Background Food safety has garnered much worldwide attention recently for reasons that
are, unfortunately, not always positive. Traceability system (TS) is designed to assure safe …

Smallholder farmers play an important role in ensuring world food security. In addition to
food security, small-scale farming also provides numerous other direct and indirect …

Quick response (QR) codes are two-dimensional (2D) barcodes that are widely used in food
packaging. Moreover, scanning QR codes with mobile phones has become a convenient …

Short food supply chains have become the focus of considerable research in the last two
decades. However, studies so far remain highly localized, and claims about the economic …

Fresh fruits and vegetables are a cornerstone of a balanced diet; their consumption has
health, environmental, ethical, and economic implications. This pilot study aimed to:(i) …

Local food production is meaningful not only for a single producer but also for the consumer,
and finally for the entire region. Therefore, it would be beneficial to take up the issue of local …

The global population is rapidly increasing, the arable land area is losing in a large scale,
and the water supply capacity is limited. Meanwhile, China is in a critical period of the …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The most recent Farm to School (FTS) Census reported that of
the 42% of US schools that participate in FTS, 77% procure food locally. In 2019, Colorado …

This study investigates consumer preferences for a marketing system that improves
integration of farmers into a local food system. Attribute-based methods are used to estimate …

There is increasing interest in accessing local food products through" conventional" food
marketing systems. This study identifies and quantifies key contract characteristics and …