Title: Economic benefits and food security: the roles of agricultural development and certification in the supply chain

Authors: Nguyen Thuy Anh; Tran Hoang Ha

Addresses: Foreign Trade University, No. 91 Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam ' Foreign Trade University, No. 91 Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam

Abstract: This study aims to identify driving factors influencing agricultural production in the supply chain. The quantitative method approaches were employed from finding determinants of economic benefits and food security. The expert panels, a pilot test, and a final survey were used to empirically measure the effects of identified factors. The results present that natural resource management and certification have a significant impact on farmers' willingness to adopt biodiversity while the agricultural development policies play leverage in motivating farmers to implement biodiversity. Moreover, this study also found results of agricultural biodiversity are food security and economic benefits which are the important motivators for farmers to transform traditional agriculture into biodiversity practices.

Keywords: biodiversity; organic production; agriculture; environment protection.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2025.144362

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2025 Vol.22 No.3, pp.281 - 296

Received: 01 Dec 2023
Accepted: 19 Dec 2023
Published online: 10 Feb 2025 *

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