� Sharing of time, work, resources and energies in order to find“ suitable” products and to manage the requisitions.
These factors have inevitable effects on the EPG’ s parameters for the choice of products and producers:
� Natural and biological products, as the best indicator and guarantee of an healthy life style;
� Eco-friendly and work respectful production’ s methods, with particular preference for realities that promote the work insertion of disadvantages people
� Producers’ proximity to make the direct connection possible and to privilege zero food miles.
� The different criterions adopted for EGP’ s goods choice largely match with the principles of the short supply chain: the lower environmental impact possible both during production and distribution stage, a better product traceability, the certainty of the goods origin, the possibility of saving money and of increasing consumers’ awareness.
Producers’ advantages
As previously mentioned, exists a wide correspondence between EPG and short supply chain dynamics, for example, the advantages for consumers and producers. The direct connection between the two parts allows sorting out some of their specific problems: problems about the product’ s safety and quality for the consumers, problems about offer’ s depletion and compensation for the producers. Small producers have to deal with the difficulties regarding the introduction of their products in the Large Scale Trade retail, due to the less competitive prices compared to those of the foreign market. When a product / item / article becomes no marketable, it implies additional costs for its disposal and reduced earnings, besides the ordinary expenses of transport, packaging and packaging disposal.
From this point of view, the advantages of a collaboration with an EPG resides in the possibility of knowing in advance a reliable estimates of the quantity of the product saleable on the direct trade channel. It allows considering not only the demands recorded just before
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