Antecedents of farmers' willingness to participate in short food supply chains

被引:36
作者
Charatsari, Chrysanthi [1 ]
Kitsios, Fotis [2 ]
Stafyla, Amalia [3 ]
Aidonis, Dimitrios [4 ]
Lioutas, Evagelos [1 ]
机构
[1] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Sch Agr, Thessaloniki, Greece
[2] Univ Macedonia, Dept Appl Informat, Thessaloniki, Greece
[3] Technol Educ Inst Cent Macedonia, Katerini, Greece
[4] Technol Educ Inst Cent Macedonia, Dept Logist, Katerini, Greece
来源
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL | 2018年 / 120卷 / 10期
关键词
Food products; Short food supply chains; Competences; Alternative food network; Motivations; Greece; ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR; SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY; COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT; CAREER COMPETENCES; NEED SATISFACTION; NETWORKS; JOB; SYSTEMS; TRUST; SUSTAINABILITY;
D O I
10.1108/BFJ-09-2017-0537
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
Purpose Despite the increasing consumers' intent to support short food networks, the expansion of short food supply chains (SFSCs) remains limited. The purpose of this paper is to identify potential antecedents of farmers' willingness to participate in SFSCs. Design/methodology/approach Using data from a sample of Greek farmers the authors examined whether farmers' citizenship behaviour, the levels of their perceived competencies and the degree to which they feel accepted by their communities affect their willingness to engage in SFSCs. Findings Results indicate that producers' citizenship behaviour does indeed have a positive impact on willingness to participate in SFSCs, whereas their perceptions of the acceptance they enjoy within their communities also significantly predict this willingness. On the contrary, self-perceived lack of communication and collaboration competencies diminishes this willingness. Originality/value To the best of our knowledge, this study is one of the first attempts to explore the role of farmers' competencies in their willingness to participate in SFSCs. In addition, by integrating concepts derived from multiple disciplines, our work adds new factors in the wide spectrum of forces that impel or suppress farmers' willingness to take part in alternative food distribution networks.
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页码:2317 / 2333
页数:17
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