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Rights-based food systems and the goals of food systems reform
Anderson, Molly - In: Agriculture and Human Values 25 (2008) 4, pp. 593-608
Food security, health, decent livelihoods, gender equity, safe working conditions, cultural identity and participation in cultural life are basic human rights that can be achieved at least in part through the food system. But current trends in the US prevent full realization of these economic,...
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A Life Case of Hardwick, Vermont - Approach to Improve Long Term Sustainability for Small and Medium-Sized Farms and Rural Communities
Liang, Chyi-Lyi - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
This paper presents a success story of a rural community adopting multifunctional farm operation to achieve long term sustainability and profitability.
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If they come, we will build it: in vitro meat and the discursive struggle over future agrofood expectations
Chiles, Robert - In: Agriculture and Human Values 30 (2013) 4, pp. 511-523
the future of the modern agrofood system is being actively contested and understood. I seek to redress this gap by using … the sociology of expectations to explain the discursive topography surrounding in vitro meat, a nascent agrofood … results and financial setbacks, the controversial legacy of previous agrofood technologies, and persistent cultural skepticism …
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L'impact économique du développement des marques de distributeurs
Berges, Fabian; Bontems, Philippe; Requillart, Vincent - Département Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et … - 2009
Cet article constitue une synthèse de la littérature traitant des marques de distributeurs (MDD). Dans une première partie, nous faisons l’état des lieux statistiques sur l’importance des MDD. Dans un second temps, nous analysons les raisons ayant poussé les distributeurs à introduire...
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Prioridades de I+D en el sistema agroalimentario andaluz. Especial referencia a su compeljo olivarero-oleicola
Gmada, Samir; Aviles, Pedro; Cobo, Antonio - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2012) 233
to the technological problems of its important agrofood sectors and rural activities. Served three decades, based on a … different actors (administrations, specialists, scientists, consumers, social organizations), in agrofood systems to provide … 2010 Novel laureate in economics (JE Stiglitz), the sustainable development of the agrofood complex i s a priority and an …
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Community food security: Salience and participation at community level
Pelletier, David; Kraak, Vivica; McCullum, Christine; … - In: Agriculture and Human Values 16 (1999) 4, pp. 401-419
Community food security (CFS) is an incipient movement based on the re-localization of many food system activities in response to values concerning the social, health, economic, and environmental consequences of the globalizing food system. This study examines the salience of these values based...
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Values, public policy, and community food security
Pelletier, David; Kraak, Vivica; McCullum, Christine; … - In: Agriculture and Human Values 17 (2000) 1, pp. 75-93
Values and beliefs regarding communityfood security were investigated among participants in2–3 day participatory planning events related to thelocal food system in six rural counties from oneregion of upstate New York. The results of Qmethodology reveal three distinct viewpoints: a) theSocial...
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The Resilience Approach Contribution to Rural Communities Social Assessment for Social Sustainability Based Strategies Implementation
Severi, Claudia; Rota, Cosimo; Zanasi, Cesare - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 1
Evaluating the rural communities capacity to manage changes is of paramount importance for effective Social Sustainability strategies identification. The aim of the present study is to analyze if social resilience can be integrated into the social assessment of rural communities, with the aim of...
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An Analysis of Food Safety Events on Consumers’ Confidence and Consumers Attitude towards Preparedness of U.S. Food System
Hill, Jessica I.; Bharad, Abhishek Bhagwat; Harrison, R. Wes - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011
Every year hundreds of food recalls are made due to contamination. The main focus of this paper is to examine the effects of specific food events on consumers’ confidence in food safety as well as their preparedness regarding the United States food system. The food events studied in this are...
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Sustainable Food Lab Learning Systems for Inclusive Business Models Worldwide
Hamilton, Hal - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 16 (2013) A
This article is part of volume 2 of a Special Issue devoted to wicked problems in agribusiness. For more information visit: www.ifama.org
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