Organic standards are conceived of as a governance mechanism that not only aims to ensure that consumers' requirements in terms of transparency are met but also promotes …
L Martindale - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
The global food system currently requires a transformation in terms of both social and technological norms in order to be environmentally sustainable and productive enough to …
China's increasingly urbanized and wealthy population is driving a growing and changing demand for food, which might not be met without significant increase in agricultural …
Calls for agri-food system sustainability transitions abound and increasingly draw attention to the need for addressing deeply ingrained social, cultural and economic logics that drive …
Abstract Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) plays a significant role in improving consumers' access to fresh and high-quality fruits and vegetables, often at lower prices than …
In this article, I consider how organisations within 'Alternative'Food Networks might help us to enact a more-than-human ethic of care in the Anthropocene. Drawing on the diverse …
Consuming safe and sustainable food requires trust. Consumer trust in food can be established in different ways, including through personal relationships or various …
This study aimed to explore the constraining and facilitating factors impacting the emergence and consolidation of different types of alternative food networks (AFNs) in …
AF Day, M Schneider - The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the politics of possibility for rural activism in reform era China. By periodizing rural reforms from 1990, we explore the political-economic changes that have …