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Audits and agrarianism: The moral economy of an alternative food network

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2015
With consumers and producers seeking alternatives to corporate, industrial food, systems of provision that promise greater ecological and social sustainability have gained in popularity.
Liz Carlisle
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Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning-Based System for Agri-Food Quality and Safety Detection

Wasit Journal of Computer and Mathematics Science, 2023
Deep Learning (DL) has emerged as a highly effective technique for analyzing large volumes of data across various domains, including image processing, speech recognition, and pattern recognition.
Habib Shah, Harish Kumar, Ali Akgül
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For food space: theorizing alternative food networks beyond alterity

Journal of Political Ecology, 2020
In response to calls by scholars to deepen theoretical engagement in research on Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), in this article we critically discuss and assess major theoretical approaches deployed in the study of AFNs. After highlighting the strengths and limitations of each theoretical approach, we provide an alternative framework – which we ...
Renata Blumberg, Helga Leitner, Kirsten Valentine Cadieux   +2 more
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Can microbes compete with cows for sustainable protein production - A feasibility study on high quality protein [PDF]

, 2016
An increasing population and their increased demand for high-protein diets will require dramatic changes in the food industry, as limited resources and environmental issues will make animal derived foods and proteins, gradually more unsustainable to ...
Chan, Siu Hung Joshua, Jensen, Peter Ruhdal, Vestergaard, Mike   +2 more
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Fun, community, and culture in a Japanese alternative food network

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionAlternative Food Networks (AFNs) are important sources of community-driven sustainable food production and consumption. It is apparent that despite the existing environmentally friendly ways of producing food, such networks are not yet ...
Jasmine E. Black, Jasmine E. Black
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Navigating Borders: The Evolution of the Cass Clay Food Partners

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018
The Cass Clay Food Partners is an integrated food network serving Cass County, North Dakota, and Clay County, Minnesota, through the combined work of a food policy council, action network, and steering committee.
Abby Gold, Noelle Harden
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Rethinking Food Supply Chains: Examining the Case for Alternative Food Networks [PDF]

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013
Focussing on the application of localism to improve the sustainable development of the food supply chain, this study examines the potential for achieving sustained competitive advantage in alternative food supply networks. Specifically, the study examines farmers’ markets; an alternative food network that has increased in popularity over the past ...
Cheng, Siu Yee, Moxham, Claire
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From Differentiated Coffee Markets Towards Alternative Trade and Knowledge Networks [PDF]

, 2008
This chapter presents a case study focusing on the Community Agroecology Network (CAN), an organization started by the United States and Mesoamerica’s activists, whose effort is to create an alternative trade and knowledge network.
Bacon, Christopher M., Jaffe, Roberta
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Understanding the diversity of Community Supported Agriculture: a transdisciplinary framework with empirical evidence from Germany

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionCommunity Supported Agriculture (CSA) is an emerging model within alternative food networks (AFNs). It shapes close relationships between food producers and consumers, thereby contributing to food sovereignty and agri-food system ...
Matthias Middendorf, Matthias Middendorf, Marius Rommel   +2 more
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Analytical maximum-likelihood method to detect patterns in real networks [PDF]

, 2011
In order to detect patterns in real networks, randomized graph ensembles that preserve only part of the topology of an observed network are systematically used as fundamental null models. However, their generation is still problematic.
Garlaschelli, Diego, Squartini, Tiziano
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