Sustainability dimensions of the supply chain for organic agricultural products in Ilam Province, Iran
Tóm tắt
The present study aimed to identify the sustainability dimensions and components of the supply chain for organic agricultural products in Ilam province. In addition, it was considered qualitative research with respect to the general paradigm, involving aspects that elaborate on economic sustainability and social sustainability. Supposing that organic orchard products were organic foods in the study, samples were selected among the producers, suppliers, and consumers of organic orchard products in Ilam province. Also, several Iranian experts were interviewed by the snowball sampling technique as a purposive method in order to assess the topic holistically. Further, the data were collected through individual and focus group interviews with semi-structured questions. In this regard, each in-depth interview moderately lasted 20–30 min and started with an open question. After conducting several interviews, theoretical saturation was achieved, and the process of data collection was ended, which means no new data were obtained from further interviews. Furthermore, traditional content analysis (conventional) was applied to analyze the data by considering the nature of the study. Producers are suggested to utilize sustainable supply chain since its implementation in producing organic agricultural crops results in decreasing health cost, increasing incentive and productivity, and providing better working conditions. Based on the proposed model, it is recommended that the producers of organic agricultural crops have a formulated plan in the intended dimensions and develop sustainability reports by evaluating the crops periodically. Finally, much attention should be paid to improving the communications and education of producers for enhancing the social dimension.
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