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The impact of COVID-19 on alternative and local food systems and the potential for the sustainability transition: Insights from 13 countries
Reckinger, Rachel; Nemes, Gusztav; Chiffoleau, Yuna et al.
2021In Sustainable Production and Consumption, 28 (2021), p. 591–599
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Abstract :
[en] The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major stress test for the agri-food system. While most research has analysed the impact of the pandemic on mainstream food systems, this article examines how alternative and local food systems (ALFS) in 13 countries responded in the first months of the crisis. Using pri- mary and secondary data and combining the Multi-Level Perspective with social innovation approaches, we highlight the innovations and adaptations that emerged in ALFS, and how these changes have cre- ated or supported the sustainability transition in production and consumption systems. In particular, we show how the combination of social and technological innovation, greater citizen involvement, and the increased interest of policy-makers and retailers have enabled ALFS to extend their scope and engage new actors in more sustainable practices. Finally, we make recommendations concerning how to support ALFS’ upscaling to embrace the opportunities arising from the crisis and strengthen the sustainability transition
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Arts & humanities: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Reckinger, Rachel ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Humanities (DHUM)
Nemes, Gusztav
Chiffoleau, Yuna
Zollet, Simona
Collison, Martin
Benedek, Zsofia
Colantuono, Fedele
Dulsrud, Arne
Fiore, Mariantonietta
Holtkamp, Carolin
Kim, Tae-Yeon
Korzun, Monika
Mesa-Manzano, Rafael
Ruiz-Martinez, Irune
Smith, Kiah
Tamura, Norie
Viteri, Maria Laura
Orban, Eva
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External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
The impact of COVID-19 on alternative and local food systems and the potential for the sustainability transition: Insights from 13 countries
Publication date :
June 2021
Journal title :
Sustainable Production and Consumption
Publisher :
Elsevier
Volume :
28
Issue :
2021
Pages :
591–599
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Focus Area :
Sustainable Development
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