Food Safety and Value Chain Coordination in the Context of a Transition Economy: The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives
Food Safety and Value Chain Coordination in the Context of a Transition Economy: The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives
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DOI：
10.5334/ijc.1039
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Skreli, Engjell
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作者：
Imami, Drini;Valentinov, Vladislav;Skreli, Engjell
在阿尔巴尼亚，食品安全领域的发展差距要求加强农业食品价值链内的垂直协调。本文探讨了通过发展农业合作社和非正式农民团体加强纵向协调的可能性。在两个报告的个案研究中，这些组织已被证明是由于需要促进纵向协调而产生的。此外，案例研究表明，通常反对农民反补贴力量的下游农业综合企业代理人，为了实施食品安全标准，促进、支持甚至发起合作社和农民团体。农民之间的新兴合作不仅提高了他们对价值链的参与，而且产生了相互信任。
In Albania development gaps in the area of food safety are calling for stronger vertical coordination within the agrifood value chains. The paper explores the possibility of vertical coordination being strengthened through the development of agricultural cooperatives and informal farmer groups. In two reported case studies, these organizations have been shown to be called into life by the need to advance vertical coordination. Moreover, the case studies reveal that downstream agribusiness agents, who normally oppose farmers' countervailing power, promote, support, and even initiate cooperatives and farmer groups, in order to implement food safety standards. The emerging cooperation among farmers not only enhances their participation in the value chain but also generates mutual trust.