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New Economy, Food, and Agriculture

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Blue economy in food and agriculture; Circular economy in food and agriculture; Creative economy in food and agriculture; Digital economy in food and agriculture; Innovative economic systems in food and agriculture; New economic systems in food and agriculture; Sharing economy in food and agriculture

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Consumers are becoming increasingly more informed about food systems and are interested not only in healthy, safe, and tasty food but also sustainable production, animal welfare, climate changes, and food waste. Consumers are also more focused on changing their lifestyle related to improved health knowledge and nutrition education (Timmer 2005). Maxwell and Slater (2004) have proposed criteria to evaluate food systems, including nutrition and health, rights and influence, security, sustainability, equality, and social inclusion. The authors also point out that the primary international institutions in the food value chain are not only the Food and Agriculture...

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Klimczuk, A., Klimczuk-KochaƄska, M. (2018). New Economy, Food, and Agriculture. In: Kaplan, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_629-1

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