Market dynamics between retail channels and short food supply chains: A case of organic fruits

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 79, P. 103775 - 103775

Published: March 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Ernährung als Aufgabe der kommunalen Daseinsvorsorge?

Stadtforschung aktuell, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Zusammenfassung Bisher betrachten nur wenige Kommunen in Deutschland den Ernährungsbereich als Teil ihres kommunalen Wirkungsfeldes. Dabei reichen die Aufgaben von Städten und Gemeinden, beispielsweise im Bereich der öffentlichen Beschaffung, durchaus ernährungsrelevante Bereiche hinein. Dieser Beitrag zeigt zunächst auf, welche Wirkungsfelder Ernährung bereits heute bestehen. Dann wird Kontext Daseinsvorsore betrachtet. Dies erfolgt auch anhand zweier illustrativer Beispiele aus Praxis. Angesichts des Strukturwandels Land- Ernährungswirtschaft, zunehmenden negativen ökologischen, ökonomischen sozialen Auswirkungen Ernährungsbereiches, sowie Fragen Ernährungssicherheit auf lokaler Ebene, diskutiert potenzielle Aufgabe Daseinsvorsorge.

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Transformation of the Three Pillars of Agri-Food Sustainability around the COVID-19 Crisis—A Literature Review

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(13), P. 5616 - 5616

Published: June 30, 2024

The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted economies and societies the sustainability characteristics of agri-food due to a significant decline in turnover, difficulties transportation, changes market contact habits. An analysis was carried out using PRISMA protocol Scopus, Web Science, Science Direct electronic databases. aim this research is present main issues (economic, environmental, social issues) pre-COVID-19 period, compare it with trends explore influence epidemic. This looks for gaps possible future directions. Research before primarily concerned environmental economic sustainability. focus areas were business development issues. During COVID-19, shifted Survival primary issue. financial, inventory, waste management, innovation Food safety digitalisation highlighted. Precision agriculture, short food supply chains, collaboration increased efficiency. role trust increased. experience valuable almost all disciplines. Policy, health, decision-makers can apply better solutions crises.

Language: Английский

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The State of Local Food Systems and Integrated Planning and Policy Research: An Application of the Climate, Biodiversity, Health, and Justice Nexus

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 718 - 718

Published: March 27, 2025

Food systems are difficult to model, given the challenge of defining socially desirable food system outcomes. Research that aims advance agri-food must reveal opportunities for integrated planning and assess its The climate, biodiversity, health, justice (CBHJ) nexus provides such a lens, it is potentially useful tool understanding how (or whether) policy studies employ systems-based, perspective. Further, may be used identify engage with local objectives co-benefits related climate change adaptation mitigation, biodiversity conservation, community social justice. This research proposes an indicator framework operationalize CBHJ nexus, by undertaking scoping review over one hundred studies. Outcomes from this work nature degree which adopts lens comprehensively models resilience, sustainability, procedural justice, mental wellbeing were not common in dataset. Recommendations include guidance on can broaden quantitative qualitative data-driven measurements Future required define appropriate outcomes their possible across scales beyond just levels.

Language: Английский

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Pandemic gardening: A narrative review, vignettes and implications for future research

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 87, P. 128062 - 128062

Published: Aug. 14, 2023

There is a significant amount of evidence highlighting the health, wellbeing and social benefits gardening during previous periods crises. These were also evident COVID-19 pandemic. This paper presents narrative review exploring early stages pandemic to understand different forms that took place this crisis key elements activity. Research about focused on food (in)security disrupted systems, health gardening, dimensions gardening. We offer three vignettes our own research highlight insights from local, national international perspectives The paper's conclusion outlines how researchers, policy makers public practitioners can harness what has been learned ensure these are more widely available do not exacerbate already entrenched inequalities in society.

Language: Английский

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Psychosocial drivers influencing local food purchasing: beyond availability, the importance of trust in farmers

Frontiers in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Sept. 29, 2023

Introduction Although consumers bought more local food during the changing context of pandemic COVID -19, this positive modification may not become a stable habit afterward. Methods To understand change in drivers consumers' intention to buy food, we investigated role perceptions various intrinsic and extrinsic attributes its perceived quality, price availability, trust producers. We also sociodemographic variables as well moderating stage (i.e., absence, reduction, maintenance, increase) purchase food. Results Structural equation modeling results on representative sample Italian ( N = 511) showed that availability is main driver β 0.20; p 0.001), especially among who have changed their habits toward buying (reduction 0.24; increase 0.30; 0.001). In addition, producers was found be key antecedent environmentally friendly 0.57; healthy 0.55; authentic 0.58; tasty 0.52; socially sustainable 0.59; product with good appearance Discussion Overall, these improve our understanding which should emphasized communication promote

Language: Английский

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Sustainable local development and agri-food system in the post Covid crisis: The case of Rome

Cities, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 131, P. 103994 - 103994

Published: Sept. 29, 2022

Language: Английский

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Changing Food Patterns during the Pandemic: Exploring the Role of Household Dynamics and Income Stabilization Strategies

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 123 - 123

Published: Dec. 21, 2022

COVID-19 still looms as the largest risk to agriculture, energy, and health sectors, threatening sustainable global economic development. The literature shows that pandemic can divert governments’ attention away from climate change, renewable food security challenges are necessary address for growth. has consistently influenced environmental behaviors, it primarily decreased income levels disrupted systems worldwide. This study examined impacts of on consumption patterns, diversity, explored factors affecting patterns during pandemic. data collected through an online survey 1537 Chinese households were analyzed a paired t-test, mixed-design ANOVA, logistic regression analysis. results revealed majority individual commodities Among items, pork witnessed greatest decrease compared normal period. in diversity was higher whose affected not Furthermore, quantities various groups declined more highly income-affected than medium slightly Households adopted dissaving income-stabilizing strategy 47% points likely maintain their Farmers 17% 19% less suffer worsened self-employed wage workers, respectively, Thus, self-production methods such kitchen gardening assist improve

Language: Английский

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Transforming the Use of Agricultural Premises under Urbanization Pressures: A Story from a Second-Tier Post-Socialist City

Land, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(6), P. 866 - 866

Published: June 8, 2022

Diverse aspects of de-agrarianization, which is manifested by the cessation or significant reduction in agricultural activities, have been clearly visible at outskirts large cities Central Europe recent decades. The key drivers behind this process include increased pressures to cover peri-urban land new developments, inadequate protection land, ineffective implementation urban planning policies, low recognition importance agriculture, and overall changes people’s dietary habits. Urbanization undoubtedly belong factors intensifying as farmers are usually not able compete with other functions. This article focuses on more in-depth understanding driving forces de-agrarianization processes that specific post-socialist cities. As a case study, Brno, second-tier city Czech Republic, was selected. In first part, conceptual framework discussed specifically for European next we explore means set qualitative interviews study regeneration area former Cistercian monastery Brno traditionally used purposes, but recently redeveloped university campus. Our findings signal procedural issues connected preservation architectural heritage during frequently end up only fragments being preserved. We also demonstrate decline use properties hastily transformed into environment under extremely strong urbanization pressures. argue even economically prosperous highly neoliberal competition between possible uses, agriculture must be considered relevant important function protected tools.

Language: Английский

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Local food policies from a city-region approach: Fostering the SFSCs in the Region of Madrid

Cities, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 133, P. 104158 - 104158

Published: Dec. 25, 2022

Language: Английский

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