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Organisation et performance des filières alimentaires dans les pays du Sud : le rôle de la proximité. Synthèse des travaux pour l’habilitation à diriger des recherches

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The document summarises the results of twenty years of coordination of research programmes on urban food supply in Africa and Asia in collaboration with national researchers. The main research questions are the following ones: What is the role of geographical and relational proximity in the performance of food chains in Africa and Asia? Does modern distribution change food chains in favour of the less wealthy stakeholders? The research is based on spatial economics, economics of rural organisations and global value chain analysis. The results show the role of geographical proximity in the supply of perishable commodities in line with Von Thünen predictions. We identify the role of relational proximity in reducing uncertainties in terms of quantity, price and quality, which the sellers and buyers of food commodities must face. Future research areas are presented, including a deeper evaluation of economic, environmental and social impact of proximity agriculture relative to more distant food supplying areas. ...French Abstract : Le document résume des recherches sur l’approvisionnement alimentaire des villes en Afrique et en Asie, menées en collaboration avec des chercheurs nationaux, sur une période de vingt ans. Les principales questions de recherche sont les suivantes : Quel est le rôle de la proximité géographique et relationnelle dans la performance des filières alimentaires en Afrique et en Asie? La grande distribution transforme-t-elle les filières au bénéfice des acteurs défavorisés ? Les travaux s’appuient sur la littérature en économie spatiale, en économie des organisations rurales et le cadre théorique des chaînes globales de valeur. Ils montrent le rôle de la proximité géographique dans l’alimentation des villes en aliments périssables selon les prédictions de Von Thünen. Nous soulignons le rôle de la proximité relationnelle dans la réduction des incertitudes en termes de quantité, de prix et de qualité, auxquelles sont soumis les vendeurs et acheteurs de produits alimentaires. Des pistes de recherche futures sont présentées, en particulier pour mieux quantifier l’impact économique, social et environnemental de l’agriculture de proximité par rapport à des approvisionnements alimentaires de longue distance.

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  • Moustier, P., 2012. "Organisation et performance des filières alimentaires dans les pays du Sud : le rôle de la proximité. Synthèse des travaux pour l’habilitation à diriger des recherches," Research serial MoISA, UMR MoISA : Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (social and nutritional sciences): CIHEAM-IAMM, CIRAD, INRAE, L'Institut Agro, Montpellier SupAgro, IRD - Montpellier, France, number 201207, April.
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    Keywords

    APPROVISIONNEMENT ALIMENTAIRE DES VILLES; FILIERE; GRANDE DISTRIBUTION; PROXIMITE GEOGRAPHIQUE; AGRICULTURE DE PROXIMITE; ECONOMIE STATIALE; ECONOMIE DES ORGANISATIONS; CHAINE GLOBALE DE VALEUR; GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY; AGRICULTURE URBAINE; AGRICULTURE PERIURBAINE; AFRIQUE; ASIE; URBAN FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD CHAINS; DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AGRICULTURE; PERIURBAN AGRICULTURE; SPATIAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC OF RURAL ORGANIZATION; GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN; AFRICA; ASIA;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
    • P32 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Collectives; Communes; Agricultural Institutions
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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