The Role of Agriculture Cooperatives in Green Agri-Food Value Chains in China: Cases in Shandong Province

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dc.citation.issue16
dc.citation.volume17
dc.contributor.authorLiu Y
dc.contributor.authorGarnevska E
dc.contributor.authorShadbolt N
dc.contributor.editorEl Bilali H
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-17T20:55:35Z
dc.date.available2025-09-17T20:55:35Z
dc.date.issued2025-08-14
dc.description.abstractWhile escalating environment and food safety challenges underscore the need for sustainable agri-food systems, promoting green agri-food production provides a promising pathway. The green agri-food value chain integrates green agri-food production with coordinated value-adding activities across the value chain. In developing such value chains, agricultural cooperatives emerge as a key player. This research integrates sustainability and value chain theories, aiming to study the role of China’s cooperatives in enabling green production and green value chains. It used qualitative methodology and interviews with management and members of three green vegetable cooperatives in Shandong Province, China, to offer an initial examination into this research area. The findings reveal that cooperatives play an important role in the green vegetable value chain and have a different level of vertical integration, with some having control over the whole value chain from input supply to retail. They also provide essential input, technical, and market support to enable green vegetable production and facilitate various value-adding activities. The study offers valuable insights into recommendations for enhancing value addition and facilitating green value chains. It also holds practical implications for practitioners and policymakers to strengthen cooperative development in China as an important intermediary for advancing agriculture sustainability.
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dc.edition.editionAugust-2 2025
dc.identifier.citationLiu Y, Garnevska E, Shadbolt N. (2025). The Role of Agriculture Cooperatives in Green Agri-Food Value Chains in China: Cases in Shandong Province. Sustainability Switzerland. 17. 16.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su17167343
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.number7343
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73569
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttp://mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/16/7343
dc.relation.isPartOfSustainability Switzerland
dc.rights(c) 2025 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectagriculture cooperative
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectgreen value chain
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectvertical integration
dc.titleThe Role of Agriculture Cooperatives in Green Agri-Food Value Chains in China: Cases in Shandong Province
dc.typeJournal article
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