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Women in Rural Spain: Social, Political, and Economic Integration
Poster Session Elena Bulmer
The seventeenth United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), Partnerships for the Goals, aims to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. The successful implementation of this SDG will help the execution and achievement of the other sixteen. The main interest of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of multi-stakeholder partnerships (SDG 17) to effectively promote the role of women (SDG 5) in rural Spain. A multiple case study approach to data collection was undertaken using desk research and semi-structured interviews. The case study covered three small-medium sized towns in the province of Guadalajara, in the autonomous community of Castilla La Mancha located in central Spain. According to the National Institute of Statistics of Spain (INE), Guadalajara is one of the provinces, along with Soria and Burgos, that has the largest number of towns whose population is less than 1,000 inhabitants. Through this study, the main obstacles and problems experienced by women in rural areas were identified and how the latter prevented both the women themselves and their villages from progressing socio-economically, thereby leading towards a path of change and progress.
Sustainable Urban Food Production Program
Poster Session Lorna Bravo
Since September 2019, the six-week "Sustainable Urban Food System program" has been led by Dr. Jiangxiao Qiu from UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Center and UF/IFAS Extension agents Lorna Bravo in Broward and Jessica Ryals in Collier County. The team launched the first Sustainable Urban Food Production program in South Florida after hearing stakeholders' feedback to focus educational efforts on urban food production for small-beginning farmers within the context of Florida. This multi-disciplinary approach brings together UF statewide researchers and county extension faculty. The program audience is geared toward small farmers, urban farmers, community gardeners, homeowners, schoolteachers, entrepreneurs, urban planners, regulatory personnel, and marginalized communities starting or expanding food production in urban settings. We introduced a six-week short-course Urban Food Production module in Broward County. Participants learned sustainable urban agriculture practices, regulations, business, marketing plans, financial resources, urban food production systems, water conservation, and best management practices. Participants used various technologies, including rain barrels, drip irrigation, composting, and hydroponics. They expanded their knowledge by growing UF Lettuce lines in a Hydro Kit (Deep-water culture system model) designed for this purpose. Multi-year pre- and post-survey results showed subject-specific knowledge increases (>90%) and significant interest (85% –100%) in behavioral changes or behavioral intention changes. Participants reported increased knowledge and interest in developing business and marketing plans (91 – 96%) and implementing technologies into urban agricultural practices. Our survey also revealed knowledge gains and willingness to behavior changes (96 – 100%) related to adopting practices for food safety, cottage food operations, and post-food harvesting.
Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Sustainability in a Developing Economy
Poster Session Ekpen Owie, Tuan Le
Integrating social and environmental concerns in supply chain operations continues to challenge businesses in developing economies. In some cases, developing economies bear the brunt of the activities of global supply chains and have varying contextual pressures that shape local responses. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine current issues in sustainable supply chain management in a developing economy, Nigeria, in dealing with emissions, conservation of resources, and labor practices in the manufacturing sector. From a practical standpoint, a conceptual framework developed because of the study could help supply chain managers better balance social and environmental imperatives with profitability concerns. This framework could foster a theoretical stakeholder approach to the subject matter in the supply chain discipline. Qualitative methods will be used for this study: data will be collected from over 25 key supply chain practitioners using open-ended interviews, coded, analyzed, and themes generated. Respondent validation, peer debriefing, and thick descriptions will be used to assure trustworthiness. The study is limited to the consumer goods sector, with generalization caveats. Findings could extend the development of supply chain sustainability theories as part of this burgeoning field in response to the growing concerns regarding negative externalities.
