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232. The ‘hungry gap’: Twitter, local press reporting and urban agriculture activism
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Reed, Matt (author) and Keech, Daniel (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-10-02
- Published:
- United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10490
- Journal Title:
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- 33(6); 558–568
- Notes:
- 11 pages., via online journal., This paper is concerned with how urban food activists related to the media during 2015, when Bristol was the European Green Capital (EGC), how they represented themselves and how others represented their agenda. Our intention is to inform the debates on urban agriculture (UA) and, more specifically, to contribute to discussions about ‘scaling up’ UA. To achieve this, we adopt a form of analysis that rests on Castells’ insights about contemporary protest movements, the media and the role of communication technologies in constituting social power. By using Bristol, a city with a welldeveloped and studied urban agriculture movement, we suggest new areas for consideration that focus on the importance of communication in the development of the movement. Our study relied only on publicly available data; newspaper reports about the EGC and a sample of the social media used by the urban food networks in the city. We found that the mass media was mainly concerned with reporting topics other than food and that urban food was not a salient issue in their coverage. The Twitter network we analyzed was a loose constellation of different communities, which shared materials that were mostly concerned with creating a shared, normative picture of urban food. By considering the structure of these forms of media, we can observe the assembly of the forms of communication and their content. The paper concludes that the self-representation of urban food networks at that time reveals a narrow focus of interest. This emphasis may have contributed to the lack of connection within the city between potential allies. Our conclusion supports similar research findings in neighboring communities, which have observed the limited connections of urban food networks to the circuits of power and influence.
233. There's a frog in my salad! A review of online media coverage for wild vertebrates found in prepackaged produce in the United States
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hughes, Daniel F. (author), Green, Michelle L. (author), Warner, Jonathan K. (author), and Davidson, Paul C. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 46 Document Number: D10701
- Journal Title:
- Science of the Total Environment
- Journal Title Details:
- 675: 1-12
- Notes:
- 12 pages., via online journal., Prepackaged leafy green vegetables represent one of the fastest growing segments of the fresh-produce industry in the United States. Several steps in the production process have been mechanized to meet the downstream demand for prebagged lettuces. The growth in this market, however, has come with drawbacks, and chief among them are consumers finding wild animals in prepackaged crops. These incidents may signal an overburdened produce supply chain, but we currently lack the information needed to determine if this is a food-safety problem or food-quality concern. Here, we address this gap by reviewing online media coverage of wild vertebrates found in prepackaged produce items by customers in the United States. We discovered 40 independent incidents since 2003 with 95% having occurred during 2008–2018, suggesting that the frequency of incidents may have increased during the last decade. The minority of incidents included wild animals found in organic produce (27.5%), whereas the majority involved conventionally grown crops (72.5%). Most incidents involved amphibians (52.5%) and reptiles (22.5%), while fewer contained mammals (17.5%) and birds (7.5%). Frogs and toads made up all of the amphibian-related incidents, with more than 60% comprising small-bodied treefrogs found in various types of fresh leafy greens. At least seven incidents involved Pacific Treefrogs (Hyliola regilla) and three comprised Green Anoles (Anolis carolinensis). One lizard and nine frogs were found alive, and at least two frogs were released into non-native areas. This is the first review quantifying incidents of vertebrates found by customers in prepackaged produce, yet it remains unclear whether these occurrences indicate a food-safety crisis or a complaint against food quality. Nevertheless, wild animals can spread diseases to humans via contaminated produce, therefore we contend that industry professionals can reduce the potential health risk to their consumers and negative economic consequences to themselves through increased attention to this matter.
234. U.S. food aid reform through alternative dispute resolution
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Griswold, Delilah J. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: D11551
- Journal Title:
- Sustainable Development Law and Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 14(1) : 47-79
- Notes:
- 18 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, Analysis prompted the author to propose that improving legislative negotiations through alternative dispute resolution tactics - private, multiparty negotiation and mediation by a politician - could have improved the success of various food aid reform efforts in the past by working to balance stakeholder power and quell detrimental opposition tactics.
235. Understanding consumer resistance to the consumption of organic food. a study of ethical consumption, purchasing, and choice behaviour
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kushwah, Shiksha (author), Dhir, Amandeep (author), and Sagar, Mahim (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10533
- Journal Title:
- Food Quality and Preference
- Journal Title Details:
- 77:1-14
- Notes:
- 14 pages., via online journal., Although the demand for organic food is growing globally, the mainstream consumption of organic food is far less. The present study attempts to understand the underlying reasons for consumer resistance toward consuming organic food using the theoretical framework of innovation resistance theory (IRT). The study further examines the association between different consumer barriers and purchase decisions (purchase intentions, ethical consumption intentions, and choice behaviour) at different levels of buying involvement and environmental concerns. The collected data, consisting of 452 consumers, were analyzed by structural equation modeling approach. The results showed that value barrier shared a negative association with purchase intentions and ethical consumption intentions. Ethical consumption and purchase intention were found to have a direct influence on choice behaviour. Additionally, the relationship between ethical consumption intention and choice behaviour is mediated by purchase intention. However, no significant differences have emerged based on the level of buying involvement and environment concerns. The findings of the study provide insight into public policymakers, marketers, suppliers, and consumer associations by enhancing their current understanding of buying behaviour of the growing organic food community.
236. Understanding the impact of covid-19 on agriculture and food supply chains: system dynamics modeling for the resilience of smallholder farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Balkan, Büsra Atamer (author), Lindqvist, Andreas Nicolaidis (author), Odoemena, Kelechi (author), Lambd, Robert (author), Tiongco, Monique Ann (author), Gupta, Stueti (author), Peterud, Arpitha (author), and Menendez III, Hector Manuel (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-09
- Published:
- Germany: CENTMA Research
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12695
- Journal Title:
- International Journal on Food System Dynamics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 12, N. 3
- Notes:
- 16 pages, COVID-19 has caused severe agriculture and food supply chain disruptions, significantly affecting smallholder farmers who supply most of the world’s food, specifically their changes in vulnerability, resilience, and food loss and waste. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the complex causal and feedback relationships for this system by developing a dynamic hypothesis and causal loop diagrams utilizing the System Dynamics methodology. Results provide a roadmap for dialogue and a framework for case-specific model development and help to guide policy decisions for smallholder farmers’ survival during health crises.
237. Use of a risk communication model to evaluate dietetics professionals’ viewpoints on genetically engineered foods and crops
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Roberts, Kathy S. (author), Boyle Struble, Marie (author), McCullum-Gomez, Christine (author), and Wilkins, Jennifer L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2006-05
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07626
- Journal Title:
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association
- Journal Title Details:
- 106 (5): 719-727
238. Using community food assessments to improve local food systems
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Maille, Robin L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-02-28
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12479
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 60, N. 1
- Notes:
- 7pgs, Community Food Assessments (CFAs) can be used to identify resources and gaps in how food is grown and distributed in a community, and develop action plans for improvement. This article shares the process for conducting these assessments and draws lessons from CFAs conducted across Oregon. Key themes and innovative projects are highlighted to share potential programming ideas. Extension can play a role in partnership development and networking that helps create sustainable projects that improve local food systems.
239. Values, conventions, innovation and sociopolitical struggles in a local food system: Conflict between organic and conventional farmers in Sierra de Segura
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Coq-Huelva, Daniel (author), Sanz-Cañada, Javier (author), Sánchez-Escobar, Florencio (author), and Universidad de Sevilla
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-10
- Published:
- Spain: Science Direct
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 108 Document Number: D10939
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Notes:
- 9 pages, via online journal
240. Warning labels on junk food: experimental evidence
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Boncinelli, Fabio (author), Gerini, Francesca (author), Pagnotta, Gabriele (author), and Alfnes, Frode (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-09-29
- Published:
- USA: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08312
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Consumer Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 41 (1): 46-53