L Bai, M Wang, S Gong - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
China is expected to become an increasingly important market for global organic food producers. This study aims to obtain a new and deeper understanding of how various …
The future of the food system is often framed as a choice between a 'conventional'and an 'alternative'system of agriculture. This framing reflects a decades-long debate between …
Food systems are under pressure from population growth, climate change, resource scarcity and increasing urbanization. Alternative food networks are initiatives related to food …
C Cicatiello - Agricultural and Food Economics, 2020 - Springer
Despite the increasing interest around alternative food networks and their huge growth in the last decades, they are still considered a complementary source of provision by most …
F Edwards - Agriculture and Human Values, 2021 - Springer
Stigma is often encountered by recipients who receive food donations from charities, while the consumption of wasted food, also traditionally considered to be a stigmatized practice …
OM Moreno-Pérez, L Arnalte-Mur, P Cerrada-Serra… - Food Security, 2024 - Springer
This study stems from a participatory foresight exercise conducted in nine Mediterranean, Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European regions, aiming to strengthen the role of small farms …
C Mazzocchi, S Corsi, G Ruggeri - Agriculture, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last years, the trust of consumers in the quality and sustainability of the food system has weakened due to the disconnection between producers and consumers. Alternative …
R Testa, A Galati, G Schifani… - International …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
The aim of this study was to understand how and how much alternative food networks (AFNs) contribute to increasing the profitability of the organic SMEs, compared to traditional …
S Mishra, I Sharma, A Pani - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Food desert communities in the US have a widely recognized gap between the demand for healthy foods and the minimum order size that makes it worthwhile for food purveyors to …