A planetary boundaries perspective on the sustainability: resilience relationship in the Kenyan tea supply chain
The purpose of this paper is to examine whether Agricultural Supply Chains (ASC) can be simultaneously sustainable and resilient to ecological disruptions, using the Planetary Boundaries theory. The nine different Planetary Boundaries i.e. climatic change, biodiversity loss, biogeochemical, ocean ac...
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ftloughboroughun:oai:figshare.com:article/14495133 2023-05-15T17:51:24+02:00 A planetary boundaries perspective on the sustainability: resilience relationship in the Kenyan tea supply chain George Mutugu Mwangi Stella Despoudi Oscar Rodriguez Espindola Konstantina Spanaki Thanos Papadopoulos 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_planetary_boundaries_perspective_on_the_sustainability_resilience_relationship_in_the_Kenyan_tea_supply_chain/14495133 unknown 2134/14495133.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_planetary_boundaries_perspective_on_the_sustainability_resilience_relationship_in_the_Kenyan_tea_supply_chain/14495133 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Planetary boundaries Resilience Sustainability Agriculture Producers Text Journal contribution 2021 ftloughboroughun 2022-12-22T00:07:15Z The purpose of this paper is to examine whether Agricultural Supply Chains (ASC) can be simultaneously sustainable and resilient to ecological disruptions, using the Planetary Boundaries theory. The nine different Planetary Boundaries i.e. climatic change, biodiversity loss, biogeochemical, ocean acidification, land use, freshwater availability, stratosphere ozone depletion, atmospheric aerosols and chemical pollution are examined in relation to ASC sustainability and resilience. Kenya’s tea upstream supply chain sustainability and resilience from the ecological point of view is questioned. This study adopts a multi-case study analysis approach of nine producer organisations from Kenya’s tea supply chain. The data from the in-depth semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion are analysed using thematic analysis. The Kenyan tea supply chain producers are not aware of all the nine planetary boundaries, although these impact on their resilience practices. They are engaged in pursuing both sustainability and resilience practices. They implement mainly environmental practices in relation to sustainability, while only a few of them are implementing resilience practices. The sustainability and resilience concepts were found to be interrelated, but resilience does not improve at the same pace as sustainability. It is suggested that the relationship between sustainability and resilience is non-linear. Limitations and future research avenues are also provided. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Loughborough University: Figshare |
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The purpose of this paper is to examine whether Agricultural Supply Chains (ASC) can be simultaneously sustainable and resilient to ecological disruptions, using the Planetary Boundaries theory. The nine different Planetary Boundaries i.e. climatic change, biodiversity loss, biogeochemical, ocean acidification, land use, freshwater availability, stratosphere ozone depletion, atmospheric aerosols and chemical pollution are examined in relation to ASC sustainability and resilience. Kenya’s tea upstream supply chain sustainability and resilience from the ecological point of view is questioned. This study adopts a multi-case study analysis approach of nine producer organisations from Kenya’s tea supply chain. The data from the in-depth semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion are analysed using thematic analysis. The Kenyan tea supply chain producers are not aware of all the nine planetary boundaries, although these impact on their resilience practices. They are engaged in pursuing both sustainability and resilience practices. They implement mainly environmental practices in relation to sustainability, while only a few of them are implementing resilience practices. The sustainability and resilience concepts were found to be interrelated, but resilience does not improve at the same pace as sustainability. It is suggested that the relationship between sustainability and resilience is non-linear. Limitations and future research avenues are also provided. |
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A planetary boundaries perspective on the sustainability: resilience relationship in the Kenyan tea supply chain |
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A planetary boundaries perspective on the sustainability: resilience relationship in the Kenyan tea supply chain |
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A planetary boundaries perspective on the sustainability: resilience relationship in the Kenyan tea supply chain |
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