THE IMPACT OF THE SHORT SUPPLY CHAIN ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR

In this article the author tries to analyze the impact the short supply chain may have, in general, on the agri-food sector and especially on the local agri-food sector. The analysis has three concepts as central conceptual support: the urban-rural partnership, the short supply chain and the competitiveness in the agri-food sector. The author starting from the main features of the short supply chain tries to analyze the impact on the competitiveness in the agri-food sector. The urban-rural symbiosis can be more easily understood by the short chain supply, an instrument with multiple effects both for the urban and for the rural.