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Local food and reneweable energy as emerging new alternatives of rural sustainability in Finland
Marja, Järvelä; Pekka, Jokinen; Suvi, Huttunen; … - In: European Countryside 1 (2009) 2, pp. 113-124
The rurality of small Northern countries such as Finland has traditionally been based on family farm practices. However … livelihood and sustainable development on farms. We identify two main lines of pioneering rural entrepreneurship in Finland … multifunctionality and ecological modernisation thinking? The two empirical case studies were carried out in Central Finland. We find …
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Local food and reneweable energy as emerging new alternatives of rural sustainability in Finland
Marja, Järvelä; Pekka, Jokinen; Suvi, Huttunen; … - In: European Countryside 1 (2009) 2, pp. 113-124
The rurality of small Northern countries such as Finland has traditionally been based on family farm practices. However … livelihood and sustainable development on farms. We identify two main lines of pioneering rural entrepreneurship in Finland … multifunctionality and ecological modernisation thinking? The two empirical case studies were carried out in Central Finland. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011009138
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Experiments in sustainable rural livelihood in Finland
Jokinen, Pekka; Jarvela, Marja; Huttunen, Suvi; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 3, pp. 211-228
This paper addresses rural development and farm level action in Finland by posing the following main questions: What is … on-farm activity for rural sustainability? We present empirical evidence from Central Finland about the ways in which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005751941
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Experiments in sustainable rural livelihood in Finland
Jokinen, Pekka; Jarvela, Marja; Huttunen, Suvi; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 3, pp. 211-228
This paper addresses rural development and farm level action in Finland by posing the following main questions: What is … on-farm activity for rural sustainability? We present empirical evidence from Central Finland about the ways in which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564151
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Do local food supply chains meet the targets of sustainable livelihood? A case study in Central Finland
Jokinen, Pekka; Jarvela, Marja; Paloviita, Ari; … - In: Rural Areas and Development 7
Finland combines quantitative and qualitative approaches. The core data are drawn from the survey exploring farmersâ … local food chain. It is concluded that in Central Finland the community resilience is advancing with slow steps of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143478
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Local food and the UK's leading food retailers: rhetoric and reality
Jones, Peter; Comfort, Daphne; Hillier, David - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 9 (2013) 1, pp. 26-36
Within the UK, the market for local food seems to be growing rapidly. This paper explores how the UK's leading food retailers are responding to the growing demand for local food and offers some reflections on their responses. The paper begins with a discussion of the various definitions of what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010670118
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High nature value farming for sustainable local food production and consumption
Peneva, Mariya Marinova; Kazakova-Mateva, Yanka Kostadinova - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
In the last hundred years, great changes have taken place in the farming systems all over the world. They were economically driven and beneficial but they also lead to a range of negative side effects. At the same time consumer awareness regarding food quality and safety grew, together with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125083
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Supply Chain Control Principles in Local Food Production: A Norwegian Case Study
Dreyer, Heidi C.; Strandhagen, Jan Ola; Thomassen, Maria K. - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 05 (2014) 2
Based on an analysis of the supply chain of four producers of local specialty foods, we explore how planning and control principles can be applied to align supply chain capabilities and market requirements. It has been shown that local food struggles with market access, and that the supply chain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200505
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Supply Chain Design and Control Principles in Local Food Production: A Norwegian Case Study
Dreyer, Heidi C.; Strandhagen, Jan Ola; Thomassen, Maria K. - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2014
Based on an analysis of four local food producers this paper explores the relation between the supply chain design and control principles, and the strategic fit. Local food has arisen as a popular supplement to the traditional supermarket product range offered by retailers and restaurants....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200763
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Sustaining the commons and the use of neonicotinoid pesticides considered in terms of agricultural marketing : economic policy implications of farmers' and agricultural communities...
Shimada, Etsusaku - In: International journal of economic policy studies 16 (2022) 1, pp. 331-353
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