The FairShare Rate is a metric within the FairShare logic.
It indicates what portion of the final price goes directly to cultivation and production.
The lower the FairShare Rate, the more reaches the farm. The higher the FairShare Rate, the more costs lie between the farm and the final price, such as for logistics, processing, packaging, administration, or trade.
The FairShare Rate is calculated as follows:
FairShare Rate = Final Price ÷ Share for Cultivation and Production
Example:
FairShare Rate = €12 ÷ €6 = 2
Another example:
FairShare Rate = €12 ÷ €1 = 12
A FairShare Rate of 1 means: 100% of the final price goes directly to cultivation and production.
The simplest case would be pick-up at the field edge: The food is harvested, unsorted, unwashed, and taken directly by end consumers without further packaging, sorting, or transport.
A high FairShare Rate indicates that many additional costs lie between cultivation and the final price.
A FairShare Rate of around 12, for example, may represent a classic supermarket system: The product is available almost anytime and is supported by a large logistics, administration, packaging, and trade apparatus.
The FairShare Rate makes it visible whether a supply system supports farms more or less strongly.
It helps compare supply chains, distribution models, and decisions.
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