Deforestation-Free Commodity Supply Chains: Myth or Reality?

Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 48(1), P. 237 - 261

Published: April 18, 2023

Since the early 2000s, many private companies, public-private coalitions, and governments have committed to remove deforestation from commodity supply chains. Despite these zero-deforestation commitments (ZDCs), high rates of persist may even be increasing. On upside, a few region- commodity-specific ZDCs contributed reductions by up hundreds thousands hectares deforestation, with mixed evidence on associated leakage. also spurred progress in monitoring, traceability, awareness deforestation. downside, as currently implemented, chain initiatives only cover small share tropical Government- company-led are just two components broader policy mixes aimed at reducing To more impactful, needs entire biomes, bases export domestic markets, special attention not exclude marginal producers.

Language: Английский

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Global Trade and Pesticide Use

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

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The Impact of Sticky Supply Chain Relationships in International Soybean Trade Upstream Manufactures' Pricing Decisions

Highlights in Business Economics and Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 48, P. 248 - 255

Published: March 3, 2025

Based on the sticky relationship in supply chain of international soybean trade, this paper explores reasons for formation buyer countervailing power, and at same time, through constructing a two-stage dynamic game model, it discusses manufacturer's choice different pricing forms based consideration power. The study shows that: (1) when there is resistance, conclusion that two-part fee system RPM can make manufacturers gain equal profits no longer valid. are higher with toll than RPM. (2) When be implemented only resistance small. (3) small, manufacturer chooses pricing, large,

Language: Английский

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Toward spatial fit in the governance of global commodity flows

Ecology and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(2)

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Global commodity flows between distally connected social-ecological systems pose important challenges to sustainability governance. These are partly due difficulties in designing and implementing governance institutions that fit or match the scale of environmental social problems generated such telecoupled systems. We focus on spatial dimension relation global Specifically, we draw examples from land use agricultural examine two overarching types mismatches: boundary mismatches resolution mismatches. argue one way address is through rescaling illustrate this approach with reference three broad approaches: trade agreements, diligence laws, landscape approaches supply chain No single likely all mismatches, highlighting need align multiple govern effectively.

Language: Английский

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Not all supply chains are created equal: The linkages between soy local trade relations and development outcomes in Brazil

World Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 175, P. 106475 - 106475

Published: Dec. 9, 2023

Global agricultural trade is a key driver of socioenvironmental transformations in rural areas, including development dynamics. By creating revenue and wealth opportunities, it influences the economic social relations landscape. However, not all landscapes shaped by given sector are same: one variable how supply chain actors their embedded networks (including commodity traders, farmers, input suppliers) develop, maintain, or shift relationship patterns over time. To explore connections between nature such relationships, particularly farmers we take soy as an emblematic example compare four different municipalities Brazil. The contrasting cases Passo Fundo (RS), old soy-growing area Brazil's South, consolidated region with relatively persistent relationships traders; Sorriso (MT), more recently occupied country's Center-West, low persistence supply-chain relations; Balsas (MA), place so-called Matopiba expansion frontier; Bom Jesus (PI), also frontier municipality but having less relations. We build on quantitative assessments stickiness those municipalities, which understood commercial contrast to volatility. Analyzing qualitative data collected through 30 field interviews local actors, show significantly differ across places. distinguish them terms lock-in effects level trust. Crucially, our findings identify supplier cooperatives mediating institutions chain, counterbalancing power traders farmers. Such associated equitable outcomes. Yet, they require high levels trust distribute primarily within sector, leaving other excluded.

Language: Английский

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Regulatory politics and hybrid governance: the case of Brazil’s Amazon Soy Moratorium

Global Environmental Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 88, P. 102916 - 102916

Published: Aug. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Stakeholder perspectives on cross-border climate risks in the Brazil-Europe soy supply chain

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 428, P. 139292 - 139292

Published: Oct. 16, 2023

Climate change impacts in one country can lead to distant locations, for example, via internationally traded crops. Previous work has highlighted a need include cross-border climate risk assessments, describe the exposure and transmission of across actors, understand options managing this risk. In case study Brazil-Europe soy supply chain, paper aims explore how stakeholders perceive past future shocks, affect differently, they might respond. Soy is key commodity Europe relies on imports majority its consumption, used widely livestock feed. Via 96 semi-structured expert interviews, we found different stakeholder groups are vulnerable types weather experience price consequences, have capacities While some responses reduce chain (e.g. new cultivars, improving transport infrastructure), also identified examples where exacerbate other export bans, changing demand). A holistic approach analysing help avoid maladaptation offer opportunities more collaborative adaptation.

Language: Английский

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Comportamento de diferentes cultivares de soja no oeste de Goiás

Revista Caribeña de Ciencias Sociales, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. e4134 - e4134

Published: July 17, 2024

O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar o desempenho agronômico de variedades comerciais soja lançadas para a safra 2022/2023, no município Palmeiras Goiás, Goiás. ensaio experimental realizado em campo, conduzido delineamento blocos casualizados, com sete cultivares (B43, DM 69IX6912X, Olimpo, TMG 2279, FT 3165, STINE 77EA40 e M7601) quatro repetições. Cada parcela constituída por cinco fileiras 4 m espaçamento entre linhas 0,5 m. A área do 16 x 38 m, totalizando 608 m². Para avaliação foram avaliados os seguintes caracteres: porcentagem emergência (PE), produtividade grãos (PROD), número vagens planta (NVP), (NGP), peso 100 (P100), altura plantas (ALT), foliar (AF), concentrações foliares clorofilas (Cl a+b) carotenoides totais (CARAT). Os dados submetidos análise variância comparação das médias pelo teste Tukey, 5% probabilidade, utilizando software R. resultados da ANOVA apresentaram diferenças significativas (P < 0,05) as variáveis: PE, CLA, CLT, PROD, P100, NGP, ALT AF. No entanto, não encontradas variável teor clorofila B (CLB), CARAT As avaliadas possuíam descrições técnicas similares quanto à resistência produtividade, entretanto, na cidade Goiás cultivar 3165 apresentou uma maior quando comparada demais, demonstrando-se ser mais adaptada nessa região. Embora, todas tenham apresentado abaixo média nacional obtida que provavelmente está relacionado às condições climáticas, como veranico ocorrido logo após plantio.

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Understanding how governance arrangements within agricultural supply chains influence farmers' SAP adoption for adaptation and mitigation practices

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 220, P. 104085 - 104085

Published: Aug. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Dietary inclusion of white lupine seeds and their byproducts in rabbits can contribute to EU agricultural sustainability: a review

World Rabbit Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(3), P. 145 - 160

Published: Sept. 30, 2024

This review explores the potential of white lupin seeds (Lupinus albus) as a sustainable protein source for rabbit nutrition and examines their effects on growth performance, carcass traits, health status, milk yield, composition nutrient availability. The dietary inclusion leads to comparable or superior growth, composition, digestibility digestive rabbits, well meat quality outcomes relative traditionally used sources feeding such soybean meal sunflower meal. Studies also show that it is possible use byproducts, hull bran, diets, which can be convenient in terms providing an adequate supply lignocellulose enhancing sustainability feed, promoting circular economy principles. cultivation contribute environmental by reducing greenhouse gas emissions synthetic fertiliser. Future research should focus breeding improvements comprehensive assessments maximise benefits nutrition. These findings support role viable eco-friendly alternative traditional sources, meal, could productivity farming.

Language: Английский

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