Sustainable Food Systems Symposium 2024

Session

Social Impact and Equity in Food Systems

18 Sept 2024, 14:10

Entrance Hall (Paulinerkirche)

63. The China Shock and Structural Transformation: The Case of Soy in Brazil

Samuel Siewers (Uni Göttingen)

18/09/2024, 14:10

Poster

One of the most significant implications, although often neglected, of the recent rise of China as an economic power has been a large positive shock in demand for agricultural commodities–and has been labeled the “other” China shock (Hansen and Wingender, 2023). Featuring prominently on the receiving end of this shock, particularly via growing demand for soybeans, is Brazil, a country in which...

221. Gender differences and the welfare effects of food crop commercialization in Malawi

David Zingwe (University of Malawi)

18/09/2024, 14:15

Poster

The main objectives of this paper are twofold; first, to highlight the gender gap in food crop commercialization and in key household welfare indicators with an understanding that food crop commercialization touches on two highly contested household domains that are, in a classical sense, gendered (the domestic domain and the market domain). Secondly, the paper set out to investigate the nexus...

124. Urban agriculture and its contribution to household food and nutrition security

Lesley Macheka (Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology), Dr George Kembo (Food and Nutrition Council)

18/09/2024, 14:20

Oral

Introduction
Urban agriculture is a livelihood diversification strategy, which can potentially alleviate urban food insecurity for low-income communities. Unfortunately, despite the positive prospects it proffers, urban agriculture has not been tolerated in most African cities as it is often viewed as a rural activity, which detracts from the modern city image. In addition, despite the...

132. The community food store – a case study of the local social impact initiative.

Mrs Anna Guseinova (Master of Social Anthropology, Social Entrepreneur), Mrs Olga Samoylova (Independent Sustainability Practitioner, Social Entrepreneur)

18/09/2024, 14:25

Oral

Keywords
Community resilience, food sharing, social impact
Introduction
Food retail corporations are the vital global actors of the food distribution and consumption landscape. The future of Sustainable Food Systems and the Sustainable Food Value Chains transformation heavily depends on their ability to align key business performance indicators and sustainable development goals. This...