The increasing market concentration in the food retail industry poses challenges to sustainable development by amplifying power imbalances within the supply chain. This study examines the dynamics between small food producers and large retailers, investigating the constraints that market concentration may impose on equitable collaboration. Adopting a qualitative approach, the research analyzes three case companies in Sweden to explore the role of shared understanding and…
Publication Keyword: Food system
Shocks to fish production: Identification, trends, and consequences
Sudden disruptions, or shocks, to food production can adversely impact access to and trade of food commodities. Seafood is the most traded food commodity and is globally important to human nutrition. The seafood production and trade system is exposed to a variety of disruptions including fishery collapses, natural disasters, oil spills, policy changes, and aquaculture disease outbreaks, aquafeed resource access and price spikes. The patterns…