Promoting Sustainable Food System Change Amidst Inequity: A Case Study of Baltimore, Maryland

Swartz, Haley; Santo, Raychel; Neff, Roni A.

doi:10.1016/bs.af2s.2018.09.006

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“…Various studies reported a lack of inclusion of citizens in general (3), citizens from low SES groups (3), or from specific ethnic backgrounds (2). In a discussion of the Baltimore Food Policy Initiative, Bassarab et al ( 2019 ), for example, drawing on earlier work of Swartz et al ( 2018 , p. 33), argue that those choosing to participate in the city’s Food Policy Action Coalition “do not reflect the majority of Baltimore’s population and are generally not people directly affected by food system problems”. In a fierce critique of the food policy council in Birmingham, Alabama, Henson and Munsey ( 2014 ) state that the local food movement is “deeply racialized” due to the lack of involvement of the city’s black community, which makes up the largest population group.…”

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Power to the people? Food democracy initiatives’ contributions to democratic goods

Candel

2022

Agric Hum Values

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In order to foster a transition of the food system toward more sustainable outcomes, scholars have increasingly pointed at the need for organizing strengthened food democracy. By increasing the participation of citizens and food system actors, democratic innovations, such as food policy councils, are believed to promote the quality and legitimacy of food policymaking. However, the question of whether and how food democracy initiatives do indeed contribute to more democratic modes of governance largely remains unexplored. This study addresses this gap by performing a systematic literature review of the existing scholarship on food democracy, assessing democratic innovations for their contributions to four democratic goods: inclusiveness, popular control, considered judgment and transparency. The analysis shows that food democracy initiatives tend to be dominated by organized interests, have more influence on agenda-setting and implementation compared to decision-making, and generally aim for some form of deliberation or knowledge exchange. The precise selection mechanisms, processes and quality of deliberation, and transparency of democratic innovations remain important research gaps. The paper ends with a plea to better connect food democracy scholarship with the broader political sciences, as well as various suggestions for future research.

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Power to the people? Food democracy initiatives’ contributions to democratic goods

Candel

2022

Agric Hum Values

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“…Otro concepto relacionado es la soberanía alimentaria, la cual es un derecho de los pueblos para decidir sobre sus propios sistemas de producción agrícola y de alimentos para contar con una apropiada producción, salud y cultura de alimentos. Esto desde métodos ecológicamente sanos y sostenibles (Swartz et al, 2018). En Colombia, el Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social (CONPES) crea la Política Pública Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional mediante el documento CONPES 113 (2008), con el propósito de dar garantía a la disponibilidad, acceso y consumo de alimentos de forma oportuna y permanente en variedad, cantidad, calidad e innocuidad (Niño y Mora, 2016).…”

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Tipificación de sistemas agropecuarios familiares y la seguridad alimentaria en el piedemonte amazónico colombiano

Jurado Mejía,

Pardo Rozo,

Hernández Londoño

2023

Rev. fac. cien. econ.

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Los sistemas agropecuarios familiares en el piedemonte amazónico son un fenómeno predominante en esta zona rural. El objetivo de esta investigación fue tipificar y caracterizar estos sistemas a partir de variables sociales,económicas, ambientales y también a partir de la percepción de la seguridad alimentaria como atributo que fomenta el arraigo en sistemas rurales. La muestra del estudio consistió en 61 fincas ubicadas en el corregimiento de Villa Hermosa en Florencia-Caquetá, Colombia. Se emplearon técnicas de análisis multivariado como el análisis de conglomerados y el análisis de regresión para conocer la propensión marginal al consumo, PMgC, como argumento para la identificación del potencial de ahorro de las familias. Lo anterior se complementó con un análisis envolvente de datos para medir la eficiencia técnica y determinar el potencial de mejora frente a la generación de ingresos. Se identificaron dos tipos de fincas: sistemas agropecuarios de acumulación simple y sistemas rurales de subsistencia. Se determinaron las variables socioeconómicas que configuran el gasto: el ingreso, el género, el nivel educativo y los años de experiencia en el campo. Se encontró que la PMgC en los sistemas agropecuarios fue de 0,75 en el modelo lineal simple y en el múltiple, lo que sugiere un ahorro potencial del 25 % del ingreso proveniente de las actividades del campo. Solo tres fincas fueron eficientes, mientras que el resto tienen potenciales de mejora asociadas con la subutilización de las coberturas en pasturas y cultivos. La comunidad desea fortalecer la seguridad alimentaria de la zona, pero la baja productividad no hace posible la transición hacia sistemas productivos más rentables.

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“…Social justice for food workers is an issue that is increasingly being highlighted, particularly for employees in the foodservice industry (Lo and Jacobson, 2011). Another perspective on social justice is access, security and affordability of food (Vallianatos et al , 2010), which have been associated with food deserts (Donald, 2013), poverty (Cafer and Kaiser, 2016) and race inequality (Swartz et al , 2018). These injustices in the food system have largely been associated with resource scarcity or money.…”

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Principles of foodservice ethics: a general review

Sharma

Jolly

Chiles

et al. 2021

IJCHM

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Purpose Moral aspects of food are gaining increased attention from scholars due to growing complexity of the food system. The foodservice system is a complex arrangement of stakeholders, yet has not benefited from similar scholarly attention on the moral facets. This gap is of significance given that the foodservice system has increased in importance with the larger proportion of food consumed in foodservice environments. This paper aims to focus on the foodservice system with the goal of applying moral perspectives associated with the theoretical discussion on the principles of food ethics. Design/methodology/approach Food ethics is described within the theoretical framework of three principles, namely, autonomy, justice and well-being. These ethical principles are reviewed in context of the foodservice system comprised of food distribution (supply chains), preparation (foodservice establishments) and consumption (consumer demand). The review also includes international perspectives on foodservice system ethics to assess relativism (versus universalism) of moral issues. Findings As the foodservice system increases in complexity, greater discussion is needed on the ethics of this system. This study observes that ignoring ethical principles can negatively impact the ability of consumers, businesses and communities to make informed choices, and on their well-being. Alternatively, a focus on understanding the role of food ethics can provide an anchor for research, practice and policy development to strengthen the foodservice system. While these moral principles are universal truths, they will require relative introspection globally, based on local experiences. Originality/value This paper presents a moral principle-based description of food ethics that incorporates the various components of the expanding foodservice system.

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Promoting Sustainable Food System Change Amidst Inequity: A Case Study of Baltimore, Maryland

Cited by 7 publications

References 55 publications

Power to the people? Food democracy initiatives’ contributions to democratic goods

Power to the people? Food democracy initiatives’ contributions to democratic goods

Tipificación de sistemas agropecuarios familiares y la seguridad alimentaria en el piedemonte amazónico colombiano

Principles of foodservice ethics: a general review

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