Case Study Analysis on Agri-Food Value Chain: A Guideline-Based Approach

Yarkın Akyüz (), Havva Ece Salali, Pelin Atakan, Cihat Günden, Murat Yercan, Lampros Lamprinakis, Signe Kårstad, Irina Solovieva, Nadja Kasperczyk, Konstadinos Mattas, Dimitra Lazaridou, Gizem Yener, Ahmed Alayidi, Ilia Kunchulia, Lado Basilidze and Marija Knez
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Yarkın Akyüz: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey
Havva Ece Salali: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey
Pelin Atakan: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey
Cihat Günden: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey
Murat Yercan: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ege University, 35040 İzmir, Turkey
Lampros Lamprinakis: Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, P.O. Box 115, NO-1431 Ås, Norway
Signe Kårstad: Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, P.O. Box 115, NO-1431 Ås, Norway
Irina Solovieva: Center for International Development and Environmental Research, Justus-Liebig University, Ludwigstrasse 23, 35390 Giessen, Germany
Nadja Kasperczyk: Center for International Development and Environmental Research, Justus-Liebig University, Ludwigstrasse 23, 35390 Giessen, Germany
Konstadinos Mattas: Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitra Lazaridou: Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Gizem Yener: Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Alsyllio Agrokepio, 1 Makedonias Str, 73100 Chania, Greece
Ahmed Alayidi: Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Alsyllio Agrokepio, 1 Makedonias Str, 73100 Chania, Greece
Ilia Kunchulia: Georgian Farmers’ Association (GFA), Ateni Str. #16 a, P.O. Box 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia
Lado Basilidze: Georgian Farmers’ Association (GFA), Ateni Str. #16 a, P.O. Box 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia
Marija Knez: Capacity Development Network in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe, CAPNUTRA, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-18

Abstract: This study aims to identify the methods and associated indicators that are commonly used in value chain analyses (VCA) and to determine the areas of interest that have been excluded. Value chain analysis generally includes four different dimensions, which are institutional/functional, economic/financial, social, and environmental. This study has two main sources of literature. The first is the guidelines and the other is case studies on value chain analysis. The case study review is limited by the time between 2000 and 2022. The results showed that the researchers mainly focused on the institutional/functional analysis of the value chain, which is the first step of the analysis. Studies were mostly concentrated on the mapping of value chains, which includes the mapping of agents, core activities, and the marketing channels and flows of products. The second important area of interest is economic/financial analysis. Value added analysis is a top research area on the economical side of the value chain (VC). Consumer behavior and financial analysis are also included in the case studies. The research on consumer behavior of the value chain analysis has focused on the preferences, attitudes, and behaviors of the consumers. Financial analysis is another area of interest which generally concentrates on the cost of intermediate inputs, total output value, net present value, internal rate of return, cash flows and cost of fixed assets, and break-even point. The social and environmental sides of the value chain have been studied with less attention. This is much more important for a sustainable food VC.

Keywords: value chain analysis; modelling tools; indicators; guideline-based review; agent-based analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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