On the linkages between traceability levels and expected and actual traceability costs and benefits in the Italian fishery supply chain |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Agricultural Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Viale Fanin, 50, Bologna, Italy;2. Department of Food, Agricultural and Resources Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada;1. Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;2. MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Nossa Senhora do Cabo, 939, 2750-374 Cascais, Portugal;1. SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture, Brattørkaia 17C, 7010 Trondheim, Norway;2. Rambøll, Mellomila 79, 7493 Trondheim, Norway;1. Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, 0248 Bauchi, Nigeria;3. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Malaysia;4. Halal Product Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | EC Regulation 178/2002 introduced mandatory traceability for all food operators, but they can choose the level of traceability. We propose a model incorporating three indices of traceability – breadth, depth and precision – that affect costs and benefits. We empirically test the model by regression analyses, using data collected on a sample of Italian fish processors. While higher precision corresponds with larger perceived benefits, an increasing traceability breadth raises costs. A measure of the extent of the discrepancy between expected and actual costs and benefits is also established. Implications are discussed in light of future uptake of continuously advancing traceability technologies. |
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| Keywords: | Traceability Breadth Precision Costs Benefits Fishery processors |
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