Agricultural co-operatives participating in supply chain integration in China: A qualitative comparative analysis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 4; p. e0250018
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jiacheng, Luo, Jianli, Li, Jia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 28.04.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural cooperatives; Agricultural development; Agriculture; Agriculture, Cooperative; Biology and Life Sciences; Cold storage; Collaboration; Comparative analysis; Cooperation; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Economic aspects; Engineering and Technology; Environmental management; Environmental performance; Farm buildings; Farmers; Federations; Food; Food chains; Food supply; Industrial development; Integration; Logistics; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; People and Places; Product quality; Qualitative analysis; Sales; Social aspects; Social Sciences; Suppliers; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Sustainable development; China

Agro-food supply chain integration (ASCI) plays a growingly important role in the stable and sustainable development of agriculture. However, it is challenging for core firms to integrate the small-scale and scatted farmers due to complex transaction processes and volatile relationships in China. Ag...