Landscapes of Italian Food : Local Development and Healthy Practices, Paperba...

by Gregory Smith, Gilda Berruti

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Landscapes of Italian Food : Local Development and Healthy Practices, Paperback by Smith, Gregory; Berruti, Gilda, ISBN 1032247274, ISBN-13 9781032247274, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book examines contemporary food systems in Italy, paying particular attention to the landscape, innovative local practices and local cultural history. It illustrates the utility of the value chain concept in navigating the complexities of comparative advantage in an advanced market setting. It establishes the connection between the landscape and individual food practices, and how they have responded to the commodification of the agri-food system, maintaining a distinctive local character while ensuring development and a healthy diet. It explores how community gardens are now a consolidated part of Italian urban experience, as well as the multiple policy frameworks which govern these activities. Th then explores a wider range of food procurement channels, from food cooperatives to buying groups and institutional partnerships, including the strategies employed by large retail groups to respond to the growing environmental sensitivity of their customers. Multifunctional implications of antimafia activities involving social agriculture are also explored. Finally, th ends with a survey of European and domestic Italian policies aiming to protect and promote healthy food practices while preserving the integrity of the landscape. This is fascinating reading for anyone interested in qualit

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781032247274
• Condition: Fine

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