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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"local food production"”.
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Fertile ground: enhancing local food production in Delft, South Africa
… operation that will create jobs, supply healthy food and reestablish farming as a lucrative business in an impoverished community. It is intended to inspire people to transform the landscape of local food production and sustainable agricultural practice. Most impoverished communities tend to feel …
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Does U.S. food aid have disincentive effects on local food production?
Food aid is an important tool to fight poverty and avert humanitarian crises in developing countries. Although multiple studies on U.S. food aid have been carried out in the past few decades, the answer to the question— what is the impact of food aid on agricultural production— remains unclear. …
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Fresh Squeezed: The Dilemma of Local Food Production Along Colorado's Front Range Urban Corridor
… urban/agricultural battlefield. The history of food production and urbanization in this area is similar to many regions throughout the western United States. Originally an extraction based economy, Colorado later became agriculturally/pastorally based, and more recently became a service-based, …
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The eastern crescent and beyond : the current state of and potential for local food production and multifunctional agriculture in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown peri-urban fringe
… is characterized by prime agricultural soils and local production of fruits and vegetables (Optiz et al. 2015; Brinkley, 2012). When compared to other states, Texas’ peri-urban agricultural lands were found to be the most susceptible to land use conversion. However, a policy response to combat …
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A Research Design for Assessing the Possibilities of Localized Food Production
Local food production movements have claimed a central role in proposals to mitigate some of the negative effects of economic globalization. Although not meant to be a panacea for the ills of the neoliberal order, local food production is advocated as a sustainable solution to a portion of the …
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The Russo-Ukranian War: implications on the right of access to sufficient food in South Africa
… the fundamental right of access to sufficient food in South Africa. This study analysed the adequacy of instruments for the protection of the right of access to sufficient food. The analysis includes an in-depth study of international, regional, and national legal instruments, from the …
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Evaluating energy consumption within Icelandic greenhouses : towards sustainable and efficient vegetable production
… the energy usage associated with increasing food production in Iceland in relation to greenhouse agriculture. Electricity and heating in Iceland are primarily sourced from renewable resources. To reach carbon neutrality the country is working towards electrification and synthetic fuels …
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Hydroponic container farms : validation of a building energy model and its integration in urban design
… the urban context following efforts to expand local food production and provide an alternative to conventional agriculture with lower rates of greenhouse gas emissions and resource consumption. One urban CEA system, container farms, consist of vertical hydroponic farms inside retrofitted …
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Reimagining small firm growth for a post-growth context: a regional study of artisan food producers at farmers' markets
Food production and consumption pose pressing and unavoidable challenges for society. A consolidated global food system has increased the output of ultra-processed food and threatens the livelihoods of small food producers. At the intersection between food, people, and the environment are locally …
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A 'Foodshed' Moment for Planning: Investigating the Role of Food-Sensitive Planning in supporting Cape Town?s Resilience Strategy to strengthen Food Security, using the Philippi Horticultural Area as a case study
… This strategy realises the fragility of urban food systems and the importance of achieving resilience to better support food security within Cape Town. Small-scale farms which make up the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) have been effective in retaining the production and accessibility of food …
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A biscuit fortified with iron, iodine and B-carotene as a strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies in primary school children
… deficiencies include high-dose supplementation, food fortification, dietary diversification and nutrition education. The aim of this research was to evaluate a micronutrient-fortified biscuit as a strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies in primary school children from a poor rural …