Foodmiles: The Logistics of Food Chains Applied to Food Quality Schemes

Drut Marion (), Federico Antonioli, Böhm Michael (), Brečić Ruzica (), Dries Liesbeth (), Ferrer-Pérez Hugo (), Gauvrit Lisa (), Hoàng Việt (), Steinnes Kamilla Knutsen (), Lilavanichakul Apichaya (), Majewski Edward (), Orachos Napasintuwong, Nguyễn An (), Mattas Konstadinos (), Ristic Bojan (), Schaer Burkhard (), Tangeland Torvald (), Maksan Marina Tomić (), Csillag Peter (), Aron Torok, Tsakiridou Efthimia (), Mario Veneziani, Vittersø Gunnar () and Bellassen Valentin ()
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Drut Marion: CESAER, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, Bourgogne, France
Böhm Michael: ECOZEPT, Freising, Germany
Brečić Ruzica: University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dries Liesbeth: Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Ferrer-Pérez Hugo: Center for Agro Food Economy and Development, Catalonia Polytechnic University, Barcelona, Spain
Gauvrit Lisa: ECOZEPT, Freising, Germany
Hoàng Việt: University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Steinnes Kamilla Knutsen: HiOA, National Institute for Consumer Research, Oslo and Akershus University College, Oslo, Akershus, Norway
Lilavanichakul Apichaya: Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Majewski Edward: SGGW, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
Nguyễn An: University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Mattas Konstadinos: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Ristic Bojan: University of Belgrade, Beograd, Beograd, Serbia
Schaer Burkhard: ECOZEPT, Freising, Germany
Tangeland Torvald: HiOA, National Institute for Consumer Research, Oslo and Akershus University College, Oslo, Akershus, Norway
Maksan Marina Tomić: University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Csillag Peter: ECO-SENSUS Research and Communication, Szekszárd, Hungary
Tsakiridou Efthimia: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Vittersø Gunnar: HiOA, National Institute for Consumer Research, Oslo and Akershus University College, Oslo, Akershus, Norway
Bellassen Valentin: CESAER, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, Bourgogne, France
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Hugo Ferrer Pérez

Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, 2021, vol. 19, issue 2, 127-143

Abstract: This paper estimates the foodmiles (embedded distances) and transport-related carbon emissions of 27 Food Quality Scheme (FQS) products – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and organic – and their reference products. It goes further than the existing literature by adopting a value chain perspective, instead of the traditional consumer perspective, and focusing on FQS products. The same methodology is applied across all the case studies. The article specifically investigates the determinants of differences between FQS and their references. FQS products travel significantly shorter distances (−30%) and generate significantly lower transport-related emissions (−23%) than conventional food products. The differences are even greater for vegetal and organic products. The relationship between distance and transport-related emissions is not exactly proportional and highlights the importance of transport modes and logistics, in particular for exports and imports. Finally, we stress the importance of the spatial distribution of the different stages in the value chains (e.g. production, processing). PDO technical specifications delimit a geographical area for production and processing, thereby limiting distances and transport-related emissions compared to conventional food products, but also compared to other types of FQS.

Keywords: foodmiles; food quality schemes (FQS); transport; logistics; carbon emissions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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