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Value Chains

Value Chains

Andrew Fearne –  Food and Wine Value Chains: Prosperity Through Collaboration

Professor Andrew Fearne worked as part of the 2008 Adelaide Thinker in Residence program. His residency in South Australia promoted value chain thinking and behaviour with appreciation of issues including environmental sustainability, economic viability, population health and social inclusivity.

More information about Andrew and his work with food and wine value chains in South Australia is available on the Adelaide Thinker in Residence website.

The Vine to Dine research project is a major outcome of Andrew's residency.

Vine to Dine

Sustainable value chain analysis - a case study of South Australian wine

The project undertook to model the 'Vine to Dine' carbon footprint, and how the drinker values the different attributes associated with South Australian wine.

The research project explored the potential for using sustainable value chain analysis as a tool for achieving better alignment between resource allocation, environmental management and consumer value.

The research investigated both the economic and environmental impacts of selling South Australian wine in the key market of the United Kingdom.

Sustainable value chain analysis - a case study of South Australian wine: Executive summary (PDF 189.5 KB)

Sustainable value chain analysis - a case study of South Australian wine: Full report (PDF 1.4 MB)

Attitudes of UK supermarket shoppers towards wine purchasing: Executive summary (PDF 170.0 KB)

Attitudes of UK supermarket shoppers towards wine purchasing: Full report (PDF 417.1 KB)

Partners in the Vine to Dine project included:

Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) are used to map the wine value chain, from South Australia to the UK, combining analysis of information flow, material flow and supply chain relationships with a detailed life cycle assessment.

Vine to Dine project summary (PDF 79.7 KB).