Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food

Kneafsey, Moya; Cox, Rosie; Holloway, Lewis; Dowler, Elizabeth; Venn, Laura; Tuomainen, Helena

doi:10.5040/9781350047631

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“…Lower-income consumers express similar values to those with higher incomes, in terms of both reflective answers and purchasing patterns. Although price inevitably also remains an important determinant of choice for those on low incomes, these trends are no longer a 'middle class niche' (138)(139)(140) . Retailers and producers are responding to these trends to varying extents, although the recognition that low-income consumers also seek to express their concern for food quality in what they buy is not as widespread as it could be (141) .…”

Section: Initiatives In 'Commercial Food Access' Through Retailing Anmentioning

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Symposium on ‘Intervention policies for deprived households’ Policy initiatives to address low-income households' nutritional needs in the UK

Dowler

2008

Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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Members of low-income households in the UK are more likely to have patterns of food and nutrient intakes that are less inclined to lead to good health outcomes in the short and long term. Health inequalities, including the likelihood of child and adulthood obesity, have long been documented in the UK and show little sign of improving so far, despite 10 years of attention from a government that has committed itself to addressing them. Following the Acheson Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (1998) in England a number of initiatives to tackle inequalities in food and diet were established, both nationally and within the devolved nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Nevertheless, until recently, there has been no overall strategic policy addressing the food and nutritional needs of low-income households. The present paper reviews how the problems have been constructed and understood and how they have been addressed, briefly drawing on recent evaluations of food and nutrition policies in Scotland and Wales. The contemporary challenge is to frame cross-cutting policy initiatives that move beyond simple targeting and local actions, encompass a life-course approach and recognise both the diversity of households that fall into 'low-income' categories and the need for 'upstream' intervention.UK low-income households: Food and nutritional needs: Policy initiatives

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Section: Initiatives In 'Commercial Food Access' Through Retailing Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Symposium on ‘Intervention policies for deprived households’ Policy initiatives to address low-income households' nutritional needs in the UK

Dowler

2008

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“…In practice, countries have continued to develop separate nutrition policies alongside food security and/or agricultural plans (2,4) . These developments have been led by national governments, although as civil society and consumer concern about the global food system has grown, this has led to increasing involvement of other stakeholders in the development of food polices (5,6) .…”

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Opportunities and challenges in developing a whole-of-government national food and nutrition policy: lessons from Australia’s National Food Plan

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Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The present article tracks the development of the Australian National Food Plan as a 'whole of government' food policy that aimed to integrate elements of nutrition and sustainability alongside economic objectives. Design: The article uses policy analysis to explore the processes of consultation and stakeholder involvement in the development of the National Food Plan, focusing on actors from the sectors of industry, civil society and government. Existing documentation and submissions to the Plan were used as data sources. Models of health policy analysis and policy streams were employed to analyse policy development processes. Setting: Australia.

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“…Alternative food networks (AFNs) represent a critique of globalization and the neoliberal relations that conventional markets are normally associated with (Goodman, 2003;Kneafsey et al, 2008). They are widely seen as a response to growing concerns about the negative sustainability impacts of the current food system, not only from an environmental point of view but also in terms of producers' and consumers' well-being (Kloppenburg et al 1996;Anderson 2008).…”

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Development communication in alternative food networks: empowering Indian farmers through global market relations

Touri

2016

The Journal of International Communication

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As sustainability is becoming a bigger global concern, sustainable development operations require new partnerships and a multiplicity of communication practices among various stakeholders. Private enterprises with social, ecological and ethical concerns can be among those stakeholders, but their role in development communication has received limited attention. To address this deficit, this article explores the capacity of small private enterprises to empower farming communities, through a dialogical model of communication. Focusing on Alternative Food Networks, the article argues that market exchanges are mediated by social relations that can bring to light an alternative and ethical side of the global market. These relations are examined empirically through a qualitative case study: a community of farmers in South India and their relation with small private enterprises from Europe and North America. The findings reveal significant ways in which these partnerships can prove empowering for farmers, showing there is fertile ground for more active involvement of enterprises in development communication practices.

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Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food

Cited by 176 publications

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Symposium on ‘Intervention policies for deprived households’ Policy initiatives to address low-income households' nutritional needs in the UK

Symposium on ‘Intervention policies for deprived households’ Policy initiatives to address low-income households' nutritional needs in the UK

Opportunities and challenges in developing a whole-of-government national food and nutrition policy: lessons from Australia’s National Food Plan

Development communication in alternative food networks: empowering Indian farmers through global market relations

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