As mentioned in previous posts on the Rural Sociology weblog, an international conference entitled ‘Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society’ will be held from 1 to 4 April 2012 in Wageningen. A whole range of different topics and research findings will be presented and discussed in 20 different working groups, including a variety of food themes such as [...]
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‘Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society’ Conference – new deadline for submission of abstracts
by Han Wiskerke on December 21, 2011 in Conference, Food Procurement, News, Supply Chains, Urban Food Strategies
France sets nutritional standards for school meals
by Jess Halliday on October 6, 2011 in Food Procurement, News
France has just adopted new rules on nutritional quality of food served in school canteens. I came across a video featuring agriculture minister Bruno Le Maire. You can watch it here, but here’s a synopsis for non-French speakers: France has a 3-point plan to guard against the degradation of nutritional standards and food culture in [...]
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How food shapes our cities
by Site Administrator on April 5, 2011 in Video
Watch the Ted talk of Carolyn Steel, one of our bloggers.
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