Frewer, L.J. (author), Rowe, G. (author), Krystallis, A. (author), Houghton, J.R. (author), Van Kleef, E. (author), Pfenning, U. (author), Van Dijk, H. (author), and Van der Lans, I.A. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2007-12
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27266
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21762
Notes:
Pages 191-203 in George Baourakes (ed.), Marketing trends for organic food in the 21st Century. World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore. 338 pages.
9 pages., Via online journal., As a consequence of recent food safety incidents, consumer trust in European food safety management has diminished. A risk governance framework that formally institutes stakeholder (including consumer) consultation and dialogue through a transparent and accountable process has been proposed, with due emphasis on risk communication. This paper delivers actionable policy recommendations based on consumer preferences for different approaches to food risk management. These results suggest that risk communication should be informed by knowledge of consumer risk perceptions and information needs, including individual differences in consumer preferences and requirements, and differences in these relating to socio-historical context associated with regulation. In addition, information about what is being done to identify, prevent and manage food risks needs to be communicated to consumers, together with consistent messages regarding preventative programs, enforcement systems, and scientific uncertainty and variability associated with risk assessments. Cross-cultural differences in consumer perception and information preferences suggest a national or regional strategy for food risk communication may be more effective than one applied at a pan-European level.
Posted at: http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Particle&artNum=10488, Via meatnews.com. 1 page., "Poultry is slipping off the menu in some European countries as consumers lose their taste for poultry as the deadly influenza virus spreads."
10 pages, By-products like sawdust and straw are applied in compost bedded-pack barns (CBP) for cattle. These materials, which are gradually mixed with excreta and undergo a composting process, serve as a lying bed for the cattle. This study aims to assess the perception of consumers and farmers regarding the use of CBP during the grazing season of cattle for raising other animals or for growing food crops. This was examined by combining surveys with consumers from eight European countries and cattle farmers, focus groups with consumers, and in-depth interviews with individual farmers who implemented alternative uses of compost. The results showed that farmers preferred the compost bedded-pack system to the cubicle system in terms of sustainability and market aspects, although the cost of the bedding material required for CBP was seen as a significant negative aspect. Around half of all consumers indicated that the compost can be used for non-edible products and 26% indicated the compost can be used for raising other animals. Furthermore, 5% of consumers felt that compost should not be used for any other purpose. There were statistically significant differences between countries; therefore, regional specificities should be taken into account when marketing products from compost in CBP barns.
10 pages., Via ebook., Research on public markets in small provincial towns is scarce,
particularly on the role they play in maintaining a relationship with the local
culture, environment and production. This paper examines consumers’ habits and
preferences for food shopping in three European regions with respect to the
purchase of fish products. The goal is to investigate consumers’ preferences for
local fish to highlight the motivations that lead to different choices. A multiple
correspondence analysis explores the motivations behind purchasing preferences,
showing the complex process that drives individual consumer choices. Based on
504 interviews conducted in cities and areas adjacent to the cities of Girona,
Reggio Calabria, and Lipari, we found no evidence of converging habits and
homogenization on preferences. It supports the perspective in which the interplay
between local culture and consumption of local products is strictly associated.
Heise, Heinke (author), Pirsich,Wiebke (author), and Theuvsen, Ludwig (author)
Format:
Poster
Publication Date:
2014-05
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02719
Notes:
Poster presented at the 2014 AAEA/EAAE/CAES joint symposium: Social networks, social media and the economics of food, Montreal, Canada, May 29-30, 2014. 2 pages.
Cave Hill, Barbados: Dept.of History, University of the West Indies
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
132 p, Contents: The Caribbean, crossroads of the Americas / Rex Nettleford -- The Caribbean before and after Columbus / Karl Watson -- Kalinago (Carib) resistance to the European invasion / Hilary Beckles -- The British West Indies economy and the industrial capitalist revolution, 1775-1846 / Selwyn Carrington -- Independence and the persistence of colonialism in the Caribbean / Bridget Brereton -- European stereotypes and the position of women in the Caribbean : an historical overview / Kathleen Phillips-Lewis -- The Caribbean intellectual and western education / George Lamming -- The collapse of the Soviet system : implications for the Caribbean left / George Belle -- Europe 1992 : implications for the Caribbean / Pat Thompson
Tambú represents a ritual from Curaçao, largest of the Netherlands Antilles, employed by the island’s African peoples as a religio-spiritual vehicle. In Dutch mainland cities, however, the Tambú has developed into a type of party music, with Curaçaoan immigrants joining other African and Afro-Caribbean immigrants to explore and express complex collective identities. These reinvented tambú parties constitute new sites of cultural reproduction as well as contestation, of solidarity as well as difference, providing the rare occasion to observe diasporic belonging among Afro-Caribbean communities in the Netherlands. These contemporary tambú parties provide a needed space to negotiate competing and overlapping identities, enabling both a specific Antillean identity as well as a more inclusive diasporic identity.
Moon, W. (author), Florkowski, W. J. (author), Resurrecction, A. V. A. (author), Paraskova, P. (author), Beuchat, L. R. (author), and Chinnan, M. S. (author)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: C10331
Journal Title Details:
FS 98-05, 14 pages
Notes:
Faculty Series are circulated without formal review. The views contained in this paper are the sole responsibility of the author., Faculty Series of University of Georgia
Gracia, Azucena (author), Leat, Philip (author), Revoredo-Giha, Cesar (author), Fischer, Christian (author), Hartmann, Monika (author), Reynolds, Nikolai (author), Henchion, Maeve (author), and Miguel Albisu, Luis (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36031
Notes:
Pages 119-134 in Christian Fischer and Monika Hartmann (eds.), Agri-food chain relationships. CAB International, Oxford, England. 288 pages.
9 pages., via online journal., European consumers are faced with a myriad of food related risk and benefit information and it is regularly left up to the consumer to interpret these, often conflicting, pieces of information as a coherent message. This conflict is especially apparent in times of food crises and can have major public health implications. Scientific results and risk assessments cannot always be easily communicated into simple guidelines and advice that non-scientists like the public or the media can easily understand especially when there is conflicting, uncertain or complex information about a particular food or aspects thereof. The need for improved strategies and tools for communication about food risks and benefits is therefore paramount. The FoodRisC project ("Food Risk Communication - Perceptions and communication of food risks/benefits across Europe: development of effective communication strategies") aims to address this issue. The FoodRisC project will examine consumer perceptions and investigate how people acquire and use information in food domains in order to develop targeted strategies for food communication across Europe.
Heikkila, Anna-Maija (author), Myyra, Sami (author), and Pietola, Kyosti (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2012-12
Published:
Finland
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00916
Notes:
Factor Markets Project, Comparative analysis of factor markets for agriculture across the member states, Working Paper No. 32, European Union. 18 pages.
