Training impulsive choices for healthy and sustainable food.

This paper traces the partnership between the University of Toronto and the non-profit Local Food Plus (LFP) to bring local sustainable food to its St. George campus. At its launch, the partnership represented the largest purchase of local sustainable food at a Canadian university, as well as LFP’s first foray into supporting institutional procurement of local sustainable food. LFP was founded in 2005 with a vision to foster sustainable local food economies. To this end, LFP developed a certification system and a marketing program that matched certified farmers and processors to buyers. LFP emphasized large-scale purchases by public institutions. Using information from in-depth semi-structured key informant interviews, this paper argues that the LFP project was a disruptive innovation that posed a challenge to many dimensions of the established food system. The LFP case study reveals structural obstacles to operationalizing a local and sustainable food system. These include a lack of mid-sized infrastructure serving local farmers, the domination of a rebate system of purchasing controlled by an oligopolistic foodservice sector, and embedded government support of export agriculture. This case study is an example of praxis, as the author was the founder of LFP, as well as an academic researcher and analyst.

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SUSTAINABLE FOOD CONSUMPTION AS LUXURY FASHION INSIGHTS FROM THE ORGANIC MARKET IN SOUTH KOREA

Global Fashion Management Conference ◽

10.15444/gfmc2017.05.01.05 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 368-368

Author(s):

Ilaisaane Fifita ◽

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Dayun Hong ◽

Yuri Seo ◽

Eunju Ko ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Sustainable Food

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The Application of Organic Plant Media Composition on Indian Mustard Crops (Brassica Juncea L) in Polybag

AJARCDE | Asian Journal of Applied Research for Community Development and Empowerment ◽

10.29165/ajarcde.v1i1.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 16-22

Author(s):

Nora Augustien ◽

Pawana Nur Indah ◽

Purnawati Arika ◽

Irsyad Irsyad ◽

Hadi Suhardjono

Keyword(s):

Urban Communities ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Indian Mustard ◽

Vegetable Crops ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Mustard Plant ◽

Soil Media ◽

Wet Weight ◽

Number Of Leaves ◽

The Right

Indian mustard plants are the main vegetable crops consumed by urban communities. The need for this vegetable increases along with the increase in culinary tourism in each region and the government's appeal on sustainable food home. One effort made to meet the needs of vegetable mustard in urban areas can be cultivated using polybags. The main problem of vegetable cultivation on polybags is the availability of soil media. To overcome the limitations of soil media it is attempted to substitute it with organic litter enriched with MOL (local microorganisms). The purpose of research is to find the right combination of planting media for mustard plants. The results showed that the composition of K7 = soil: compost: litter of hay: litter of maize (2: 1: 1: 1) best on plant length, number of leaves, length of root leaves and number of roots while the wet weight of mustard plant (g) K7 = soil: compost: litter of maize: litter of corn (2: 1: 1: 1) and K8 = soil: compost: litter of maize: litter of maize: cocopeat (2: 1: 1: 1: 1) or soil: compost + urea. Increased weights of wet mustard by 63% compared to soil media and 20% compared to soil composition: compost + urea. Organic straw in the form of straw: litter of corn stalk: cocopeat enriched with MOL are able to become ready-made planting media on the cultivation of indian mustard plants in polybags.

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Pengaruh Konversi Lahan terhadap Strategi Pemanfaatan Modal Nafkah Rumah Tangga Buruh Tani

Jurnal Sains Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Masyarakat [JSKPM] ◽

10.29244/jskpm.4.3.407-420 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 407

Author(s):

Hesti Prastiwi ◽

Martua Sihaloho

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Data ◽

Rice Fields ◽

Livelihood Strategies ◽

Quantitative Approach ◽

Survey Method ◽

Land Conversion ◽

Literature Study ◽

Irrigated Rice ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

The Impact

Lahan merupakan salah satu sumber daya agraria yang sangat penting bagi petani dikarenakan lahan merupakan salah satu sumber untuk bertahan hidup. Sesuai dengan Undang-Undang Dasar Nomor 41 Tahun 2009 tentang Perlindungan Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan. Pembangunan yang terjadi di Indonesia semakin masif, menimbulkan konversi lahan bersifat permanen ketika lahan sawah beririgasi berubah menjadi kawasan pemukiman atau industri. Konversi lahan yang terjadi menyebabkan hilangnya beberapa atau seluruh modal nafkah yang ada. Perubahan modal nafkah ini akan mengakibatkan perubahan strategi nafkah petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak konversi lahan terhadap strategi nafkah dan pengaruh pemanfaatan modal nafkah terhadap strategi nafkah rumah tangga. Lokasi penelitian ini yaitu Desa Pasirgaok, Kecamatan Rancabungur, Kabupaten Bogor. Metode yang digunakan untuk menggali fakta, data, dan informasi dalam penelitian adalah pendekatan kuantitatif melalui metode survei dengan kuesioner yang didukung oleh data kualitatif melalui wawancara dan studi literatur hingga diperoleh hasil bahwa dampak konversi lahan mempengaruhi modal dan strategi nafkah.Kata Kunci: buruh tani, konversi lahan, modal nafkah, strategi nafkah=====ABSTRACTLand is one of the most important agrarian resources for farmers because land is one source of livelihood survival. According to Constitution Number 41 Year 2009 on concerning The Protection of Sustainable Food Agriculture. The development that is taking place in Indonesia is increasingly massive leading to permanent land conversion when technical irrigated rice fields change into residential or industrial areas. The land conversion that occurs causes a loss of some or all existing livelihood asset. This change in livelihood asset will result in a change in farmers livelihood strategies. This study aims to analyze the influence of the impact of land conversion towards livelihood strategies and the influence of the utilization of livelihood asset towards the livelihood strategies households. The location of this research is Pasirgaok Village, Rancabungur District, Bogor Regency. The method used to extract facts, data, and information in the research is the quantitative approach through survey method with questionnaires supported by qualitative data through interview and literature study until it is obtained that the impact of land conversion towards landless farmer household’s assets and livelihood strategies.Keywords: land conversion, landless farmer, livelihood asset, livelihood strategies

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.734866501.793555942 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Joshua Goldstein

Keyword(s):

Food Systems ◽

Sustainable Food Systems ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Healthy Diets

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Governing climate change for sustainable food production: A case study of emerging markets

Corporate Governance and Sustainability Review ◽

10.22495/cgsrv3i2p7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 64-75

Author(s):

Robert Ddamulira

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Food Production ◽

Extreme Weather Events ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Role Of The State ◽

Weather Events ◽

Future Success ◽

Governance Challenges ◽

Change Impact ◽

Document Review

This article addresses three research questions: How does climate change impact food production? What are the governance challenges associated with managing such impacts? What are the conditions for future success in managing the impacts of climate change on food production? To answer these questions, the researcher undertook a document review and analysis to address these various aspects with a major focus on East Africa. The study finds that climate change affects food production largely through its physical impacts on precipitation and increased the frequency of extreme weather events. Within a context of weak governance; climate change further challenges governance institutional structures and mechanisms. The study concludes that specific aspects of the prevailing climate change governance regime require major reforms (particularly the role of the state, corporations and civil society) while other climate governance mechanisms need to be completely overhauled (for example through establishment of a new World Environment Organization).

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