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Impact of information and communication technologies in agroecological cooperativism in Catalonia
- Source :
- Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika). 65:59-66
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2019.
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Abstract
- In Catalonia, agroecological cooperativism is part of a set of alternatives that appeared as a response to the current hegemonic food consumption model, controlled by large commercial establishments. It is defined by its promotion of short food supply chains (SFSCs), operates under the values of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and holds a strong political commitment. This article, on the one hand, studies the setup of agroecological cooperativism understood as the outcome of a network of producers, intermediaries and consumers and, on the other hand, examines the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the development of this consumption model. The data has been obtained through on-site interviews and online research on the 56 consumer groups and cooperatives present in Barcelona. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis have been used to study them. The results prove the salient role that ICT has as a facilitator in the relational network established between the agents that take part in it, thus becoming a key characteristic element of the new agroecological consumer cooperativism.
- Subjects :
- Knowledge management
business.industry
Agroecological cooperativism
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Inter-cooperation
Cooperation
Cooperativisme
Information and Communications Technology
ICT
Network society
business
Cooperativas agrícolas
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Agroecology
Cooperative Agriculture
Cooperatives agrícoles
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18059295 and 0139570X
- Volume :
- 65
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....960a976df4fcdc2f427c98dada4a2557