Essays about: "alternative food networks"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 43 essays containing the words alternative food networks.

  1. 6. Regenerative agriculture : a contested open moment

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

    Author : Rickard Hedling; [2022]
    Keywords : regenerative agriculture; alternative food networks; food sovereignty; political ecology; discourse food systems;

    Abstract : Agriculture is both heavily impacted by climate change and responsible for greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. Transitioning towards more sustainable agricultural practices is therefore imperative and requires new ways of thinking about agricultural knowledge and technologies. READ MORE

  3. 7. Quality inspection of multiple product variants using neural network modules

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Fredrik Vuoluterä; [2022]
    Keywords : quality inspection; defect detection; variants; modular neural network; convolutional neural network; case study;

    Abstract : Maintaining quality outcomes is an essential task for any manufacturing organization. Visual inspections have long been an avenue to detect defects in manufactured products, and recent advances within the field of deep learning has led to a surge of research in how technologies like convolutional neural networks can be used to perform these quality inspections automatically. READ MORE

  4. 8. Restaurant wholesalers’ role and participation in a local food network : A comparative case study of two Swedish restaurant wholesalers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Lukas Hempel; Jessica Hallin Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Local food network; Local food system; Restaurant wholesaler; Strategic fit; Supply chain; Value chain;

    Abstract : The implications of globalisation of food systems have led to a reconciliation of local food systems in modern times. As the local food systems have started to increase, it can still be seen that the conventional food supply chain is dominating the market. READ MORE

  5. 9. Investigating Uppsala Regional Alternative Food Networks - an explorative case study on Farmer-to-Wholesale Food Hubs

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Veronica Chifamba; Daniel Petri Cortés; [2022]
    Keywords : Alternative Food Networks; ; Local Food Systems; Regional Food Hub; Swedish Food Strategy; Ät UPPsala Län; Small-scale Farmers; Microenterprises; Wholesale; Food Service; Retail;

    Abstract : The sustainability crisis that conventional food systems are suffering worldwide has recently led Sweden and Uppsala County to publish reports on new food strategies. Solutions for the problems need collaborative efforts from a multiplicity of actors. READ MORE

  6. 10. Challenges and Opportunities of Incorporating Food Production from Alternative Food Networks into Local Supply Chains : A Study Involving Jönköping Region’s Sustainability Goals

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion

    Author : Paola Pedranti; Elianne Mae Genteroy; [2022]
    Keywords : alternative food networks; social sustainability; environmental sustainability; short food supply chains;

    Abstract : The project studies environmental and social sustainability of alternative food networks (AFNs) in Jönköping County, Sweden by investigating the development of alternative food networks as part of a pre-study for Region Jönköping’s Län project Återtag av livsmedel från Naturbruksskolorna i länet till sjukhusrestaurangerna. The purpose of the study was to identify challenges and opportunities of implementing AFNs and to determine suggestions for overcoming these challenges. READ MORE