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Analysing the challenges in sustainable agricultural supply chain system in India

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  • Rakesh D. Raut
  • Bhaskar B. Gardas
  • Balkrishna E. Narkhede
  • Manoj Kumar Jha

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An effective, sustainable agricultural supply chain system (SASCS) plays an important role in sustaining and stimulating development and growth in the agricultural and food sector. It covers all the activities involved in moving the agricultural produce from the farm to the end user. There are some challenges to this domain, which are constricting its growth in India. The objective of the present investigation is to identify the most crucial problems in the agricultural supply chain system through a literature survey and expert judgements. The explored challenges are modelled using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). After analysing the factors, the top three identified significant challenges of the hierarchical model are-lack of agricultural supply chain infrastructure (C1), lack of integration among the national agricultural markets (C2) and seasonality of the agricultural produce and long gestation period for the projects of infrastructure (C4). The developed AHP model will guide the decision and policy makers in formulating the appropriate sustainable policies for improving the overall agricultural supply chain performance.

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  • Rakesh D. Raut & Bhaskar B. Gardas & Balkrishna E. Narkhede & Manoj Kumar Jha, 2019. "Analysing the challenges in sustainable agricultural supply chain system in India," International Journal of Business Excellence, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 18(3), pages 336-359.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbexc:v:18:y:2019:i:3:p:336-359
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    1. Vinay Surendra Yadav & A. R. Singh & Rakesh D. Raut & Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, 2023. "Blockchain drivers to achieve sustainable food security in the Indian context," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 327(1), pages 211-249, August.
    2. Adil Zia & Musaad Alzahrani & Abdullah Alomari & Fahad AlGhamdi, 2022. "Investigating the Drivers of Sustainable Consumption and Their Impact on Online Purchase Intentions for Agricultural Products," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-17, May.
    3. Adil Zia & Musaad Alzahrani, 2022. "Investigating the Effects of E-Marketing Factors for Agricultural Products on the Emergence of Sustainable Consumer Behaviour," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-20, October.

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