A social innovation perspective on business model improvement in food related industries

Xiao-Wei Wen, Sang-Luo Sun and Zhao-Hui Yang

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2020, vol. 23, issue 5

Abstract: Food sector sustainability should not be discussed solely through an economic lens. On the contrary, social forces are critical in motivating and practicing high-quality food production and distribution in the supply chain context. This opinion addresses food sector imperatives from the social innovation perspective to preliminarily comment on social innovation’s potential influences on food production, distribution, and safety. Preliminary though, the purpose and contribution of this opinion paper are both stimulating future imagination in theory and practices for utilizing social innovation for food safety and sustainability. The main opinions are the employment of resources, sustainable development of resources, generation of finances and diversifying the talent pool for social innovative initiatives that promote food safety.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308821

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