Research & reports

Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.

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• Safe food, green food, good food: Chinese Community Supported Agriculture and the rising middle class

  2011

  Yan Shi, Cunwang Cheng, Peng Lei, Tiejun Wen, Caroline Merrifield · International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability · China (Beijing)

  This paper examined the relationship between the Chinese middle class and sustainable agriculture, from the perspective of establishing and operating Beijing's first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, amidst growing middle-class interest in "green" and sustainable food. The study discussed the farm's environmental and institutional sustainability, and explored the potential for future success with CSA models in China based on evidence from this case.

  CSA & TeikeiFood sovereignty & justiceEconomicsClimate change
  Read source →DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2011.619327

• 경남의 친환경농업 활성화와 지역농식품체계 구축

  2011

  권용덕, 윤인국 · 정책포커스 · South Korea

  A study investigated the status of eco-friendly agriculture in Gyeongnam, South Korea, from 2009 to 2010. Gyeongnam's eco-friendly production base was low at 6.2% of the national total (12,043ha), with a high proportion of low-pesticide produce (62.9%). Direct sales were prevalent, but wholesale distribution was very low at 3.0% of total transactions, and exports were concentrated in processed foods and heavily reliant on the Japanese market. The study identified issues such as weakened producer bargaining power, slow development of local food systems due to policy gaps, inadequate wholesale distribution, and an export structure that does not significantly benefit farmers, and proposed revitalization strategies.

  Food sovereignty & justiceCSA & TeikeiFood educationPolicy
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• 석유에너지 위기와 대안식량체계

  2008

  김종덕 · 환경사회학연구 ECO · South Korea

  This paper points out that the current global food system, which has heavily relied on low-cost oil energy, faces problems in food production, processing, and transportation due to surging crude oil prices, leading to food export controls and riots, and escalating global food conflicts and instability. The global food system is vulnerable to oil energy crises and negatively impacts food safety, security, environment, local economies, and food culture. Therefore, the paper emphasizes the need for alternative food systems like organic farming, urban agriculture, and community-supported agriculture that reduce reliance on oil energy.

  Food sovereignty & justiceClimate changeEconomicsCSA & TeikeiUrban–rural linkage
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