Adopting a farming systems research approach to carry out an economic and environmental analysis of food supply chains
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Adopting a farming systems research approach to carry out an economic and environmental analysis of food supply chains. / Tavella, Elena; Pedersen, Søren Marcus; Gylling, Morten.
In: International Journal of Agricultural Management, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2012, p. 48-56.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Adopting a farming systems research approach to carry out an economic and environmental analysis of food supply chains
AU - Tavella, Elena
AU - Pedersen, Søren Marcus
AU - Gylling, Morten
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Agricultural systems are complex, because managers need to cope with interlinked and dynamic ecological, social, political and economic aspects. Understanding and analysing such systems requires researchers to adopt a holistic approach to grasp the links between those aspects. Holistic approaches within agricultural research - known as Farming Systems Research (FSR) support researchers in sharing knowledge and different perspectives concerning the research process and problems. Sharing knowledge and perspectives enables to holistically understand and conceptualise complex systems, as well as to structure and manage research projects. The aim of this paper is to suggest and present a guideline for agricultural researchers to carry out an economic and environmental analysis of food supply chains with a FSR approach. We describe how participants of the EU-project SOLIBAM (Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding and Management) used the guideline to structure, manage and carry out an economic and environmental analysis of the food supply chains of concern. The FSR approach enabled the participants to jointly define and model the structure of the supply chains, identify the requirements for data collection and collect data.
AB - Agricultural systems are complex, because managers need to cope with interlinked and dynamic ecological, social, political and economic aspects. Understanding and analysing such systems requires researchers to adopt a holistic approach to grasp the links between those aspects. Holistic approaches within agricultural research - known as Farming Systems Research (FSR) support researchers in sharing knowledge and different perspectives concerning the research process and problems. Sharing knowledge and perspectives enables to holistically understand and conceptualise complex systems, as well as to structure and manage research projects. The aim of this paper is to suggest and present a guideline for agricultural researchers to carry out an economic and environmental analysis of food supply chains with a FSR approach. We describe how participants of the EU-project SOLIBAM (Strategies for Organic and Low-input Integrated Breeding and Management) used the guideline to structure, manage and carry out an economic and environmental analysis of the food supply chains of concern. The FSR approach enabled the participants to jointly define and model the structure of the supply chains, identify the requirements for data collection and collect data.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 1
SP - 48
EP - 56
JO - International Journal of Agricultural Management
JF - International Journal of Agricultural Management
SN - 2047-3710
IS - 4
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