patterns for Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Food Choices: An Overview of Contemporary Issues
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Descriptive Analysis
4 Findings and Discussion
4.1 Factors Influencing Consumer Attitudes and Habits for Environmentally Friendly Food
4.1.1 Socioeconomic Status
4.1.2 Consumers’ Environmental Friendliness
4.1.3 Consumers’ Health Consciousness
4.1.4 Food Marketing and Pricing Policy
4.1.5 The Contribution of Eco-labeling and Advertising
4.1.6 Parental Contribution
4.2 Consumer Preferences for Agricultural Products Considering the Value of Biodiversity
4.3 Recommendations to Promote Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Foods
5 Conclusions
References
Sustainable Water Resources Management Based on the DPSIR Framework in East and West African Countries
1 Introduction
2 DPSIR Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Ghana Case Study
3.1.1 Driving Forces
3.1.2 Pressures
3.1.3 State of the Water
3.1.4 Impacts
3.1.5 Responses
3.2 Tanzania Case Study
3.2.1 Driving Forces
3.2.2 Pressures
3.2.3 State of the Water
3.2.4 Impacts
3.2.5 Responses
3.3 Kenya Case Study
3.3.1 Driving Forces
3.3.2 Pressures
3.3.3 State of the Water
3.3.4 Impacts
3.3.5 Responses
3.4 Burkina Faso Case Study
3.4.1 Driving Forces
3.4.2 Pressures
3.4.3 State of the Water
3.4.4 Impacts
3.4.5 Responses
4 Conclusions
References
A Review of Guidelines on Agri-food Value Chain Modeling
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methods
3 Results
3.1 Selecting the VC Guide
3.2 Comparing VC Guidelines
3.3 Outcomes Produced by the Guidelines
3.3.1 Institutional/Functional Analysis
3.3.2 Economic/Financial Analysis
3.3.3 Social Analysis
3.3.4 Environmental Analysis
4 Conclusions
References
A Cluster Analysis Study Based on Financial Indicators, as a Competitiveness Strategy of the Brewery Industry in Greece
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Materials and Methods
4 Results
5 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Climate Change and the Role of Governance in the Value Chain Sustainability of Carob Flour in Rethymno, Crete, Greece
1 Introduction
2 The Value Chain of Carob Flour
3 Carob Production Against Climate Change
4 Vulnerability Analysis and Drivers of Change
5 Drivers of Environmental Change
6 Carob Flour Value Chain and Governance
References