Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Morteza Akbari, Pantea Foroudi, Mohana Shahmoradi, Hamid Padash, Zahra Shahabaldini Parizi, Ala Khosravani, Pouria Ataei, Maria Teresa Cuomo
Summary: This study analyzed the intellectual structure of food security research and its changes using bibliometric review. The findings categorized food security research into five clusters: food security and sustainable development; food security and socioeconomic factors; food security policy and governance; coping strategies for poverty, inequality, and hunger; and modern food security management. The study also emphasized the consideration of new dimensions and identified gaps for further research directions.
Article
Environmental Studies
Benjamin K. Sovacool
Summary: Social movements are collective actions by groups of actors with common agendas and tactics to achieve social change. This study examines the power of four successful historical social movements - anti-slavery, temperance, civil rights, and family planning. These movements took decades or even centuries to reach their goals and relied on a variety of strategies and actors.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jessica Fanzo, Coral Rudie, Iman Sigman, Steven Grinspoon, Tim G. Benton, Molly E. Brown, Namukolo Covic, Kathleen Fitch, Christopher D. Golden, Delia Grace, Marie-France Hivert, Peter Huybers, Lindsay M. Jaacks, William A. Masters, Nicholas Nisbett, Ruth A. Richardson, Chelsea R. Singleton, Patrick Webb, Walter C. Willett
Summary: Food systems are facing challenges with a changing climate, hunger and malnutrition, and social inequities, but there are opportunities for improvement. The global community can work together to transform food systems and address issues like malnutrition, climate change, and social inequalities. The nutrition and health communities play a key role in this transformative process.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jessica Fanzo, Coral Rudie, Iman Sigman, Steven Grinspoon, Tim G. Benton, Molly E. Brown, Namukolo Covic, Kathleen Fitch, Christopher D. Golden, Delia Grace, Marie-France Hivert, Peter Huybers, Lindsay M. Jaacks, William A. Masters, Nicholas Nisbett, Ruth A. Richardson, Chelsea R. Singleton, Patrick Webb, Walter C. Willett
Summary: Food systems are facing challenges of a changing climate, increasing hunger and malnutrition, and social inequities. There are significant opportunities to transform food systems to produce healthy and safe food sustainably through global cooperation. The nutrition and health communities play a crucial role in driving this transformative process.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jue Wang, Keyi Ju, Xiaozhuo Wei
Summary: This study analyzes the frontier development of water, energy, and food (WEF) research and finds that WEF research is gradually increasing globally, especially since 2015. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Hoff, and Bazilian have the greatest influence on the promotion of WEF research, with significant cooperation between institutions and countries. The WEF nexus has become the most important research hotspot, but some new topics have not received enough attention.
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Frederic Goulet, Alexis Aulagnier, Eve Fouilleux
Summary: This article explores the alternatives to pesticides in agriculture and analyzes the socio-political processes that either support or hinder their expansion. It discusses the obstacles faced by public policies aimed at reducing pesticide use and introduces two main families of alternatives: substitution through alternative technologies and systemic redesign of agricultural systems. The article highlights the importance of considering the diversity of components, stakeholders, and processes involved at the whole food system level.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Yun Cai, Fuxin Kang, Xiaozhi Wang
Summary: Critical illness can severely affect the bone health of patients. Therefore, it is important to focus on ICU-related bone loss and implement prevention and treatment strategies, such as personalized nutritional support and appropriate physical therapy.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Daniel Hoehn, Ian Vazquez-Rowe, Ramzy Kahhat, Maria Margallo, Jara Laso, Ana Fernandez-Rios, Israel Ruiz-Salmon, Ruben Aldaco
Summary: In the context of increasing concern regarding food loss and waste (FLW) generation, efforts have been made to standardize quantification methodologies. However, to date, there is no agreed upon standard methodology for FLW quantification. This study assesses existing methodologies and highlights the need for alternative paths. The assessment reveals uncertainty and opacity in current FLW quantification and assessment reports.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Christophe Bene
Summary: This paper explores the conditions and self-reinforcing dynamics that hinder the Great Transformation of food systems called for by international experts and development agencies. The concentration of economic and market power, along with other factors such as ideology and policy incoherence, prevent the alignment of the food systems towards sustainability. While innovation is often seen as a game-changer, the profit-driven nature of its evolutionary selection fails to steer the food systems towards sustainability. A normative and global approach, with an emphasis on governance transformation, is necessary to overcome the current barriers and achieve the long-awaited sustainable transformation.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Karoline Poeggel
Summary: This article presents a conceptual framework that describes the connection between identity processes at individual and collective levels in grassroots initiatives, such as local food groups. By studying local food initiatives, researchers can gain a deeper understanding of the social interaction and involvement of individuals and groups, offering opportunities for sustainable transformation.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Thomas P. Tomich, Casey Hoy, Michael R. Dimock, Allan D. Hollander, Patrick R. Huber, Ayaz Hyder, Matthew C. Lange, Courtney M. Riggle, Michael T. Roberts, James F. Quinn
Summary: Public interest in the origin and production of food has grown, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing weaknesses in food systems' ability to support livelihoods and the environment. Addressing these issues requires collaborative research, innovation, and measurable benchmarks to increase inclusivity, sustainability, and resilience within food systems. Food systems informatics can enhance these aspects through user-driven interaction and experimentation, creating verifiable sustainability claims and improving health outcomes.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Julia Y. Q. Low, Nathalie Janin, Rachel M. Traill, Joanne Hort
Summary: Traditional consumer acceptance and preference testing struggles to accurately predict food choice behavior. This review explores various tools used to capture consumer emotional response to food and provides recommendations for measuring food-evoked emotions. No single method has been identified as the optimal approach, highlighting the need for further research to understand the impact of emotions on food choice.
FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Leonardo van den Berg, M. B. Goris, J. H. Behagel, G. Verschoor, E. Turnhout, M. I. Botelho, I. Silva Lopes
Summary: This study examines two agroecological peasant territories in Brazil as emancipatory alternatives in the context of authoritarian populism and neo-liberalism. The peasant territories build and defend emancipatory alternatives through self-governed knowledge and production systems, mobilizing against exploitative relations, and transforming parts of the state. They provide a basis for emancipatory transformation and can be considered as emancipatory alternatives themselves.
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Brian R. Dineen, Kang Yang Trevor Yu, Julia Stevenson-Street
Summary: Effective recruitment of talent is crucial, and Personnel Psychology has made significant contributions to research in this area. In this review, we discuss the studied recruitment outcomes, theoretical progress, and methodologies employed in the field. We also highlight trends observed in the journal over the years. The review concludes with practical implications and future directions for recruitment research.
PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Management
Barbara Flynn, David Cantor, Mark Pagell, Kevin J. Dooley, Arash Azadegan
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions and challenges for supply chain management, prompting researchers and practitioners to reevaluate existing assumptions in the discipline. The current issue of the Journal of Supply Chain Management aims to provide insights and discussions on the future direction of supply chain management, particularly in response to mega-disruptions like the pandemic.
JOURNAL OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Molly D. Anderson, Marta Rivera-Ferre
Summary: Industrial agriculture has not yet achieved the goal of ending hunger as the negative environmental and social consequences have become impossible to ignore. Regenerative agricultural systems, such as agroecology and food sovereignty, have significant potential benefits in terms of social and environmental aspects and deserve more attention. Promoting this new narrative requires distinguishing more clearly between sustainable and unsustainable farming systems.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Marta G. Rivera-Ferre, Feliu Lopez-i-Gelats, Federica Ravera, Elisa Oteros-Rozas, Marina di Masso, Rosa Binimelis, Hamid El Bilali
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the connections between agri-food systems and emergent infectious diseases, highlighting the impact on global food systems. The pandemic has disrupted food systems at all levels, affecting production, consumption, and food security pillars.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2021)
Review
Ecology
G. Dean, M. G. Rivera-Ferre, Marti Rosas-Casals, F. Lopez-i-Gelats
Summary: The NCP framework, building on the ES concept, is positioned well to analyze socioecological systems such as pastoral systems with strong human-nature interactions. Through qualitative comparative analysis, it was found that NCP elements like Habitat creation and maintenance, Food and feed, and Supporting identities are most relevant to pastoral systems in literature. This suggests that NCP framework can complement ES framework for a more comprehensive analysis of SES.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Patrick Caron, Martin van Ittersum, Tessa Avermaete, Gianluca Brunori, Jessica Fanzo, Ken Giller, Etienne Hainzelin, John Ingram, Lise Korsten, Yves Martin-Prevel, Moses Osiru, Cheryl Palm, Marta Rivera Ferre, Mariana Rufino, Sergio Schneider, Alban Thomas, Daniel Walker
Summary: The 4th Global Food Security conference emphasized four major developments: the shift to food systems, focus on diets and consumption patterns, the importance of unknown futures and inherent risks, and the central role of research connections. Delegates discussed five scientific challenges that need to be addressed through research investments and improving science-policy interfaces.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Marta Rivera-Ferre
Summary: The impacts of climate change on different social groups are not equal due to inequality. Gender plays a key role in climate change research as it intersects with other systems of power and marginalization, leading to unequal experiences of vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Feminist studies reveal the underlying causes of vulnerability and propose alternatives by highlighting the agency of marginalized actors.
METODE SCIENCE STUDIES JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Rachel Bezner Kerr, Lars Otto Naess, Bridget Allen-O'Neil, Edmond Totin, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Camilla Risvoll, Marta G. Rivera Ferre, Feliu Lopez-i-Gelats, Siri Eriksen
Summary: Climate change has significant implications for certain groups in society and their food security, and requires adaptation actions. This study examines changing biophysical and social factors, with a focus on vulnerable groups, across four case studies. The study finds that the interaction between biophysical limits and socio-political factors determines the options for sustainable adaptation.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geography
Marta G. Rivera-Ferre, David Gallar, Angel Calle-Collado, Vania Pimentel
Summary: In the context of redefining Agroecology, characteristics of an agroecological education for food sovereignty are analyzed based on motivations, actors, teachers, students, and pedagogies. Formal and non-formal sectors show differences in implementation, emphasizing the importance of dialogue, participatory methods, and a focus on theory-practice dialectics. Despite barriers in formal education, transformative Agroecology education is possible.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Virginia Vallejo-Rojas, Marta G. Rivera-Ferre, Federica Ravera
Summary: Through studying the agri-food system in Andean Ecuador, this research finds that participation in the Agroecological Network of Loja (RAL) and the implementation of a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) can increase farmers' adoption of agroecological practices and reduce their dependence on non-traditional food. Participation in indigenous communities also leads to increased opportunities in community work, access to credit and markets, which positively impact animal numbers, dairy production, and income diversification.
AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Ana G. Ramirez-Santos, Federica Ravera, Marta G. Rivera-Ferre, Mar Calvet-Nogues
Summary: Traditional agroecological knowledge is recognized for its potential contribution to climate change adaptation, ecosystems restoration, and food insecurity. However, the gendered nature of this knowledge within agri-food systems has not been systematically analyzed.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Judit Manuel, Marta G. Rivera-Ferre, Feliu Lopez-i-Gelats
Summary: The agrarian question of peasants' reproduction in adverse global conditions is a highly debated topic connected to farm viability. Approaches that use monetary terms fail to explain the farming practices of peasants. This study proposes the concept of livelihoods reproduction through a feminist perspective, addressing some overlooked aspects in existing frameworks. The analysis emphasizes the significance of household labor distribution for farm viability, using a literature review and a case study of olive oil farms in Spain.
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES
(2023)
Review
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Joyashree Roy, Anjal Prakash, Shreya Some, Chandni Singh, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Martina Angela Caretta, Cecilia Conde, Marta Rivera Ferre, Corinne Schuster-Wallace, Maria Cristina Tirado von der Pahlen, Edmond Totin, Sumit Vij, Emily Baker, Graeme Dean, Emily Hillenbrand, Alison Irvine, Farjana Islam, Katriona McGlade, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Federica Ravera, Alcade Segnon, Divya Solomon, Indrakshi Tandon
Summary: This paper investigates whether reported climate change adaptation actions contribute to advancing gender equality (SDG 5) or not. The study finds positive links to nine targets under SDG 5 in adaptation actions consciously designed to advance gender equality. However, in certain sectors, more negative links than positive links are found. Intentional consideration of gender-focused targets is necessary for adaptation actions to have positive impacts on gender equality.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Carlos A. Gonzalez, Catalina Bonet, Jose Maria Huerta, Pilar Amiano, Marta G. Rivera Ferrer
LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carlos A. Gonzalez, Catalina Bonet, Miguel de Pablo, Maria Jose Sanchez, Elena Salamanca-Fernandez, Miren Dorronsoro, Pilar Amiano, Jose Maria Huerta, Maria Dolores Chirlaque, Eva Ardanaz, Aurelio Barricarte, Jose Ramon Quiros, Antonio Agudo, Marta Guadalupe Rivera Ferrer
Summary: The study revealed a significant correlation between high red meat consumption and increased dietary greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, dietary greenhouse gas emissions were found to be significantly higher in younger individuals, those with lower educational levels, and in northern regions of Spain within the EPIC study. Furthermore, an increase in dietary greenhouse gas emissions was associated with higher risks of mortality, coronary heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Development Studies
M. G. Rivera-ferre, M. Di Masso, I Vara, M. Cuellar, F. Lopez-i-Gelats, G. D. Bhatta, D. Gallar
Summary: The South Asia region is highly vulnerable to climate change, facing threats such as increased temperature, monsoon variability, and changes in rainfall patterns leading to droughts and floods. However, the region also possesses a wealth of traditional agricultural knowledge, particularly in land management, which is crucial for preserving soil fertility and preventing erosion. This untapped ethnographic research on traditional agricultural knowledge has great potential for climate change adaptation.
CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Social Issues
Petra Benyei, Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana, Laura Aceituno-Mata, Laura Calvet-Mir, Maria Carrascosa-Garcia, Marta Rivera-Ferre, Antonio Perdomo-Molina, Victoria Reyes-Garcia
Summary: This study aims to understand the participation dynamics, barriers, and drivers in citizen science. Findings suggest that overcoming participation barriers related to education, age, and residence is challenging, while participants' alliance with project objectives and trust relationships with the project team are important drivers of participation.
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & HUMAN VALUES
(2021)
