Feeding Prometheus: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Solving the Global Food Crisis

Vandermeer, John; Aga, Aniket; Allgeier, Jacob E.; Badgley, Catherine; Baucom, Regina S.; Blesh, Jennifer; Shapiro, Lilly Fink; Jones, Andrew D.; Hoey, Leslie; Jain, Meha; Perfecto, Ivette; Wilson, Mark L.

doi:10.3389/fsufs.2018.00039

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“…Sp2 Sp5 Community influence farmland all place the productivity of crops at a premium (Vandermeer et al, 2018). Given the negative influence of weeds on crop yield, the study of weed adaptation should figure heavily into every modern research agenda.…”

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Evolutionary and ecological insights from herbicide‐resistant weeds: what have we learned about plant adaptation, and what is left to uncover?

2019

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Summary The evolution of herbicide resistance in crop weeds presents one of the greatest challenges to agriculture and the production of food. Herbicide resistance has been studied for more than 60 yr, in the large part by researchers seeking to design effective weed control programs. As an outcome of this work, various unique questions in plant adaptation have been addressed. Here, I collate recent research on the herbicide‐resistant problem in light of key questions and themes in evolution and ecology. I highlight discoveries made on herbicide‐resistant weeds in three broad areas – the genetic basis of adaptation, evolutionary constraints, experimental evolution – and similarly discuss questions left to be answered. I then develop how one would use herbicide‐resistance evolution as a model for studying eco‐evolutionary dynamics within a community context. My overall goals are to highlight important findings in the weed science literature that are relevant to themes in plant adaptation and to stimulate the use of herbicide‐resistant plants as models for addressing key questions within ecology and evolution.

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Evolutionary and ecological insights from herbicide‐resistant weeds: what have we learned about plant adaptation, and what is left to uncover?

2019

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“…Against this, new challenges and new priorities are highlighted which involve trade flows, sector structure, competitiveness, social well-being and the environment and which can be far-reaching, but have not yet been well understood. Transformations are increasingly involving food standards, and new trends are highlighted in relation to new forms of vertical coordination, the introduction of new technologies and the modification of consumer preferences [5,6,83,85,86].…”

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Consumer Habits of Local Food: Perspectives from Northern Sweden

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International studies are dealing with the promotion of sustainable food systems more frequently. Additionally, places of purchase and sharing in the choice of food to be consumed have become a network system for families. The aim of this work is to analyse the preferences of Swedish consumers for local/artisanal cheeses and the purchase motivations that guide their choices. We also studied the role played by consumers’ favourite shopping locations (retail store, hypermarket, city market, supply chain). On the one hand, we examined the attractiveness and the power exercised by the various stores and on the other hand, we viewed the consumer in relation to the frequency of purchase, and the confidence with the sales points. We interviewed 200 people in the city of Östersund, highlighting habits, consumption preferences and reasons for purchasing. A multiple correspondence analysis explores the reasons behind the purchase preferences of the local ‘Källarlagrad getost’ artisan cheese from the Slow Food brand. The representations of social network analysis are used to show the complex articulations that influence the choices of consumers in terms of type of cheese purchased/consumed and places of purchase/consumption. The results showed that Swedish consumers, in the purchase of cheeses, have a loyalty point at the point of sale, follow the advice of the seller and are attentive to the reputation of the product. Those who buy Källarlagrad getost are sensitive to safety, appreciate artisan cheeses and choose them for their versatility, have a strong connection with the territory and wish to contribute to supporting the local economy. Knowing these characteristics and preferences of Swedish consumers living in a city in the north of the country is important for marketing activities and for promoting tourism and sustainable gastronomy.

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“…The recognition of the importance of systems dynamics and feedback mechanisms incited a range of complex multi-level graphic representations and related modelling exercises [32,33]. Food systems are increasingly visualised as networks that provide environmental services, enhance human Whereas the supply/value chain framework improved the understanding about (horizontal) interdependencies, it still provides little insight into system interactions and feedbacks.…”

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The Challenge of Food Systems Research: What Difference Does It Make?

2018

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Recent discussions on the results of food security programs devote key attention to complex interactions between policy interventions and business innovation for improving nutrition outcomes. This shift from linear approaches of food and nutrition security towards a more interlinked and nested analysis of food systems dynamics has profound implications for the design and organization of research and innovation processes. In this article we outline our experience with interdisciplinary and interactive processes of food systems analysis at different scale levels, paying systematic attention to three critical system interfaces: intersections with other systems, interactions within the food system, and incentives for food system innovations (the so-called: 3I approach). We discuss the importance of these interfaces for leveraging food system adaptation and managing food system transformation. We also provide illustrative examples of the relevance of food systems analysis for the identification of appropriate and effective programs for reinforcing the resilience, responsiveness and inclusiveness of novel food and nutrition programs.

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Feeding Prometheus: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Solving the Global Food Crisis

Cited by 47 publications

References 36 publications

Evolutionary and ecological insights from herbicide‐resistant weeds: what have we learned about plant adaptation, and what is left to uncover?

Evolutionary and ecological insights from herbicide‐resistant weeds: what have we learned about plant adaptation, and what is left to uncover?

Consumer Habits of Local Food: Perspectives from Northern Sweden

The Challenge of Food Systems Research: What Difference Does It Make?

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