AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE IAŞI COUNTY

Lucian Tanasă, Ioan Bruma and Sebastian Doboş
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Sebastian Doboş: “Gheorghe Zane” Institute of Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch
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Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 2018, vol. 15, issue 1, 125-141

Abstract: At present, short food-supply chains (SFSCs) are an economically viable alternative to globalized agri-food circuits and have an ever increasingly important role in local supply networks. SFSCs are varied in nature and practice and effectively provide many economic, social, cultural, environmental and, last but not least, community benefits. The specific soil and weather characteristics of Iaşi county make for a wide range of agricultural and agri-food products – ranging from grains, industrial crops, fruit and vegetables to processed products. In the first quarter of 2017, according to the data provided by ANSVSA Iaşi, more than 3,400 units producing, processing and marketing animal and non-animal products were operating in Iaşi county, most of them located in Iaşi county area. A large part of production is sold on Iaşi market, through SFCSs, under various forms: producer shops, farm gate vendors, specialized shops (grocery stores, butchers` shops, meat deli shops, greengrocers’ shops, etc.), on the agri-food markets, on-line stores, Facebook groups, as well as in supermarkets. The present case study aims at emphasizing the importance and reliability of the existing SFSCs in the agri-food sector of Iaşi county.

Keywords: short food supply chains; agri-food products; Iaşi county (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M31 O13 Q11 Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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