New Economy, Food, and Agriculture

Abstract

Consumers are becoming increasingly more informed about food systems and are interested not only in healthy, safe, and tasty food but also in sustainable production, animal welfare, climate changes, and food waste. Consumers are also more focused on changing their lifestyle related to improved health knowledge and nutrition education (Timmer 2005). Maxwell and Slater ( 2004) have proposed criteria to evaluate food systems, including nutrition and health, rights and influence, security, sustainability, equality, and social inclusion. The authors also point out that the primary international institutions in the food value chain are not only the Food and

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