SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS (SFSC): WHAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE WEB OF SCIENCE?

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.57.10305

Keywords:

Agricultural producers. Short Food Supply Chains. Direct selling.

Abstract

Studies on Short Food Supply Chains have intensified since the second decade of the 21st century, which has been a substantial focus of academics and researchers, resulting in an increasing number of case studies. Researchers characterize them as supply chains that involve a limited number of operators, committed to cooperation, development and close geographical and social relations between farmers and consumers. The purpose of the present study is to analyze scientific publications on short food supply chains. Bibliometric research was carried out in the Web of Science database for making available a large number of journals in different areas of knowledge, in addition to allowing the analysis of results through the number of citations of articles, names of authors, year and journals, as well as for providing the updated h-index3. With the aid of the VOSviewer software, the analysis revealed that short supply chains present socioeconomic, structural and organizational approaches, as well as aspects of sustainability, health, and food security. The results of the research, generated from the most prestigious and recent works, point to a growing trend of studies in this area with proximity networks, cooperation, alternative systems, and sustainable development.

Author Biographies

Rosângela Oliveira Soares, Instituto Federal Farroupilha (IFFar)

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Alegrete's Integrated Higher Education Center (1994). Pedagogical Training - habilitation Accounting and Costs_CIESA / Alegrete (1995); Specialist in Education_ URCAMP / Bagé (2007); Continuing education in PROEJA by IF Farroupilha - São Vicente do Sul Campus (2009); Master in Development, Area of Concentration: Organizational Management and Development_UNIJUÍ / RS (2014). PhD student in Development, Societies and Territories, School of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD_PT). Effective lecturer at the Federal Institute Farroupilha - Júlio de Castilhos Campus. He works in the area of rural development, mainly in the following subjects: short food supply chain; alternative food networks: Community Supported Agriculture.

Manuel Luis Tibério, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal

- Zootechnical Engineer, Doctor, Auxiliary Professor of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Duro, Vila Real, Portugal.

Paulino Varela Tavares, Instituto Federal Farroupilha (IFFar)

Master's and PhD in Economics, Effective Professor of Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Farroupilha - Campi Julio de Castilhos, RS/Brazil.

Artur Fernando Arêde Correia Cristóvão, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal

  1. Agricultural Engineer, PhD, Full Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Duro, Vila Real, Portugal.

Fatima Regina Zan, Instituto Federal Farroupilha (IFFar), Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Master in Development, Management and Citizenship; PhD in Intellectual Property Sciences, Effective Professor of Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Farroupilha – Campi Santo Angelo, RS/Brazil.

Published

2021-12-29

How to Cite

Soares, R. O., Tibério, M. L., Tavares, P. V., Cristóvão, A. F. A. C., & Zan, F. R. (2021). SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS (SFSC): WHAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE WEB OF SCIENCE? BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. Development in Question Journal, 19(57), 381–398. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.57.10305