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Most people live in cities, but most food system studies and food security issues focus on the rural poor. Urban populations differ from rural populations in their food consumption by being generally wealthier, requiring food trade for their food security, defined as the extent to which people have ...

Author(s)
Porter, J. R.; Dyball, R.; Dumaresq, D.; Deutsch, L.; Matsuda, H.
Publisher
Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Global Food Security, 2014, 3, 1, pp 1-7
Abstract

Background: Food insecurity and its consequences have not received much attention in the Nordic, social-democratic welfare states. This study reports the prevalence of low and very low food security in Denmark, identifies its socio-demographic determinants and examines its associations with...

Author(s)
Lund, T. B.; Holm, L.; Tetens, I.; Smed, S.; Nielsen, A. L.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Citation
European Journal of Public Health, 2018, 28, 2, pp 283-288
Abstract

The resilience of the local food system is being underlined as one of the most important strategic goals for a sustainable future. However, since the question of what constitutes the local scale of food production depends largely on the type of product and supply chain, the associated foodshed can...

Author(s)
Sylla, M.; Świąder, M.; Vicente-Vicente, J. L.; Arciniegas, G.; Wascher, D.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022, 228,
Abstract

Global food demand is driven by population and economic growth, and urbanization. One important instrument to meet this increasing demand and to decrease the pressure on food production is to minimize food losses and food waste. Food waste and loss is a major societal, economic, nutritional and...

Author(s)
Halloran, A.; Clement, J.; Kornum, N.; Bucatariu, C.; Magid, J.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Food Policy, 2014, 49, Part 1, pp 294-301
Abstract

Together with Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP), the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS) invites applications for funding of projects, which carry out research and development and/or demonstration in relation to business-oriented innovation within...

Publisher
International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS), Tjele, Denmark
Citation
ICROFS News, 2022, 1,
Abstract

Food is a central component of life in correctional institutions and plays a critical role in the physical and mental health of incarcerated people and the construction of prisoners' identities and relationships. An understanding of the role of food in correctional settings and effective management ...

Author(s)
Smoyer, A. B.; Minke, L. K.
Publisher
WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
Citation
Food systems in correctional settings: a literature review and case study, 2015, pp viii + 20 pp.
Abstract

Food production and consumption have been recognized as a major source of environmental impacts. To ensure food security and a sustainable food system, dietary changes have been identified as one of the valuable strategies to reduce impacts on the environment while promoting human health. The vast...

Author(s)
Zucchinelli, M.; Sporchia, F.; Piva, M.; Thomsen, M.; Lamastra, L.; Caro, D.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Journal of Environmental Management, 2021, 300,
Abstract

Excessive consumption of meat challenges global food security and environmental sustainability. In the mounting literature on identity as a motivator of behaviour, meat consumption has been associated with a handful of identities. Identity theory suggests that people hold multiple identities on...

Author(s)
Randers, L.; Thøgersen, J.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Appetite, 2023, 180,
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Public food procurement has been emphasized as a powerful tool to promote a healthier and more sustainable food system, but there is still a long way to go to reach full potential. This study aimed to investigate practices and opportunities for sustainable and healthy public food procurement. A...

Author(s)
Lassen, A. D.; Thorsen, A. V.; Trolle, E.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Foods, 2023, 12, 10,
Abstract

This collection consists of six papers selected from those presented at the "Food security and agriculture" track of the 24th ISDRS conference. The papers deal with: sustainable food systems for Africa; consumer use of agro-ecological labels; organic agriculture research and policy in Denmark,...

Author(s)
Macombe, C.; Auerbach, R.; Raggi, A.; Salomone, R.
Publisher
FrancoAngeli Edizioni, Milan, Italy
Citation
Economia Agro-Alimentare/Food Economy, 2018, 20, 3, pp 291-423

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