?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Improving+quality+and+safety+and+reduction+of+cost+in+the+European+organic+and+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Clow+input%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D+food+supply+chains%3A+WP+6.1%3A+Economic+analyses+of+structures%2C+conduct+and+performance+of+supply+chains+for+organic+foods+in+Europe&rft.subject=+Policy+environments+and+social+economy&rft.description=State+of+the+Art%3A%0D%0AThere+are+only+a+few+studies+describing+the+structures+and+performance+of+organic+supply+chains.+And+there+is+no+study+available+with+investigate+the+effect+of+supply+chains+on+food+quality+and+safety.%0D%0A%0D%0AProject+aims%3A%0D%0AThe+aim+of+subtask+6.1+is+to+analyse+structures%2C+conduct+and+performance+of+supply+chains+for+organic+foods+in+Europe.%0D%0A%0D%0AMethodology%3A%0D%0AThe+analysis+of+supply+chains+is+based+on+the+multi-sectoral+qualitative+analysis+(MSQA)+that+provides+a+useful+means+to+examine+the+relationship+between+selected+economic+variables+and+their+performance+in+different+sectors+along+the+whole+supply+chain.+These+relationships+will+be+recorded+using+descriptive+and%2For+numeric+scores+in+a+matrix+format.+%0D%0A%0D%0AResults%2C+conclusion%2C+state+of+the+art%3A%0D%0A-+Interviews+with+key-informants.%0D%0A-+Interim+report+on+organic+food+supply+chain+patterns+in+Europe+(on+the+basis+of+interviews+and+a+review+of+academic+and+grey+literature).%0D%0A-+Identifying+of+six+commodities+in+eight+countries+and+specific+supply+chains+in+each+country.+%0D%0A-+Development+of+questionnaire+for+interviews+with+key+actors+of+identified+supply+chains.%0D%0APreTest+with+actors+of+one+entire+supply+chain.&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+EU-QLIF%3A+Supply+Chain+Analysis%3A+Improving+quality+and+safety+and+reduction+of+cost+in+the+European+organic+and+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Clow+input%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D+food+supply+chains%3A+WP+6.1%3A+Economic+analyses+of+structures%2C+conduct+and+performance+of+supply+chains+for+organic+foods+in+Europe.+Runs+2004+-+2006.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Stolze%2C+Matthias%2C+Research+Institute+of+Organic+Agriculture+(FiBL)%2C+CH-5070+Frick.+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.qlif.org+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.qlif.org%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6272%2F