Innovation and Power in Food Supply Chains: The Case of the Potato Sector in the UK

Cesar Revoredo-Giha, Philip M.K. Leat, Alan Renwick and Chrysa Lamprinopoulou-Kranis

No 135776, 131st Seminar, September 18-19, 2012, Prague, Czech Republic from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: This paper deals with innovation in supply chains and discusses the effects that its organisation (e.g., bargaining power along the chain) might bring on innovation and ultimately to the sustainability of the chain. The analysis was carried out considering the case of the UK potato sector and by comparing three case studies: the first two consider the situation of a supply chain that sells fresh potatoes to retailers (one in South England and another in Scotland), whilst the third one consists of a supply chain that produces potatoes to be further processed. The results indicate that the supply chain leader plays an important role in both in the organisation of the chain and in the initialisation, management and success of the innovation.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 2012-09-18
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.135776

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