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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Local food systems"”.
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Rebuilding local food systems: marketing and economic implications for communities
… and mid-scale distributors, focused on providing locally sources foods to structure their businesses. The concept of value chains is still relatively new, so by conducting case studies of successful value chains this thesis provides insight into the best practices for new value chains, organized …
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Enhancing integration of local food systems into spatial planning in Lusaka, Zambia.
… lack of cogent integration and consideration of food systems (FS) in spatial planning. This has exacerbated the ongoing food insecurity in urban regions. This exigent situation calls for the integration of food systems into spatial planning. In Zambia, the proposed Lusaka City Region Food System …
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Enhancing integration of local food systems into spatial planning in Lusaka, Zambia.
… lack of cogent integration and consideration of food systems (FS) in spatial planning. This has exacerbated the ongoing food insecurity in urban regions. This exigent situation calls for the integration of food systems into spatial planning. In Zambia, the proposed Lusaka City Region Food System …
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Challenges and opportunities for consumers and producers in Central Iowa local food systems
Conventional food systems represent a large-scale and industrial approach to production and distribution of products which often travel long distances to reach consumers. Increasing evidence indicates that this approach, although it provides large quantities of food and is cost-efficient, may be …
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Building Marketing Capacity of Local Food Systems: Case Studies from the Shenandoah Valley
… and Chesapeake Bay watershed. Having sufficient food system infrastructure available and accessible to these farm operations is essential to help them add value to their farm products; diversify their operations and differentiate their farm and food products in an increasingly competitive and …
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Effective policy making for establishing sustainable local food systems : the East Riding of Yorkshire and the Abruzzo region, Italy.
This thesis investigates the ways in which local food has increasingly been seen as an integral part of rural development, and explored the increasing interest in local food from academics, policy-makers, businesses and consumers. The overall question which the research attempts to address is what …
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A Systems Thinking Approach to Examine Local Food Systems Planning Through a Climate-Biodiversity-Health Lens: A Comox Valley Case Study
Food systems are highly vulnerable to the effects of anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation. At the same time, food systems contribute significantly to the production of greenhouse gases that drive climate change and negatively impact ecosystems. Such a vicious cycle of cause …
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Assets and needs of local food producers in Sedgwick County: An exploratory analysis
The current agricultural food system has been criticized for its economic, social, and environmental consequences. Alternative and local food systems have been proposed to be movements reacting against current agricultural food systems, as they emphasize social and environmental issues over purely …
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Moving Boxes Closer to Home: The Role of SYSCO Corporation in Food System Localization
Increasing demand for local food by foodservice establishments creates new opportunities and challenges for the local food movement. While there is considerable potential for local suppliers to sell more product volume closer to home, the business needs of foodservice establishments may not be …
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Moving Boxes Closer to Home: The Role of SYSCO Corporation in Food System Localization
Increasing demand for local food by foodservice establishments creates new opportunities and challenges for the local food movement. While there is considerable potential for local suppliers to sell more product volume closer to home, the business needs of foodservice establishments may not be …
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Food systems planning in coastal BC communities
Planning for sustainable and resilient local food systems is a persistent concern for many coastal communities. This research compared food systems planning and integration in two coastal communities in British Columbia to investigate strategies to foster integrated food systems planning. The case …
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Before Me, After Me, Through Me: Stories Of Food And Community In Eastern Kentucky
… conducted with people specifically connected to food, farming, and community activism in and near Letcher County, Kentucky. The interviews explore such topics as: past and present food traditions, seed saving, gardening, farming, food preservation, herbalism, local food systems, food access, …
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Finding a balance: Placing Farmers' Markets in the context of sustainability in modern society
This thesis focuses on local food systems in Sweden, using examples from the Farmers’ Markets that are a growing phenomena in Sweden, as well as in many other developed countries across Europe and the Americas and many other developed countries. Farmers’ Markets are about consumers and producers …
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Building a Better Local Food System: A Case Study of the Western Montana Growers Cooperative
Local food systems aiming to re-create direct links between producers and consumers are emerging in the United States and elsewhere in response to the social, economic, and environmental consequences of the globalizing food market. Despite growing consumer demand for locally produced food, …
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BETWEEN HARSHA AND HARIRA: MOROCCAN WOMEN’S RELATIONSHIPS TO FOOD AND KITCHENSPACE
… concerning the gendered and spatial aspects of food culture and “kitchenspace” in Fez, Morocco. The everyday geographies of urban women in Fez, Morocco are closely connected to local food systems and food spaces. Food spaces like the kitchen are where women’s complex relationships to food and …
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Building a Better Local Food System: A Case Study of the Western Montana Growers Cooperative
Local food systems aiming to re-create direct links between producers and consumers are emerging in the United States and elsewhere in response to the social, economic, and environmental consequences of the globalizing food market. Despite growing consumer demand for locally produced food, …
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BETWEEN HARSHA AND HARIRA: MOROCCAN WOMEN’S RELATIONSHIPS TO FOOD AND KITCHENSPACE
… concerning the gendered and spatial aspects of food culture and “kitchenspace” in Fez, Morocco. The everyday geographies of urban women in Fez, Morocco are closely connected to local food systems and food spaces. Food spaces like the kitchen are where women’s complex relationships to food and …
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If There Wasn’t Farming, Somebody Wouldn’t Eat: Small Scale Agriculture, Community Autonomy, And Food Sovereignty In Mississippi
… are drawing upon their land-based heritage and local knowledge systems to create community-controlled food systems in dialogue with broader national and global conversations about sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty. Employing a multi-scalar method of analysis, the research studies …
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Barriers and Bridges to Success: A Mixed Methods Needs Assessment of Texas Small Producers
… environmental sustainability, create thriving local food systems, and deliver opportunities for the next generation of farmers and ranchers.
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Decolonizing Diet
… that obesity and diabetes pose by a return to food ways practiced by Indigenous people prior to the arrival of Europeans and the replacement of indigenous foods with the colonial diet. The resurrection of indigenous food ways impacts health and wholeness, promotes cultural identity, and creates …
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