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Information Communication Tools in Alternative Food Networks [PDF]

Procedia Computer Science
Effective communication in food supply chains is increasingly important, especially in supply chains that strive to provide improved levels of information from producer to consumer. Such supply chains can be found in alternative food networks. Alternative food networks often adopt local and short supply chain strategies to provide embedded information ...
Burgess, Patrick, Sunmola, Funlade, Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid   +2 more
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Analyzing Alternative Food Networks sustainability in Italy: a proposal for an assessment framework

Agricultural and Food Economics, 2019
The aim of the paper is to evaluate the sustainability of Alternative Food Networks in Italy through the construction of a composite indicator, the Global Sustainability Index.
Luigi Mastronardi, Davide Marino, Vincenzo Giaccio, Agostino Giannelli, Margherita Palmieri, Giampiero Mazzocchi   +5 more
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Daring to build fair and sustainable urban food systems: A case study of alternative food networks in Australia [PDF]

, 2020
Food systems are under pressure from population growth, climate change, resource scarcity and increasing urbanization. Alternative food networks are initiatives related to food provision that operate at a local level and are concerned with both ...
Howes, Michael, Vieira, Leticia Canal, Serrao-Neumann S., Serrao-Neumann, Silvia, Canal Vieira, Leticia, Canal Vieira L., Howes M.   +6 more
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What is the ‘alternative’? Insights from Istanbul’s food networks

, 2023
Outside of the Global North, where agri-food systems have not yet consolidated into a ‘funnel shape,’ what makes an urban provisioning actor ‘alternative’ is not always clear.
Ghosh, Candan Türkkan
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Alternative food networks and opportunities for transformation towards a sustainable and resilient urban food system [PDF]

, 2019
Food systems are suffering from pressures related to population growth, increased urbanisation, climate change, and resource scarcity. These pressures are exacerbated by globalisation, with consumers concentrated in urban areas while producers are ...
Howes, Michael, Serrao-Neumann, Silvia, Canal Vieira, Leticia   +2 more
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The Social Process of Defining Quality Food, Based on the Opinions of Polish Consumer Cooperative Members

Wieś i Rolnictwo, 2016
This article describes how members of consumer cooperatives define quality food. Cooperatives are seen as one of the forms of Alternative Food Networks. The concept of quality food is defined subjectively.
Ruta Śpiewak
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ALTERNATIVE FOOD NETWORKS E CITTÀ IN ITALIA

Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana, 2019
In the last twenty years the study of alternative food networks (AFNs) gained growing attention insomuch as some scholars argue that it is appropriate to reflect critically on the results of these body of literature and consider what is needed for the ...
Filippo Randelli, Benedetto Rocchi, Stefania Giampaolo   +2 more
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Alternative Food Networks Development and Multiple Actors’ Participation in China: A Review

International Journal of Agriculture System, 2016
This article reviews the studies about the alternative food network development in China, summarizes the results and identifies the issues for further research. It first introduces different theoretical perspectives in alternative food network studies in
Huan Yang
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An In-Depth Look at Chinese Alternative Food Networks

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
First paragraph: This book is an important contribution to our knowledge and understanding of rural China in a time of economic slowdowns, continued urbanization, and growing political unease in China.
Anthony Fuller
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The division of work in Senegalese conventional and alternative food networks: a contributive justice perspective

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Labor conditions and rights are a key justice issue in agri-food systems, particularly in global, capitalized and industrialized food supply chains. While alternative food networks have emerged to produce and distribute food outside these logics, their ...
Sébastien Boillat, Sébastien Boillat, Sébastien Boillat, Patrick Bottazzi, Patrick Bottazzi, Ibrahima Khalil Sabaly, Ibrahima Khalil Sabaly, Ibrahima Khalil Sabaly   +7 more
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