16 articles in this issue
Jivka Deiters,Gerhard Schiefer
Proceedings of the 17th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks,organized by the International Center for Food Chain and Network Research,University of Bonn, GermanyFebruary 13-17, 2023, Garmisch-Partenkirchen,... see more
Presentations during the 17th International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks 2023
Ivica Faleta,Marcus Mergenthaler,Inken Christoph-Schulz
The role of the animal processing industry in the food value chain is critical at a time when, on the one hand, the survival of many farms is uncertain and, on the other, consumer expectations are high. Research has shown that both farmers and consumers h... see more
Moisés Martínez-Soto,Carlos Rodríguez-Monroy,Eduardo Lemus-León,Eveligh Prado-Carpio,María Olivo-Garrido,Ricardo Hernández-Besembel
The energy and food systems are interrelated. On the one hand, about 30% of the world's energy is consumed within agri-food systems, mainly in the post-harvest stage, when fossil fuels are used. On the other hand, energy is also responsible for a third of... see more
Nejla Ben Arfa,Mohamed Ghali
Recently, there is development of many farm’ environmental certifications which aim to identify and promote particularly environmentally friendly practices applied by farmers.High environmental value (HEV) or Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) is a Frenc... see more
Chinthani Rathnayake,Bill Malcolm,Garry Griffith,Alex Sinnett
Sandra Bonse,Stephanie Krieger-Güss,Murielle Diekmann,Brigitte Petersen,Marlies Becker
In recent years, ISO, IFS, BRC and FSSC 22000 standards in the areas of quality, environment and occupational health and safety have been increasingly implemented in companies in various indus-tries. The main focus of these developed standards are the pro... see more
Adrien Dogo,Franck Hongbete,Ina Cramer,Iris Schröter,Marcus Mergenthaler
Child malnutrition is a major problem in Benin, where 31% of children under five are stunted and 5% are wasted. The artisanal production of affordable, tasty and nutritious baby foods by local women entrepreneurs could help alleviate the problem. However,... see more
Antônio Oliveira,Aziz da Silva Júnior,Zhang Min
Brazil is the world largest producer and exporter of soy and sustainability is a key issue for Brazilian import markets. In this context, the Agro Plus program, former Soja Plus, was set up in the early 2010s by the Brazilian Vegetable Oil Industries and ... see more
Tara Sadeghi-Esfahlani,Vera Bitsch
Food retail chains are the intermediaries between most consumers and the other supply chain actors. In this pivotal role, they have the opportunity to contribute to both sustainable consumptions and production patterns. Among the many potential communicat... see more
Iris Schröter,Niels Püttschneider,Marcus Mergenthaler
the countryside. Thus, questions of landscape aesthetics and public acceptance arise. This also applies to agrivoltaic (AV), an approach that refers to different techniques for the simultaneous use of land for agricultural purposes and photovoltaic electr... see more
Silvia Fischer,Wiltrud Terlau
Oliver Meixner,Richard Nieschalk,Rainer Haas
Algae-based foods are becoming more and more popular in recent years. They not only provide health benefits for the human organism but are also cheap and sustainable to produce. Therefore, algae-based novel food products hold potential for future expansio... see more
Geir Gustavsen,Ralf Rautenberger
Since the world’s population is increasing, alternative food sources must be tapped. Although algae have a high potential to become a part of our diets due to their favorable nutritional properties, there is a little information on the willingness of cons... see more
Anne Rollet,Selma Tozanli
This paper aims to identify “Initiatives to reduce the distances between food and consumer” by characterising the two main types of food initiatives carried by the upstream and downstream vision of the food chain. To understand the different dynamics at w... see more
Gaber Shehata,Hanan Zahran,Ahmed Srour
The research aims mainly to study Some economic aspects of Egyptian food security of wheat in light of new challenges through studying of several sub-objectives represented in: estimating the models of the general trends function of some economic indicato... see more