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Alternative food networks: good practices for sustainable performance

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  • Myriam Kessari

    (UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Cédrine Joly

    (Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School)

  • Annabelle Jaouen

    (Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School)

  • Mélanie Jaeck

    (Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School)

Abstract

New alternative forms of distribution and consumption are emerging in the food sector in response to the deficiencies of current market practices. The increase in alternative food networks, short chains and direct selling has led to the emergence of new forms of collective action. Collective farmer shops (CFSs) are small sales outlets created by groups of farmers that aim to sell local products with social motives of transparency, sustainable farming, food quality and the improvement of the producers' livelihood. This research aimed to study the conditions under which these organisations maintain sustainable performance by achieving both social and economic goals. We developed a qualitative research protocol through 16 semidirected interviews with outlets engaged in an alternative food network in France. The results identify two groups that achieve social and economic performance and two groups that do not (only economic performance is achieved or none).

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  • Myriam Kessari & Cédrine Joly & Annabelle Jaouen & Mélanie Jaeck, 2020. "Alternative food networks: good practices for sustainable performance," Post-Print hal-03001966, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03001966
    DOI: 10.1080/0267257X.2020.1783348
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    Cited by:

    1. Sahand Ashtab & Robert Campbell, 2021. "Explanatory Analysis of Factors Influencing the Support for Sustainable Food Production and Distribution Systems: Results from a Rural Canadian Community," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-13, May.
    2. Lilliana Stefanovic, 2022. "SDG Performance in Local Organic Food Systems and the Role of Sustainable Public Procurement," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-29, September.
    3. Stevens Azima & Patrick Mundler, 2022. "Does direct farm marketing fulfill its promises? analyzing job satisfaction among direct-market farmers in Canada," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 39(2), pages 791-807, June.
    4. Fernianda Rahayu Hermiatin & Yuanita Handayati & Tomy Perdana & Dadan Wardhana, 2022. "Creating Food Value Chain Transformations through Regional Food Hubs: A Review Article," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-24, July.

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