Vertical Linkages in Agri-Food Supply Chains: Roles for Producers

Körmendiová Bianka (), Hupková Daniela (), Dobošová Ľudmila (), Stępień Sebastian () and Borychovski Michał ()
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Körmendiová Bianka: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
Hupková Daniela: PhD., Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
Dobošová Ľudmila: PhD., Institute of Accounting and Informatics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia.
Stępień Sebastian: prof. UEP, Department of Macroeconomics and Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland.
Borychovski Michał: Department of Macroeconomics and Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland.

European Countryside, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, 563-578

Abstract: Agricultural producers are entities that largely decide on the structure of the agri-food supply chain. Currently, the European Union is striving to shorten supply chains in agriculture, as short supply chains are ecologically, economically and socially more sustainable. The main objective of the paper is to examine the role of primary producers in the agri-food supply chains. The basic technique applied for data collection was questionnaire survey, which we carried out on family farms in Slovakia. Obtained data were statistically examined applying the statistical analysis using the Chi-square test. Based on the estimations, we could conclude that the choice of the main distribution channel depends on the size of the given company and also on the main type of production. Businesses with fewer than 10 employees prefer direct distribution channels that allow them to sell their products to final consumers. The identification of factors affecting the choice of the main distribution channel as well as a detailed analysis of the nature of dependence make it possible to formulate recommendations on what steps to take in order to increase the number of agricultural enterprises selling through short supply chains.

Keywords: family farm; agricultural production; supply chain; distribution channel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0030

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