Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8102281 | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2016 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
By means of servicizing the farms are released from the burden of having to make certain major investments and from having to undertake several specialised activities; in consequence they have more time and more resources to devote to their focal activity. In addition to products, the farms receive high quality services that help them to improve their efficiency and competitiveness. The paper shows a positive association between the shift to servicizing and the farms' improvement of eco-efficiency. In particular, the carbon footprint measured in relation to the number of litres of raw milk produced by each farm decreases in all three cases (within the range 16%-28%) for the period 2002-2011.
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Authors
Ángeles Pereira, Adolfo Carballo-Penela, Manuel González-López, Xavier Vence,