Purpose Intermediate short food supply chains (SFSC) have been presented as a possible
solution to unsustainable global food supply chains. There is currently a knowledge gap …

This study investigates what factors relate to the coffee farmer's cooperative affiliation
decision and whether this decision impacts the farmer's cash holdings. First, we propose a …

Agri-food cooperatives evolved towards an increasing diversity of cooperative models,
understood as modes of horizontal and vertical coordination of the value chain. This …

Purpose. The purpose of the study–to explain the features of disclosure of transaction costs
in the accounting of agricultural enterprises, taking into account the peculiarities of the …

Agri‐food cooperatives allow farmers to improve their competitiveness and bargaining
power. However, the specificities of their organizational form, in which owners are decision …

Alternative food networks (AFNs), and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in particular,
are an example of sustainable farming practices. This paper focuses on regional …

The concept of the nexus of contracts, derived from transaction cost economics (TCE),
provides a holistic view of the production entity in agriculture from the perspective of a whole …

Food systems and food networks have gained increased attention among agricultural and
applied economists in recent years. This chapter presents a new topic that has not been …

Purpose Agrifood platforms are now part of consumption habits. They have emerged in
various forms, and we need to describe this diversity to understand better how platforms …

Cooperatives cover a large part of the agricultural sectors and have substantial market
shares in agri-food supply chains in the EU Western countries. They account for …