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3 Innovations in Food Production and Processing and Implications for Food Systems
3 Innovations in Food Production and Processing and Implications for Food Systems
Pages 13-24
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She began by pointing out that there have been recent changes in consumer demand for products, including where they shop, how they buy food, and interest by urban stakeholders in value-based procurement for institutional buyers. Leveraging Municipal Procurement Citing data from Johns Hopkins University, Jablonski stated that as of 2016, there were more than 300 food policy councils in the United States 13
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She noted that in 2017, Denver's mayor signed the Denver Food Vision, which included a "vibrant" pillar focused on economic development that contained "2030 Winnable Goals." One goal was that 25 percent of all food purchased by public institutions would come from Colorado. That goal prompted an examination of what Denver public institutions were purchasing and how much of it was Colorado grown or raised.
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. Using national data, Jablonski then reported that for farms and ranches selling through local food markets, labor expenses increase significantly as a percentage of total expenditures as gross income increases (Bauman et al., 2018)
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She cited those implications as including whether these new markets would increase price points, enable producers to scale up production, or create a market for seconds, and whether intended producers have in place the food safety processes and other infrastructure needed to respond to this market opportunity. She also suggested considering the long-term impacts of local procurement, including how farmers' markets may serve as business incubators, allowing farmers to generate new knowledge and business experience.
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The New Urban Agriculture Lever Picking up on Jablonski's earlier presentation, Ramaswami noted that, given the interest in local production, a new urban agricultural lever has emerged. Globally, she stated, more than 500 cities have signed on to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, whose objections include increasing urban agriculture.
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She noted that even in areas where there is currently significant local production, those products may not necessarily be used in local supply chains. Ramaswami described how her research considered variations based on whether the analysis included only an immediate metro area or a broader geographic area of 100 miles.
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She emphasized the importance of the food system's interactions with the energy and water systems, as well as their impacts on the environment both within and outside the city. FIGURE 3-2 A transboundary footprinting framework depicting the interaction among community-wide water, energy, and greenhouse gas footprints of food– energy–water supply to cities.
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One example she cited was Minneapolis's launching of a Food Action Plan being developed through an 18-month community engagement process, with the goal of creating a roadmap for a more equitable, climate-resilient, and sustainable local food system. She stressed that within a city, the spatial design of urban farms is very important with respect to such issues as flood and heat island mitigation.
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This capability, she observed, allows companies to respond rapidly in the event of a health-related outbreak, including directly messaging all relevant parties. She added that rapid response could also help reduce food waste by quickly identifying the source of contamination, thus avoiding the need to
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In her work with field to market, for example, she found that verification at the farm level becomes part of the cost of doing business, and that producers do not necessarily receive a price premium for this additional effort. Jutla responded that she thinks it may take time for the marketplace to catch up, pointing to the many studies showing that consumers are willing to pay more for a better-quality product, as well as to experience with other products demonstrating price premiums for increased traceability.
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She noted that her team is conducting a comparison of food waste and value, and pointed as well to existing technologies that allow the creation of new plastics, for example, from sewage. Ramaswami also provided an example of "industrial symbiosis," which involves industry groups, such as those involved in food packaging, paper production, and food processing, working together to produce and cycle heat and other valuable resources.
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