2206 KB0 KB202120262026Daly, Patrickletnik:17številka:issue 1str. 43-69DOI:10.2478/jlst-2026-0003ISSN:2784-7497COBISSID_HOST:287634947URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-9LM6TH0YenDe Gruyter PolandFakulteta za logistikoLogistics, supply chain, sustainability and global challengesagricultural cropsbiobased constructiongradnja na biološki osnovikartiranje oskrbovalne verigekmetijske kulturestrategic pathwaysstrateške potisupply chain mappingDeveloping strategic supply chain pathways for application of agricultural crops as biobased construction materials, products and modular systems|The construction sector accounts for 37% of global carbon emissions and 40% of EU waste, driving policy initiatives toward decarbonization and circularity. While biobased materials offer low-carbon alternatives, their limited adoption reflects systemic supply chain barriers rather than technical inadequacy. This research develops and applies a novel hierarchical supply chain mapping framework to identify strategic pathways for agri-crop biobased construction in Ireland, focusing on straw, hemp, and miscanthus. A novel four-stage supply chain mapping framework is developed integrating processing complexity and technological levels, applied in two national stakeholder workshops engaging multiple organizations across agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and policy sectors. Analysis reveals a range of potential supply chains spanning low-technology applications (bales, blown-in insulation) to industrialized products (boards, blocks, modular panels), with processing infrastructure and certification identified as critical bottlenecks. Irish workshops validate straw as the priority pathway, leveraging existing harvesting and chipping infrastructure for immediate market entry via timber-frame and modular systems, with staged expansion toward advanced fibre processing. Hemp presents high-value niche potential contingent on decortication capacity, while miscanthus offers long-term complementary benefits. Cross-cutting enablers include regional processing hubs, accelerated certification, public procurement, and coordinated policy frameworks. The novel hierarchical mapping framework and stakeholder-validated pathways provide a structured roadmap for translating agricultural by-products into viable construction resources, with applicability to similar regional and national contextsGradbeni sektor prispeva 37 % svetovnih emisij ogljika in 40 % odpadkov v EU, kar spodbuja politične pobude za dekarbonizacijo in krožno gospodarstvo. Čeprav biološki materiali ponujajo nizkoogljične alternative, njihova omejena uporaba odraža sistemske ovire v oskrbovalni verigi in ne tehnično neustreznost. Ta raziskava razvija in uporablja nov hierarhični okvir za kartiranje oskrbovalne verige, da bi identificirala strateške poti za gradnjo iz bioloških kmetijskih pridelkov na Irskem, s poudarkom na slami, konoplji in kitajski trstikovec oz. miskantus. Razvit je nov štiristopenjski okvir za kartiranje oskrbovalne verige, ki vključuje kompleksnost predelave in tehnološke ravni, uporabljen pa je bil v dveh nacionalnih delavnicah za zainteresirane strani, v katerih je sodelovalo več organizacij iz kmetijskega, proizvodnega, gradbenega in političnega sektorja. Analiza razkriva vrsto potencialnih oskrbovalnih verig, ki segajo od nizkotehnoloških aplikacij (bale, izolacija z vpihovanjem) do industrializiranih izdelkov (plošče, bloki, modularni paneli), pri čemer sta predelovalna infrastruktura in certificiranje opredeljena kot ključna ozka grla. Irski delavnici potrjujeta slamo kot prednostno pot, pri čemer izkoriščata obstoječo infrastrukturo za žetev in sekanje za takojšen vstop na trg prek lesene konstrukcije in modularnih sistemov, s postopno širitvijo v smeri napredne predelave vlaken. Konoplja predstavlja visokokakovosten nišni potencial, odvisen od zmogljivosti luščenja, medtem ko kitajski trstikovec ponuja dolgoročne dopolnilne koristi. Medsektorski dejavniki vključujejo regionalna predelovalna središča, pospešeno certificiranje, javna naročila in usklajene okvire politik. Novi hierarhični okvir kartiranja in poti, ki so jih potrdile zainteresirane strani, zagotavljajo strukturiran načrt za pretvorbo kmetijskih stranskih proizvodov v uporabne gradbene vire, ki se lahko uporabijo v podobnih regionalnih in nacionalnih kontekstihTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za logistiko