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Food processing and sustainability: Exploring new multidisciplinary perspectives
Fardet, Anthony; Boland, Mike; Hong-Minh, Hoang; Delgado, Amélia; Halawany-Darson, Rafia; Germond, Arnaud; Nedelciu, Claudiu EduardUntil now, the main targets for improving food system sustainability have been food production and consumers’ behaviors (the first and the last links in the agri-food chain). Food processing has been less studied. This perspective paper aims at addressing food processing as a relevant lever to improve food system sustainability, from producers to consumers. The conclusions and perspectives presented here are ba...
How may food processing achieve food and nutrition security for enhanced sustai...
Fardet, Anthony; Gold, Stefan; Delgado, Amélia; Kopsahelis, Nikolaos; Kachrimanidou, Vasiliki; Kaur, Lovedeep; Galli, Francesca; Rock, EdmondIn the agri-food chain, while the impact of producers and consumers on sustainability has been well studied, food processing has been less explored. This position paper aims to discuss the potential of food processing to address all food and nutrition security (FNS) outcomes in order to achieve improved food system sustainability. First, FNS dimensions and the four pillars of agro-food industry sustainability a...
Food system integration of olive-oil-producing small farms in Southern Europe
Karanikolas, Pavlos; Martinez-Gomez, Victor; Galli, Francesca; Prosperi, Paolo; Hernández, Paola; Arnalte-Mur, Laura; Rivera, Maria; Goussios, GiannisThis study aims to identify the various forms of integration of olive-oil-producing small farms (OSFs) into food systems in four Southern European regions, as well as to identify the most beneficial strategies of integration. Drawing on data from the SALSA Project, the study has found that besides self-provision, OSFs are engaged in multiple types of integration, including reciprocity relations as well as relat...
How do small farms contribute to food and nutrition security? Linking European ...
Galli, Francesca; Grando, Stephano; Adamsone, Anda; Bjorkhaug, Hilde; Czekaj, Marta; Duckett, Dominic; Almaas, Henrik; Karanikolas, PavlosDespite a longstanding literature on small farm-households, there is limited consideration of small farms’ role in food and nutrition security (FNS) at territorial level. The purpose of this study is to provide insights about how small farms contribute to FNS at different territorial scales, by focusing on farmers' strategies and consequential FNS outcomes. Analysis is based on two years (2017–2019) of field wo...
SMALL FARMS, EVOLVING TYPOLOGIES TO SUPPORT POLICY MAKING SESSIONS
Galli, Francesca; Propseri, Paolo; Pinto Correia, Teresa; Rivera Mendez, Maria; Brunori, GianlucaThere is a long standing theoretical and empirical debate on structural change in farming and the implications for the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, sustainability and territorial development. Small family farms represent the largest number of farmers in Europe: their decision-making processes take place within farm and household needs and dynamics. At the same time, small farm households are connect...
The contribution of small family farms to food and nutrition security: a Europe...
Galli, Francesca; Pinto Correia, Teresa; Rivera, Maria; Prosperi, Paolo; Brunori, GianlucaSmall family farms represent the majority of farmers in Europe, are characterized by a strong heterogeneity and encompass a range of organizational and structural patterns (Eurostat, 2015). The capacity of small family farms to mobilize resources, such as social capital and local knowledge is also emphasized (van der Ploeg, 2013). The debate on small family farms contribution to food and nutrition security (FNS...
Small farms, evolving typologies to support policy making
Galli, Francesca; Prosperi, Paolo; Pinto Correia, Teresa; Rivera, Maria; Brunori, GianlucaSmall family farms represent the largest number of farmers globally. Farm - household needs and dynamics balance self-provisioning and economic integration in different ways. Small farm households interact with territorial food systems in different ways in different context. What is the contribution of different small farm types and strategies to regional food system outcomes? This work elaborates on what is a ...