Since the establishment of one of the early co-operatives in Western Europe in the 1800s, co-
operatives in the Western world have developed exponentially and played essential roles in …

This study aimed to explore the constraining and facilitating factors impacting the
emergence and consolidation of different types of alternative food networks (AFNs) in …

Food consumers have been engaging in collective action to combat food retail concentration
for many years. As modern supermarkets gain in size and power, the activity of food …

The agricultural sector and Sustainability-oriented Activities (S-OAs) of farmers are
recognized as critical factors to realize a more sustainable future. Hence, this study aimed to …

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 …

While urban gardening and food provisioning have become well-established subjects of
academic inquiry, these practices are given different meanings depending on where they …

The aim of this article is to explore the possible emergence of a food sovereignty movement
in Poland through the analysis of two farmers protest movements organised in 2012–2019 …

In response to calls by scholars to deepen theoretical engagement in research on
Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), in this article we critically discuss and assess major …

The concept of alternative food networks (AFNs) has evolved in the academic literature, from
early optimistic studies on agricultural relocalization rooted in rural sociology to …

This dispatch outlines some of the immediate consequences and long-term challenges
posed by the Ukraine war on food security and production systems in Eastern Europe. We …