Protected Designation of Origin food chain arrangements: leveraging market power for small-scale producers in marginal regions
研究希腊菲达奶酪受保护原产地名称价值链中农民被排斥的问题，通过调查数据分析农民与奶酪制造商的供应链安排，发现集体安排、经济激励和价格形成机制有助于农民公平参与。
Feta cheese is a Greek product under Protection Designation of Origin (PDO), benefiting its producing regions with its marketing potential. However, farmers are evidently often excluded from this value chain. This study aims at understanding the opportunities farmers in Greece have for supply chain arrangements (SCAs) that ensure fair market participation. It uses a two-step latent class analysis on data from a farm survey to explore and classify farmer–cheesemaker SCAs based on their perceived characteristics, farmers’ satisfaction, availability of alternative options and farmers’ sustainability objectives. Results highlight the importance of collective arrangements, economic incentives and price formulation mechanisms in forming farmer-inclusive SCAs.