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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Local foods"”.
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Evaluation of motivations that influence consumer attitudes and behavior when purchasing local foods
… complex and differentiated food system, the local food movement appears to be gaining momentum. This increased attention to the sustainable food movement highlights both the public and private benefits to eating local food, propelling the "local food" movement into the public eye as an …
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Consumer attitudes toward and preferences for local foods in Northern Ireland: Experimental and survey evidence
… consumer attitudes toward and preferences for local foods in Northern Ireland. The thesis innovates by exploring the consistency of choices in stated and revealed preferences and the possibility to nudge behaviour through persuasive communication in the context of local foods. Evidence is based …
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Message effectiveness in the local food context
The local food movement has grown in popularity and might be beneficial both to individuals and communities. Most messaging strategies around local foods incorporate environmental or social elements, however a dominant branding strategy does not currently exist. We uncovered three common factors …
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Farmers Market Access by Snap-eligible Mothers of Young Children: Barriers and Impact on Nutrition Education Programming for Cooperative Extension
… improved access to farmers markets and other local food outlets for low-income audiences is an increasingly popular nutrition intervention strategy to promote consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and address obesity. The USDA encouraged more farm to fork initiatives and efforts to …
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Challenges and opportunities for consumers and producers in Central Iowa local food systems
… health and environmental quality. In contrast, local food systems are characterized by food produced and distributed in a more limited geographic area, often with closer ties between consumers and producers. Interest in local food systems has increased in recent years because they are perceived …
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Are the Old Ways New Again?: Local Farmers Practicing Civic Agriculture in Southwest Missouri
… and other outlets where consumers can purchase local foods. Much of the existing social science research on this topic focuses on consumers' motivations. Few studies examine farmers' perspectives and the methods they use to produce local foods. I build upon this less-developed area of research …
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Food for thought: the role of land-grant institutions in local food and small farm education
… evaluation to analyze the relationships between local farmers and universities. Through studying Extension programs, this dissertation also explores the role of land-grant institutions in providing small farm and local food education to the community. Educational programs focused on small farms …
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Urban Agriculture and Sustainability in Chicago
… farmers, and other producers connected to "local" foods movements. Yet what is missing is the experiences and perspectives of low-wage earners, job trainees, and black youth who participate in various urban sustainable development initiatives. This is important because sustainability …
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Public market development strategy : making the improbable possible
… opportunities, preservation and promotion of local foods and foodways, and a forum for public interaction. Despite these benefits, developing new, permanent, indoor markets is a unique challenge. This paper investigates development strategies for organizations seeking to create new public …
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Public health nutrition intervention to delay the progression of HIV to AIDS among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Abuja, Nigeria
… living with HIV in Abuja, Nigeria. Methods: Local foods, which were known for their availability, accessibility, micro and macronutrient strengths were selected and optimised into a nutritional functional meal (Amtewa). 1000 PLWHIV were invited to participate in the research from all the HIV …
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The Role of Food Retailers for Integration of Nutrition Security and Planetary Health Promotion in the United States
… recommendations. Additional indicators for local foods, fairness in resource distribution, food waste reduction, and digital food environments would improve applicability of the BIA-Obesity to monitor food retailer actions towards National Strategy recommendations. Study two identified …
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Studies on the excretion of pesticides in human milk as a means of investigating exposure and assessing the risk to infants in Indonesia
… the very high levels previously reported in local foods. An investigation into trends of organochiorine residue levels in human milk, foods and diets revealed that the consumption of animal fat significantly influenced human exposure and corresponding levels in human milk. Due to the …
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African starchy foods, gastric emptying, and starch digestion in Malian stunted children
… of traditional sorghum and millet-based African foods of the Sahelian region (couscous, thick and thin porridges made from millet and/or sorghum) were compared to those of non-traditional "modern" foods that are mostly consumed in urban areas using a non-invasive 13C-labelled octanoic acid breath …
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A unique perspective on the demand for livestock product attributes
… the social and environmental impacts of the foods they purchase. Both choice experiments and best-worst scaling (BWS) methodology have been used to elicit consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for food attributes and the relative importance of food attributes to consumers. The dissertation …
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Growing pains: the local food movement in northern Colorado
… this corporate food regime through efforts like local food movements. Critics often undermine the power of localism movements and claim that local food is a short-term trend that will not impact the larger market. In my thesis, I explore the local food movement in Northern Colorado. My analysis …
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The market orientation of proudly South African companies : students' perceptions
Thesis (Masters in Marketing), Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2007