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studies raisesseveral important questions: who should do what kindof research and what kind of research should be done …,and, because the university is a research institutionfunded by the public, there is also the importantquestion of who should pay … for the research. Indeveloping a response to these questions, severaldimensions of the relationships within which …
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Several different evaluation issuesare perceived as important by people involved withinnovative projects intended to improve local food andnutrition systems; particularly the establishment oflocal food policy coalitions. Several such coalitionshave been formed in North America, Europe,...
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research used surveys of landcare group activity in most Australian states, a study of the regional landcare action plan (RLAP … knowledge, and adoption of best bet practices. However, research findings also highlighted a number of concerns about the …
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This article analyzes learning in context through the prism of a sustainable dairy-farming project. The research was …
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In response to growing trendsin the current food system toward globalintegration, economic consolidation, andenvironmental degradation, communities haveinitiated alternative, more sustainable foodand agricultural systems. Lessons may now belearned about the development and maintenanceof local,...
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Proponents of sustainable agriculture seek deeply rooted social changes, but to advance this agenda requires political … on acase history of California's largestsustainable agriculture organization, astructural assessment is made of the …
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relativelylarge endowment of $100 million annually, and itsexplicit emphasis on alternative agriculture research,is emblematic of both …Sustainable agriculture has lately madesignificant inroads into US agricultural policydiscourse. An examination of the … contestedways in which the goals of sustainable agriculture areadvocated, negotiated, and implemented at the level ofnational policy …
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ultimately contributed to thesustainable agriculture movement by challengingtraditional patterns of knowledge exchange. Copyright …
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Interest in purchasing local food from suppliers who follow sustainable practices is growing in Canada. Such suppliers wish to have their products recognized in the market so that price premiums might be received, and new markets developed. In response, the organization Local Food Plus (LFP)...
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An evaluation was made of theassociations between self-reported healthconscious consumerism, body-mass index (BMI),and consumer beliefs, attitudes, intentions,and behaviors regarding sustainably producedfoods. Self-administered surveys were completedby adult consumers (n=550) in...
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