What did we cover in semester 1 of Food Geographies? by Rebecca Jones (Staff) https://padlet.com/afs40f/36002425 Try to categorise the key topics and themes that we covered last semester. Read each others submissions and add additional comments. en-us 2025-01-21 14:34:42 UTC 2025-01-21 15:02:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f966.png Follow the thing approach afs40f https://padlet.com/afs40f/36002425/wish/3298882866 The paper outlines the findings of multi-locale ethnographic research into the globalization of food, focusing on a supply chain stretching from UK supermarket shelves to a Jamaican farm, and concluding in a North London flat.

]]> 2025-01-21 14:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/afs40f/36002425/wish/3298882866 What is a supply chain afs40f https://padlet.com/afs40f/36002425/wish/3298892552 A food supply chain or food system refers to the processes that describe how food from a farm ends up on our tables. The processes include production, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal.


A typical food supply chain has six stages:

  • Sourcing of raw materials

  • Production

  • Processing and packaging

  • Storage

  • Wholesale distribution

  • Retail redistribution to consumers

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