Laura Cerrato recently completed her M.Sc thesis entitled “The role of civil society organizations and system relationships surrounding participatory organic nutrient waste cycling.” The following post is a summary of her case study evaluation of the urban De Zuiderhof Voelkstuin community composting initiative (Compoststraat) and its relationship to the city of Rotterdam and the Netherlands.
De Zuiderhof allotment
Examples of urban agriculture at the De Zuiderhof allotment garden in Rotterdam.
Behandeling is een interessante richting voor zorgboeren die meer willen bieden dan dagbesteding. Diverse pioniers zijn er al mee gestart, waarmee ze voorzien in een behoefte van zowel cliënten als hun familie. Behandeling kan een interessant perspectief bieden; niet alleen financieel, maar ook omdat het een andere, professionelere uitstraling heeft dan dagbesteding. Er komt echter veel kijken bij behandeling; het is daardoor niet voor elk bedrijf geschikt.
Vanuit ons project ‘Zorglandbouw’ hebben een aantal van mijn collega’s daarom de brochure ‘Behandeling een kans voor de zorgboer’ ontwikkeld. Deze brochure bevat informatie over alle mogelijke aspecten met betrekking tot behandeling, zoals uitleg over welke doelgroepen geschikt zijn, hoe behandeling op zorgboerderijen eruit kan zien, welke meerwaarde behandeling op zorgboerderijen heeft, en hoe een ondernemer cliënten kan vinden. Ter illustratie en inspiratie vertelt een aantal zorgboeren hoe ze behandeling op hun zorgboerderij hebben vormgegeven. Bovendien zijn de mooie foto’s alleen al een…
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The Rural Sociology Group of Wageningen University, the Netherlands and the Graduate School of Economics and the Graduate School of Agriculture of Kyoto University, Japan organize a two-day workshop. At the workshop PhD students present their research. Issues discussed are the political economy of agriculture in Southeast Asia and Latin America, food-sovereignty and food security in Asia and Africa, alternative food networks in Asia and Europe and behaviour of agri-food actors in Europe and Asia. The workshop will take place in Wageningen on March 12 and 13. A program will be available in the second week of February. Participation is free of charge but registration necessary. For more information or registration contact Joost Jongerden at joost.jongerden@wur.nl
Monday March 16 2015 we will again start with the course RSO-21806 Origin Food: a market for identity.
Montbeliarde cheese made by the Meester Affineurs nearby Wageningen
The main aim of the course is to provide for a broad and scientific understanding of the growing importance of food products with an indication of origin within the globalising agro-food system. The course is obligatory in the specialisation Gastronomy of the Master Food Technology. No specific prerequisite knowledge is asked. The course is open to students from other Masters. Different educational backgrounds is stimulating for an interdisciplinary study of Origin Food Products in groups.
Food products with a geographical indication are becoming more important worldwide, both in economic and cultural terms. In the course a distinction is made between Origing Food Products with a protected Geographical Indication (PDO, PGI or TSG) based on EU-regulations such as Parma ham, Boerenleidse kaas, Café de Colombia and not officially acknowledged Origin Food Products locally sourced by e.g. restaurants, shops or online box schemes.
The course deals with a range of questions on OFPs organised in five themes: 1) Linking people, place and product: the construction of distinctiveness; 2) Regulation and legislation; 3) Marketing and branding; 4) Sustainability impact; 5) Consumers’ appreciation, regional gastronomy and food tourism.
The course consists of a combination of lectures, group assignments to study some Origin Food Products more in detail and a gastronomic excursion, often seen the higlight of the course.
For more information you can contact Dirk Roep (dirk.roep@wur.nl).
The Countryside and Community Research Institute (www.ccri.ac.uk), established over 25 years ago, is an internationally-recognised and respected leader in applied rural research in the UK and Europe with a broad portfolio of projects approaching £1m p.a. in value. CCRI staff are drawn from a range of social and political science, economics and applied science backgrounds, and participate in a variety of national and international research collaborations.
The CCRI is seeking to appoint a senior researcher to develop its capacity and reputation in the area of sustainable agriculture and food and nutrition security, with a strong preference to recruit someone with excellent quantitative and statistical analytical skills. Initially, about 60% of the post-holder’s time will be dedicated to a new Horizon 2020 research project entitled ‘Sustainable finance for sustainable agriculture and fisheries’ (SUFISA), which will run from 1st May 2015 to April 2019. A key role for the post holder will be to lead the design and analysis of a large farm survey across European agricultural regions, including econometric and multivariate analysis.
The Post-holder would also be expected to secure, manage and contribute to other UK and EU funded applied rural research, to undertake supervision and teaching, to maintain an active publications portfolio and to be of suitable quality to enter into future assessments of research excellence.
For more information see http://resources.glos.ac.uk/jobs/index.cfm?jobRef=A843
Rural Sociology Wageningen University 