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Title: | Access to healthy, clean and fair food : an exploratory study of the Maltese scenario |
Authors: | Borg, Carmel Caruana, Vincent Dibben, Andrea Vella, Mary Grace Abela, Angela Piscopo, Suzanne Vella, Sue Cutajar, Simone Levikov, Nika Ali, Maria |
Authors: | Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society. National Observatory for Living with Dignity Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society. National Centre for Family Research |
Keywords: | Food -- Research -- Malta Food habits -- Research -- Malta Food preferences -- Malta -- Public opinion Diet -- Nutritional aspects -- Malta Natural foods -- Health aspects -- Malta Consumers -- Food -- Malta --Attitudes Food supply -- Health aspects -- Malta Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Publisher: | Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society |
Citation: | Borg, C., Caruana, V., Dibben, A., Vella, M. G., Abela, A., Piscopo, S.,…Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society. (2018). Access to healthy, clean and fair food : an exploratory study of the Maltese scenario [Report]. Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society. |
Abstract: | Background: Malta, like the rest of Mediterranean Europe, faces a dramatic shift away from the traditional Mediterranean diet as the global food industry has removed prior barriers to food choice while introducing new ones pertaining to an overall loss in the varieties of crop and livestock. As rates of obesity and other non-communicable diseases continue to rise, especially in vulnerable groups, understanding accessibility towards a healthy diet becomes crucial. To avoid subjectivity, the terms ‘healthy’, ‘clean’, and ‘fair’ have been defined within the context of sustainability, given that food accessibility is ultimately tied to the wellbeing of both the individual and their various environments. Research question: This study aimed to set the foundation for the investigation of food access in Malta by exploring the current local food system and consumers’ and producers’ perceptions in order to determine what specific issues should be addressed in future research. The main research question was: Can good quality, healthy and clean food be also fair, i.e. at a price accessible to low income consumers, without compromising on fair conditions and a decent pay for producers? |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/93229 |
ISBN: | 9789995791094 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEduHPECS Scholarly Works - FacSoWCri |
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