Hungarian current situation analysis is available

In order to ensure the scientific backgrounds of establishing short food supply chains in the counties concerned by the AgriShort project, a current situation analysis had been established by the Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency, with the contribution of Saturnus-M Co. The document titled „Potentials in establishing short food supply chains in Somogy and Zala counties” was processed in July – October 2017. The applied methodology of the research was based on wide range of instruments preferred in social sciences.
The aim of the study was to describe comprisingly the current situation of agricultural sector in Somogy and Zala counties, emphasizing the potentials and exisiting conditions of short food supply chains. The document integrates a specific elaboration of the connecting literature, introduces the EU and Hungarian strategic environment, and analyzes the regional characteristics of the agricultural sector in the concerned counties. Besides, some Hungarian good practices also appear in the document. As an essential element, the study contains a particular analysis based on questionnaires, those were conducted with 70 producers of local products, and with 50 representers of gastronomical scene in Somogy and Zala. Some conclusions of the study suggested for rural development in national level to consider, but the document also can be useful for planning of local short food supply chains.

The document can be downloaded from the "Downloads" section of the website.