Preference to Local Food vs. Preference to “National” and Regional Food

Pícha, Kamil; Navrátil, Josef; Švec, Roman

doi:10.1080/10454446.2016.1266549

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“…If information is seen as a commodity, it holds that the more information consumers are given about a food, the higher price they will be willing to pay for it. This has already proven to be true for local food [6,14,15,24], and we can expect it to hold true for food-from-somewhere.…”

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“…Food-from-somewhere. Food-from-somewhere is food of known origin to the consumers [13,14]. This means that consumers know where the food was grown, how it was grown, and who grew it [15].…”

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“…An identity. A qualified grower cannot grow food-from-somewhere if they do not have an identity, as having an identifiable origin is a primary tenet of food-from-somewhere [14,15].…”

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It’s All in the SKU: Getting Food from Somewhere from the Field to the Dinner Plate while Using a Large Scale Retailer

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The local food movement provides sustainable food, but often suffers from a lack of economic viability. We examine the need for concerned consumers, qualified growers, and responsible retailers. Concerned consumers are individuals who desire food from somewhere, but must shop at food retailers. Qualified growers sell sustainable food from somewhere, and must be able to set their own prices. Responsible retailers provide consumers with food from somewhere. Taken together, currently there is no good system in place to allow for large scale purchases and long term sales of food from somewhere for a retailer. To solve this, we propose a benevolent wholesaler model, in which stock keeping unit (SKU) numbers are given to each type of product from each farm. This enables tracking of the origin of the produce by retail customers and individual consumers, while retaining the attributes of a food system that allow for large scale purchases and long term sales. Such systems are no less sustainable, but potentially provide enhanced economic viability for producers.

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“…Food-from-somewhere. Food-from-somewhere is food of known origin to the consumers [13,14]. This means that consumers know where the food was grown, how it was grown, and who grew it [15].…”

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“…small communities in lessfavoured peripheral areas, post-industrial regions with environmental degradation, etc; see Van der Horst, 2005). The agriculture in the Czech Republic has been recently under a large pressure to reduce its food production (Picha et al, 2017) and replace it with some other, non-food activities, and so agricultural AD plants serve as an alternative source of income for farmers rather than representing an environmentally friendly way how to deal with global environmental problems on the local level (Martinat et al, 2016). A shift from perceiving agriculture as a pure food producer to a producer of (renewable) energy is related to a European-wide tendency, which follows agricultural change from its primarily production functions to post-productive functions.…”

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Interpreting regional and local diversities of the social acceptance of agricultural AD plants in the rural space of the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic)

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Trojan

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Agricultural anaerobic digestion plants have recently become a typical part of rural landscape in the Czech Republic due to massive governmental subvention programmes. Yet, their potential as an effective tool how to response to global climate changes at a local level is rather underused (maize used as a primary input mainly, usage of waste heat is limited etc.). This situation is caused by misguided subvention policies. The aim of this contribution is first to analyse the agricultural anaerobic digestion plants in the rural space of the Moravian-Silesian Region, and second, to deepen the knowledge on the perception of the digestion plants among the population of municipalities in which such facility was constructed. A questionnaire survey has been carried out in three model municipalities (n=369) located in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Several recommendations and notes for public administration and potential investors concerning the location of future anaerobic digestion plants projects and settings of supportive programmes have been defined.

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“…In advanced economies, landraces usually receive attention because of the consumers' perception of food production of higher quality. Traditional agricultural products have a prominent role in supporting social, historical, and cultural identity, and are becoming increasingly appealing [13]. Trust, transparency, uniqueness, and authenticity are central drives of today's consumers, especially those who have a wealth of resources at their fingertips.…”

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Towards the Genomic Basis of Local Adaptation in Landraces

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Rao

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Landraces are key elements of agricultural biodiversity that have long been considered a source of useful traits. Their importance goes beyond subsistence agriculture and the essential need to preserve genetic diversity, because landraces are farmer-developed populations that are often adapted to environmental conditions of significance to tackle environmental concerns. It is therefore increasingly important to identify adaptive traits in crop landraces and understand their molecular basis. This knowledge is potentially useful for promoting more sustainable agricultural techniques, reducing the environmental impact of high-input cropping systems, and diminishing the vulnerability of agriculture to global climate change. In this review, we present an overview of the opportunities and limitations offered by landraces' genomics. We discuss how rapid advances in DNA sequencing techniques, plant phenotyping, and recombinant DNA-based biotechnology encourage both the identification and the validation of the genomic signature of local adaptation in crop landraces. The integration of 'omics' sciences, molecular population genetics, and field studies can provide information inaccessible with earlier technological tools. Although empirical knowledge on the genetic and genomic basis of local adaptation is still fragmented, it is predicted that genomic scans for adaptation will unlock an intraspecific molecular diversity that may be different from that of modern varieties.Keywords: genomics; differentiation; genome-environment association Crop LandracesPublic awareness on the importance of biodiversity conservation is strengthening over time [1]. Climate change, pollution, environmental disasters, loss of natural habitats, environmental degradation, and overexploitation of resources regularly make front-page news. Without taking into consideration the impact of the measures implemented to avoid biodiversity loss, large attention is generally given to wild species, especially those at risk of extinction [1,2]. Agricultural biodiversity (i.e., the variety and variability of animals, plants, and microorganisms that are used directly or indirectly for food and agriculture [3]) is largely regarded as a subset of biodiversity. However, agriculture and biodiversity are closely tied. Their mutual dependence is crucial not only to ensure yield today, but also to contribute to a more resilient, sustainable agriculture. This includes the development of solutions for water-saving technologies and for minimizing the detrimental effects of global climate change on crops [4,5].Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) are the central components of agricultural biodiversity because they constitute the primary elements of the production process. Crop improvement relies on genetic diversity. Taking into account the trends and efforts of modern breeding, the main part of genetic diversity of cultivated species is expected to be found in traditional varieties, also known as landraces. It is not easy to provide an all-p...

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Preference to Local Food vs. Preference to “National” and Regional Food

Cited by 46 publications

References 80 publications

It’s All in the SKU: Getting Food from Somewhere from the Field to the Dinner Plate while Using a Large Scale Retailer

It’s All in the SKU: Getting Food from Somewhere from the Field to the Dinner Plate while Using a Large Scale Retailer

Interpreting regional and local diversities of the social acceptance of agricultural AD plants in the rural space of the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic)

Towards the Genomic Basis of Local Adaptation in Landraces

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