British Food Journal: Volume 125 Issue 12

Economic effects of sustainable agri-food production in Taiwan: Does spatial agglomeration make a difference?

Yun-Cih Chang, Yir-Hueih Luh, Ming-Feng Hsieh

This study investigates the economic outcomes of organic farming controlling for the four major aspects of a cropping system, including climate, genotypes, management and soil…

The influence of trust for sustainable agri-food production: empirical evidence of a mariculturist supply chain in Southern Brazil

Michel Tavares Quinteiro Milcent Assis, Maria Raquel David Pereira Ventura Lucas, Maria Matos Rainho

The purpose of this work is to study the relationships of trust in a local agri-food supply chain in Southern Brazil. In an unsustainable context, where the number of…

Revealing future trajectories in sustainable food production: convergence and openness in the innovation ecosystem

Eva Panetti, Daniele Leone, Andrea Caporuscio, Maria Cristina Pietronudo

This paper aims to explore the evolutionary dynamics of innovation ecosystems in the food industry by adopting both open innovation and convergence approaches to derive practical…

Assessing smallholders’ heterogeneity towards sustainable agrifood value chain in developing countries

Dwi Ratna Hidayati, Elena Garnevska, Thiagarajah Ramilan

Agrifood value chains in developing countries are transforming into higher value markets which require sustainable practices, with smallholders playing a critical role. However…

Towards a sustainable agri-food ecosystem: the case study of South Korean public food procurement

Seungha Baek, Agnieszka Radziwon

Public food procurement (PFP) plays an important role in establishing agri-food systems. The study explores local food system stakeholders' response to PFP interventions by…

Assessing land, nutrients and monetary value associated with postharvest loss of persimmon in Brazil: pathways toward sustainability in agri-food systems

Carollyne Maragoni Santos, Eduardo Botti Abbade, Ana Elizabeth Cavalcante Fai

This study estimates the land footprint, nutrients and monetary value of persimmon loss in Brazil, and also consolidated the methodological approach for assessing resources…

Crop diversity, sustainable food and nutritional security among smallholder farmers in Ghana

Raymond Boadi Fremmpong, Elena Gross, Victor Owusu

The nexus between sustainable agri-food production and food security outcomes of farm households in sub-Saharan Africa is attracting policy attention. This study analyzes the…

A behavioural perspective of organic wine production decisions: an application to the Spanish wine industry

Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Fernández-Olmos Marta, Wenbo Hu, Giulio Malorgio

Using the behavioural perspective as a theoretical complement of rational models, this paper examines factors that influence the decision of producing organic wines.

Economic impact of investment in animal welfare–enhancing flooring solutions – Implications for promoting sustainable dairy production in Sweden

Enoch Owusu-Sekyere, Helena Hansson, Evgenij Telezhenko, Ann-Kristin Nyman, Haseeb Ahmed

The purpose of this paper was to assess the economic impact of investment in different animal welfare–enhancing flooring solutions in Swedish dairy farming.

Are we ready to transition to sustainable sheep production in New Zealand? A critical analysis from the perspectives of transition intention and sustainable tool adoption

Wei Yang, Luu Quoc Phong, Tracy-Anne De Silva, Jemma Penelope

This study aims to understand New Zealand sheep farmers’ readiness toward sustainability transition by assessing their intentions of transition and adoption of sustainability…

Sustainability practices and challenges in the meat supply chain: a systematic literature review

Andrea Caccialanza, Daniele Cerrato, Davide Galli

This study comprehensively depicts the state of the art on sustainability research in the meat supply chain to advance the debate on challenges and issues associated with…

A systematic review of the literature on agri-food business models: critical review and research agenda

F. Javier Miranda, José Manuel García-Gallego, Antonio Chamorro-Mera, Víctor Valero-Amaro, Sergio Rubio

The aim of this study is to identify the way in which research on new business models in agri-food sector has been developed, in order to identify the main lines of work followed…

Consumers' insight and behaviour towards mango quality and safety attributes: implications for integrated value chain development

Sohail Ayyaz, Lawrence Bryan Bonney, Rajendra Adhikari

The purpose of this research is to segment Pakistani consumers based on their insights and preference towards mango quality and safety attributes and to demographically…

Food choices and perceptions of consumers with body image dissatisfaction about the “healthy foods” section of a supermarket

Kharla Janinny Medeiros, Giana Zarbato Longo, Giovanna M.R. Fiates

Social expectations of body image can generate negative body feelings, exacerbate compensatory behaviors and discourage healthy food choices. This study examined the food choices…

Information on the processing of organic food: consumers' perception

Fiorella Sinesio, Anna Saba, Elisabetta Moneta, Marina Peparaio, Eleonora Saggia Civitelli, Flavio Paoletti

The study aimed to investigate consumers’ views on criteria to be claimed for organic processed foods and information to be communicated.

In search of restaurant excellence in Peru: key insights on food values

Idelia Mirta Cristóbal-Lobatón, María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz, Jorge Luis López-Sánchez, Carlos Pozo-Curo

The restaurants in Peru enjoy today a high level of international recognition, and the gastronomy of the country is recognised as one of the best in the world. For this reason…

Identifying individual factors associated with pleasure of eating healthy foods and plant/animal protein food consumption: findings from an exploratory study

Jessica Lambert-De Francesch, JoAnne Labrecque, Stéphanie Lessard

This study identifies new factors influencing the adoption of two recently promoted messages in Canada's updated food guide (FG): enhancing pleasure of eating healthy foods…

Deleterious food socialization: the negative impacts of the school environment on children's food well-being

Rodolfo Rodrigues Rocha, Daniel Faria Chaim, Andres Rodriguez Veloso, Murilo Lima Araújo Costa, Roberto Flores Falcão

Food socialization is the process of influences that forms children's eating habits and preferences, affecting their well-being for life. The authors' study explores what children…

Consumers' sensory perception and technological properties of whole foods utilization in bakery products: a case of study of banana peel

Gabriel Maschio, Liana Stoll, Rosiele Lappe Padilha, Kelly de Moraes, Fernanda Leal Leães, Roberta Cruz Silveira Thys, Voltaire Sant'Anna

The objective was to evaluate the effect of banana peel into cake (a bakery product that may add bananas) and panettone (a product that never is added to bananas) formulations on…

Explore, eat and revisit: does local food consumption value influence the destination’s food image?

Vikas Gupta, Antonino Galati, Savita Sharma

This research investigates how foreign tourists' revisit intentions are influenced by their local food consumption (LFC) value by emphasizing their attitude towards the local food…