D2.3_Report on value chain assessment

Summary in the original language of the document

This report analyses the different value chain linkages of FOODLEVERS’ case studies of innovative organic and sustainable food systemsfrom farm-to-fork. Drawing from frameworks of Global Value Chains (GVC) and Global Production Networks (GPN), it examines complexities of production networks and innovation activities, relationships of actors in the chains as well as the embeddedness of the food systems to identify specific regional mechanisms. In this way, the report highlights the interventions along the value chain that address the realms of “deep” leverage. Moreover, social value added is revealed by an attempt to define the social return on investment for each food system.