65. Can we reach food sustainability through local food? Evidence from Romania

Dumitraş, Diana E.; Pocol, Cristina Bianca; Jitea, Ionel Mugurel

doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-834-6_65

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“…The systematic literature review revealed that misconceptions accompanying us during the first stage of this research suffered change, faced with the number of interesting documents finally found, a visible signal that the need for the understanding of concepts such as food waste, circular economy, and waste management in Eastern European countries started years ago, increased significantly from 2015, and remains an on-going process due to the specificity of the region and driven by COVID-19 dynamics [46][47][48][49]. The highest share of expenditures on food in 2020 belonged to Eastern European countries: Romania (26.4%), followed by Lithuania (21.7%), Estonia (21.6%), and Croatia (21.4%), whereas the lowest rates belonged to Luxembourg (9.5%), Ireland (9.8%), and Switzerland (9.7%) [50][51][52][53]. To avoid the over-inclusion of documents, a set of eligibility criteria was identified and applied, such as time period or cultural, ideological, or linguistic range.…”

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Resources Management for a Resilient World: A Literature Review of Eastern European Countries with Focus on Household Behaviour and Trends Related to Food Waste

2022

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Increasing concern about food waste and the consequences of human lifestyle on the environment have intensified attention on this topic. While waste and loss of food occur in all stages of the food chain, more than 50% of the blame relies on the consumers’ shoulders, regardless of their geographical location, age, culture, or historical roots. Ideally, wasted food (from agriculturalproduction to storage and transportation stages, down to final consumers) should return to the habitat it came from (circular economy concept), but man-made materials do not naturally decompose quickly, or they decompose in several hundreds of years, destroying untouched resources. Simply presented, reducing lost or wasted food means more food for us all in the future, more visible economic growth (especially in low-income countries), and less pressure on the environment. While these concepts are largely being investigated inWestern economies, Eastern Europe lacks a proper understanding, especially in the best relevant practices. Therefore, this systematic review highlights the need for further research on Eastern European households’ attitudes and the importance of identifying long-term trends in changing behaviour causing wastage. This can only be done properly if past experiences, societal culture, traditions, and food habits are mirrored in future predictions by considering the inherent factors influencing the decision-making process.

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Resources Management for a Resilient World: A Literature Review of Eastern European Countries with Focus on Household Behaviour and Trends Related to Food Waste

2022

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“…These become a challenge considering that farmers' efforts to maintain HNV farming resources are hardly recognized [69]. Besides, in the same study area, scholars [70] have previously shown that biodiversity and HNV farming resources are not well valorized in the actual market value chain.…”

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Innovation Gaps and Barriers in Alternative Innovative Solutions for Sustainable High Nature Value Grasslands. Evidence from Romania

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Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposes environmental policies developed around action-based conservation measures supported by agri-environment schemes (AES). High Nature Value (HNV) farming represents a combination of low-intensity and mosaic practices mostly developed in agricultural marginalized rural areas which sustain rich biodiversity. Being threatened by intensification and abandonment, such farming practices were supported in the last CAP periods by targeted AES. This study aims to identify the most important farming trends in a recognized HNV grasslands Romanian site, subject to public conservation actions. The content analysis of multi-actor focus groups transcripts identifies innovation needs for alternative sustainable HNV farming systems, assessing also the most important barriers for their local deployment. Results show that stakeholders have strong awareness about the existence of HNV farming practices in their territory and their negative trends (abandonment; intensification) that might irreversibly affect biodiversity and cultural values. Current AES could not compensate for the existing innovation gaps. Although local stakeholders have basic awareness about alternative innovative approaches, they failed in their deployment mainly due to the lack of collective actions. Access to adapted knowledge reservoirs and the promotion of local innovation catalyzers are essential for the future sustainability of HNV farming practices.

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“…Unlike online shopping, which represents a very well-developed and investigated distribution channel [17][18][19], food purchase from vending machines is a relatively poorly addressed topic in the literature, especially in Romania, with existing studies using secondary data sources at regional level [20] or based on specific case studies [21] or on aspects related more to food safety [22][23][24][25]. Vending machines provide easy access to a wide variety of fresh or processed foods, beverages, and/or menus, and they can be in shopping centers, block staircases, hospitals, public institutions, educational institutions, and/or other places where there is socioeconomic activity [26][27][28].…”

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Factors Generating the Willingness of Romanian Consumers to Buy Raw Milk from Vending Machines

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Mititean

Pocol

et al. 2023

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The use of automatic raw milk dispensers for products obtained from Romanian farms can represent an effective method of encouraging the development of short supply chains and promoting sustainable production and consumption systems. There are very few studies in the literature, especially in emerging economies, that analyze consumer perception regarding the use of raw milk dispensers; most of the research is focused on technical aspects regarding how such machines function and food safety, and less on consumers’ perceptions towards them or consumer satisfaction, loyalty, or intention to use them. Therefore, the objective of this research was to investigate the willingness of Romanian consumers to buy raw milk from vending machines. In this regard, the authors drew a conceptual model to assess the factors that trigger willingness to buy raw milk from vending machines and then implemented a quantitative-based survey among Romanian consumers who buy raw milk from vending machines. The data were analyzed by modeling structural equations with SmartPLS. The results reveal that the generation of consumer willingness to buy raw milk from vending machines depends on how consumers perceive raw milk but also on the product safety, reusability of the milk bottle, and the provenance of the raw milk, as well as the nutritional qualities of the unprocessed raw milk. The paper extends previous studies based on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) and deepens the understanding of consumers’ perception towards raw milk dispensers. Furthermore, the results also highlight possible managerial strategies that aim to improve the understanding of consumers.

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65. Can we reach food sustainability through local food? Evidence from Romania

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Resources Management for a Resilient World: A Literature Review of Eastern European Countries with Focus on Household Behaviour and Trends Related to Food Waste

Resources Management for a Resilient World: A Literature Review of Eastern European Countries with Focus on Household Behaviour and Trends Related to Food Waste

Innovation Gaps and Barriers in Alternative Innovative Solutions for Sustainable High Nature Value Grasslands. Evidence from Romania

Factors Generating the Willingness of Romanian Consumers to Buy Raw Milk from Vending Machines

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