Schutter, Marleen Simone Eriksson, Hampus Apgar, Marina Ride, Anouk
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Competing interests in aquatic food systems pose challenges for small-scale food producers trying to secure their place in the blue economy. These challenges include development aspirations, pressure from conservation interests, climate and environmental change, and blue growth agendas. Research-for-development can contribute to improving outcomes ...
Huang, Shuo Uehara, Takuro
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Introduction Alternative meats have the potential to shape a sustainable food system. This study examined young consumers’ perceptions of and preferences for plant-based and cultured meats. Since comparative studies on consumer preferences for alternative meats in different key Asian markets remain insufficient, this study was conducted in Japan an...
Kraljevic, Beatrice Zanasi, Cesare
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Biodistricts (also known as “organic districts” or “eco-regions”) are receiving increasing attention by scholars and public institutions. This interest is based largely on the biodistricts’ focus on linking organic agriculture with the socio-economic, cultural and ethical aspects of the areas in which they are located. Furthermore, these realities ...
Liddy, Heidi Mowlds, Sinead McKeown, Peter C. Lundy, Mark Spillane, Charles
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The world’s food systems are rapidly changing due to socioeconomic, environmental, and demographic changes, globalization, and urbanization. Urban regions connect urban food consumption with rural food production and are associated with rapid dietary transitions in developing counties. Despite urbanization being a key driver of city-regional and gl...
Karacan, M. Akif Yilmaz, I. Cengiz Yilmaz, Deniz
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Over the past decades, increase in food shortages and food costs with the drought caused by population growth and climate change, it becomes more important to prevent food losses with the widespread use of cold storage. That’s why many countries provide incentives for the widespread use of cold stores. However, with cold storages becoming more wide...
Taillandier, Chloé Cörvers, Ron Stringer, Lindsay C.
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Climate change is increasing pressure on communities that are already experiencing high levels of vulnerability and poverty, threatening their subsistence. Among the most vulnerable are smallholder farmers in the Global South, who rely on their yields for food and income. Smallholders need to adapt to changes in rainfall, temperature, and weather p...
Farnworth, Catherine Rozel Bharati, Preeti Galiè, Alessandra
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The empowerment of women in agri-food systems is essential to enhance the well-being of women and their households, reduce hunger, boost incomes and strengthen resilience. The empowerment of women in the livestock sector is key to the progress of the sector. Livestock in turn provide a unique entry point to support the empowerment of women. Yet evi...
Ncube, Bulisani L. Wynberg, Rachel McGuire, Shawn
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Introduction Interventions aimed at improving the seed security of smallholder farmers do not always yield positive results. Governments, donors, and other actors have neglected local seed systems as they are assumed to be incapable of addressing farmers’ seed challenges. Instead, external actors use seed aid and formal seed provisioning outlets, s...
Suarez-Ramos, Claudia Andrea Vidal-Prado, Seidy Vanessa Morales-Hormiga, Carlos Hernán Roa-Acosta, Diego Fernando Nieto-Calvache, Jhon Edinson
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The consumption of honey products has increased in recent years, largely due to the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). The objective of this work was to evaluate the functional, color, rheological and sensory properties of honey (H) and honey mixtures with aloe vera (AV). Among the functionality evaluated, the ability to stabilize DPPH (2,2-...
Sun, Jiangjie Li, Limin Li, Hui Liu, Tong Deng, Jianyi Zhang, Tingting Li, Junhao You, Jinliang Zhang, Liping
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Introduction The use of the fungus Cordyceps sinensis (CS), which has a long history of use in China for its tonic properties, has sparked controversy based on the risk from high arsenic levels in CS. Methods This study collected all 24 online dispute cases related to CS from the China Legal Documents Network. Excel software was applied to fit the ...
