Essays about: "AFN"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word AFN.
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1. Challenging the anonymous carrots dilemma - A qualitative study on AFNs and social sustainability in Skåne
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : The current conventional food system is ecologically and socially damaging, as unsustainable production patterns change people’s relationship to food. Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been proposed as a potential solution to the problem. READ MORE
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2. An ecosystem for alternative food networks in Uppsala : With social innovation towards food democracy
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : Sustainable food system transition (SFST) is an inevitable aim for the world’s societies to tackle global challenges caused by industrial, neo-liberal food industries such as climate change, biodiversity loss, food inequality and so forth. The social dimension of sustainable transitions is too often neglected by political decision makers and global corporations, highlighting the necessity for more attention regarding active participation of citizens to solve societal food related challenges in their regions. READ MORE
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3. Community Supported Agriculture in Sweden and its transformative potential : A survey of farmers
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Modern agriculture has made great strides in terms of efficiency, yields, and profits, but has come to be characterised by a large environmental impact and resource use, global transports, poor working conditions, and a lack of contact between producers and consumers. In response to these concerns, many different initiatives commonly referred to as Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been established to solve some or all of these issues. READ MORE
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4. “It’s like having three children when it comes to cooking with my husband”
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Within the last decades, alternative food production networks (AFN), which oppose the well-documented social, economic, and environmental flaws of the conventional food production system, have received increased attention by scholars. Yet, notions of gender often remain overlooked. READ MORE
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5. Alternative Food Networks and Social Media in Marketing : A multiple case study exploring how Alternative Food Networks use social media in order to help small local food producers reach the market
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : The food provision system of today has been argued to be unsustainable with large scale production, price-pressure and outbreaks of diseases. Many consumers in the EU and Sweden are reacting to these issues and are becoming increasingly interested in finding local food alternatives that they consider to be safer and of higher quality. READ MORE
