Agricultural and Rural Convention - ARC2020 [Unofficial]Sitting with our contradictions – Learning to reconnect with nature and find peace as humans
CSCP Good data can help food systems become more #sustainable
💡A new report of our SPOON project reveals what it takes for citizens to share food-related data
👉🏾 Check it out here: https://www.cscp.org/spoon-report-on-food-data/
Tobias PlieningerTrees on farmlands contribute to dietary diversity through providing food, generating income, supplying energy & supporting agroecological processes. An excellent 1st phd paper by Khant Sandar Htet, now published in "Landscape Ecology", provides evidence of how three native tree species lead to dietary diversification in a poverty-ridden rural area of Myanmar. With Laura Kmoch. #Agroforestry #SustainableFoodSystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-02030-8
The nexus between agroforestry landscapes and dietary diversity: insights from Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone - Landscape Ecology
Context Agroforestry plays a crucial role in increasing tree-based food production for healthy and sustainable food systems. However, the potential of farm trees to contribute to farmers' dietary diversity along multiple paths remains under-researched. Objectives This study aimed to fill existing knowledge gaps by investigating the role of native trees (toddy palm, jujube, and thanakha) in increasing dietary diversity within dryland agroforestry systems. Methods We conducted face-to-face qualitative interviews with 47 farmers from the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar (i) to appraise the multiple roles of native tree species in agroforestry landscapes, (ii) to unravel their contributions to four dietary diversity paths, and (iii) to elucidate factors driving the stability of or changes in these pathways. Results We found that native trees provide food directly and through interaction with crop production and livestock farming, leading to dietary diversification. Agroforestry byproducts are used as fuel and manure, and income from trading agroforestry products provides access to additional food sources. Farmers emphasized the ease of tree management and the roles they play in providing passive income and enhancing resilience to climate stressors as stabilizing factors. However, social-cultural changes, lack of extension services, the unsustainable use of tree products, and market instability were identified as destabilizing factors. Conclusions This study advances knowledge about the holistic contribution of agroforestry landscapes to dietary diversity by presenting evidence from dryland agroforestry systems in Myanmar. Our findings suggest a need for enhanced understanding of social and ecological changes and cultural factors in agroforestry landscapes to maintain the role of native trees in strengthening dietary diversity.
Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS)The contributions of community seed saving to health and wellbeing: A qualitative study in Thunder Bay, Canada
More on page 10 of the Fall 2024 Newsletter!
https://foodstudies.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fall-2024-Newsletter.pdf
#OpenAccess #ThunderBay #Ontario #Canada #SeedSaving #Community #CommunitySeedSaving #FoodSystems #Sustainability #SustainableFoodSystems #MentalHealth #SpiritualHealth #PhysicalHealth #Wellbeing #Relationships #Reciprocity #PublicHealth #HealthIntervention
Seed saving in Atlantic Canada: Sustainable food through sharing and education
Norma Jean Worden-Rogers
Kathleen Glasgow
Irena Knezevic
Stephanie Hughes
#Seeds #SeedSaving #SeedConservation #SeedSecurity #AtlanticCanada #SustainableFoodSystems #SocialEconomy #InformalEconomy
#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat
https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/352
FLOW PartnershipBy connecting with a diverse network of researchers, practitioners, and community partners, we aim to create impactful, indicator driven narratives that drive meaningful change. Thank you to SSHRC for funding this important work! Follow us to stay updated on our progress, research findings, and how we're contributing to a sustainable future
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Happy Tenth Birthday CFS!
#HappyBirthday
Farm safety: A prerequisite for sustainable food production in Newfoundland and Labrador
Lesley Butler
Ewa M. Dabrowska
Barbara Neis
#Sustainable #FoodSystems #SustainableFoodSystems #Agriculture #OccupationalHealthAndSafety #Newfoundland #Labrador
#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat
https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/317
GMOpá, #challengeaccepted?
#foodsustainability #vegetarian #vegan #sustainability #sustainablefood #SustainableFoodSystems #climatechange #climatecrisis
EFSART by @EFSA_EU: Grateful for this opportunity to strengthen ties with @foodDTUdk, exploring new collaborative avenues for long-term #partnerships. Wide-ranging discussions on topics such as RA #datamodeling, #knowledgesharing, #greentransition #SustainableFoodSystems. Thank you for hosting us!
🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/BUrl_EFSA/status/1725523958240326105#m
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EURACTIV AgrifoodNGOs urge EU not to abandon flagship sustainable food systems law https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/ngos-urge-eu-not-to-abandon-flagship-sustainable-food-systems-law/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Sustainablefoodsystems
