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Co-creative research for transitioning toward a fair and sustainable agri-food system in Brussels, Belgium

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
After decades of urbanization and agricultural industrialization, the relationships between cities and their agri-food systems have been profoundly transformed, especially in developed countries.
Julie Hermesse   +3 more
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Households’ participation in agri-food based livelihoods: Insights from urban and peri-urban contexts of Tanzania

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance, 2023
Agri-food systems are receiving increased attention globally and more so in the regions like sub-Saharan Africa, owing to a confluence of forces such as population growth, urbanization, migration, and climate change.
Luitfred Kissoly
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SUSTAINABILITY IN RURAL AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

open access: yesTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2023
Background. Rural agri-food systems are responsible for the production of most of the food products consumed in urban centers, however, despite the current importance they have in the food systems of populations worldwide, their structure and functioning,
Simón Andrés Botero-Posada   +2 more
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Bundling innovations to transform agri-food systems [PDF]

open access: yesNature Sustainability, 2020
Coupling technological advances with sociocultural and policy changes can transform agri-food systems to address pressing climate, economic, environmental, health and social challenges. An international expert panel reports on options to induce contextualized combinations of innovations that can balance multiple goals.
Christopher B. Barrett   +17 more
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On Improving Automation by Integrating RFID in the Traceability Management of the Agri-Food Sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Traceability is a key factor for the agri-food sector. RFID technology, widely adopted for supply chain management, can be used effectively for the traceability management.
Gandino, Filippo   +3 more
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Agri-Food Land Transformations and Immigrant Farm Workers in Peri-Urban Areas of Spain and the Mediterranean

open access: yesLand, 2020
Spain is a global hotspot of transformations of agri-food land systems due to changing production intensity, diets, urbanization, market integration, and climate change.
Karl S. Zimmerer   +3 more
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Global Markets, Local Issues: The Hegemonic Process of Agri-Food Construction to Present Challenges

open access: yesLand, 2021
The social construction of the agri-food market has undergone revolutionary changes throughout history since the Anthropocene. This conceptual paper discusses the embeddedness of institutions in this market construction.
Guilherme Silva Fracarolli
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Symposium introduction - ethics and sustainable agri-food governance: appraisal and new directions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
© Springer Nature B.V. 2019This Symposium contributes to a theoretical and methodological discussion on the role of ethics and responsibility in the governance of agri-food systems, as drivers for transitions towards sustainability.
Barling, David   +3 more
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Flipping the Tortilla: Social-ecological innovations and traditional ecological knowledge for more sustainable agri-food systems in Spain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The conventional dominant global agri-food system is a main driver in the Anthropocene: food production entails profound global environmental changes from greenhouse gas emissions to biodiversity loss, and shifting diets further impact planetary and ...
Jiménez-Aceituno, A.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers

open access: yesiScience, 2020
The applications of nanotechnology are wide ranging, and developing functional nanomaterials for agri-food applications from nature-derived polymers is widely conceived as a sustainable approach that is safer for human and animal consumption. In light of
Kaarunya Sampathkumar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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