Govindasamy, Ramu (author), O'Dierno, Linda J. (author), Puduri, Venkata (author), Myers, Joseph J. (author), Islam, Sho (author), and Rutgers State University
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2005-12
Published:
USA: New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27422
Notes:
Posted at http://dafre.rutgers.edu/documents/ramu/organicaquafocusgroupdec_2005.pdf
Hirsch, Darya (author), Heuschkel, Zoe (author), and Terlau, Wiltrud (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2018
Published:
Germany
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 106 Document Number: D10930
Notes:
2018 International European Forum (163rd EAAE Seminar), February 5-9, 2018, Innsbruck, Austria. International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks. 5 pages., Urban food systems consist of many stakeholders with different perspectives, different interests and different governance tools. This study aimed at developing potential future scenarios for the food system of Cologne by analysing the system with a Delphi approach. In our research-design, the suitability of the Delphi-method was evaluated not only as a tool for future modelling and scenario design, but also as a communication tool among the group of participants on a multistakeholder platform. As a case study, the Food Policy Council of Cologne, Germany was used. Cologne can be seen as a forerunner among German cities in the development of a new urban food policy. Some of the successful steps to re-envisioning food as an urban system include joining the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, the decision of the City Council to become an edible city and the establishment of a Food Policy Council. For the study it was important to capture participants’ visions of a common goal regarding the governance of the urban food system and also to identify mental ‘silos’. It was obvious that the municipality of Cologne together with the Food Policy Council made great efforts towards participatory processes to build a vision for a sustainable and regional food supply. However, many stakeholder-groups in the process still work exclusively among themselves and do not actively practice the confrontation with the viewpoints of other relevant groups. This supports the maintenance of ‘silos’ and leaves little room for face-to-face discussions. Therefore, the primary aim of this study is to explore key components of food provisioning in the future for Cologne while confronting all stakeholders (municipal administration and politicians, farmers and food activists) with the perspectives of all group members. We used a multi-stakeholder Delphi approach with 19 panellists to find out essential components of the municipal regional food provisioning system in Cologne. Unique in this Delphi study is the bringing together of municipal administration, regional urban farmers and food activists. The research is still on-going, but preliminary results show that more communication among all relevant actors, especially horizontally among different city departments, in the urban food system is needed.
House, Lisa A. (author), Jiang, Yuan (author), and Salois, Matthew (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2014-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02724
Notes:
Paper presented at the 2014 Agricultural and Applied Communications joint AAEA/EAAE/CAES symposium: Social networks, social media and the economics of food, Montreal, Canada, May 29-30, 2014. 17 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 188 Document Number: D01521
Notes:
Paper presented in the Agricultural Communication Section of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists annual meeting in Corpus Christi,Texas, February 6-7, 2011. 25 pages.
Russo, Carlo (author), Perito, Maria Angela (author), and Di Fonzo, Antonella (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2011-08
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 184 Document Number: D00246
Notes:
Paper presented at the European Association of Agricultural Economists 2011 Congress, Zurich, Switzerland, August 30-September 2, 2011. Via AgEcon Search. 12 pages.
