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A methodology for the sustainability assessment of agri-food systems: an application to the Slow Food Presidia project

2014

New and alternative models for agri-food production and consumption have brought up questions regarding the effects they have on local development processes in terms of the economic exploitation of rural areas as well as environmental, cultural, and social factors. The agri-food system proposed by the Slow Food (SF) Presidia Project, which focuses on farm-to-market systems for local, high-quality, sustainable products, can respond to the new and emerging needs of both rural and urban populaces via several approaches in addition to food production itself. However, evaluating these parameters is challenging. The aim of this study was to develop an indicator-based tool to monitor the sustainab…

QH301-705.5media_common.quotation_subjectCultural capitalagricultural and food systems indicators Slow Food sustainability evaluationagricultural and food systemQuality (business)Sustainability organizationsBiology (General)QH540-549.5media_commonSlow FoodEcologybusiness.industryindicatoragricultural and food systemsEnvironmental resource managementEnvironmental economicsindicatorsSettore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni ErbaceeSettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni ArboreeSustainable productsSustainabilitysustainability evaluationFood processingFood systemsBusinessRural area
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