Back to Locality? Demand Potential Analysis for Short Food Supply Chains

Krzysztof Solarz, Magdalena Raftowicz, Marian Kachniarz () and Agnieszka Dradrach
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Krzysztof Solarz: Doctoral School, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-357 Wrocław, Poland
Magdalena Raftowicz: Department of Applied Economics, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Marian Kachniarz: Institute of Spatial Management, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland
Agnieszka Dradrach: Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: The main purpose of the article is an attempt to estimate the demand for products traded within short food supply chains in Poland. The survey was conducted in autumn 2021 in the Kamienna Góra county, where the first business incubator in Poland, addressed to farmers and food producers, initiated and supported by the local government, is located. The Computer-Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) method constituted the basis for the process of collecting research material. The channel for reaching respondents was the LIBRUS application and local social media. Responses were mainly given by women, people with incomes in the range of PLN 1000–3000 per person, those aged 30–50, and those with a university education. The research results showed a high level of potential demand for local agri-food products, which should encourage farmers to switch from long to short supply chain models. The persisting low awareness regarding the existence of alternative distribution networks for local products, which primarily requires increased activities in the field of territorial marketing that promote local agri-food products among the residents of municipalities constitutes, from the perspective of consumers, a barrier to the development of short food supply chains.

Keywords: demand potential analysis; short food supply chains; local food; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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