Systems for preserving the identity of non-GM food products in segregated supply chains, as well as retailer-led private standards used as regulation and enforcement mechanisms in vertical relations are hot topics needing further research. In this paper, we provide a picture of the most relevant non-GM poultry meat supply chain. Information was collected from the major players involved at the different levels of the supply chain. The discussion considers several aspects of segregation, in particular: actors involved and governance aspects, certification schemes and traceability, extra costs and benefits. The impact of non-GM schemes on the governance structure of the transaction meat processor-retailer is analyzed using transaction cost economics as theoretical framework. The results indicate that the reputation from the retailer’s non-GM labeling intensifies the mutual dependency between transacting partners, increasing transaction costs and exit barriers, requiring a shift towards more integrated forms of governance at the expense of flexibility.
Passuello, F., Boccaletti, S., Soregaroli, C., MANAGING “GM-FREE” FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN ITALY: INSIGHTS FROM A CASE STUDY, Contributed paper, in The Political Economy of the Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Biofuel, (Ravello, 18-21 June 2013), icabr, Ravello 2013: 1-32 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/51293]
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Titolo: | MANAGING “GM-FREE” FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN ITALY: INSIGHTS FROM A CASE STUDY | |
URL: | http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/icabr-conference/sarea.php?p=17&sa=249&key=passuello&Submit=Search | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2013 | |
Abstract: | Systems for preserving the identity of non-GM food products in segregated supply chains, as well as retailer-led private standards used as regulation and enforcement mechanisms in vertical relations are hot topics needing further research. In this paper, we provide a picture of the most relevant non-GM poultry meat supply chain. Information was collected from the major players involved at the different levels of the supply chain. The discussion considers several aspects of segregation, in particular: actors involved and governance aspects, certification schemes and traceability, extra costs and benefits. The impact of non-GM schemes on the governance structure of the transaction meat processor-retailer is analyzed using transaction cost economics as theoretical framework. The results indicate that the reputation from the retailer’s non-GM labeling intensifies the mutual dependency between transacting partners, increasing transaction costs and exit barriers, requiring a shift towards more integrated forms of governance at the expense of flexibility. | |
Lingua: | Inglese | |
Titolo del libro: | The Political Economy of the Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Biofuel | |
Editore: | icabr | |
Nome del convegno: | 17th International Conference on Economics of Bio-Economy Innovation and Policy for the Bioeconomy | |
Luogo del convegno: | Ravello | |
Data inizio evento: | 2013-06-18 | |
Data fine evento: | 2013-06-21 | |
Tipo di contributo: | Contributed paper | |
Citazione: | Passuello, F., Boccaletti, S., Soregaroli, C., MANAGING “GM-FREE” FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN ITALY: INSIGHTS FROM A CASE STUDY, Contributed paper, in The Political Economy of the Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Biofuel, (Ravello, 18-21 June 2013), icabr, Ravello 2013: 1-32 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/51293] | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | Paper, Selected paper, Contributed paper, Working paper, Poster, Poster paper, Comunicazione, Relazione (in volume) |