Sustainability challenges in the multi-tier crop agri-food sector: a systematic review
Khan, M., Paparas, D., Arnold, L. and Behrendt, K. (2024) Sustainability challenges in the multi-tier crop agri-food sector: a systematic review. Agricultural and Food Economics, 12. ISSN 2193-7532
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Abstract
This systematic review identifies the potential sustainability challenges lower-tier suppliers and buying firms face in multi-tier crop agri-food supply chains. The first stage applied systematic mapping, and based on a sample of 487 academic articles from 6 databases, identified a less-researched area through empirical analysis. Secondly, a systematic evidence review synthesis methodology was used to synthesise the identified sustainability challenges from 18 qualitative studies focusing on the crop agri-food sector. A complex adaptive system, triple-bottom-line approach, and environmental, social, and governance sustainability models were applied to understand the nature of multi-tier supply chain structures and then identify sustainability challenges. Four major dimensions of sustainability challenges (social, economic, environmental and governance) for the lower-tier suppliers and buying firms were identified. Disintegration between buying firms and the lower-tier suppliers, predominantly due to their different locations, was found to be the primary reason for sustainability challenges in the crop agri-food sector. The review findings establish a theoretical framework that could serve as a roadmap for future research in multi-tier supply chains across various sectors and geographies, examining potential sustainability challenges and developing governance structures for sustainable development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Multi-tier supply chain, Triple-bottom-line approach, ESG model, Systematic map, Evidence review synthesis, Sustainability challenges |
| Divisions: | Food, Land and Agribusiness Management |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Rachael Giles |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2024 15:27 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2024 15:27 |
| URI: | https://hau.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18106 |
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