Improving market outcomes: A qualitative assessment of the Greek dairy supply chain

PDF
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.22938
Keywords:
supply chain dairy sector unfair trading practices market transparency
G. KOUTOUZIDOU
Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
A. RAGKOS
Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization “Demeter”, Athens, Greece
S. KOUTSOU
Department of Agriculture, School of Geotechnical Sciences, International University of Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece
A. THEODORIDIS
School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract
This study provides a qualitatative assessment of the overall outcomes of the dairy supply chain in Greece. Based on the framework of the Taskforce for Agricultural Markets, a questionnaire survey with in-depth interviews was conducted to farmers, industries and supermarkets in Greece in order to gain knowledge about trading practices, market transparency, risk management, contracts, access to finance and the role of Producer Organizations. The analysis did not reveal significant unfair trading practices and showed positive prospects for the overall supply chain.
Article Details
  • Section
  • Research Articles
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

· Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

· Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g. post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

· Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (preferably in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
References
Alonso, A.D.; O’Neill, M.A. Interest in maximisation and value-added produce: A preliminary study from Chilton County, Alabama. Br. Food J. 2001, 113, 637-655.
Anderson, Claire. “Presenting and evaluating qualitative research.” American journal of pharmaceutical education 74.8 (2010): 141.
Austin, Z., Marini, A., Glover, N. M., & Croteau, D. (2005). Continuous professional development: a qualitative study of pharmacists’ attitudes, behaviors, and preferences in Ontario, Canada. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 69(1), 4.
Bijman J, Iliopoulos C, Poppe K.J, Gijselinckx C, Hagedorn C, Hanisch M, Hendrikse G, Kühl R, Ollila P, Pyykkönen P, van der Sangen G, External study: “EP pilot project: support for farmers’ cooperatives”, 2012. https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/sites/agriculture/files/external-studies/2012/support-farmers-coop/fulltext_en.pdf
Broderick, S.; Wright, V.; Kristiansen, P. Cross-case analysis of producer-driven marketing channels in Australia. Br. Food J. 2001, 113, 1217-1228.
Bryman, Alan. Social research methods. Oxford University Press, 2016.
Cafaggi, F., P. Iamiceli (2017a). ‘Monitoring UTPs for supporting better regulations: what is the information we need? What information do we miss?’ Paper presented at the workshop on ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain’, European Commission, Brussels 17-18 July 2017.
Clark, H. H., & Gerrig, R. J. (1990). Quotations as demonstrations. Language, 764-805.
Connelly, S., Markey, S., & Roseland, M. (2011). Bridging sustainability and the social economy: Achieving community transformation through local food initiatives. Critical Social Policy, 31(2), 308-324.
Dobson, P. (2005). Exploiting Buyer Power: Lessons from the British Grocery Trade. Antitrust Law Journal, 72, 529-563.
European Commission. (2014). ‘Tackling Unfair Trading Practices in the Business-to-Business Food Supply Chain.’ Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2014) 272 Final, Strasbourg.
European Commission (2016). Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on unfair business-to-business practices in the food supply chain. COM(2016) 32 final, Brussels.
Falkowski, J. (2017). The economic aspects of unfair trading practices: measurement and indicators. In: Di Marcantonio, F. and Ciaian, P. (Eds.) “Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain: A literature review on methodologies, impacts and regulatory aspects.European Commission, pp. 20-38.
Gorton, M., R. Angell, L. Dries, V. Urutyan, E. Jackson, and J. White (2015). Power, buyer trustworthiness and supplier performance: Evidence from the Armenian dairy sector. Industrial Marketing Management 50: 69-77.
Hammarberg, K., Kirkman, M., & de Lacey, S. (2016). Qualitative research methods: when to use them and how to judge them. Human reproduction, 31(3), 498-501.
ICAP. (2013). Financial sector study for Supermarkets (in Greek). Athens
Inderst, R. and Wey, C. (2007). Buyer power and supplier incentives. European Economic Review, 51(3), 647-667.
Karanikolas, P. &Martinos, N. (2012). Greek Agriculture Facing Crisis: Problems and Prospects’. (in Greek) Available online at: http://ardinrixi. gr/archives/3811
Lianos I, Lombardi C (2016) Superior bargaining power and the global food value chain: The wuthering heights of holistic competition law? Competition law and policy and the food value chai, On-Topic, Concurrences no. 1-2016. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2773455
Maglaras, G., Bourlakis, M., & Fotopoulos, C. (2015). Power-imbalanced relationships in the dyadic food chain: An empirical investigation of retailers’ commercial practices with suppliers. Industrial Marketing Management, 48, 187-201.
Menard, C. (2017). Summary and conclusions: the many challenges of unfair trading practices in food supply chain systems. In: Di Marcantonio, F. and Ciaian, P. (Eds.) “Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain: A literature review on methodologies, impacts and regulatory aspects.European Commission, pp. 6-19.
Ragkos, Α., Κoutsou, Σ. andManousidis, T., 2016. In search of strategies to face the economic crisis: Evidence from Greek farms. South European Society and Politics, 21(3), pp. 319-337. DOI:10.1080/13608746.2016.1164916
Ragkos, A., Theodoridis, A., Fachouridis, A. and Batzios, C. 2015. Dairy farmers’ strategies against the crisis and the economic performance of farms. Procedia Economics and Finance, 33, pp. 518 – 527
Rosa, F., Weaver, R. D., &Vasciaveo, M. (2015). Structural Changes and Dairy Chain Efficiency in Italy. International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 6(3), 191-211.
Sexton, R. (2017). Unfair trade practices in the food supply chain: defining the problem and the policy issues. In: DiMarcantonio, F. and Ciaian, P. (Eds.) “Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain: A literature review on methodologies, impacts and regulatory aspects. European Commission, pp. 6-19.
Taskforce on Agricultural Markets (2016). Improving market outcomes: Enhancing the position of farmers in the supply chain. Brussels, November 2016
Velázquez, B., & Buffaria, B. (2017). About farmers’ bargaining power within the new CAP. Agricultural and Food Economics, 5(1), 16.
Ilbery, B.; Maye, D. Food supply chains and sustainability: Evidence from specialist food producers in the Scottish/English borders. Land Use Policy 2005, 22, 331-344.