Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 3
Written by Raluca Andreea ION, Cristina Maria STERIE, Marian Valentin POPESCU, Adriana Elena (MARIN) SIMA

This paper presents the scientists’ interest in studying the topic of unfair trade practices in agro-food chains, trying to answer the questions how important is this topic in academic writing and how it interferes with other terms? Exploring and understanding fairness-enabling practices in the agro-food chain is essential to create a sustainable and resilient agro-food system. The objectives of the research are to identify the main unfair trade practices that impacts the agents along the agro-food chain and the solutions given by scientists to solve inequity. In order to achieve these goals, a systematic literature review of papers covering the topic of unfair trade practices in agricultural sector has been conducted. The results show that there is an increased and relatively recent interest in studying unfair trade practices in the agro-food sector, with a noticeable growth in research since 2018. The main research connections of this topic include sustainability, emerging technologies to improve fairness in supply chains, the role of governance, agro-food policy and producers’ organizations in mitigating unfair trade practices, the impact of different crisis on supply chains and trade practices. The results are relevant for rising awareness of how unfair trade practices impact the agents of agro-food chains and for finding solutions to avoid or reduce them.

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