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INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 175-197Publisher
WAGENINGEN ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.22434/IFAMR2022.0032
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trust; agriculture; food; value chain; review
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Agri-food value chains are complex systems with interconnected and interdependent actors, and trust is considered to be crucial for collaboration among these actors. However, there is a lack of overview regarding the extent and role of trust in these value chains. This paper utilizes a systematic review to explore the literature on trust in agri-food value chains and provide a foundation for future studies.
Agri-food value chains are complex systems comprising of a network of interlinked and interdependent actors. To foster collaboration between these actors, trust between actors and in value chains is considered to be key. Despite growing scholarly attention an overview of to what extent and how trust is the role of trust in agri-food value chains is lacking. Employing a systematic review, this paper aims to explore the literature on trust in agri-food value chains to provide a solid knowledge basis for future studies into more specific aspects of trust. For our results, 139 papers were analysed published between 2001 and 2020. Studies were mainly conducted in Africa and Europe focussing on meat and vegetable chains. The results show a growing but dispersed field as studies hold a great conceptual diversity and theory building within the field of agri-food value chains is lacking. Based on our analysis we call for developing a coherent body of knowledge exploring the role of trust in agri-food value chains by: (1) employing a dynamic perspective on trust; (2) focussing on trust in agri-food value chain systems; and (3) focussing on the increasing importance of digitalisation for trust relations.
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