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Sustainable diets and nutrition - Policy Briefs
Food is made up of nutrients. Micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals are needed only in small amounts. Macronutrients such as carbohydrates, protein and fat are needed in larger amounts. The body cannot function properly if one or more nutrients are missing. A healthy and balanced diet provides foods in...
(Global coverage)
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Social and Industrial Food Service Institute
Food production and ecosystem management - Reports & Case Studies
Since the creation of the city several 1,000 years ago, a distinction between the rural
and the urban has developed. In very general terms, cities are hubs of commerce, trade,
finance, education, administration, institutional power, and clergy. In contrast, the rural is a setting of primary production, notably of agricultural products. This...
(Europe)
2016 - Frank Lohrberg, Lilli Lička, Lionella Scazzosi, Axel Timpe
Food supply and distribution - Reports & Case Studies
The City Region Food System of Rotterdam is characterised by the paradox of being an international port – a gateway to Europe, particularly for fruit and feed – while at the same time having a small but prolific local food movement that consists of citizens and entrepreneurs who are motivated...
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (Europe)
2016 - Jan Willem van der Schans, Paul de Graaf
Food supply and distribution - Reports & Case Studies
The food system in the Quito Metropolitan District (DMQ) can be characterised as a mixture of a Food System 1.0 and 2.0.
Ecuador’s internal food market has consistently grown over recent years. Food consumption statistics show that fresh and processed food household expenses have grown annually by 3% over recent years...
Ecuador (Latin America and the Caribbean)
2016 - Inigo Arrazola, Nataly Pinto Alvaro, Johanna Renckens, Hector Ballesteros, Patric Hollenstein
Food supply and distribution - Reports & Case Studies
This study on Bristol, UK, is part of joint effort of the RUAF Foundation and the Food Business Knowledge Platform, together with local partners, to contribute to a better understanding of how different types of private sector players can shape/enable the existence of a city region food system (as opposed...
United Kingdom (Europe)
2016 - Joy Carey