The role of midstream actors in advancing the sustainability of agri-food supply chains

Janina Grabs (), Sophia Carodenuto (), Kristjan Jespersen, Marshall A. Adams, Manuel Antonio Camacho, Giacomo Celi, Adelina Chandra, Jeremy Dufour, Erasmus K. H. J. zu Ermgassen, Rachael Garrett, Joss Lyons-White, Moray McLeish, Ina Niehues, Sofia Silverman and Emily Stone
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Janina Grabs: Universitat Ramon Llull
Sophia Carodenuto: University of Victoria
Kristjan Jespersen: Copenhagen Business School
Marshall A. Adams: University of Victoria
Manuel Antonio Camacho: Independent consultant
Giacomo Celi: Mercon Coffee Group
Adelina Chandra: ETH Zürich
Jeremy Dufour: ofi
Erasmus K. H. J. zu Ermgassen: UCLouvain, Earth and Life Institute
Joss Lyons-White: University of Cambridge
Moray McLeish: Independent consultant
Ina Niehues: Copenhagen Business School
Sofia Silverman: University of Victoria
Emily Stone: Uncommon Cacao

Nature Sustainability, 2024, vol. 7, issue 5, 527-535

Abstract: Abstract Global food supply chains remain critical drivers of ecosystem degradation and social injustices. In this Perspective we invite policymakers, civil society actors, businesses and researchers to direct attention to the middle of global supply chains, where various actors—referred to as ‘midstream actors’—operate between agricultural commodity producers and manufacturers of food products. We highlight the power of this less visible segment (spanning multinational trading houses to small-scale aggregators of commodities) and the potential leverage that can be harnessed to improve supply chain and food system sustainability. Not engaging these actors poses a risk to the impact of supply chain policy.

Date: 2024
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