Systemic Competitiveness in the EU Cereal Value Chain: A Network Perspective for Policy Alignment

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 731 - 731

Published: March 28, 2025

This research explores the systemic nature of competitiveness within cereal sector European Union (EU) and addresses structural interdependencies among key drivers through a network-based model. The goal this is to offer policy alignment solutions based on empirical findings derived from sparse Gaussian graphical model that was operationalized identify conditional dependencies, synergies, decouplings across five dimensions: factor endowments, self-sufficiency, trade strategy, resource productivity, environmental impact. results showed vulnerabilities, including decoupling endowments strategic specialization, pronounced East–West productivity divide, asymmetry between economic valorization harvested land its impact, reflected in management practices. Research underscore need for synergy-driven strategies coherently align agricultural outcomes with potential each EU country. A critical incongruency has been identified: current prioritization ecological performance under Common Agricultural Policy overlooks essential infrastructural disparities, thereby perpetuating asymmetries Union. In response, study introduces amelioration framework designed reconcile priorities infrastructure development, fostering cohesive resilient throughout sector.

Language: Английский

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Wieś i Rolnictwo, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 4 (205), P. 7 - 11

Published: April 23, 2025

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