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Showing 1 to 20 of 223 for “"food system"”.
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Seafood and the American Food System
… have changed the structures of the American food system. It does so through three case studies. The first focuses on the gradual decline of American oyster populations on both the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts over the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the impact this had on …
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Food system resilience contributions by urban agriculture
Food systems face continued disruptions, including pandemics and severe weather events. Resilience is the ability of a system to respond and adapt to disruptions. The capacity of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UA) sites to provide resilience is an important part of nutritional security in …
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User experience research for a campus food system
… and increase access to information on healthy food options by mapping affordability, sustainability, and location-based attributes of MIT's food system in order to generate a community-based food resource. This work builds on recommendations from MIT's sustainability and food-focused working …
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The Making Of The Corporate Agri-Food System In Egypt
… and that limit heightened commodification of food in Egypt. Multi-method research in Egypt indicated that while the growth of food that is made into a commodity form by corporations is not substantial in Egypt, it has contributed to the reconstitution of smallholder agriculture, growing class …
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Food system governance for urban sustainability in the global South
Food security remains a persistent global challenge. Food security is defined as a situation where all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The …
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A Reflective Practitioner Approach to Food System Planning in Calgary, Alberta
… municipalities across Canada are implementing food system assessments and action plans to better understand and address issues related to urban food systems. In 2012, the City of Calgary released “Calgary EATS!: A Food System Assessment and Action Plan” (CE), a comprehensive report and action …
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The values underpinning Iceland's food system risk : implications for resilience planning
Some claim Iceland's food security is in grave danger. Farms fear financial failure as they compete with cheaper imports; high import reliance renders the country vulnerable to natural, political, and financial volatility; climate change threatens to exacerbate these food system weaknesses. Yet …
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Dietary Research within the Context of a Community-Based Food System
… the scientific literature about community-based food systems and promote food environment changes to increase dietary quality, this dissertation focuses on community-based food systems research with two different populations: Head Start families in southwest Virginia and Heifer International …
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Assessing the conservation value and food system impacts of high tunnels
There is growing demand for food grown and sold locally, but climate often limits supply. High tunnels can often overcome these limitations. In order to encourage local availability and production of specialty crops the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has launched the Seasonal High …
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The complex food system : a case study of soft vegetables produced in the Philippi Horticultural Area and the soft vegetables purchased at difference links in the food system
Food systems are complex and have a range of stakeholders that move food from production through to consumption. Value chains are responsible for the activities that move food between the stakeholders and through the system. The food system presented in this project concentrates on the Philippi …
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Price and Income Dynamics in the Agri-Food System: A Disaggregate Perspective
… processes of redistribution in the agri-food sector, with particular reference to the US. It addresses the following questions: How has the rapid rise in food price instability since the turn of the twenty-first century impacted income shifts within the agri-food system? Which groups …
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From fork to farm: understanding Kitwe's food system through the fish lens
Food production has been a constant feature of food security policies. This narrative has continued despite findings showing that food insecurity is structural, and more driven by issues of access than availability, particularly for low-income households in cities who live in a cash economy. While …
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Energy scarcity and food security: strategies for transition to resilient food system governance
… the impacts of emerging energy scarcity on food security, and explores strategies for transition to a sustainable food system. The core research questions focus on the Transition movement and implications for its political strategy generally, and proposals for food security specifically. The …
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Well-being in Community Food Organisations: Responding to alienation in the food system
Community food organisations are part of a growing interest in local and alternative forms of food, which have widely been understood as a response to the failings of the dominant food system. Despite significant academic interest, few studies have sought to understand these alternatives from the …
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Using Hip Hop to Explore Minority Youths' Critical Consciousness of the Food System
… the lack of urban participation within the food system has resulted in little knowledge of how food is produced or understanding of environmental impacts of food and fiber production. The only participation has been the consumption of food. This study indicated the importance of exposing …
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Architecture for a Regional Food System: A Food Hub for the Beacon Hill Neighborhood
… and mutually beneficial relationship between food and cities. However due to industrialization of our contemporary food network the tangible connections to food that were once present in the urban landscape have been lost. Supermarkets have replaced the public market, the traditional site for …
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PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT OF THE CACAO AGRO-FOOD SYSTEM IN TABASCO (MEXICO): A FITNESS APPROACH
The farming industry and the agro-food system as a whole are now required to adapt to a challenging and more competitive environment. How the food industry can fit itself into such environment is the main question that is addressed in this study. The fitness approach, an exploratory framework, is …
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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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