Biodiversity in Agri-Food Systems

The global agri-food system faces critical challenges from climate change, evolving consumer demands, sustainability needs, and economic uncertainties. This book gathers diverse studies addressing food security, supply chain resilience, sustainable business models, and environmental sustainability to guide long-term viability. Key themes include the influence of sustainable consumption on EU supply chains, the Scottish pig industry's collaborative response to shocks like Brexit and COVID-19, and how wine tourism supports local economies and sustainable rural development. Water resource management in African watersheds and the application of the Triple Bottom Line in Spain's fresh produce sector highlight regional and business sustainability strategies. Additionally, the book examines small-scale dairy farms in Hungary, focusing on food safety and consumer trust. Collectively, these chapters emphasize the need for innovation, collaboration, and evidence-based policies to tackle climate change and food insecurity.

The insights offer valuable direction for policymakers, industry professionals, and researchers aiming to develop resilient, equitable, and sustainable agri-food systems in an increasingly uncertain global landscape.

Provides a holistic perspective on agri-food sustainable value-chains Includes actionable insights from European empirical studies Documents strategies for resilient and climate-adaptive food systems

Autorentext

Konstadinos Mattas is a Professor of Agricultural Policy at the School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.He has published more than 300 reviewed articles in international journals, collected volumes and conference proceedings. He has served as a reviewer for several journals, books, and collected volumes. He is the managing editor and serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. He has served in several relevant EU and National Food Policy Committees. His special areas of interest are agro-food policy, EU policy, rural and economic development, regional economics, food marketing and trade.

George Baourakis is the Director of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (CIHEAMMAICh), Greece and the Studies and Research Coordinator of the Business Economics and Management Department of MAICh. He has coordinated and participated in numerous EU projects, as well as international and national-regional research projects. He is an Affiliate Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the Centre of Entrepreneurship, Nyenrode University, the Netherlands, and has served as a Distinguished Research Fellow of Food Marketing Management at several universities. He has published extensively in international scientific journals, presented at various international conferences and authored/co-authored several scientific and academic books and special issues for leading publishers.

Constantin Zopounidis is a Professor of Financial Engineering and Operations Research at the Technical University of Crete, Greece, Distinguished Research Professor at Audencia Nantes School of Management, France, Senior Academician of the Royal Academy of Economics and Financial Sciences of Spain, and President of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society (FEBS). He has edited and authored more than 70 books and 400 research papers in scientific journals and collected volumes, conference proceedings and encyclopedias in the areas of finance, accounting, operations research and management science. In recognition of his contributions, he has received several awards from international research bodies such as the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, the Decision Sciences Institute, the MOISIL International Foundation, ESCP Europe and the Hellenic Operational Research Society.

Christos Staboulis holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics. He has contributed to various international conferences and published articles in international journals. He has served as a reviewer for several journals, books, and collected volumes. He has also participated in national and international research projects. His research interests include agricultural policy, food marketing, international trade and agricultural economics.

Inhalt

The impact of sustainable consumption on supply chain management: an EU wide study.- Collaboration, resilience, and value creation in the Scottish pig supply chain.- Consumers' attitudes towards visiting a wine destination.- Hydrological Balance Assessment for Sustainable Water Resources Management: Case Studies in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Tanzania.- Heightening Sustainability Transition through Business Transformation in the Fresh Produce Industry: Conceptual Framework and a Case Study.- The status and role of smallholder cow's milk production in the supply chain in Hungary.