A framework for fair prices and governance mechanisms to support sustainable farming and innovative value chains
(2022) , 3 p. pages
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- The importance of fair pricing in the context of innovative, sustainable farming Shifting farming practices, for example by introducing new crops in cropping systems, implies experimenting, investing and taking risks. If farmers do not receive additional value for new practices or new crops compared to more common systems, it may discourage them from innovating. Similarly, the processing and marketing of products resulting from new practices such as crop diversification requires downstream actors to innovate, which in turn requires additional resources. When good pricing levels are proposed, innovation can take place more easily. A fair pricing process can strengthen actors' capacity for innovating and creating sustainable and fair value chains. In the context of DiverIMPACTS, an EU-funded project focusing on the development of crop diversification, a list of fourteen criteria for defining a fair price for new crops and value chains was developed. A related questionnaire helps actors discuss the price level and related matters such as value repartition, transparency, etc.
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Antier, C., & Riera, A. (2022). A framework for fair prices and governance mechanisms to support sustainable farming and innovative value chains. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/102460