Inclusion of public institutions into short food suply chains

V magistrskem delu preučujemo delovanje kratke prehranske verige v javnih zavodih. Zanjo sta ključni fizična in socialna bližina. V raziskavo smo vključili 18 javnih zavodov (vrtci, zasebna vrtca, osnovne šole, srednji šoli in domova starejših občanov) na preučevanem območju, kjer deluje lokalna akcijska skupina Srce Slovenije. Ta povezuje šest občin: Kamnik, Moravče, Lukovica, Dol pri Ljubljani, Litija in Šmartno pri Litiji. V raziskavo smo, preko intervjujev in metode fokusne skupine, vključili tudi lokalne pridelovalce, zadrugo Jarina (ki je oblikovala enega najuspešnejših modelov kratke prehranske verige v Sloveniji), lokalno akcijsko skupino Srce Slovenije in varuha odnosov v verigi preskrbe s hrano. Na preučevanem primeru smo ugotovili, da sta glavni oviri pri naročanju lokalno pridelane hrane nezadostne količine in višje cene. Preučili smo podporne in oviralne dejavnike pri razvoju kratke prehranske verige ter prikazali njene številne pozitivne učinke na razvoj podeželja. Oblikovali smo model, ki nakazuje, da je v prihodnosti ključen pristop od spodaj navzgor s sistemsko podporo države, s poudarkom na oblikovanju sodelovanja in zaupanja med vsemi akterji in deležniki.This master\u27s thesis examines how short food supply chains work in public institutions. Its key elements are physical and social proximity. Eighteen public institutions (nursery schools, two private nursery schools, primary schools, two high schools and two nursing homes) from the surveyed area where the local action group The Heart of Slovenia operates were included into the research. This local action group includes six municipalities: Kamnik, Moravče, Lukovica, Dol pri Ljubljani, Litija and Šmartno pri Litiji. Also included in the research through interviews and the focus group method, were local producers, Jarina cooperative, which designed one of the most successful models of short food supply chains in Slovenia, local action group The Heart of Slovenia, and the food supply chain relationships ombudsman. Based on the surveyed example it was determined that insufficient quantities and prices are two main obstacles in procuring locally produced food. We examined the supportive and obstructive factors of short food supply chain development and its positive influence on rural development. We formed a model which shows that the key approach in the future will be the bottom-up approach with systematic support of the state and with emphasis on developing cooperation and trust between all actors and participants