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ECONOMICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS [PDF]

Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2014
It is observed that quality of mass produced and highly processed food forces consumers to change their consumption habits and become more interested in locally available food products. Consumers are becoming aware of negative consequences of global food
Ola BAREJA-WAWRYSZUK, Jarosław GOLEBIEWSKI   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Municipal food systems planning in Sweden

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Municipal food systems planning, which involves integrating different food policy areas and collabo­rating both within municipalities and with external food system actors, is increasingly recognized as essential for building resilient food systems ...
Malin Andersson, Madeleine Granvik, Rebecka Milestad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Food Systems and Local Food in Family and Consumer Sciences

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
Cooperative Extension programs across the United States are embracing food systems and local food as a new topic area. Previous studies indicate that successful local food programming requires cross-program collaboration.
J. Dara Bloom, Joanna Lelekacs, Gretchen Hofing, Robyn Stout, Morgan Marshall, Kristin Davis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a food system indicators database to facilitate local food systems assessments

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2023
Many food policy councils, food and agriculture-oriented groups, coalitions, organizations, funders, nonprofits, decision-makers, government depart­ments, and other entities work to address local food system issues and inequities that negatively affect ...
Abiodun Atoloye, Sophie Schouboe, Caitlin Misiaszek, Jamie Harding, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Karen Bassarab, Larissa Calancie   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Local Foods and Low-income Communities: Location, Transportation, and Values

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
While many state and federal programs exist to combat food insecurity, local-level community initiatives are also working to increase public access to local and healthy foods.
James Farmer, Sara Minard, Cliff Edens
doaj   +1 more source

Microbiome‐blood–brain barrier interactions in aging — mechanisms and therapeutic potential

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Aging reshapes the gut microbiome (↓SCFA‐producing commensals; ↑pro‐inflammatory outputs), shifting circulating metabolites (↓SCFAs; ↑LPS, ↑TMAO, ↑PAA) that act at the BBB to increase nonspecific transcytosis, alter transport, and promote astrocyte reactivity, heightening brain vulnerability.
Daniel Cuervo‐Zanatta, Hari Baskar Balasubramanian, Amir Pasokh, Marietta Zille   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scaling up local and regional food systems

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Interest in local and regional food systems (LRFSs) as economic development and food resilience strat­egies has grown over several decades. Disruptions caused by climate change, the COVID-19 pan­demic, and international conflicts have illuminated our ...
Soren Newman, Darin Saul, Steven Peterson, Colette DePhelps, Felix Liao, Robert Heinse, Jodi Johnson-Maynard, Jane Kolodinsky, Hannah Smith   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Realizing the Potential of Neglected and Underutilized Bananas in Improving Diets for Nutrition and Health Outcomes in the Pacific Islands

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Pacific Island countries are undergoing rapid food system transformation. This has led to a deterioration in diet quality with decreased consumption of traditional, fresh foods, and increasing consumption of imported, ultra-processed foods. Consequently,
Sarah Burkhart, Sarah Burkhart, Steven Underhill, Jessica Raneri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The microbiome in human skin aging

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐related skin changes encompass the well‐known visible phenotypic alterations, together with microbiome dysbiosis and a series of molecular aging hallmarks. These hallmarks characterize not only a fully stablished aged phenotype but also the skin aging process itself.
Manuel Huerta Arana, Cornelia Wiegand, Omid Omrani, Mario Fabri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Systems Disruptions: Turning a Threat into an Opportunity for Local Food Systems

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
First paragraph: Our food system has been disrupted. Shopping at a grocery store during the COVID-19 pan­demic is not a pleasant experience, and, for some of the most vulnerable, it can be outright dangerous. It may become worse. How long will supply chain disruptions continue and what are upcoming challenges?
Jane Kolodinsky, Marilyn Sitaker, Lisa Chase, Diane Smith, Weiwei Wang   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources