by Luca Colombo | Dec 16, 2015 | in scientific journals
Some promote “high tech” solutions designed to boost yield while others prefer local food systems. To better understand these debates, a scientific article explores four perspectives from the literature: (1) technology to increase food production; (2) equitable food...
by Luca Colombo | Nov 2, 2015 | * News
“(…) Geography aside, most shoppers associate “locally-grown” with small, or maybe midsized, farms. Isn’t that why Walmart and other stores feature photos of local farmers in their stores, not, say, executives of Dole?” Read the whole Fortune...
by Luca Colombo | Oct 27, 2015 | * News
“There (i)s a lot of new information. We look(ed) at how to provide a framework for future discussion of legislation and how to work towards sustainability, particularly for local chains,”. The closing sentence of the Glamur scientific coordinator interview,...
by Luca Colombo | Oct 6, 2015 | * News
Planned to be organized annually, the “Food Supply Chain Forum” will be held for the first time in Turkey (Istanbul, 3-4 December 2015). As advertised, the Forum intends to present “viable” and rational solutions for the food sector which will contribute to reduce...
by Luca Colombo | Sep 30, 2015 | Miscellaneous
The Quaker UN Office has published a paper (REALIZING THE RIGHT TO FOOD IN AN ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE – THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL-SCALE FARMERS) that identifies industrial agriculture as a major contributor to climate change (30-35% of global greenhouse gas...
