Category: Novel and fair food systems

Small specialty farms often struggle to get their goods to a large section of consumers and consumers who want to purchase these goods cannot do so conveniently. This scheme aims to give small farmers a large platform and marketing to...

In late 1990s and early 2000 food scandals, such as melamine milk to horse meat, insufficient labelling etc. had awaken consumers. Food production had become extremely industrialized, food  chains centralized, and farms were closing down. There was a need for...

The aim of this initiative is to resolve issues related to the marketing of local products and to take advantage of the proximity of producers and consumers in peri-urban areas. It also aims to  promote new forms of short marketing...

The deciding factor behind the collaboration of the initiative was the need for fair prices for farmers/producers/consumers, the need to introduce logistical innovation, to improve the visibility of  local products and to find marketing opportunities for producers to sell (fresh)...

The objectives of PLNT are diverse: to provide local products with a focus on quality and sustainability, to sell high quality food directly to the consumers in the city, to inform customers on the  range of crops that are available...

The main problem the farmer is trying to solve is how to stop selling high quality milk to a big food producer that turns it into mass consumption and not fully natural dairy products. He is looking  also for a...

A family of farmers strives for a fair market for their products and those of local farmers without the intervention of intermediaries, who often lower purchase prices for producers and increase them for consumers. Main results / outcomes The family...

The objective is to support small local producers and food businesses to have access to a market that values and supports their work and builds lasting and direct, face-to-face connection with local consumers. Main results / outcomes About 40 farmers...

Problem encountered and objective The Fruta Feia initiative arises from the need to reverse the trends of standardisation of fruit and vegetables that have nothing to do with food safety and quality issues. This initiative aims to combat market inefficiency...