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Growing trees on farms: Navigating the goals and values of farmers
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Agricultural landscapes represent critical contexts for advancing policy objectives related to tree cover expansion. This paper explores how farmers' values influence their willingness or ability to grow trees on farms. Research is based on 49 interviews and two focus groups with farmers in England and draws on two social science research ...
Stephen McConnachie +7 more
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Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Political, Sociological and Economic sciences, 2017 The collective monograph «Sociology of Nutrition: Traditions and Transformations» is reviewed under the general editorship of N. N. Zarubina and S. A. Kravchenko. The work raises relevant and socially significant problems and prospects for the development of an interesting sociological trend – the sociology of nutrition.
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Australian farmers\u27 and food processors\u27 values
, 2006 Purpose – The aim of this exploratory study was to examine and compare a range of business values held by farmers and food processors. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaires with a section on business values were posted to 200 farmers ...
Lea, Emma, Worsley, Anthony
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Ecological restoration projects with diverse interest groups face the continual challenge of engaging values, goals and cultures that may vary greatly among partners. As part of an eco‐cultural, riparian restoration project led by the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, our research examines the instrumental, relational and intrinsic ...
Sarah Woodbury +3 more
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Applied Food ResearchUltrasonic and microwave methods are innovative techniques for enhancing plant-based meat alternatives improving both the products and processes. Tofu is a commonly used meat substitute worldwide and serves as a rich source of both protein and minerals ...
Abiola Folakemi Olaniran +7 more
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Combining different worlds: Interdisciplinarity in action research
Education in the North, 2015 The Foodways and Futures0F 1 (2013-2016) project is of interdisciplinary nature, shaped by the fields of education, public health, sociology and nutrition. Foodways and Futures is a qualitative action research project based in the North East of Scotland.
Karolina Gombert +2 more
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No. 18: The State of Food Insecurity in Blantyre City, Malawi [PDF]
, 2013 Chronic food insecurity is considered to be one of the most important challenges facing the people and government of Malawi. Most attention tends to be given to the rural areas where the majority of the population live and where the prevalence of food ...
Chiweza, Asiyati, Mvula, Peter
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Recovering nutrients from urine – A golden opportunity for sustainable fertiliser production
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Agricultural industrialisation has led to levels of nutrients in the environment that are well above safe operating limits, yet fertiliser use is necessary to feed a growing population. The recovery of nutrients from human urine in large, developed cities may offset some of the ecological and economic impacts associated with fertiliser production, as ...
Hanxia Yu +9 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti +2 more
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ProceedingsIn order to comprehend the impact of globalization on local food systems, it is crucial to consider sociohistorical, socioeconomic, and sociocultural trajectories, accompanied by long-term and cross-sectional monitoring.
Michael Rapinski +5 more
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