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Impact of public policies on sustainable innovation in agri-food chains

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Sustainability in the agri-food sector is essential to ensure reduced pressure on natural resources and good living conditions in rural areas (FAO, 2014). Achieving this objective largely depends on the constant introduction of innovation along the whole agri-food chain (OECD, 2019). Public policies can play a forefront role in this regard (OECD, 2021). However, although many studies and reviews focused on the issues at farm level, little is still explored regarding the impact of public policies on agri-food chains as a whole (Uthes & Matzdorf, 2013).

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Project

CO-FRESH

CO-creating sustainable and competitive FRuits and vEgetableS’ value cHains in Europe

Location
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Hungary
Authors
M Valentina LASORELLA, RICCARDO BORGIA
Purpose
Dissemination, Support decision-making and strategic planning
File type
Document
Created on
Mar 31, 2022
Origin language
English
Official project website
CO-FRESH
License
CC BY
Keywords
Themes

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