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    Examining Local Food Supply Chain Management practices in Enhancing Purchase Practices: The Case of Star-Rated Hotels in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-10) Nafyad Tadesse; Ephrem Assefa (PhD)
    Tourism is a multi-sectoral industry which has linkage with the various sectors of the economy such as agriculture. It is presumed that the sustainability and competitiveness of tourism businesses such as hotels partly depend on the performance of local food supply chain management practices. However, the integration between agriculture and tourism is quite fragmented in many tourist destinations in developing countries like Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to examine local food supply chain management practices in enhancing purchasing practicesthe case of star-rated hotels in Addis Ababa. The study applied mixed research approach, descriptive and Exploratory research designs. Primary and secondary sources were employed. Simple random sampling technique was employed to gather quantitative data using questionnaire from purchasing managers of 142 star-rated hotels and purposive sampling technique to gather interview data from 4 local food suppliers’ managers. Quantitative data gathered using questionnaire was processed via SPSS version 26, and analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multiple linear regression analysis and MANOVA). The results of descriptive statistics revealed that there is moderate level of mutual information sharing, supply chain integration, strategic supplier partnership, and actual purchasing. However, there is high level of logistics integration. Furthermore, the results of multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the dimensions of supply chain management practices namely mutual information sharing, supply chain integration, logistics integration and strategic supplier partnership have caused positive and significantly effect on local food a purchasing practice. On the other hand, The MANOVA result also revealed that there is not a statistically significant difference among the groups (star-rated hotels) in term of. The major local food supply chain related challenges faced by hotels are inconsistent supply of local food products, and poor transport infrastructure. Therefore, it is recommended that collective efforts should be made by star-rated hotels and local food suppliers to build mutual information sharing systems in order to increase the purchasing practices of star-rated hotels to purchase local food products.