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DESCRIPTION:PhD Oral Defence of Emmanuella Ellis\, Bioresource Engineering
 \n\nOptimizing agri-food value chains is essential for addressing food sec
 urity issues since they are closely linked to satisfying human needs. Alth
 ough the output of value chain activities is targeted towards the consumer
 \, their satisfaction is largely ignored in value chain analysis. The stud
 y presents a methodological approach for the development of consumer-focus
 ed indicators for assessing a value chain and its correlation to food secu
 rity. The framework and a multidimensional index were applied to understan
 ding consumer preferences\, the performance of the common beans value chai
 n in meeting those preferences and the economic viability of improving act
 ivities to meet those preferences within the context of food security. The
  findings showed that affordability (price)\, accessibility (desired varie
 ties)\, acceptability (convenience\, quality\, low flatulence) were import
 ant factors to consumers. However\, consumers' preferences and needs were 
 not found to be adequately met because the performance assessment revealed
  low scores of food security indicators. The common beans value chain scor
 ed below average for all indicators\, 36% for availability\, 48% for acces
 sibility\, 46% for affordability\, 41% for acceptability and 39.48% for ut
 ilization. This can be attributed to low stakeholder involvement\, lack of
  financial and technical capacity and lack of value creation opportunities
 . The results show that investment in meeting consumer preferences will be
  financially worth it. However\, profit margins (11% to 90% decrease) are 
 likely to be affected due to the impact of current value chain practices o
 n consumer preferred bean attributes. Application of product and process q
 uality improvement mechanisms will strengthen the capacity of value chain 
 actors to produce optimum amounts of quality beans that meet consumer pref
 erences.\n\nEveryone in the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ community is welcome to attend a PhD Or
 al Defence. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our PhD c
 andidates.\n
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LOCATION:R2-013\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defence: Consumer-food security nexus framework for unders
 tanding agri-food value chains
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/phd-oral-defence-consume
 r-food-security-nexus-framework-understanding-agri-food-value-chains-32036
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