by Gianluca Brunori | Oct 25, 2015 | Miscellaneous
This paper provides new insights into the food security performance of long and short food chains, through an analysis of the resilience of such chains during the severe weather events that occurred in the Australian State of Queensland in early 2011. Widespread...
by Gianluca Brunori | Oct 11, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Is it possible to re-localise food production and consumption? ‘Old’ market destinations are losing out in favour of new emerging markets. From being simple ‘policy takers’ developing and emerging economy countries are gaining sovereignty and becoming ‘policy makers’...
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...
by Gianluca Brunori | Sep 28, 2015 | Miscellaneous
The Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops measures sustainable performance throughout the specialty crop supply chain. Enabling metric based benchmarking to compare and communicate crop performance. Source: Stewardship Index For Specialty Crops: Measuring...
by Gianluca Brunori | Sep 20, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Smith, J., Andersson, G., Gourlay, R., Karner, S., Mikkelsen, B. E., Sonnino, R., & Barling, D. (2015). Balancing competing policy demands: the case of sustainable public sector food procurement. Journal of Cleaner Production....
by Gianluca Brunori | Aug 24, 2015 | Miscellaneous
Over the 2000s’, consumers’ food purchases have been increasingly informed by supply chain-related issues, with growing concerns about the sustainability of chains differing for their geographical scope. As a result, short food supply chains and local food systems...
