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Sustainability challenges in the multi-tier crop agri-food sector: a systematic review.
- Source :
- Agricultural & Food Economics; 7/12/2024, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-37, 37p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This systematic review identifies the potential sustainability challenges lower-tier suppliers and buying firms face in multi-tier crop agri-food supply chains. The first stage applied systematic mapping, and based on a sample of 487 academic articles from 6 databases, identified a less-researched area through empirical analysis. Secondly, a systematic evidence review synthesis methodology was used to synthesise the identified sustainability challenges from 18 qualitative studies focusing on the crop agri-food sector. A complex adaptive system, triple-bottom-line approach, and environmental, social, and governance sustainability models were applied to understand the nature of multi-tier supply chain structures and then identify sustainability challenges. Four major dimensions of sustainability challenges (social, economic, environmental and governance) for the lower-tier suppliers and buying firms were identified. Disintegration between buying firms and the lower-tier suppliers, predominantly due to their different locations, was found to be the primary reason for sustainability challenges in the crop agri-food sector. The review findings establish a theoretical framework that could serve as a roadmap for future research in multi-tier supply chains across various sectors and geographies, examining potential sustainability challenges and developing governance structures for sustainable development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE development
CROPS
SUPPLY chains
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21937532
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Agricultural & Food Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178417406
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-024-00319-5