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Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: The Role of Integrated Sustainability and Value Assessment Across the Supply-Chain

Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: The Role of Integrated Sustainability and Value Assessment Across the Supply-Chain

John E. Morrissey, Niall P. Dunphy
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781522516293|ISBN10: 1522516298|EISBN13: 9781522516309
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1629-3.ch018
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Morrissey, John E., and Niall P. Dunphy. "Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: The Role of Integrated Sustainability and Value Assessment Across the Supply-Chain." Agri-Food Supply Chain Management: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 424-443. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1629-3.ch018

APA

Morrissey, J. E. & Dunphy, N. P. (2017). Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: The Role of Integrated Sustainability and Value Assessment Across the Supply-Chain. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Agri-Food Supply Chain Management: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 424-443). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1629-3.ch018

Chicago

Morrissey, John E., and Niall P. Dunphy. "Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: The Role of Integrated Sustainability and Value Assessment Across the Supply-Chain." In Agri-Food Supply Chain Management: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 424-443. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1629-3.ch018

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Abstract

The transition of food-production and consumption systems to a sustainable, low carbon future presents a dauntingly complex issue, involving technical, political, social and theoretical aspects. Such a transition necessitates an exploration of new ways of production and consumption, new technologies and innovations and new regulatory and institutional infrastructures to co-ordinate the change. Appropriate sustainability assessment has the following advantages: the conceptualisation of complex system functioning; the identification of the need for multi-dimensional, strategic approaches; the development of appropriate policy responses; and the targeting and framing of action (assessment) for sustainability. The paper presents a number of key findings and directions for further research in the context of agri-food systems sustainability.

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