Richard Dodzi Adabah

Doktorand | PhD student
Institutionen för ekonomi | Department of economics
richard.dodzi.adabah@slu.se

Richard aims to address critical gaps in understanding how organisational structures influence the sustainability and adaptability of the Swedish food supply chain, with a focus on market power dynamics, price transmission and policy pathways to strengthen resilience of food systems.

My Background
I am an agricultural economist with a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. I previously worked as an Assistant Research Scientist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Crops Research Institute in Ghana. There I focused on socio-economic analysis and strategies to improve dissemination of demand-driven technologies for sustainable food and industrial crop productivity to enhance livelihoods.

My Research Within MISTRA Food Futures
The growing population, increasing frequency of climate shocks and market disruptions underscore the urgent need for resilient food systems capable of meeting future food demands. My work within MISTRA focuses on analysing the organisational structure of the Swedish food supply chain. This involves examining how food value is distributed from farm to fork, assessing market power dynamics among actors and understanding how these factors influence stakeholders’ ability to adopt sustainable practices and withstand significant shocks.

A key aspect of my research is to address critical questions about the market structure of the Swedish food supply chain, including the transmission of prices along the chain and the impact of market power on price inflation and volatility. Furthermore, my work aims to explore policy pathways to enhance the sustainability and resilience of the supply chain. This involves identifying mechanisms to help the supply chain adapt to shocks and disruptions while promoting long-term sustainability, fairness and equitable outcomes for all stakeholders.

By integrating insights into market structures, price dynamics and adaptive mechanisms, my research seeks to contribute to a more robust, fair and sustainable food system in Sweden that can effectively respond to future food challenges.

My Expectation
I aim to provide actionable insights into how the Swedish food supply chain can transition toward more sustainability and resilience.