Short Food Supply Chains as a Practical Implication of Sustainable Development Ideas
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Economic Aspects
- resource, infrastructure, and logistic sharing, leading to cost reduction, improved efficiency, and broader channels,
- expanding the range of offered products and mitigating production seasonality by selling products from other farms, acting as intermediaries, or through product exchange,
- adopting a collaborative approach and cooperating with the administration on legislative issues,
- exchanging best practices.
- difficulties in obtaining funds for investment in new technologies,
- lack of specialized knowledge (IT, accounting, marketing, branding), market access issues,
- lack of accessible technical support, unreliable distribution,
- weak organization of farmers/producers compared to the professionalism expected by hotels,
- inadequate transportation,
- low level of customer service.
4.2. Environmental Aspects
- Reduction in resource consumption (such as fossil fuels or packaging), limiting food waste, and conserving food,
- Promoting less polluting production methods (e.g., organic farming),
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint,
- Decreasing energy consumption,
- Cutting down on transportation and food miles.
4.3. Social Aspects
- Promoting more direct relationships between producers and consumers,
- Increasing trust in the value chain,
- Supporting social integration,
- Revitalizing local communities,
- Contributing to rural development (especially in marginal areas),
- Stimulating a sense of community, conducting social education,
- Strengthening the position of consumers and producers in the supply chain,
- Promoting a healthy diet and lifestyle.
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Long Food Supply Chains | Short Food Supply Chains | |
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Physical proximity | The distance from the place of production to the place of sale occurs in geographically dispersed locations (over 100 km on average). | Local sales. |
Organizational proximity | There are two or more links between the producer and the consumer, sales take place through logistics centers and large-scale chains. | There may be a maximum of one sales link between the producer and the consumer, but excluding retail chains operating in many geographically dispersed locations (reduction of the number of links). |
Social proximity | There is no current and up-to-date communication between the producer and the consumer. | There is constant, ongoing, and up-to-date communication of knowledge between the producer and the consumer. |
Impact on sustainable development | Negative. | Positive. |
Legal Forms of Short Food Supply Chains in Poland | 2019 | 2021 |
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Agricultural retailing under the supervision of Veterinary Inspection | 4688 | 12,059 |
Agricultural retailing under the supervision of State Sanitary Inspection | 604 | 12,059 |
Marginal, local, and limited activity | 2113 | 2230 |
Direct sales | 11,267 | 14,361 |
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Raftowicz, M.; Solarz, K.; Dradrach, A. Short Food Supply Chains as a Practical Implication of Sustainable Development Ideas. Sustainability 2024, 16, 2910. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072910
Raftowicz M, Solarz K, Dradrach A. Short Food Supply Chains as a Practical Implication of Sustainable Development Ideas. Sustainability. 2024; 16(7):2910. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072910
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaftowicz, Magdalena, Krzysztof Solarz, and Agnieszka Dradrach. 2024. "Short Food Supply Chains as a Practical Implication of Sustainable Development Ideas" Sustainability 16, no. 7: 2910. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072910
APA StyleRaftowicz, M., Solarz, K., & Dradrach, A. (2024). Short Food Supply Chains as a Practical Implication of Sustainable Development Ideas. Sustainability, 16(7), 2910. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072910