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Innovative business models in European agrifood systems: governance issues in an era of digitalization, societal demand and environmental challenges

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In recent time, European agrifood systems are witnessing tremendous changes which affect the way traditional businesses are organized. Among these trends one can recognize three sets of factors. The first is digitalization, resulting in a recombination of transactions and new players entering the agrifood chains. This phenomenon is seen concomitantly at the agricultural level, at the food processing and at the retailing levels, inducing the emergence and expansion of innovative governance structures, including those that enable the active participation of consumers and small holders, but at the same time provides some reinforcement of global or traditional players. The second category of factors is societal demands: inclusion of small holders, territorial equity, closure of the income gap, organizational and business model innovations for social inclusiveness, nutritional aspects, etc. This brings society, and its challenges, to the heart of agrifood systems, putting forward the right to access to safe, affordable and culturally acceptable food as a fundamental right. The third one is environmental, with its multiple components: climate change, biodiversity, energy, circular economy, waste management etc. These societal and environmental challenges open new opportunities for innovative governance structures, in terms of types of contracts, scope of decision rules, characteristics of transactions, control and incentive mechanisms, which are usually seen at ecosystemic and/or more local levels.
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hal-04441047 , version 1 (06-02-2024)

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Maeve Henchion, Constantine Iliopoulos, Loïc Sauvée. Innovative business models in European agrifood systems: governance issues in an era of digitalization, societal demand and environmental challenges. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2024, pp.1-4. ⟨10.22434/IFAMR2024.0001⟩. ⟨hal-04441047⟩
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