A5058189412- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Service and Product Innovation
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Rural development and sustainability
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues
- Petroleum Processing and Analysis
- Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Health and Surgery
- Bioenergy crop production and management
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
2016-2022
Bangor University
2015-2019
NHS Fife
2012-2014
Purpose The aim of this paper is to better understand European consumers' behaviour in relation Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs), so as provide insights support their development part a sustainable food system. Specifically, it aims analyse consumer purchase patterns, motivations and perceived barriers identify patterns amongst different groups. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted 12 countries ( n = 2,419). Quantitative data analysis, including principal component...
To evaluate the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) associated with diet of Irish adults.GHGE were estimated by applying conversion factors to habitual food consumption data taken from National Adult Nutrition Survey, which was representative population. Descriptive analyses undertaken for GHGE total population, as well accounting energy misreporting and across categories sociodemographic socio-economic tertiles emissions.Republic Ireland.Adults aged 18-87 years (n 1500).The derived daily...
Food hubs are collaborative entities that strategically manage the assemblage, delivery, and promotion of food from a range local producers. They essentially multi-actor institutions, involving horizontal collaboration between producers vertical collaborations up down chain, all actors required to bring products consumers. Although offer many advantages both consumers, they remain recognisably neglected research topic in Europe. Furthermore, strategic networks involved these is often...
Public concern has arisen between increased productivity in animal production systems and farm welfare (FAW). Consumers demand ethical tend to purchase products that reflect their concerns. They are becoming increasingly judicious, with growing expectations around produce. Nonetheless, positive attitudes concerning FAW do not always correspond purchasing behavior, where higher is related frequency. The study seeks determine if individuals behave differently dual roles as citizens consumers,...
Organic and low-input food systems are emerging worldwide in answer to the sustainability crisis of conventional agri-food sector. “Alternative” based on local, decentralized approaches production processing, regarding quality health, short supply-chains for products with strong local identities. Diversity is deeply embedded these systems, from agrobiodiversity grown farmers’ fields, which improves resilience adaptation, diverse approaches, contexts actors manufacturing marketing. thus...
Summary Food consumption is responsible for a considerable proportion of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE). This study aimed to determine whether different dietary emission patterns (EPs) are evident in the Irish population. Respondents national nutritional survey were segmented using cluster analysis based on GHGE generated from food groups; thereby profiling similarities how attained. Three distinct EPs observed: Unsustainable, Culturally Sustainable, and Nutritionally Sustainable. The...
Abstract Sustainable Intensification (SI) has been popularised in recent years as an approach seeking to balance the potentially conflicting demands of enhancing agricultural outputs with reducing negative impacts arising from current food system. Proponents have argued that SI can benefit collaboration between farmers, but understanding is limited by a lack data on collaborative practices. Questions also raised whether agenda pays sufficient attention social sustainability part fully...
Feeding the world’s population in a sustainable manner is one of key challenges facing future global agriculture. The recent removal milk quota regime European Union has prompted an expansionary phase dairy farming, especially Ireland. Achieving this expansion crucial to long-term survival and success Irish sector. In paper we examine sustainability defining ‘sustainability’ as economically profitable, environmentally friendly socially efficient. A typology farms been created using data on...
Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) are central to the alternative food movement discourse. SFSCs based upon interrelations among actors who directly involved in production, processing, distribution, and consumption of products. They depend mobilising resources various kinds: skills; knowledge; labour; capital; buildings etc. External factors such as policies regulations can also encourage creation these shorter chains. The development still be hindered by a range other factors. Nevertheless,...
Abstract Straw is an important livestock bedding material facing increasing demand for alternative uses in Europe and often transported long distances from arable to regions. Alternative materials cultivated directly on farms could potentially avoid this transport competition use. For the first time, we applied consequential life cycle assessment (LCA) account direct indirect implications of miscanthus production farms, considering displacement fodder or livestock, substitution fossil fuels...
Covid-19 is a OneHealth crisis with far-reaching and unexpected impacts on many aspects of society. Previous issues, such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), have not received similar level attention or action from the public despite representing significant health economic threats to The current study aimed explore whether pandemic may act catalyst increase awareness related in particular, AMR. This short paper presents overview findings survey carried out September 2020 representative...
Sustainability is a complex, multi-dimensional issue that requires contributions from diverse disciplines, perspectives, and actors. Research innovation are recognised as having the potential to help address some of trade-offs synergies associated with sustainability, interactive in particular offers many advantages. The beef sector has faced significant sustainability challenges recent times, criticisms relating greenhouse gas (GHG) production, biodiversity, water quality, human health,...
Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) are central to the alternative food movement discourse. SFSCs based upon interrelations among actors who directly involved in production, processing, distribution, and consumption of products. They depend mobilising resources various kinds: skills; knowledge; labour; capital; buildings etc. External factors such as policies regulations can also encourage creation these shorter chains. The development still be hindered by a range other factors. Nevertheless,...