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This article presents a systematic review of innovative projects funded by EU Rural Development Programs that were designed and implemented in rural areas of the European Union to facilitate the territorialized production of foodstuffs and their[...]Article
This paper addresses the Multifunctional and Territorialised Agri-Food Systems (MTLAFS) in areas of direct urban influence, focusing on the metropolitan region of Madrid. MTLAFS are contextualised as alternatives to the hegemonic global model of[...]Article
In recent years, the agrifood sector has been relevantly impacted by resource shortage, food loss and waste across the whole supply chain. This study assesses, from a life cycle perspective, the water footprint of the fruit and vegetable losses [...]Article
S. Calla ; L. Lécuyer ; E. Skrimizea ; E. Balian ; J.C. Young |Food systems are changing through various socioeconomic and policy processes. For example, in France, following concerns over the effects of pesticides on ecosystems and health, the French government launched the Ecophyto II+ plan in 2019 that[...]Article
E. Raptou ; K. Mattas ; E. Tsakiridou ; G. Baourakis |The present study explored COVID-19 outbreak impacts on the food system in terms of agro-food production, distribution networks efficiency, and emerging food consumption patterns according to food experts' perspectives. Individual level data wer[...]Article
This document is based on the study of what a local digital food hub is. Topics such as the sustainability of agri-food systems, de-agrarianization and the causes related to them are covered, but also such principles as 'shared value', useful fo[...]Article
Social, economic, and environmental concerns have boosted interest in local food systems as well as alternative or transitional models of food production, distribution, and consumption. Recent studies suggest that more attention is needed to unc[...]Article
W. Mukahhal ; G.K. Abebe ; R.A. Bahn ; G. Martiniello |Food system transformations occur in a complex political, economic, social, and territorial landscape. The study provides a historical construction of global food regime changes and the adaptiveness, transformability, and resilience of the local[...]Article
G.D. Borman ; W.S. De Boef ; F. Dirks ; Y.S. Gonzalez ; A. Subedi ; M.H. Thijssen ; J. Jacobs ; T. Schrader ; S. Boyd ; H.J. Ten Hove ; E. van der Maden ; I. Koomen ; S. Assibey-Yeboah ; C. Moussa ; A. Uzamukunda ; A. Daburon ; A. Ndambi ; S. van Vugt ; J. Guijt ; J.J. Kessler ; J.W. Molenaar ; S. van Berkum |In the wake of the United Nations Food Systems Summit - the first of its kind - practitioners need to capture the abstract concept of the food system and learn how the process of transformation that they engage in contributes to food system outc[...]Article
CONTEXT New types of farming systems have emerged in response to societal demands to reduce environmental impacts and dependence on non-renewable resources. These agriculture models can be classified according to their relative use of anthropic [...]Article
E. Balembois ; L. Sirven ; N. Chafii |La croissance des villes pose à la fois des problèmes environnementaux et alimentaires. Des recherches ont été menées pour explorer la possibilité de mettre en place lagriculture en milieu urbain pour atteindre lautonomie alimentaire. Dans cet[...]Article
J. Helfenstein ; V. Diogo ; M. Bürgi ; P.H. Verburg ; B. Schüpbach ; E. Szerencsits ; F. Mohr ; M. Siegrist ; R. Swart ; F. Herzog |There is broad agreement that agriculture has to become more sustainable in order to provide enough affordable, healthy food at minimal environmental and social costs. But what is more sustainable? More often than not, different stakeholders h[...]Article
Agri-food is the second manufacturing sector in Italy, due to its strategic nature. However,it is affected by several problematics, and one of the most severe is the generation of wastes and by-products. The circular economy could be a winning a[...]Article
S. McGarraghy ; G. Olafsdottir ; R. Kazakov ; E. Huber ; W. Loveluck ; I.Y. Gudbrandsdottir ; L. Cechura ; G. Esposito ; A. Samoggia ; P.-M. Aubert ; D. Barling ; I. Duric ; T.J. Jaghdani ; M. Thakur ; N.M. Saviolidis ; S.G. Bogason |System dynamics and agent-based simulation modelling approaches have a potential as tools to evaluate the impact of policy related decision making in food value chains. The context is that a food value chain involves flows of multiple products, [...]Article
En matière agricole, tous les pays ont recours aux marchés internationaux. Dans un monde géopolitiquement incertain, lorganisation des marchés doit être améliorée.Article
F. Tittarelli ; A. Saba ; M. Di Pierro ; C. Ciaccia |The modern agrifood system has a strong socio-economic and health impact on stakeholders, from producers to consumers. According to agroecological studies, a key factor for the food system to change is a stronger connection between farmers and c[...]Article
The theoretical literature makes a connection between the notions of landscape and territorialised agrifood systems, but these connections are rarely specified or explained. Their consideration in development proposals requires the relationship [...]Article
The assessment of sustainability at the level of the agri-food supply chain is complex.Achieving sustainability in agri-food chains requires coordinated interaction between chain actors. The aspect of coordination is rarely included in the asses[...]Article
Food hubs are collaborative entities that strategically manage the assemblage, delivery, and promotion of food from a range of local food producers. They are essentially multi-actor institutions, involving horizontal collaboration between produc[...]Article
La question de lalimentation concentre aujourdhui plusieurs enjeux : donner accès à tous à des produits de qualité, limiter lempreinte écologique du secteur agro-alimentaire, revitaliser les territoires en articulant mieux monde urbain et mon[...]Article
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) represents a substantial area of the terrestrial landmass encompassing several countries and ecosystems. This area is generally drier and warmer compared to the rest of the world, and has extreme resource [...]Article
CONTEXT High pesticide use causes environmental and human health hazards. Yet, the change to alternative crop protection practices faces a web of interacting barriers that results in a sociotechnical lock-in. Designing coupled innovation has [...]Article
This paper examines the current challenges faced by logistics with a focus on the agri-food sector. After outlining the context, a review of the literature on the relationship between logistics and strategic management in gaining and increasing [...]Article
Les orientations prises par la France dans Le cadre de la Politique agricoLe commune pour Les années 2023-2027 sont contraires aux objectifs du Pacte vert européen.Ouvrage
C. Aubry, coord. ; G. Giacchè, coord. ; F. Maxime, coord. ; C.-T. Soulard, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Savoir Faire, ISSN 1952-1251 | 2022Depuis plusieurs années, de nouvelles formes dagriculture urbaine se font jour en France, questionnant la recherche et ses liens à laction. La recherche se mobilise donc pour connaître et évaluer ce phénomène, qui interroge les relations entre[...]Chapitre d'ouvrage
K. Kevany ; P. Prosperi | 2022Nothing less than a call to action can be the focus of this final chapter. This handbook has put forth profound and compelling arguments for rapid transition to sustainable diets. Inaction and excuses cannot be justified; protection of public re[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
B. Basurco ; M. Zuccaro ; A. Ahmed ; C. Kalaitzidis ; V. Fersino ; G. Naborre | Paris [France] : CIHEAM | 2022This Activity Report has been realized by the CIHEAM Corporate working group on Coastal zone Management, Fisheries, and Aquaculture between March and September 2022. This first part of the report explains in general terms which are the problems [...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
R. Capone ; G. Cardone ; E. Stamataki ; M.-E. Kessari ; M. Anna Maria ; A.M. Sanchez ; V. Fersino ; G. Naborre | Paris [France] : CIHEAM | 2022This Activity Report has been realized by the Ciheams Corporate working group on Sustainable food systems between March and September 2022. The report is divided into two parts: the first part explains in general terms which are the problems a[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
R. Capone ; G. Cardone ; E. Stamataki ; M.-E. Kessari ; M. Anna Maria ; A.M. Sanchez ; V. Fersino ; G. Naborre | Paris [France] : CIHEAM | 2022Série
Climate change threatens our food systems and the multiple development goals linked to sustainable food system transformation. Action is urgently needed, both to increase adaptation and resilience and to achieve major emissions reductions. Curre[...]Article
The systematically strengthening role of emerging economies has become a factor strongly determining the overall trade policy of the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA), as well as their bilateral relations. One of the ini[...]Article
Ecosystem services can be defined as the ecosystems contribution to human activities. According to recent assessments, the agricultural sector is one of the most important economic users of ecosystem services in Europe. To assess, value, and ac[...]E-Book
N. Marcu, ed. ; G.-R. Ladaru, ed. ; I.N. Gostin, ed. | Belgrade [Serbie] : Institute of Agricultural Economics | 2022Article
Cet article explore les variations de la notion de « local » à partir des pratiques et des discours dacteurs divers impliqués dans des projets portant sur lagriculture et lalimentation. En suivant les divers modes de représentation du local [...]E-Book
M. Behnassi ; M.B. Baig ; M.T. Sraïri ; A.A. Alsheikh ; A.W.A. Abu Risheh | Cham [Suisse] : Springer | 2022The resilience of food systems and security to emerging challenges and threats, especially in the context of environmental and climate risks and global pandemics such as the Covid-19 crisis, is currently gaining growing importance in research, p[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
FAO (Rome, Italie) ; European Union (Bruxelles, Belgique) ; CIRAD (Montpellier, France) | Rome [Italie] : FAO | 2022Food systems are intimately linked to our lives through the food we eat, our nutrition and health, our livelihoods, jobs, and the environment and natural resources of the planet. The main challenge for food systems is to produce nutritious foo[...]Article
Depuis 1989 est développée au sein de lISARA [1], école dingénieurs en agriculture, alimentation, environnement située à Lyon, une spécialisation de fin de cursus orientée vers les métiers du développement local. Pourquoi et comment lIS[...]Ouvrage
This Handbook is a state-of-the-art analysis of proximity relations, offering insights into its history alongside up-to-date scientific advances and emerging questions. Its broad scope from industrial and innovation approaches through to socie[...]Chapitre d'ouvrage
K. Kevany ; P. Prosperi | 2022Inspiring sustainable diets and cultivating diets that are inspiring are the ambitious endeavours of this collection. This introductory chapter lays out a framework for sustainable diets and the complex issues, diversity of stakeholders, and div[...]E-Book
Comprendre les problèmes posés par lorganisation actuelle du système alimentaire, à travers la synthèse de nombreux travaux de recherche en sciences naturelles et en sciences humaines montrant les défaillances et les vulnérabilités du modèle ag[...]Série
FAO (Rome, Italie) | Rome [Italie] : FAO | La Situation Mondiale de l'Alimentation et de l'Agriculture, ISSN 0251-1460 | 2022La pandémie de covid-19 a fait apparaître au grand jour la vulnérabilité des systèmes agroalimentaires face aux chocs et aux situations de stress et entraîné une augmentation de linsécurité alimentaire et de la malnutrition au niveau mondial. D[...]E-Book
A. Thomas, coord. ; A. Alpha, coord. ; A. Barczak, coord. ; N. Zakhia-Rozis, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Synthèses | 2022Food and nutritional security refers to the challenge of providing sustainable, healthy and accessible food to all people. It has four interconnected dimensions: availability, access, utilization and stability. Tackling this tremendous challenge[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
M. AbdelMonem ; T. Wong ; O. Elbadawy ; J. Faurès ; M. Tawfic ; F. Abouzeid | Le Caire [Égypte] : FAO | 2022This publication examines a number of interventions and practices implemented in Egypt by small-scale farmers, private sector stakeholders, and the state, and analyses the extent to which they contribute to the three-climate smart agriculture (C[...]Article
Urban food policies (UFPs) have emerged as a key mechanism to drive the transition towards more sustainable food systems, with cities as the appropriate scale for their implementation. The aim of the paper is analysis of the boost that UFPs have[...]Article
N. Corade ; J. Lailliau ; M. Lemarié-Boutry ; J. Noël |Cet article analyse la place faite à la dimension sociale dans la fabrique dune politique alimentaire métropolitaine, en axant lanalyse sur les questions daccessibilité et dinégalités socio-spatiales. À partir dentretiens compréhensifs et d[...]Article
M. Napoleone ; S. Breton ; J. Frayssignes ; M. Richard ; C. Spelle |La crise de la covid-19 a perturbé les habitudes des ménages et les circuits de distribution. Quels ont été les impacts pour les AOP laitières ? Quelles adaptations ont été mises en place par les acteurs pour atténuer la crise ? De nouvelles per[...]Article
Y. Chiffoleau ; A. Alonso Ugaglia ; A.-C. Brit ; A. Demonceaux ; L. Dehaudt ; M. Ranoux ; G. Akermann ; Y. Deroche-Leydier |La crise de la Covid-19 est à la fois un choc important pour les systèmes alimentaires et une opportunité pour mieux les connaître. Synthèse de trois enquêtes menées dans le cadre du RMT Alimentation locale, cet article montre comment les exploi[...]Article
A. Hebinck ; L. Klerkx ; B. Elzen ; K.P.W. Kok ; B. König ; K. Schiller ; J. Tschersich ; B. van Mierlo ; T. von Wirth |Dominant agricultural and food systems lead to continuous resource depletion and unacceptable environmental and social impacts. While current calls for changing agrifood systems are increasingly framed in the context of sustainability transition[...]Article
In the past few years, we have seen growing calls for a transformation in global food systems in response to multiple challenges, including climate change. Food systems are responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions from human ac[...]Article
Food democracy is a concept with growing influence in food research. Food democracy deals with how actors may regain democratic control over the food system enabling its sustainable transformation. Following multi-level perspective framework's c[...]Article
This article takes up the question of how food sovereignty, and accompanying agricultural models that will help combat climate change, may be institutionalized through policy processes. I draw on the theories of Antonio Gramsci and his successor[...]Article
C. Béné ; D. Bakker ; M.J. Chavarro ; B. Even ; J. Melo ; A. Sonneveld |In this paper we present the first global assessments of COVID-19's impacts on food systems and their actors, focusing specifically on the food security and nutritional status of those affected in low and middle-income countries. The assessment [...]Article
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J. Music ; S. Charlebois ; L. Spiteri ; S. Farrell ; A. Griffin |The era of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a variety of individual lifestyle and behavioural changes, and could, therefore, potentially involve a shift towards more sustainable food systems. This research was conducted through an online su[...]Article
J. Barreiro Hurlé ; M. Bogonos ; M. Himics ; J. Hristov ; I. Pérez Domínguez ; A. Sahoo ; G. Salputra ; F. Weiss ; E. Baldoni ; C. Elleby |Agricultural stakeholders have concerns regarding the potential impact of the Farm-to-Fork and Biodiversity strategies on the agricultural sector. Several studies have been published recently trying to understand how these strategies would affec[...]Article
Agriculture and more in general modern agri-food supply systems and networks are called to satisfy a number of consumers needs and to create value to the benefit of the whole society. In fact, they are expected to ensure enterprise profitabilit[...]Article
A central concern about achieving global food security is reconfiguring agri-food systems towards sustainability. However, historically-informed trajectories of agri-food system development remain resistant to a change in direction. Through a sy[...]Article
The agri-food regime faces urgent structural and ethical challenges to advance towards sustainability; therefore, the search for triggers, accelerators and supports for sustainability transition is of outstanding scientific and social interest. [...]Article
P.-M. Aubert ; B. Gardin ; E. Huber ; M. Schiavo ; C. Alliot |This paper proposes an innovative framework to describe sustainable transitions of food systems while considering simultaneously socio-economic and environmental issues, in a just transition perspective. This framework (i) describes the structur[...]Article
The social construction of the agri-food market has undergone revolutionary changes throughout history since the Anthropocene. This conceptual paper discusses the embeddedness of institutions in this market construction. To do so, this work anal[...]Article
A. Govind ; J. Wery ; B. Dessalegn ; A. Elmahdi ; Z. Bishaw ; V. Nangia ; C. Biradar ; Z.U. Nisa ; K. Abay ; G. Amarnath ; C. Breisinger ; N.A. Ibrahim ; C. Kleinermann ; A.A. Niane ; M. Thijssen |Agriculture and agri-food systems of the highly vulnerable Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region needs a radical transformation under a changing climate. Based on a two-year effort, initially we developed a mega hypothesis on how to achieve[...]Article
B. Adelodun ; K.Y. Kareem ; P. Kumar ; V. Kumar ; K.S. Choi ; K.K. Yadav ; A. Yadav ; A. El-Denglawey ; M. Cabral-Pinto ; C.T. Son ; S. Krishnan ; N.A. Khan |The existing finite natural resources have witnessed unsustainable usage in the past few years, especially for food production, with accompanying environmental devastation and ecosystem damage. Regrettably, the global population and consumption [...]Article
The compounding effects of climate change on food systems have led researchers into developing approaches aimed at understanding the multiple trade-offs and synergies associated to dealing with climate change. As countries continue to develop cl[...]Article
C.B. Barrett ; J. Fanzo ; M. Herrero ; D. Mason-D'Croz ; A. Mathys ; P. Thornton ; S. Wood ; T.G. Benton ; S. Fan ; L. Lawson-Lartego |The COVID-19 pandemic provides both a warning about agri-food systems' (AFS) functioning and an accelerator for AFS innovation. It revealed both the increasing frequency of extreme events and structural shortcomings with respect to access to hea[...]Article
The COVID-19 pandemic heightened awareness that serious illness and injury are common and important shocks that result in food insecurity, the loss of livelihoods, and unsustainable coping strategies. These have significant negative impacts on w[...]Article
De nouvelles dynamiques dinterconnexion entre territoires urbains et ruraux sont à luvre. Elles structurent de nombreux travaux de sciences sociales sur la re-territorialisation des systèmes agri-alimentaires, les services écosystémiques rend[...]Article
K.E. Giller ; T. Delaune ; J.V. Silva ; K. Descheemaeker ; G. van de Ven ; A.G.T. Schut ; M. van Wijk ; J. Hammond ; Z. Hochman ; G. Taulya ; R. Chikowo ; S. Narayanan ; A. Kishore ; F. Bresciani ; H.M. Teixeira ; J.A. Andersson ; M.K. van Ittersum |Achieving SDG2 (zero hunger) in a situation of rapid global population growth requires a continued focus on food production. Farming not merely needs to sustainably produce nutritious diets, but should also provide livelihoods for farmers, while[...]Article
Food system analysis in arid and semi-arid countries inevitably meets water availability as a major constraining food system driver. Many such countries are net food importers using food subsidy systems, as water resources do not allow national [...]Article
The issue of local food supply has attracted considerable political and public attention, due to the changing preferences of consumers, who have more awareness about ecological sustainability, in particular, but also due to recent developments c[...]Article
Despite the growing importance of the digital transformation (DT) of the agrifood sector on the political agenda, traditional policies are not enough to provide proactive responses to rapid technological changes and new approaches for policy pla[...]Article
L. Prause ; S. Hackfort ; M. Lindgren |This article asks how the application of digital technologies is changing the organization of the agri-food system in the context of the third food regime. The academic debate on digitalization and food largely focuses on the input and farm leve[...]Article
Innovation plays an essential role in addressing the interlinked environmental, social, and economic challenges facing the agri-food sectors in the North Africa region. This systematic review analyses the state of research on innovation in North[...]Article
R. Capone ; V. Fersino ; E. Stamataki ; M. Cerezo ; M.-E. Kessari ; S. Dernini ; H. El Bilali |Despite the recurring discourse on food systems and their sustainability in the Mediterranean region, comprehensive studies are hard to find. Therefore, this article provides an overview on the challenges and perspectives of food systems in the [...]Article
The city of Izmir-Turkey has recently attracted interest for a range of actions regarding agro-food and been perceived as a pioneer in providing alternatives to the practices of the incumbent agro-food regime. This paper builds on the multi-leve[...]Article
J. Valls Bedeau ; M. Rezaei ; M. Pera ; J. Morrison |There is an abundance of actions that could positively change the way food systems operate in the Mediterranean region. However, the uptake of these actions at local level has proven to be slow and often limited in their scope and impact. Consid[...]Article
Nombre de journalistes et collaborateurs réguliers du « Monde diplomatique » ont contribué à l'ouvrage « Le Nouveau Monde. Tableau de la France néolibérale » (Éditions Amsterdam), à paraître le 10 septembre. Dessinant un portrait de la France co[...]Article
Our current food systems not only fail to end malnourishment, but also exhibit substantial ecological impacts. Thus they are an obstacle to achieving numerous Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our authors have a look at the context and expla[...]Article
Food-related debates are being held more and more from a moral angle food is a highly political issue. Answers to the question how we can achieve food and nutrition security while protecting our natural resources, safeguarding biodiversity and[...]Article
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, in the period MarchMay 2020, quickly triggered a deep crisis, causing an immediate economic slowdown and consequently a strong contraction in domestic demand and trade. The food supply chain faced s[...]Article
This paper argues that supporting food system transformation requires more than obtaining science-based understanding and analysis of how components in the system interact. We argue that changing the emergent properties of food systems (what we [...]Article
Global dynamics affect the sustainability of agricultural landscapes, but these cross-scale connections are understudied. Therefore, we combine food systems and landscape ecology, focusing on food products that provide a linkage between global c[...]Article
C. Zarbà ; G. Chinnici ; G. La Via ; S. Bracco ; B. Pecorino ; M. D'Amico |In the transition from linear production systems, unsustainable from the point of view of resources, to a model that finds strength in environmental, social and economic sustainability, the circular economy paradigm is the foundation that facili[...]Article
Since we first conceived of this Special Issue, Levering Sustainable Food Systems to Address Climate ChangePossible Transformations, COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. That said, while the pandemic has shifted our collective focus awa[...]Article
Several emerging technologies for agri-food systems are promoted by supporters as alleviating the instabilities of COVID-19 and thus increasingly necessary and inevitable. Compelled to pivot towards the pandemic, technologists align their projec[...]Article
Alternative food systems and networks, which have emerged around the world, are often fragmentary, reduced in size and frequently unfold in parallel, hardly linked to each other. Agroecology faces the challenge of scaling up these initiatives to[...]Article
This paper deals with a very important topic concerning the adaptive actions of food retail entities, operating in a network model, during threats caused by a pandemic. The aim of the study was to identify and characterize the actions taken by f[...]Article
Le phénomène de concentration dentreprises via la formation de pôles de compétitivité devient pour les entreprises un enjeu important. Lintérêt de ces pôles est de pouvoir exploiter lensemble des moyens et connaissances pour promouvoir linno[...]Article
The agri-food frameworks have specific characteristics (production units with small dimensions and in great number with implications in the respective markets) that call for adjusted approaches, even more so when they are considered in Mediterra[...]Article
The global community faces the challenge of feeding a growing population with declining resources, making transformation to sustainable agriculture and food systems all the more imperative and innovation all the more crucial. In this study, ag[...]Article
CONTEXT There is an urgent need to reduce the use of phytosanitary products in industrial vegetables due to environmental and health concerns. However, as in many industrial sectors, vegetables production is characterised by strong constraints r[...]Article
J. Brun ; M.-H. Jeuffroy ; C. Pénicaud ; M. Cerf ; J.-M. Meynard |CONTEXT Researchers studying agriculture and researchers studying food share common interests in working on the sustainability of agrifood systems. Yet, they form two distinct scientific communities, which often struggle to work together due to [...]Article
P.A. Hernández ; F. Galli ; P. Prosperi ; S. Sumane ; D. Duckett ; H.E. Almaas |For small farms across Europe, connecting to small food businesses offers a significant route to market. We analyse survey data from 85 small food businesses in nine European regions and explore the enabling and limiting conditions around this c[...]Article
People around the world pay increasingly more attention to health, social, environmental, and ethical issues. As a consequence, they seek value in food that is fresh, less processed, and sustainably sourced. The article presents an experimental [...]Article
Marketplaces are almost as old as humanity. They result from trade and trade is structured by political, religious, social, and economic needs. Overtime, marketplaces have woven together relational processes representing each of these, in order [...]Article
The need for a transition to sustainable food systems is widely recognised. Over the last three decades, movements have been demanding and proposing a radical transformation, foregrounding the social values of food. Experiences inspired by solid[...]Article
Nous sommes confrontés à la conjonction de divers maux : la diminution de la biodiversité favorise le développement de nouvelles pandémies qui trouvent un terrain fertile dans nos modes de vie, en particulier alimentaires. On sait de mieux en mi[...]Article
Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development. Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are hard to find. Therefore, the present systematic review delineated th[...]Article
The digitization of the agri-food sector is a strategic priority in the political agenda of European institutions. The opportunity to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of the sector offered by new technologies comes together with its po[...]Article
M.G. Rivera-Ferré ; F. López-i-Gelats ; F. Ravera ; E. Oteros-Rozas ; M. Di Masso ; R. Binimelis ; H. El Bilali |CONTEXT The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most pressing challenges for humanity. The pandemic is affecting all aspects of human lives and livelihoods, including food. In this context, new research shows the nexus between agri-food syst[...]Article
Both in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, the resilience of agri-food systems depends on the human ability to balance between socio-economic and ecological trade-offs. Recent ecosystem services literature acknowledges that smallholder farme[...]Article
S.A. Ashraf ; A.J. Siddiqui ; A.E.O. Elkhalifa ; M.I. Khan ; M. Patel ; M. Alreshidi ; A. Moin ; R. Singh ; M. Snoussi ; M. Adnan |A rapid increase in world population is leading to the rise in global demand of food and agriculture (agri) products. Nanotechnology and its applications have emerged as one of the most pioneering and promising technology for transforming conven[...]Article
About one-third of the food produced globally for human consumption is lost or wasted each year. This represents a loss of natural resources consumed along the food supply chain that can also have negative impacts on food security. While food lo[...]Article
C. Ciaccia ; E. Testani ; A. Fiore ; I. Iocola ; M. Di Pierro ; G. Mele ; F. Ferlito ; M. Cutuli ; F. Montemurro ; R. Farina ; D. Ceccarelli ; A. Persiani ; S. Canali ; M. Diacono |The implementation of agroecology principles within organic farming research is a crux to redesign sustainable agri-food systems. To govern this transition, the local research demand should be addressed by direct engagement of all stakeholders i[...]Article
C.W. Hutton ; O. Hensengerth ; T. Berchoux ; V.P.D. Tri ; T. Tong ; N. Hung ; H. Voepel ; S.E. Darby ; D. Bui ; T.N. Bui ; N. Huy ; D. Parsons |The development of a coherent and coordinated policy for the management of large socio-agricultural systems, such as the Mekong delta in southern Vietnam, is reliant on aligning the development, delivery, and implementation of policy on national[...]Article
L. Briamonte ; R. Pergamo ; B. Arru ; R. Furesi ; P. Pulina ; F.A. Madau |Today, the transition to a more sustainable model of the agro-food system is increasingly impellent, requiring all actors commitment. In particular, small and medium agro-food business (SMABs) play a decisive and central role in the food and ec[...]Article
The application of true cost accounting (TCA) at farm level requires a common framework and metric for measuring, capturing and valuing sustainability. We propose such a framework and farm metric that build on the four capitalsnatural, social, [...]Article
Climate change, the agri-food sector and trade are closely related. This contribution aims at presenting issues related to the economic impacts of climate changes on international trade. The agri-food sector is one of the most hit by changes in [...]Article
At least 30% of food is wasted during the journey from farm to processor to retailer to consumer in the United States, accounting for an estimated 20% of the environmental impact of the food system. The food waste problem is well characterized, [...]Article
The food system, and those who depend on it, have been strongly but unevenly affected by COVID-19. Overall, the impacts on food systems, poverty, and nutrition have been caused by a combination of a generalized economic recession and disruptions[...]Article
I. Coopmans ; J. Bijttebier ; F. Marchand ; E. Mathijs ; L. Messely ; E. Rogge ; A. Sanders ; E. Wauters |Context : Resilience represents the ability of systems to anticipate, withstand, or adapt to challenges. Times of great stress and disturbance offer opportunity to identify and confirm key contributors to agri-food system resilience. The COVID-1[...]Article
A. de Ravignan ; L. Hutinet ; C. Vallet ; M. Jublin ; N. Nahapétian ; V. Grimault ; L. Clerc, illus. |Elles sont parfois microscopiques, parfois énormes. Elles portent des noms latins compliqués et se comptent en millions. Pour linstant, en tout cas. Car aujourdhui des espèces, animales ou végétales, disparaissent à une allure inédite sous la[...]Article
The spread of COVID-19 has not only led to many deaths but also to social and economic downturn globally. The study represents an exhaustive compilation of relevant macroeconomic data regarding the status of the agri-food sector from a demand si[...]Article
In this study, we aim to find the determinants of innovation in the agrifood industry in an inland region in southeast Spain, which depends upon and specializes in this sector. The determinants we propose are firm and environmental factors. From[...]Article
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The 2008 Greek crisis has resulted in unexpected social-ecological transformations, including a back-to-the-land trend whereby people seek to reconnect to land-based activities. While it's been theorized that back-to-the-land trends contribute t[...]Article
Un peu plus dun an après le début de la pandémie et les scènes daffolement montrant de nombreuses personnes remplissant leur chariot dans les magasins par crainte de pénuries de nourriture, les Français ont pu constater quils nont manqué de [...]Article
B. Torquati ; L. Cecchini ; C. Paffarini ; M. Chiorri |Following the growing trend towards globalisation of the agrifood system over the last few years, a number of scientific publications with different aims and methodological approaches have addressed the issue of the progressive link loss between[...]Article
Countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) that joined the European Union (EU) since May 2004 have recorded rapid increases in their agri-food exports. While this increase in participation in international trade has been global, the CEE-11 [...]Article
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We investigate the drivers and persistence of profits in EU food retailing by focusing on differences between top competitors and fringe food retailers using a sample of 12,786 firms from France, Spain, and Sweden between 2006 and 2014. We det[...]Article
M. Grillot ; J.-F. Ruault ; A. Torre ; F. Bray ; S. Madelrieux |La bioéconomie est devenue incontournable pour la transition vers une économie décarbonée. Elle favorise le développement des usages non alimentaires des biomasses dorigine agricole (BOA). Or peu de méthodes et outils permettent sans travail [...]Article
A.C. Hoek ; S. Malekpour ; R. Raven ; E. Court ; E. Byrne |A transformation of the food system will require action and changes in decision making from individuals across the entire food system. This paper synthesises the literature and develops a framework for analysing the factors which influence decis[...]Article
The two strategic documents for the future of Europe post 2020 (Green Deal) and agriculture in Europe (From Farm To Fork) recognize the important role of knowledge and innovation systems in accelerating change towards food sustainability. Resear[...]Article
M. Hamam ; G. Chinnici ; G. Di Vita ; G. Pappalardo ; B. Pecorino ; G. Maesano ; M. D'Amico |Around the world, interest is growing in the circular economy in response to the current unsustainable model of production and consumption based on increased use and depletion of resources. This paper provides a review of the academic literature[...]Article
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M. Vittuari ; G. Bazzocchi ; S. Blasioli ; F. Cirone ; A. Maggio ; F. Orsini ; J. Penca ; M. Petruzzelli ; K. Specht ; S. Amghar ; A.-M. Atanasov ; T. Bastia ; I. Bertocchi ; A. Coudard ; A. Crepaldi ; A. Curtis ; R. Fox-Kämper ; A.E. Gheorghica ; A. Lelièvre ; P. Munoz ; E. Nolde ; J. Pascual-Fernandez ; G. Pennisi ; B. Pölling ; L. Reynaud-Desmet ; I. Righini ; Y. Rouphael ; V. Saint-Ges ; A. Samoggia ; S. Shaystej ; M. Da Silva ; S. Toboso Chavero ; P. Tonini ; G. Trusnovec ; B.L. Vidmar ; G. Villalba ; F. De Menna |The COVID-19 pandemic unveiled the fragility of food sovereignty in cities and confirmed the close connection urban dwellers have with food. Although the pandemic was not responsible for a systemic failure, it suggested how citizens would accept[...]Article
B. Minotti ; A. Cimini ; G. D'Amico ; D. Marino ; G. Mazzocchi ; S. Tarra |In the food policy arena, the topic of governance and how to create a governance system that would deal with cross-cutting issues, including new ways of perceiving the public sphere, the policymaking, and the involvement of the population, has b[...]Article
P. Karanikolas ; V. Martinez-Gomez ; F. Galli ; P. Prosperi ; P.A. Hernández ; L. Arnalte-Mura ; M. Rivera ; G. Goussios ; L. Fastelli ; E. Oikonomopoulou ; A. Fonseca |This study aims to identify the various forms of integration of olive-oil-producing small farms (OSFs) into food systems in four Southern European regions, as well as to identify the most beneficial strategies of integration. Drawing on data fro[...]Article
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A. Durrant ; M. Markovic ; D. Matthews ; D. May ; G. Leontidis ; J. Enright |Data sharing is often hindered by a number of real word challenges caused by a mixture of technological and social factors. To date, the agri-food sector significantly lags behind other sectors in overcoming these challenges. However, the benefi[...]Article
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M.A. Augustin ; M.B. Cole ; D. Ferguson ; N.J.G. Hazell ; P. Morle |Radical transformation of the food system is required to ensure the health of people and the planet. The implementation of policy change to improve food and nutritional security has been slow. Injection of private and public investment to stimul[...]Article
Strategic foresight is systematic means to explore plausible futures. In the agricultural context, strategic foresight allows decision-makers to explore how alternative investments in agriculture research may function given anticipated futures a[...]Article
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S. Zollet ; L. Colombo ; P. De Meo ; D. Marino ; S.R. McGreevy ; N. McKeon ; S. Tarra |The negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have further exposed and exacerbated the structural weaknesses and inequalities embedded in the global industrial agri-food system. While the mainstream narrative continues to emphasise the importanc[...]Article
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H. Assa ; H. Sharifi ; A. Lyons |This study examines how managing risk by introducing commodity price insurances may improve the likelihood of increased investment in agri-food supply chains. A model is introduced which shows how insurance products on index prices can reduce th[...]Article
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F. Taghikhah ; A. Voinov ; N. Shukla ; T. Filatova ; M. Anufriev |The current intense food production-consumption is one of the main sources of environmental pollution and contributes to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Organic farming is a potential way to reduce environmental impacts by excluding synt[...]Article
M.R. Pakravan-Charvadeh ; F. Mohammadi-Nasrabadi ; S. Gholamrezai ; H. Vatanparast ; C. Flora ; A. Nabavi-Pelesaraei |Currently, the COVID-19 outbreak is spreading fast in 185 countries and has engaged most people around the world. COVID-19 imposes severe and tragic consequences on peoples health due to the high rate of spread and potentially fatal impacts. In[...]Série
The coronavirus pandemic has upended local, national, and global food systems, and put the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach. But lessons from the worlds response to the pandemic can help address future shocks and contribute to[...]Article
D.C. Rose ; R. Wheeler ; M. Winter ; M. Lobley ; C.-A. Chivers |Three tenets of sustainable intensification should guide the fourth agricultural revolution: people, production, and the planet. Thus far, narratives of agriculture 4.0 have been predominately framed in terms of benefits to productivity and the [...]E-Book
C.R. Anderson ; J. Bruil ; M.J. Chappell ; C. Kiss ; M. Pimbert | Cham [Suisse] : Palgrave Macmillan | 2021This open access book develops a framework for advancing agroecology transformations focusing on power, politics and governance. It explores the potential of agroecology as a sustainable and socially just alternative to todays dominant food reg[...]Article
It can easily take years for agricultural innovations to find real-world practical application. There are a wide range of reasons for this which are familiar to the agricultural research community. But how can innovations succeed in making it fr[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
La présente étude fait suite et prolonge un travail conduit par INRAE visant à examiner la « Place des agricultures européennes dans le monde à l'horizon 2050 » (Tibi et al., 2020). Reprenant le dispositif méthodologique de l'étude séminale, ce [...]Ouvrage
X. Poux ; P.-M. Aubert ; M. Court, collab. ; O. de Schutter, préf. | Arles [France] : Actes Sud | Domaine du Possible | 2021Le temps est venu pour lagroécologie de changer déchelle : une production intégralement agroécologique, exempte de pesticides et d engrais de synthèse, est aujourdhui envisageable à travers toute lEurope. Au cur de ce modèle porté par une [...]Article
Organic standards are conceived of as a governance mechanism that not only aims to ensure that consumers requirements in terms of transparency are met but also promotes sustainable food systems. Although third-party certification (TPC) and Part[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
K. Amrani | 2021Cette thèse porte sur l'évaluation de la durabilité des agrosystèmes oasiens algériens. Un cas d'étude concerne l'oasis de Ouargla située dans le Bas-Sahara à quelque 850 km au Sud-Est de la capitale, Alger. Le choix du site renvoie à une premiè[...]Ouvrage
N. Bricas, ed. ; D. Conaré, ed. ; M. Walser, ed. ; C. Fischler, préf. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | 2021Repenser nos alimentations, cest repenser nos sociétés. Car partager un repas et même faire ses courses sont des moyens de se relier aux autres. La façon de nous nourrir construit notre santé. Nos modes de production agricole façonnent nos p[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
FAO (Rome, Italie) ; CIHEAM (Paris, France) ; Union Pour la Méditerranée (Barcelone, Espagne) | Rome [Italie] : FAO | 2021As part of the global Food Systems Summit process, countries and stakeholders across the Mediterranean convened several Summit Dialogues, which allowed to reflect on the Summits objectives, explore the challenges faced in Mediterranean food sys[...]Article
El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una visión general de las principales tendencias del sistema agroalimentario global tras la pandemia del COVID-19. La crisis económica resultante, las transiciones climática y digital, y las cada vez may[...]Article
Food systems are plagued by the grand sustainability challenge of food waste, which represents a urging issue from economic, environmental and social point of view. The Circular Economy paradigm can open up different actions which are framed wit[...]E-Book
C. Basset-Mens, coord. ; A. Avadi, coord. ; C. Bessou, coord. ; I. Acosta-Alba, coord. ; Y. Biard, coord. ; S. Payen, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Savoir Faire, ISSN 1952-1251 | 2021Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. Its application to agri-food systems in developing or emerging contexts is recent and represents many challenges o[...]Article
Agriculture and food systems are in urgent need of transformation. Various foresight reports unpack food systems challenges and propose diverse pathways of change towards sustainability. We interrogate the framings and proposed pathways of elev[...]Ouvrage
Food systems around the world face a triple challenge: providing food security and nutrition for a growing global population; supporting livelihoods for those working along the food supply chain; and contributing to environmental sustainability.[...]Ouvrage
A. Bernard de Raymond, dir. ; D. Thivet, dir. | Paris [France] : Presses de Sciences Po | Collection Académique, ISSN 1771-673 | 2021En 2008, malgré une production agricole très élevée, le monde connaît une grave crise alimentaire, provoquant des « émeutes de la faim » dans une quarantaine de pays. Une mobilisation massive de la communauté internationale s'ensuit, à l'issue d[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
F. Montanari ; I. Ferreira ; F. Lofstrom ; C. Varallo ; S. Volpe ; E. Smith ; M. Kirova ; A. Wion ; U. Kubota ; J.D. Albuquerque | Bruxelles [Belgique] : Parlement Européen | 2021This study provides a preliminary quantitative and qualitative analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on European agriculture and the agri-food supply chain in light of the responses deployed by the European Union and its Member States to mitigate i[...]Article
Pulses are widely acknowledged for their high nutritional value due to high protein content, low content in calories, and low glycemic index; they are a good alternative to animal proteins thus offering a considerable number of social, environme[...]Article
Y. Chiffoleau ; A. Echchatbi ; J. Rod ; L. Gey ; G. Akermann ; D. Desclaux ; G. Jard ; M.-E. Kessari ; K. Moinet ; J. Peres ; M.-H. Robin ; M.F. Samson |Le verrouillage technologique des filières blés a suscité, dans la période récente, lémergence dalternatives qui prennent aujourdhui une nouvelle dimension au regard des préoccupations des consommateurs vis-à-vis du gluten. Basé sur une reche[...]Article
The essential first steps of addressing the problem of food loss are measuring the loss, identifying where in the food system it occurs, and developing effective policies to mitigate it along the value chain. Food loss has been defined in many w[...]Article
El objetivo de este artículo es examinar las propuestas agrícolas y financieras presentadas en 2018 al tiempo que se identifican sus principales hilos conductores y singularidades. El análisis incluye los cambios efectuados por la Comisión en 20[...]Article
S. Dury ; A. Alpha ; N. Zakhia-Rozis ; T. Giordano |La crise liée au SARS-CoV2 (syndrome respiratoire aigu sévèrecoronavirus 2) a donné lieu à une profusion de documents et webinaires sur la sécurité alimentaire au niveau international, ce qui tend à brouiller la compréhension des dynamiques à l[...]Article
This paper examines the rationale for pursuing environmental objectives by reducing food loss and waste (FLW). The main thrust of the literature on this issue is that FLW reduction can make a major contribution to making food systems more sustai[...]Article
Le besoin dune transformation profonde des systèmes alimentaires ne fait plus lombre dun doute. Cest ce que nous justifierons dans la première partie de cet article, en en identifiant les raisons sanitaires, environnementales et sociales et [...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
The Mediterranean Forum - MEDFORUM - is a bi-annual meeting point launched by CIHEAM in 2016 for PhD students and young researchers from the Mediterranean area. MEDFORUM aims to foster communication, dialogue and co-publications between various [...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
Dans l'objectif de définir les conditions politiques dune transition juste socialement, et vertueuse environnementalement, le développement dun cadre méthodologique innovant a permis de développer et quantifier deux scénarios contrastés de tra[...]E-Book
K. Schroeder ; J. Lampietti ; G. Elabed | Washington [États-Unis] : Banque Mondiale | Agriculture and Food Series | 2021The digital agriculture revolution holds a promise to build an agriculture and food system that is efficient, environmentally sustainable, and equitable, one that can help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. Unlike past technological revo[...]Article
A. Galli ; S. Moreno Pires ; K. Iha ; A.A. Alves ; D. Lin ; M.S. Mancini ; F. Teles |The food system is increasingly acknowledged as the single largest reason for humans' transgression of key planetary limits and it is gaining centrality in our societal run-up towards a sustainable future, especially at city level. In Portugal, [...]Article
Green agri-food supply chains are increasingly attracting research interest, owing to their potential capacity for resilience against recent crises (e.g., financial, COVID-19) as well as end-consumers concerns on sustainability issues. In this [...]Article
G. Brunori ; G. Branca ; L. Cembalo ; M. D'Haese ; L. Dries |The Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the Paris climate agreement, both signed in 2015, have given a new frame of reference to the international scientific community. Food is at the center of this debate. The question of How to feed the wor[...]Article
A. Wezel ; B.G. Herren ; R.B. Kerr ; E. Barrios ; A.L.R. Gonçalves ; F. Sinclair |There is consensus that the global food system is not delivering good nutrition for all and is causing environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity, such that a profound transformation is needed to meet the challenges of persistent malnutr[...]Article
The Covid-19 pandemic will have impacts that will vary across countries and commodity sectors, reflecting factors such as the importance of trade, differences in the functioning of supply chains and the market which producers and farmers supply.[...]Article
The United Nations have set a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to halve food waste per capita by 2030. As a consequence, more and more countries have joined the fight against food waste: voluntary agreements are set up, policies are reconsider[...]Article
G. Gamache ; J. Anglade ; R. Fèche ; F. Barataud ; C. Mignolet ; X. Coquil |Living labs are defined as both an approach and an arena for supporting experimentation in natural settings with a wide range of actors. In this article we explore the potential and limits of living labs for analysing and supporting the local tr[...]Article
Carbon footprint (CF) labels on agri-food products represent one of the most important tools to convey information to consumers about the greenhouse gases emissions associated with their purchase behaviour. Together with the growing interest of [...]Article
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted vulnerabilities in the agri-food system and wider society. The elderly, in particular, have been overrepresented in intensive care units. The resulting economic crisis and accelerating geopolitical shifts wi[...]Article
Non-market practices and institutions make up much of every economy. Even in today's most developed capitalist societies, people produce things that are not for sale and allocate them through sharing, gifts, and redistribution rather than buying[...]Article
The performance of the EU food system during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic is examined in this article. The preliminary evidence from the early lockdown period in March to June 2020 supports the view that, apart from some experiences[...]Article
Covid-19 placed unprecedented stresses on food supply chains. Farms faced bottlenecks for some inputs, notably seasonal labour. Processing was disrupted by labour shortages and shutdowns, especially in meat processing. Air freight, important for[...]Article
The response of the global food system to the Covid-19 crisis demonstrated not just its capacity to prevent a health crisis turning into a food crisis, but also highlighted deep divisions around the manner in which food security and climate acti[...]Article
J.A. Aznar-Sánchez ; J.M.F. Mendoza ; C. Ingrao ; S. Failla ; A. Bezama ; T. Nemecek ; A. Gallego-Schmid |Agriculture and the food sector plays a crucial role in the preservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Moreover, it has an enormous potential to mitigate climate change if compared to other economic sectors. The development of agricu[...]Article
R. Padró ; E. Tello ; I. Marco ; J.R. Olarieta ; M.M. Grasa ; C. Font |There is a need for a socioecological transition towards sustainable agri-food systems that recover the organic functioning and the closure of socio-metabolic cycles at the lower feasible scales. This implies an agroecology leap forward aimed at[...]Article
Considering the current pandemic, in which changes in the food system and the relationship between food and society are under discussion, I take the opportunity with this editorial to offer some points for debate.Article
Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are increasingly garnering attention in food systems research, owing to their rising popularity among consumers, producers and policy-makers in the last few decades. Written with the aim to identify research gaps[...]Article
Z. Benedek ; P.G. Balogh ; L. Barath ; I. Ferto ; V. Lajos ; E. Orban ; G.G. Szabo ; G. Nemes |The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally reshaped our lives. Its effects on the sales and use of marketing channels of small-scale Hungarian producers are addressed here. Based on the level of proximity, sales channels were classified into three [...]Article
Food systems are driven by incentives that often lead to food being discarded before entering the market and to the degradation of natural resources. Vegetable production in the water-scarce province of Almería, Spain, illustrates this and highl[...]Article
Le plan de relance a pris en compte lagriculture et lagroalimentaire. Or, les décisions arbitrées ne sont pas suffisantes : un rendez-vous manqué.Article
H. Mitter ; A.-K. Techen ; F. Sinabell ; K. Helming ; E. Schmid ; B.L. Bodirsky ; I. Holman ; K. Kok ; H. Lehtonen ; A. Leip ; C. Le Mouël ; E. Mathijs ; B. Mehdi ; K. Mittenzwei ; O. Mora ; K. Øistad ; L. Øygarden ; J.A. Priess ; P. Reidsma ; R. Schaldach ; M. Schönhart |Scenarios describe plausible and internally consistent views of the future. They can be used by scientists, policymakers and entrepreneurs to explore the challenges of global environmental change given an appropriate level of spatial and sectora[...]Article
Food systems and our ability to secure food and nutrition for current and future generations is challenged by population growth, climate change, resource depletion and pollution. The current agricultural and supply chain systems are one of the m[...]Article
C. Cicatiello ; E. Blasi ; C. Giordano ; A. Martella ; S. Franco |Retail food waste represents a minor fraction of the total amount of food waste produced along the food supply chain (tenfold lower than the quantity of food disposed of by consumers at home). However, the role of retailers is crucial in shaping[...]Article
P. Guarnaccia ; S. Zingale ; A. Scuderi ; E. Gori ; V. Santiglia ; G. Timpanaro |The alignment of food systems with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is generally envisaged to make a positive impact on sustainability. This paper outlines some critical environmental and socio-economic indicators for Sicily in order to [...]