Essays about: "food value chains"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words food value chains.

  1. 1. Food supply chain resilience to pandemics : a rapid review

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Georgii Nikolaev; [2023]
    Keywords : supply chain resilience; pandemics; food supply chain; COVID-19;

    Abstract : As a research field, food supply chain resilience to pandemics has recently emerged due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a growing recognition of the value of knowing how resilience to catastrophic events emerges in critical supply chains and how resilience can be promoted. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local food networks - value creation and the role of the producer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Joakim Mattsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Actor-network theory; alternative food network; REKO; Schwartz value theory; service-dominant logic;

    Abstract : The rise of interest in local food has given rise to many new forms of food supply chains, socalled Alternative food networks. One such network is the Facebook-based REKO, where consumers can purchase food products directly from the producers without intermediaries. This has also given rise to new forms of values regarding food. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessment of oyster mushroom production employing urban-based materials in Stockholm Stad

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mio Fagerström; [2023]
    Keywords : Industrial symbiosis; residual waste streams; Pleurotus ostreatus; Oyster mushroom cultivation; Circular economy; Industriell symbios; restavfallsströmmar; Pleurotus Ostreatus; Ostronskivlings odling; cirkulär ekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the opportunities and challenges regarding urban oyster mushroomproduction (Pleurotus Ostreatus) employing urban-based materials in Stockholm Stad as agrowing medium. Additionally, the availability of the five most suitable substrates has beenfurther explored with the indicator’s availability in Stockholm Stad, and the Biologicalefficiency (BE%) for a suitable growing medium and the quantity of the substrates have beenmapped out. READ MORE

  5. 4. (Re) Shaping the South African food system : a case study on alternative food system actors and the potential to transform the South African food system towards more inclusiveness

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

    Author : Johanna Magdalena Scheiber; [2023]
    Keywords : alternative food system; social inclusion; youth; social capital; collective action; South Africa;

    Abstract : Conventional food systems have proven to exploit natural resources and deepen socio-economic disparities, with South Africa’s youth suffering particularly from these effects due to the historic burden of structural inequalities. Alternative food systems (AFSs) have the potential to transform the conventional agri-food value chains into inclusive and more sustainable systems with the social inclusion of youth acting as a driving force. READ MORE

  6. 5. Entrepreneurial Success Factors for Next-gen Startups Challenging the Traditional Food Industry - A Qualitative Study of New Ventures within the Growing Food Tech Sector

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jennifer Gilchrist; Lovisa Malmberg; [2022-07-15]
    Keywords : food tech; next-gen food and beverage; new venture success; entrepreneurial success factors; survival; growth; plant-based alternatives;

    Abstract : Times are changing. The food industry is expected to experience a total revolution of the current status through the emergence of new business models, new value chains and food products, putting emphasis on sustainability and health. READ MORE