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1. Local food networks - value creation and the role of the producer
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : 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
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2. Attracting tourists with the use of local food : Using a multiple case study to investigate the role of local food in the marketing of tourist destinations in the UK
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Tourism is one of the largest sectors in the world, contributing to one in ten jobs globally and 10% of the global GDP. However, the climate is facing many challenges and the tourism sector must become more sustainable. READ MORE
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3. Matlandskap : om kommuners fysiska planering för hållbara livsmedelssystem
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Food production and land use could be blamed for a lot of the global environmental issues present in todays society. With an ever increasing global population and steadily increasing effects of climate change, which threaten our crops, there is likely potential for issues to increase in scope and severity. READ MORE
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4. ICA - loket i lokal mat? : en kvalitativ intervjustudie om ICA-handlares handlingsutrymme och motivation för lokal matproduktion
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : I denna uppsats studeras ICA-handlares handlingsutrymme och motivation till att lyfta lokal matproduktion. Detta har undersökts genom kvalitativa intervjustudier med fem ICA-handlare i Gävleborg. Studien ger en inblick i hur ICA-handlare ser på sin roll i arbetet med att öka livsmedelsförsörjningen i Gävleborg. READ MORE
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5. Binuclear zinc transcription factors and the regulation of patulin biosynthesis in the filamentous Ascomycete Penicillium expansum
University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master)Abstract : This thesis investigated the regulation of patulin production in Penicillium expansum in relation to fungal global regulators as well as the cluster-specific binuclear zinc transcription factor (BZTF) patL in silico. It also explored the state of BZTF research in filamentous ascomycetes fungi, and questioned if results in Saccharomyces cerevisiae can be freely translated to other taxonomic groups. READ MORE