Do short food supply chains go hand in hand with environment-friendly practices ? An analysis of French farms

Magali Aubert () and Geoffroy Enjolras
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Magali Aubert: UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: This article deals with the presumed relationship between environment-friendly practices, such as organic farming, and the adoption of short food supply chains at farm level. These two patterns of production and distribution appear to be linked because they meet the consumers' expectations in terms of quality and proximity. Calling on the literature, we formulate hypotheses regarding the combined adoption of organic farming and short food supply chains. An econometric model with simultaneous equations measures the close link between the environmental quality of production and vertical integration. The data are drawn from the 2010 census of French farms which provides a full overview of practices implemented by producers. Particular attention is paid to wine-growing and arboriculture which correspond to farms most concerned by organic farming. The results show that when a farmer practises organic farming, the farm becomes integrated and conversely when a farm is integrated, the farmer is likely to adopt organic farming.

Keywords: organic farming; short food supply chains; census of French farms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Published in International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology, 2016, 12 (2), pp.189-213. ⟨10.1504/IJARGE.2016.076932⟩

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Journal Article: Do short food supply chains go hand in hand with environment-friendly practices? An analysis of French farms (2016)
Working Paper: Do short food supply chains go hand in hand with environment-friendly practices? An analysis of French farms (2014)
Working Paper: Do short food supply chains go hand in hand with environment-friendly practices? An analysis of French farms (2014)
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DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2016.076932

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