« Previous |
1 - 10 of 24
|
Next »
Number of results to display per page
Search Results
2. Developing agri-food value chains: learning networks between exploration and exploitation
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Braun, Charis Linda (author), Bitsch, Vera (author), and Häring, Anna Maria (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-06-22
- Published:
- UK: Taylor and Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12637
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 23 pages, The present study explores the development of agri-food value chains from an organizational learning perspective, using the German organic food sector as an example. We illustrate how the development of local value chains unfolds over time and outline how facilitation can support this process.
3. Commercial urban agriculture in Florida: a qualitative needs assessment
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Campbell, Catherine G. (author), DeLong, Alia N. (author), and Diaz, John M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-19
- Published:
- England: Cambridge University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12833
- Journal Title:
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 8pgs, The global trend of urbanization coupled with an increasing awareness of the importance of food systems resilience, has led to an increasing interest in urban agriculture to sustainably feed the rapidly growing urban population and mitigate against food supply chain disruptions. While home and community gardens have been long studied, there has been relatively little empirical research focused specifically on commercial urban agriculture (CUA) operations. The purpose of this study was to characterize commercial urban farms, and to identify their primary barriers to business development and expansion, their perceptions of future opportunities, and their specific informational needs. Because CUA has received relatively less attention in previous empirical research, a qualitative approach was used for this needs assessment to collect rich, contextualized information to help differentiate the specific barriers, opportunities and needs of CUA operations as opposed to their rural counterparts. We conducted semi-structured interviews (n = 29) of CUA producers in Florida. These interviews revealed that CUA operations face many of the same barriers that are common to establishing and growing small farms, with additional barriers due to local government regulations and tensions associated with farming on land that is not traditionally used for agriculture. Despite these difficulties, CUA operators believe their urban location is a key benefit to their operation and they see a variety of opportunities for future business and market expansion.
4. Rural grocery stores - more than just groceries
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Crandall, Jim (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- USA: Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 145 Document Number: D11565
- Journal Title:
- Cornhusker Economics
- Notes:
- 3 pages., Via online from publisher., Summary of promotion and business management options identified during a National Rural Grocery Summit, Wichita, KS, hosted by Kansas State University Center for Engagement and Community Development.
5. Impacts of urbanisation on farming communities of cagayan de oro city and pathways to sustain local food production
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Factura,Horacio (author), Cimene, Francis Thaise A. (author), Nacaya, Ian Mark Q (author), and Otterpohl, Ralf (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-11-24
- Published:
- Pakistan: Directorate of Agricultural Information Lahore
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12687
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60 N. 1
- Notes:
- 5 pages, The main objective of this study was to find out how small farmers were affected by urbanization. The study was conducted during 2020 in 2 barangays (districts ). Cagayan de Ore (CDO) City specifically canitoan and pagatpat, Philippines. There were 12 and 11 farmers in Canitoan and Pagatpat, respectively who participated the focus group discussion (FGD). Majority of them was considered as small farmers due to the size of their farm which was less than 1 hectare. Around 70 hectares of agricultural land in Canitoan were transformed into a private housing subdivision. Qualitative approach was employed using FGD and farmers were organized and interviewed as a group. Data revealed that agricultural lands had been converted into residential or commercial purposes. CDO agriculture area was decreased from 91.5 to 81.89%. Urbanization affected the farmer in term of displacement, income source, decrease economic status and negative motivation for agriculture. In conclusion, urbanization in CDO which brought progressive economic development had negatively affected the lives of some small farmers. We suggested proper policies to find alternatives for the farmers so that they could continue to produce food in the surroundings of the city and thus made city and rural areas more resilient in food supplies and also water regeneration.
6. Motivations for sustainable consumption: the case study of vegetables
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Gustavsen, Geir Wæhler (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-10
- Published:
- Germany: CENTMA Research
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12698
- Journal Title:
- International Journal on Food System Dynamics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 11, N.4
- Notes:
- 12 pages, According to the World Health Organization a diet high in vegetables may reduce the risk of coronary heart diseases, stroke, and certain types of cancer. In addition, vegetables have lower carbon footprints than most other foods. The main objective in this paper is to find drivers behind vegetable consumption, with emphasis on health and environmental motivation. We used the theory of planned behavior together with direct acyclic graphs as a theoretical basis. The empirical analysis applied the graded response model and bounded beta regression with survey data from 2019. The main results show that health attitude is a stronger motivator for vegetable consumption than environmental attitudes.
7. Consumer perceptions about local food in New Zealand, and the role of life cycle-based environmental sustainability
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hiroki, S. (author), Garnevska, E. (author), McLaren, S. (author), and Institute of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-06-01
- Published:
- Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10267
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
- Journal Title Details:
- 29(3) : 479-505
- Notes:
- 27 pages., Via online journal., Local food is a popular subject among consumers, as well as food producers, distributors, policymakers and researchers in many countries. Previous research has identified that the definition of local food varies by context, and from country to country. The literature also suggested that environmental sustainability is one of the goals for many of the local food movements. While there is a substantial body of literature on local food internationally, limited research has been undertaken in New Zealand. This paper aims to understand how consumers define local food, what attributes they associate with local food, and the extent to which life cycle-based environmental aspects are represented in these attributes. Primary research employed quantitative methodology. This study identified that a majority of the respondents considered that local food may be defined as food that was produced in New Zealand and that support for community was the most important attribute associated with local food. Reduced GHG emission, conserving the landscape, and organic production were the life cycle-based environmental attributes that were associated with local food. This study provides a basis for further research into understandings of local food in New Zealand and how to improve communication among different social actors with respect to demand and supply of local food.
8. Beyond the farmers' market: planning for local food systems in Illinois
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hultine, Sarah (author) and Cooperband, Leslie (author)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA: University of Illinois Extension
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 209 Document Number: D13406
- Notes:
- unknown publication date, 42 pages
9. Know your indoor farmer: square roots, techno-local food, and transparency as publicity
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Keshwani, Jenny (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- United States: Sage
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12748
- Journal Title:
- American Behavioral Scientist
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 64, Iss. 11
- Notes:
- 19pgs, Advocates of indoor vertical farming have pitched the enterprise as key to the future of food, an opportunity to use technological innovation to increase local food production, bolster urban sustainability, and create a world in which there is “real food” for everyone. At the same time, critics have raised concerns about the costs, energy usage, social impacts, and overall agricultural viability of these efforts, with some insisting that existing low-tech and community-based solutions of the “good food movement” offer a better path forward. Drawing from a mix of participant observation and other qualitative methods, this article examines the work of Square Roots, a Brooklyn-based indoor vertical farming company cofounded by entrepreneur Kimbal Musk and technology CEO Tobias Peggs. In an effort to create a market for what I refer to as “techno-local food,” Square Roots pitches its products as simultaneously “real” and technologically optimized. As a way to build trust in these novel products and better connect consumers with producers, Square Roots leans on transparency as a publicity tool. The company’s Transparency Timeline, for instance, uses photos and a narrative account of a product’s life-cycle to tell its story “from seed-to-store,” allowing potential customers to “know their farmer.” The information Square Roots shares, however, offers a narrow peek into its operations, limiting the view of operational dynamics that could help determine whether the company is actually living up to its promise. The research provides a clear case study of an organization using transparency–publicity as market strategy, illustrating the positive possibilities that such an approach can bring to consumer engagement, while also demonstrating how the tactic can distract from a company’s stated social responsibility goals.
10. Grape group's pandemic message: California goodness matters
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Koger, Chris (author)
- Format:
- News release
- Publication Date:
- 2020-07-28
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11739
- Journal Title:
- Packer
- Notes:
- 2 pages., Introduces a multi-media promotion of the California Table Grape Commission.
- « Previous
- Next »
- 1
- 2
- 3