Essays about: "artisan food producers"
Found 5 essays containing the words artisan food producers.
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1. What is farm animal welfare? : a study of animal-based food consumers’ perceptions inMexico using the ZMET tool
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Authors stress that farm animal welfare (FAW) has become a mainstream contemporary societal demand worldwide, resulting in research conducted with FAW. The most popular type of research are surveys that analyse consumers’ attitudes towards FAW, yet, these are limited geographically to the European Union, the United States, and Canada. READ MORE
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2. Svenska gårdsmejerier : en inblick i mejeriproduktion och användandet av starterkulturer
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Mjölk och mejeriprodukter har alltid varit en viktig näringskälla världen över, och har en inverkan på både länders ekonomi såväl som hälsa. Produktionen av hantverksmässigt tillverkade ostar uppvisar en enorm variation och diversitet som har gett stora möjligheter för utveckling. READ MORE
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3. Eldrimner Mathantverk : a collective brand for artisan produced food items
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Although mass production of undifferentiated commodities dominates the market for food products, a shift has turned consumers’ interests towards alternative food chains with a focus on quality attributes, origin and a stronger control and guarantee. But as the variety of food products expands, consumers require more information in their purchase situations. READ MORE
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4. Producing and consuming artisan food: a way of preserving our biological heritage? : A phenomenographic study on how biological heritage is understood, described and communicated in the context of artisan food production and consumption
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknikAbstract : In Sweden, the environmental quality goal 13 for A Varied Agricultural Landscape, that combines environment, food production and rurality and aims at keeping the agricultural landscape open, was considered as not achieved in 2016. One of the reasons for this non-achievementis the agricultural intensification and specialisation and in turn the decrease in number of pastures during the 20th century, threating thus habitats, diversity and values resulting from a continuous, traditional use of the land commonly called ‘biological heritage’. READ MORE
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5. Factors affecting the small-scale production of artisan meat : A study of livestock farming in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : This paper examines the structure of livestock farming and of the meat industry in Sweden, focusing on possibilities for small-scale farmers to develop, whether individually or in a group, self-sufficient systems of high quality meat production. The four areas identified as presenting structural difficulties (and in some cases opportunities) to small-scale producers are: i) the centralized structures of downstream production: this includes slaughterhouses and food retailers, and even farming practices; ii) existing cooperatives in the meat sector, which do not cater to the needs of the focus group; iii) subsidies granted by the European agricultural policy; and iv) the preferences and concerns of consumers and food retailers. READ MORE
