Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, Italy

Scaling up supply chains in the interest of cost-effectiveness has led to an increasing disconnection between producers and consumers in today's globalised food system. This paper assesses the agricultural and territorial drivers that influence the development of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs...

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Main Authors: Stefano Corsi, Chiara Mazzocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2019-06-01
Series:Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON)
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Online Access:https://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-201906-0002_alternative-food-networks-afns-determinants-for-consumer-and-farmer-participation-in-lombardy-italy.php
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description Scaling up supply chains in the interest of cost-effectiveness has led to an increasing disconnection between producers and consumers in today's globalised food system. This paper assesses the agricultural and territorial drivers that influence the development of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), where consumers and producers act together, by implementing an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression. The analysis was carried out at a municipal scale in Lombardy, in northern Italy. The territorial characteristics of the local areas were less important in explaining the level of consumer and producer participation in the alternative food networks, rather than the specific factors related to the agricultural sector.
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spelling doaj.art-46bb8b4e15f64ca7a8c7556de2d736342023-02-23T03:25:20ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON)0139-570X1805-92952019-06-0165625926910.17221/230/2018-AGRICECONage-201906-0002Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, ItalyStefano Corsi0Chiara MazzocchiDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Milan, Milan, ItalyScaling up supply chains in the interest of cost-effectiveness has led to an increasing disconnection between producers and consumers in today's globalised food system. This paper assesses the agricultural and territorial drivers that influence the development of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), where consumers and producers act together, by implementing an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression. The analysis was carried out at a municipal scale in Lombardy, in northern Italy. The territorial characteristics of the local areas were less important in explaining the level of consumer and producer participation in the alternative food networks, rather than the specific factors related to the agricultural sector.https://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-201906-0002_alternative-food-networks-afns-determinants-for-consumer-and-farmer-participation-in-lombardy-italy.phpdirect saleshort supply chainparticipation approach
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Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, Italy
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direct sale
short supply chain
participation approach
title Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, Italy
title_full Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, Italy
title_fullStr Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, Italy
title_full_unstemmed Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, Italy
title_short Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, Italy
title_sort alternative food networks afns determinants for consumer and farmer participation in lombardy italy
topic direct sale
short supply chain
participation approach
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