Some insights on the organization and the performances of food chains in Southern countries: the proximity role. Synthesis of works for the accreditation to supervise research

Paule Moustier
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Paule Moustier: Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier, Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: urban food supply; food chains; economic of rural organization; distribution; urban agriculture; peri urban agriculture; spatial economics; global value chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in UMR MOISA, 7, 76 p., 2012, Série Cahier de Recherche - UMR MOISA, 978-2-7380-1307-1

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