Policy Brief: Good public policies can ensure producers really benefit from Short Food Supply Chains

Good public policies can ensure producers really benefit from Short Food Supply Chains Producers within Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) often achieve higher economic benefits and better social relations, while reducing negative impacts on the environment. Yet, the use of SFSCs does not guarantee better economic performance per se, as producers must develop new skills and functions that generate costs, undermining increases in revenues. To ensure producers benefit from their participation in SFSCs, they must be supported. This brief highlights 4 priorities to support and unlock the potential of SFSCs: foster collaboration between food producers; facilitate investments in collective facilities; provide training on marketing, logistics and distribution and facilitate knowledge exchanges; and support food producers’ efforts to understand the costs and revenues structure of their activity.