Author(s): Marek Petriľák, Elena Horská, Czeslaw Nowak, Renata Matysik-Pejas
Title: Selected Innovative Case Studies of Short Food Supply Chain in European Counties, with Application to Slovak Market
Source: International Scientific Days 2018 :: Towards Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Global Agriculture and Food Systems :: Proceedings
ISBN: 978-80-7598-180-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15414/isd2018.s8.12
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer ČR, Prague
PY, pages: 2018, 1766-1781
Published on-line: 2018-11-09
Language: eng
Abstract: Throughout the European Union, local producers have a significant role, which is
increasingly becoming more aware of consumers, and their products are increasingly
demanding. This trend can be seen especially in more developed Western European
countries. The current situation in Slovakia in the area of production and processing
of local products is that retail chains offer low sales prices to producers, which compensate
for the quantity of product. In this situation, there is a problem where this
business relationship with the local producer is for only cover the costs with minimum
profit for producers. We assume that the current situation will be local farmers
to seek new opportunities to sell products. The short food supply chain is one of the
alternatives of the long-globalized food chain. Sale of local products that producers
distribute as soon as possible in full quality, freshness, and signs of local origin are
the future sale of local products with value added. The aim of the paper is to review
of the literature and best-case studies selected from the European Union countries in
which the developed food distribution system for short food supply chain has been
established. To achieve the main goal, we use comparative methods to compare case
studies in different countries and also the deductive methods based on which we deduce conclusions. Based on the review of scientific papers evaluate application and success of short food supply chain in the Slovak market. In conclusion, identify the possibilities of applying these successful cases to the local producers in Slovak market.
Keywords: local products, short food supply chain, local farmers, value added, European Union
JEL Classification: R11
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