One of the greatest challenges humanity faces is feeding the world's human population in a
sustainable, nutritious, equitable and ethical way under a changing climate. Urgent …

China is expected to become an increasingly important market for global organic food
producers. This study aims to obtain a new and deeper understanding of how various …

The future of the food system is often framed as a choice between a 'conventional'and an
'alternative'system of agriculture. This framing reflects a decades-long debate between …

Food systems are under pressure from population growth, climate change, resource scarcity
and increasing urbanization. Alternative food networks are initiatives related to food …

Despite the increasing interest around alternative food networks and their huge growth in
the last decades, they are still considered a complementary source of provision by most …

Stigma is often encountered by recipients who receive food donations from charities, while
the consumption of wasted food, also traditionally considered to be a stigmatized practice …

This study stems from a participatory foresight exercise conducted in nine Mediterranean,
Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European regions, aiming to strengthen the role of small farms …

Over the last years, the trust of consumers in the quality and sustainability of the food system
has weakened due to the disconnection between producers and consumers. Alternative …

The aim of this study was to understand how and how much alternative food networks
(AFNs) contribute to increasing the profitability of the organic SMEs, compared to traditional …

Food desert communities in the US have a widely recognized gap between the demand for
healthy foods and the minimum order size that makes it worthwhile for food purveyors to …