Essays about: "food governance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 79 essays containing the words food governance.

1. 1. Food Banks: An eco-social solution? Critical perspectives on food charity in Europe

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Pauline Rittel; [2023-11-03]
   Keywords : food banks; Europe; Doughnut model; eco-social research; sustainability;

   Abstract : This aim of this thesis was to investigate food banking organisations as part of food charity on different governance levels within the EU in relation to aspects of sustainability. The Doughnut model after Raworth (2017) as an element of eco-social research is employed as theoretical underpinning to explore the organisational positioning regarding the societal problems of food waste and food insecurity, as well as the solutions that the organisations envision in relation to sustainability. READ MORE

3. 2. Bioeconomy Strategy effects in Rural Areas : A comparative study of the Alpine region and Inner Scandinavia

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : John Sudmeier; [2023]
   Keywords : bioeconomy; sustainability; agri-food; forestry; ecological farming; EU policy; heritage sensitive marketing;

   Abstract : The European Commission Bioeconomy Strategy aims to stimulate an ecologically sustainable economy to mitigate climate change, declining biodiversity, and as an economic and social strategy meant to provide jobs and stimulate growth. The aim of this research project is to understand how the European Commission Bioeconomy Strategy is being interpreted and implemented in two different rural European regions, Inner Scandinavia, and the Alpine region, and based on those findings discuss how a sustainable bioeconomy strategy can be understood primarily in relation to the ecological sustainability goals of decarbonizing the economy and protecting biodiversity. READ MORE

4. 3. Shortening the chains : social relations and dynamics of production in Uppland's alternative food networks

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Eleni Katsika; [2023]
   Keywords : alternative food networks; food commoning; dynamics of production; political ecology; social relations; Sweden;

   Abstract : Current global food systems are characterised by a highly concentrated capitalist market where food is treated as a globalised hyper commodity and small-scale farmers are pushed into the side-line. The need for the transformation of that food system is urgent and acknowledged worldwide. READ MORE

5. 4. The Coloniality of Food Governance in Sweden : An explorative feminist decolonial discourse analysis of the Swedish Food Agency

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Lisa Engström; [2023]
   Keywords : decoloniality; feminist critical discourse analysis; food governance; food safety regulations;

   Abstract : The Swedish Food Agency is responsible for giving guidelines and recommendations for businesses producing, importing, selling, and serving agricultural products in Sweden. The general discourse of these guidelines and recommendations are based on the notion of safeguarding the consumer from potential risks and harms. READ MORE

6. 5. Att nära relationer : en utforskande studie om samstyrning av en kort matkanal

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Flynn Smedman; [2023]
   Keywords : alternativa matnärverk; co-governance; alternativa mellanhänder; matsystem; relationer; styrning;

   Abstract : I denna uppsats undersöker jag Stadsdelsmat, en modell för ett alternativt matsystem. Modellen syftar till att skapa en kort matkanal med närmare relationer mellan matens s.k. tre roller, nämligen medlemmar, kök och jordbruk, där dessa har möjlighet till medbestämmande i det lokala matsystemet. READ MORE