Farm to Fork: A Sustainable and Green Agricultural Value Chain Approach
Shanmugam Gokul*
Dept. of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Iroisemba, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur (795 004), India
Ramasubramanian Sabarivasan
Dept. of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Iroisemba, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur (795 004), India
Govindaraj Kamalam Dinesh
Dept. of Biochemistry, Physiology, Microbiology and Environmental Science, College of Agriculture, Iroisemba, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur (795 004), India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54083/BRT/7.9.2025/248-250
Keywords: Food security, Rural economy, Sustainable agriculture, Value chain
Abstract
Examining and ensuring the food transition from production as raw produce to consumption as finished food is essential. This paper examines the Farm-to-Fork (F2F) strategy within the context of the sustainable agricultural value chain approach, which focuses on reducing environmental impact, maximizing economic returns and achieving food security. This study reveals disparities in farm produce prices between producers and consumers, highlighting the need for an ecologically and economically sound, sustainable agricultural value chain approach. Furthermore, this paper highlights the excellence of the F2F strategy in terms of a sustainable value chain over the conventional approach. It depicts the benefits of this strategy to all stakeholders. This paper concludes that it is high time to adopt an integral face-to-face (F2F) sustainable agricultural value chain approach to uphold sustainable agriculture, maintain the nutritional value of food, create employment opportunities and maximize the economic benefits for rural people and local farmers.
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