Essays about: "producer-consumer relations"

Found 3 essays containing the words producer-consumer relations.

1. 1. Sustainability in the Regional Food Supply Chain of Lahti

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Johanna Snell; [2017]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; food sustainability; producer-consumer relations; regional food supply chain; alternative food networks;

   Abstract : Unsustainable food production and consumption patterns are threatening our living environment and our lives on earth. There is a need for profound transition in our ways to produce and consume food. Food, its production and consumption is a hot topic currently – as can be seen in media and in several projects run by various institutions. READ MORE

3. 2. Local Food, Entrepreneurship, and Community (Re)connection - A Comparative Study between Small Food Entrepreneurs in Copenhagen and San Francisco

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Heidi Holm; [2014]
   Keywords : re-connecting producer and consumer relations; alternative versus mainstream; small food entrepreneurs; human ecology; local food; sustainable production and consumption; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurs are increasingly called upon to solve many of the social and environmental consequences induced by the conventional food system. However the means and visions driving entrepreneurial actions towards more sustainable food practices are various and influenced by various thought systems. READ MORE

4. 3. Growing through the Cracks - A multi-case study of two alternative food networks in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Josefin Smeds; [2014]
   Keywords : agroecology; re peasantisation; conventional food system; sustainable food paradigm; alternative food networks; embeddedness; Romania; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As a response to limitations of the conventional food system, alternative food networks such as community supported agriculture and direct selling box schemes have emerged in Romania, involving close producer-consumer connections and an emphasis on local and organic produce. Through a multi-case study of two such networks in the city of Cluj-Napoca, their contribution to the establishment of a sustainable food paradigm has been explored. READ MORE