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dc.contributor.authorHooks, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorMacken-Walsh, Aine
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Olive
dc.contributor.authorPower, Carol
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-29T15:26:23Z
dc.date.available2020-06-29T15:26:23Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-14
dc.identifier.citationHooks, T.; Macken-Walsh, Á.; McCarthy, O.; Power, C. The Impact of a Values-Based Supply Chain (VBSC) on Farm-Level Viability, Sustainability and Resilience: Case Study Evidence. Sustainability 2017, 9, 267. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su9020267en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/2077
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractThe ‘Agriculture of the Middle’ (AotM) development paradigm emphasises that in order to survive, family farms must transition from a supply chain approach to a values-based supply chain (VBSC) approach, involving amendments to both product type and actor dynamics within the chain. This paper presents a qualitative case study of a beef co-operative integrated to a VBSC. We use an analytical framework of viability, sustainability and resilience to analyse impacts at farm-level. Our analysis highlights a number of positive effects on farm-level viability, sustainability and resilience. These benefits stemmed largely from improvements to market orientation, price stability, and members’ capacities in responding to problems. However, the autonomy of the co-operative was challenged by VBSC chain members, which impacted negatively on the stability of the co-operative.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSustainability;Vol. 9 (2)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectco-operativeen_US
dc.subjectvalues-based supply chain (VBSC)en_US
dc.subjectviabilityen_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectresilienceen_US
dc.subjectfamily farmen_US
dc.subjectbeefen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of a Values-Based Supply Chain (VBSC) on Farm-Level Viability, Sustainability and Resilience: Case Study Evidenceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su9020267
dc.contributor.sponsorTeagasc Walsh Fellowship Programmeen_US
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