...Ismail Badraoui; Tarik Saikouk; Nejib Fattam Purpose This study aims to examine agricultural cooperatives as a key enabler of sustainable short food supply chains (SFSCs) by aggregating smallholder farmers and facilitating market access. Specifically, we analyze how relational capital among...

...-food systems may offer agricultural cooperatives a wider perspective and better understanding of the governance structures necessary to successfully execute public interventions. Lastly, the Korean case differs from other developing countries, but its role model qualities could help to implement...

... how a farmer's choice between endogenous (their own) vs. exogenous (third-party) e-commerce platforms should be aligned with the external (support from agricultural cooperative) and internal (usage of quality labels) resources they can leverage and the performance goals they want to achieve (market...

... of agricultural cooperatives on product quality. Findings – The empirical results show that member size and cooperative’s product quality bear an inverse “U-shape” relationship, and food safety certification and target market variables tend to positively and significantly influence cooperative’s...