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    Strengthening the Value Chain Resilience of Indonesian Agricultural Fintech in the Aftermath of the Covid-19 Pandemic

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    Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the default rate for Indonesian agricultural fintech remained elevated at seven percent. Agricultural fintech companies and their farmers must develop a strategy for the agricultural fintech value chain resilience. This descriptive study aims to develop risk mitigation and recovery strategies for agricultural fintech in Indonesia. It uses a survey to gather data from fintech value chain actors, which is then analysed using the House of Risk model. The priorities are cash flow management, the minimum payment amount and leeway, the harvest price contract, the procurement of seed and fertilizer agro-inputs, and the harvest supply contract

    Differentiated voting and membership composition – the case of a large Swedish dairy cooperative

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    This study comprises theoretical and empirical analyses of differentiated voting rights in the governance of agricultural cooperatives with self-interest seeking members. A survey was conducted among representative samples of members and General Assembly delegates of a large Swedish dairy cooperative while two important decisions were under consideration. Because of the equal voting rights regime, the majority of small-scale farmers encouraged the General Assembly to reject both efficiency-raising measures. However, if the large-scale farmers had had more voting power, both proposals would have been accepted. Because of limited spatial competition, the large-scale members could not “voting by their feet”

    Twenty-Five Years and Counting: Preliminary Estimates of the Aggregate Economic Benefits of Meat Standards Australia

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    Australia is recognised globally as a leader in the beef cattle industry, developing innovations in production systems and in both the domestic and export markets which have benefitted all beef value chain participants. One of the key reasons for its global recognition has been the design, implementation and ongoing improvement of the Meat Standards Australia (MSA) quality assurance scheme which was first trialled in 1998 and celebrated 25 years since commencement in 2023. In this paper the history of the development and implementation of MSA is reviewed, including its alignment with the theoretical principles of the economics of grading and the way in which the initial model has been modified over time.  Then, publicly available data is used to estimate the aggregate economic benefits to the industry from its implementation, and these benefits are compared with estimates of the costs incurred in researching, developing and operating the MSA model. The analysis shows that cattle producers, beef processors and beef consumers have all been beneficiaries of the program through the price premiums available for MSA graded beef and cattle. Based on the data available at the time of writing, at the retail level, annual gross benefits have risen substantially to over 400millioninthethreeyearsto2022/23.Thecumulativevalueto2022/23isestimatedtobe400 million in the three years to 2022/23. The cumulative value to 2022/23 is estimated to be 3,125 million. These annual gross benefits are eventually distributed to producers, processors, retailers and consumers in relation to the relative slopes of the demand and supply curves at all the various market levels, as the market adjusts over time to the new level of domestic consumer willingness-to-pay for guaranteed tenderness. At the farm level in the last four years aggregate ‘over-the-hook’ returns have averaged around 200millionperyear.Thecumulativevalueto2022/23isestimatedtobejustunder200 million per year. The cumulative value to 2022/23 is estimated to be just under 2,200 million. Over the whole period 2004/05 to 2022/23, producers have received about 70 per cent of the total available willingness to pay. Impact assessment studies have shown that all past R&D expenditure in MSA has been covered, all industry adoption costs have been covered, all annual operating expenses have been covered, and on top of that, a substantial additional benefit has been generated

    Halal Restaurant Integration Using Bidirectional Recurrent Neural Networks

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    Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, so it is mandatory to consume halal food. However, there are still many websites that do not provide information on halal restaurants, such as Google Map. Data integration is needed to generate broader information and ensure the suitability of halal restaurants in several different data sources, such as the Indonesia Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) and Google Maps. The two datasets were cleaned during the preprocessing stage and then labelled using the Jaccard index. Finally, the Bidirectional Recurrent Neural Networks (BRNN) model was built using deepmatcher and evaluated using the F1-score metric. The integration of the two data produces 155 rows of matching data pairs

    Investigating the Dynamics and Trends of Sustainable Food Systems in Ethiopia: Characterizing the National Performance within the Global Context

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    This paper assesses the trends of Sustainable Food System in Ethiopia, and how the various indicators evolved over time in the four food system dimensions: environmental, economic, social, and food and nutrition security. We employed quartile analysis to evaluate the relative performance of Ethiopia vis-à-vis the rest of the world by grouping the latter into lower quartile, median, and upper quartile based on their performance. The result revealed that while some positive strides have been achieved in reducing poverty headcount ratio over the past two decades, a high proportion of stunting and undernourishment, high variability of food supply, the slow-onset of adult obesity, and poor access to basic facilities for food utilization, especially when compared to the countries in the lower, median and upper quartiles, remain to be formidable challenges calling for the attention of policymakers

    Food safety and traceability in specialty coffees: What do Brazilian consumers value?

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    This study aims to identify how aspects of food safety and traceability influence the consumption of specialty coffees from the consumers' perspective. Forty regular consumers of specialty coffees were interviewed. Aspects of food safety and traceability were identified and classified into formal and informal mechanisms. This research is a pioneer in addressing the importance of food safety aspects in the consumption of specialty coffees and can be a useful tool for agents responsible for marketing, farm management, consumer relations and sustainability of the specialty coffee production chain

    Policies nourishing sustainability: China's path to sustainable agri-food development

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    Over the past two decades, China's remarkable economic growth has brought forth opportunities and challenges, including unsustainable food systems. Policies are pivotal in driving sustainable development, facilitating a balance between food supply, consumer demands, and environmental goals, thereby promoting a more sustainable food system. This study delves into the role of national policies from 2000 to 2022 in addressing these challenges, intending to reveal policy characteristics and potential impacts on agriculture and food. The research employs heat-map analysis, neural networks analysis, and topic analysis to explore policy concepts and themes, with findings underscoring the significance of rural development and food safety within agri-food policies. The presence of policy duplication and complementarity across different ministries provides valuable insights into the intricate dynamics of policy and their implications for sustainable agri-food systems in China and global sustainability endeavors

    Consulting System to Support The Implementation of Complex Requirements for Quality, Sustainability, Occupational Safety and Digital Transformation in Food Chains – Benchmark, Processes And Qualification

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    The demands placed on companies in terms of up-to-date quality and sustainability management as well as health and safety measures are high and are becoming increasingly complex. Increased legal requirements, additional industry standards and derived customer requirements constantly present companies and value chains with new challenges. The integrated approach to the implementation of these different requirements has already taken place in companies in recent years. However, small businesses still find it difficult to face the complexity of requirements on their own without an accompanying consultation. Qualint is a support tool, which is currently available in the 3rd version. The tool supports companies in setting up and continuously developing their integrated management system with coordinated hybrid service bundles. The focus is on combining the fields of action of quality, environmental and sustainability management as well as occupational safety and health.The article illustrates how quality management can be used as a basis for building up digital and organizational structures in companies and value chains. The focus is on sustainability aspects and ethical requirements that are closely related to people, such as occupational health and safety. Compliance with human rights is required in ISO 26000 and is also part of occupational safety and health. Furthermore, compliance with human rights and corresponding working conditions is also regulated by the new Supply Chain Duty Act (LkSG). It shows how demands on companies have grown and how the consulting tool Qualint has developed accordingly

    Vulnerability and Critical Control Point Assessment of the Feta Cheese Supply Chain in Greece towards Blockchain Implementation

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    As unique and culturally important commodities, food items designated with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) play a pivotal role in the food supply chain by safeguarding the authenticity and uniqueness of regional delicacies. Within the PDO realm, Feta cheese, a culturally significant dairy product with strict geographic and production regulations, faces challenges like counterfeit products, threatening its authenticity. This study examines the PDO Feta cheese supply chain, focusing on "Olympos" producer and "Masoutis" retailer in Greece. This evaluation utilizes the Delphi Technique in combination with the design phases of HACCP, VACCP, and TACCP to thoroughly examine operations, vulnerabilities, and critical control points. The findings reveal numerous weaknesses and critical control points in the Feta cheese supply chain that require attention and serve as a foundation for enhancing PDO supply chains. Moreover, Blockchain Technology (BT) is proposed as a solution to enhance traceability. BT, with its decentralized and immutable ledger system, is seen as transformative in data management, fostering trust among stakeholders. It ensures transparent and auditable records throughout the supply chain, providing consumers with unprecedented authenticity transparency. The integration of BT holds promise for enhancing overall integrity and efficiency, benefiting all stakeholders

    Entry points of the Russo-Ukrainian war into the EU's food supply chain and potential impacts

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    The Russo-Ukrainian war led to supply shocks in the EU's Food Supply Chain (FSC), impacting energy, fertilizer, and agricultural trade. By means of seven expert interviews, we assess possible impacts of these shock effects downstream entities within the EU’S FSC. Despite initial concerns about the need to compensate for Ukraine's previous agricultural commodity flows, exports to the EU have actually increased due to the abolition of tariffs and new land routes. However, the sanctions are changing the EU's trade relations in the energy and fertilizer sectors forcing it to find new trading partners. Such shifts in trade are accompanied by rising prices. Also, energy price spikes led to temporarily closure of fertilizer plants, compounding the problem. However, in times of undersupply of named goods, high GDP countries such as the EU states can afford to pay a premium price to fulfil their demand

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