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Abstract
This article deals with the presumed relationship between environment-friendly
practices, such as organic farming, and the adoption of short food supply chains
(SFSC) at farm level because they meet the consumers’ expectations in terms of
quality and proximity. Calling on the literature, we formulate hypotheses about the
close link between the environmental quality of production and vertical integration.
They are tested using an econometric model with simultaneous equations considering
the 2010 census of French farms which provides a full overview of strategies
implemented by producers. We focus the analysis on wine-growing and arboriculture
which correspond to farms most concerned by organic farming. The results show that
when a farmer practices organic farming, the farm becomes integrated and
conversely when a farm is integrated, the farmer is likely to adopt organic farming.
This complementarity of producers’ choices offers certain perspectives for the
improvement of SFSC while considering environment-friendly practices.