TY - JOUR
T1 - Strengthening the sustainability of European food chains through quality and procurement policies
AU - Mattas, K.
AU - Tsakiridou, E.
AU - Karelakis, C.
AU - Lazaridou, D.
AU - Gorton, M.
AU - Filipović, J.
AU - Hubbard, C.
AU - Saidi, M.
AU - Stojkovic, D.
AU - Tocco, B.
AU - Tregear, Angela
AU - Veneziani, M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is based on research undertaken by the Strength2Food project, which was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 678024 .
Funding Information:
This study is based on research undertaken by the Strength2Food project, which was funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 678024.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Background: The nexus of agri-food and sustainability in economic development has recently attracted the interest of policymakers, as global challenges like climate change and food security are revisited and reassessed. The critical role of food production in economic development has been emphasized through targeted agricultural quality policies. Many developed countries worldwide, including EU member states, have introduced food quality policies that could support sustainability.Scope and approach: This paper combines knowledge obtained by several groups in a broad EU study and the reflections on policy-related results by EU-stakeholders, streamlined by a Delphi analysis.Current work presents research-based policy recommendations and statements on various quality schemes, introductory inferred from expert opinions throughout Europe, gauged through a modified policy Delphi framework.Key findings and conclusions: A roadmap of policy and practical proposals have been identified for all key stakeholders involved in these initiatives, implying the need to reshape the supply chain dynamics to continuously improve producers, processors, retailers, and consumers within the EU and definitively worldwide. Furthermore, implementing a holistic approach considering environmental and socio-economic features can improve the effectiveness of EU food quality policies.
AB - Background: The nexus of agri-food and sustainability in economic development has recently attracted the interest of policymakers, as global challenges like climate change and food security are revisited and reassessed. The critical role of food production in economic development has been emphasized through targeted agricultural quality policies. Many developed countries worldwide, including EU member states, have introduced food quality policies that could support sustainability.Scope and approach: This paper combines knowledge obtained by several groups in a broad EU study and the reflections on policy-related results by EU-stakeholders, streamlined by a Delphi analysis.Current work presents research-based policy recommendations and statements on various quality schemes, introductory inferred from expert opinions throughout Europe, gauged through a modified policy Delphi framework.Key findings and conclusions: A roadmap of policy and practical proposals have been identified for all key stakeholders involved in these initiatives, implying the need to reshape the supply chain dynamics to continuously improve producers, processors, retailers, and consumers within the EU and definitively worldwide. Furthermore, implementing a holistic approach considering environmental and socio-economic features can improve the effectiveness of EU food quality policies.
KW - sustainability
KW - food policies
KW - food quality schemes
KW - food supply chains
KW - food procurement policies
U2 - 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.11.021
DO - 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.11.021
M3 - Article
SN - 0924-2244
VL - 120
SP - 248
EP - 253
JO - Trends in Food Science and Technology
JF - Trends in Food Science and Technology
ER -