Does collaboration pay in agricultural supply chain? An empirical approach

Dani, Samir; Despoudi, Stella; Papaioannou, Grammatoula; Saridakis, George

doi:10.1080/00207543.2018.1440654

Does collaboration pay in agricultural supply chain? An empirical approach

Dani, Samir; Despoudi, Stella; Papaioannou, Grammatoula; Saridakis, George

Authors

Samir Dani s.dani@keele.ac.uk

Stella Despoudi

Grammatoula Papaioannou

George Saridakis

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of different types of collaboration on the level of Postharvest Food Losses (PHFL) and the proportion of low-quality peaches produced using a unique data-set of Greek peach producers. Quantile regression techniques are adopted to estimate the effects at different points of the conditional distribution of our variables of interest. The findings of this study suggest that high levels of collaboration between producers and cooperatives are associated with both low levels of PHFL and a low proportion of low-quality peaches. We also find that specific types of collaboration, such as ‘goal congruence’, can play a significant role in reducing PHFL and improving the quality of peach production at the extremes of the distribution. Important policy implications regarding collaborative practices and systems that can be implemented to reduce PHFL and boost a producer’s performance together with sustainability credentials are drawn from this study.

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 12, 2018
Publication Date	Jul 3, 2018
Journal	International Journal of Production Research
Print ISSN	0020-7543
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	26
Issue	13
Pages	4396 - 4417
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1440654
Keywords	agricultural supply chain, postharvest food loss, supply chain collaboration, performance measures, empirical study
Publisher URL	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207543.2018.1440654?journalCode=tprs20