Changing Food in a Changing World: Assessing Compliance to Insects, Cultivated Meat, and Soil-Less Products Among Italian Undergraduates
Nutrients,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
17(5), С. 909 - 909
Опубликована: Март 5, 2025
Background/Objectives:
In
recent
decades,
the
need
for
sustainable
alternatives
to
traditional
foods
global
population
has
become
urgent.
To
this
aim,
edible
insects,
cultivated
meat,
and
vegetables
produced
through
soil-less
farming
have
been
proposed.
This
cross-sectional
study
was
aimed
at
exploring
willingness
eat
these
novel
its
possible
correlates
in
young
Italian
adults.
Methods:
An
electronic
questionnaire
administered
student
populations
of
13
universities
throughout
territory.
Results:
The
results
show
that
insects
meat
were
widely
acknowledged
as
food,
while
soil-free
cultivation
seems
be
less
known.
Indeed,
percentage
participants
who
heard
respectively
equal
91.5%,
84.7%,
32.9%.
However,
majority
respondents
uncertain
about
sustainability
all
proposed
products
(52.6%
39.5%
58.0%
cultivation,
respectively),
propensity
try
(9.5%)
lower
than
declared
synthetic
(22.8%)
from
(19.2%).
regression
analysis
showed
regularly
is
positively
related
confidence
their
(p
<
0.001).
Willingness
each
correlated
with
others
Conclusions:
These
findings
highlight
implement
interventions
increasing
awareness
use
importance
identifying
consumer
groups
which
should
addressed.
Язык: Английский
Green initiative: Building sustainable organic rice agribusiness in Malang Raya
BIO Web of Conferences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
143, С. 01015 - 01015
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
This
study
highlights
the
importance
of
sustainability
in
organic
rice
agribusiness
Malang
Raya,
which
has
significant
potential
due
to
its
fertile
land
but
faces
challenges
such
as
high
production
costs,
limited
market
access,
and
insufficient
knowledge
about
practices
among
farmers.
The
research
aims
identify
analyze
these
key
issues
develop
effective
sustainable
strategies.
Utilizing
a
qualitative
approach,
involves
in-depth
interviews
surveys
with
farmers,
entrepreneurs,
agriculture
experts,
along
SWOT
analysis
(Strengths,
Weaknesses,
Opportunities,
Threats)
provide
thorough
assessment.
Findings
reveal
that
access
information
farming
technologies,
combined
suboptimal
government
institutional
support,
are
major
problems.
However,
substantial
strong
consumer
interest
products
present
growth
opportunities.
underscores
need
for
enhanced
collaboration
between
government,
institutions,
communities
strengthen
ecosystem.
Recommendations
include
intensive
farmer
training,
improved
through
partnerships
e-commerce
supermarkets,
strengthened
regulations
supporting
farming.
Язык: Английский