Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China
A tradeoff lies between inclusiveness and economic efficiency in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals such as poverty reduction, food security, and climate resilience. Vertical coordination between agribusinesses and farmers, in tandem with corporate social responsibility, has been perceived as...
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| author | Zhou, Yunyi Hu, Song Chen, Kevin Z. |
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| description | A tradeoff lies between inclusiveness and economic efficiency in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals such as poverty reduction, food security, and climate resilience. Vertical coordination between agribusinesses and farmers, in tandem with corporate social responsibility, has been perceived as an approach to surmount such tradeoff from a micro perspective. In a localized context of developing economies, the vertical coordination with farmers is reducible to a path for agribusinesses towards inclusive local value chain development (LVCD) at the grassroots level. However, few models are documented for agribusiness managers to refer to in practice. This study harnesses the Techlex Group and its pig business as a case, zooming in on the vertical coordination of agribusiness and vulnerable smallholders in lagging rural areas of China. Based on an overview of China’s pig industry and Techlex’s value chain, this study highlights three inclusive models and their alternatives for the LVCD. Though proffered in the Chinese context, those models can enrich the LVCD toolkit and be attuned to fit a different scenario. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1404152025-12-08T10:06:44Z Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China Zhou, Yunyi Hu, Song Chen, Kevin Z. value chains economic situation sustainable development goals farmers corporations agriculture swine climate change adaptation food security agro-industrial sector climate resilience contract farming poverty reduction A tradeoff lies between inclusiveness and economic efficiency in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals such as poverty reduction, food security, and climate resilience. Vertical coordination between agribusinesses and farmers, in tandem with corporate social responsibility, has been perceived as an approach to surmount such tradeoff from a micro perspective. In a localized context of developing economies, the vertical coordination with farmers is reducible to a path for agribusinesses towards inclusive local value chain development (LVCD) at the grassroots level. However, few models are documented for agribusiness managers to refer to in practice. This study harnesses the Techlex Group and its pig business as a case, zooming in on the vertical coordination of agribusiness and vulnerable smallholders in lagging rural areas of China. Based on an overview of China’s pig industry and Techlex’s value chain, this study highlights three inclusive models and their alternatives for the LVCD. Though proffered in the Chinese context, those models can enrich the LVCD toolkit and be attuned to fit a different scenario. 2023-04-11 2024-03-14T12:09:29Z 2024-03-14T12:09:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140415 en Open Access Wageningen Academic Publishers Zhou, Yunyi; Hu, Song; Chen, Kevin Z. 2023. Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 26(2) 355-371. https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2021.0097 |
| spellingShingle | value chains economic situation sustainable development goals farmers corporations agriculture swine climate change adaptation food security agro-industrial sector climate resilience contract farming poverty reduction Zhou, Yunyi Hu, Song Chen, Kevin Z. Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China |
| title | Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China |
| title_full | Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China |
| title_fullStr | Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China |
| title_short | Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China |
| title_sort | techlex a corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri food value chain development in china |
| topic | value chains economic situation sustainable development goals farmers corporations agriculture swine climate change adaptation food security agro-industrial sector climate resilience contract farming poverty reduction |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140415 |
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