Know the Farmer That Feeds You: A Cross-Country Analysis of Spatial-Relational Proximities and the Attractiveness of Community Supported Agriculture

Gugerell, Christina; Sato, Takeshi; Hvitsand, Christine; Toriyama, Daichi; Suzuki, Nobuhiro; Penker, Marianne

doi:10.3390/agriculture11101006

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“…Finally, and in a general way for the three micro, meso, and macro levels, it follows from the article that this system of indicators should not focus only, or fundamentally, on the innovations generated by the SSE, but rather on the amplifying effect on territorial innovations that exercises the entry into the action of the entities of the SSE. This last result is complementary to those obtained recently by some other research focused on the study of certain alternative structures of agrarian organizations, such as Community Supported Agriculture [58]. Some of these studies conclude that the attractiveness of these alternative structures increases when these structures establish relationships of trust with external actors [58].…”

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confidence: 70%

“…This last result is complementary to those obtained recently by some other research focused on the study of certain alternative structures of agrarian organizations, such as Community Supported Agriculture [58]. Some of these studies conclude that the attractiveness of these alternative structures increases when these structures establish relationships of trust with external actors [58].…”

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confidence: 70%

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A Territorial-Driven Approach to Capture the Transformative Momentum of the Social Economy Especially from the Agricultural Cooperatives

Bono

Tapia-Baranda

2021

Agriculture

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In the last few lustrums, the literature has searched for more precise methods to assess the socio-economic importance of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). On that basis, this article offers a new way of assessing the SSE impact, enhancing the understanding of the SSE potential for socio-economic transformation. An evolutionary micro–meso–macro and territorial theoretical framework is developed, utilizing, along with the assistance of a qualitative methodology, studies on the transformation promoted by the SSE on the sugar cane cluster of Veracruz (Mexico). The main results of the article are that the SSE boost beneficiaries, while the protagonists of the transformation cannot be defined a priori, but are rather conformed by transformation vectors promoted by the SSE: their values shared by a wide spectrum of actors, the SSE socio-economic and organizational specificities, and their rooting in the productive system. The fundamental conclusion of the article is the need for a “territorial-driven approach” of the SSE’s impact, compared to the dominant “stakeholder-driven approach”. The main limitations (and suggestions for future studies) are the empirical investigation of a single case, and the need to develop a qualitative and quantitative system of indicators of the transformative drive of SSE.

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A Territorial-Driven Approach to Capture the Transformative Momentum of the Social Economy Especially from the Agricultural Cooperatives

Bono

Tapia-Baranda

2021

Agriculture

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“…Good governance in public policy is a precondition for transformation, but it is complemented by actions at the consumer [83], farmer [84], and network [85] level that build trust and shared values [86]. Multi-scalar initiatives, such as those highlighted in this review, help reconnect people with nature through inclusive multilateral frameworks that encourage co-governance and place-based learning.…”

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Reconnecting with Nature through Good Governance: Inclusive Policy across Scales

Wilkes

2022

Agriculture

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We are disconnected from nature, surpassing planetary boundaries at a time when our climate and social crises converge. Even prior to the emergence of COVID-19, the United Nations and its member states were already off track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fulfil climate commitments made under the Paris Agreement. While agricultural expansion and intensification have supported increases in food production, this model has also fostered an unsustainable industry of overproduction, waste, and the consumption of larger quantities of carbon-intensive and ultra-processed foods. By addressing the tension that exists between our current food system and all that is exploited by it, different scales of governance can serve as spaces of transformation towards more equitable, sustainable outcomes. This review looks at how good governance can reconnect people with nature through inclusive structures across scales. Using four examples that focus on place-based and rights-based approaches—such as inclusive multilateralism, agroecology, and co-governance—the author hopes to highlight the ways that policy processes are already supporting healthy communities and resilient ecosystems.

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“…In the end, our results show that the spatial arrangement of areas is also an important consideration, to be added to biophysical and agro-climatic conditions such as altitude, hygrometry, and soil characteristics. It would be interesting to explore whether the foodshed approach -based on the concept of sustainable cityregion food systems -could be integrated more intensively into food policies so as to sustainably increase food self-sufficiency at regional level [48].…”

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Self-sufficiency Assessment: Defining the Foodshed Spatial Signature of Short Beef Supply Chains

Mouléry¹,

Sanz²,

Debolini³

et al. 2021

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: Foodshed approaches allow the assessment of the theoretical food self-sufficiency capacity of a specific region based on biophysical conditions. Recent analyses show that the focus needs to be shifted from foodshed size portrayed as an isotropic circle to a commodity-group-specific spatial configuration of the foodshed that takes into account the socio-economic and biophysical conditions essential to the development of local food supply chains. We focus on a specific animal product (beef) and use an innovative modeling approach based on spatial analysis to detect the areas of the foodshed dedicated to beef feeding (forage, pasture, and grassland), considering the foodshed as a complex of complementary areas called an archipelago. We use available statistical data including a census to address the city-region of Avignon (France) covering a 100 km radius. Our results show that the factors driving the use of short supply chains for beef feeding areas are the foodshed archipelago’s number of patches, the connectivity between them, and the rugosity of the boundaries. In addition, our beef self-sufficiency assessment results differ depending on geographical context. For instance, being located within the perimeters of a nature park seems to help orient beef production towards short supply chains. We discuss possible leverage for public action to reconnect beef production areas to consumption areas (the city) via short supply chains (e.g. green, home-grown school food programs) so as to increase local food security through increased local food self-sufficiency.

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Know the Farmer That Feeds You: A Cross-Country Analysis of Spatial-Relational Proximities and the Attractiveness of Community Supported Agriculture

Cited by 20 publications

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A Territorial-Driven Approach to Capture the Transformative Momentum of the Social Economy Especially from the Agricultural Cooperatives

A Territorial-Driven Approach to Capture the Transformative Momentum of the Social Economy Especially from the Agricultural Cooperatives

Reconnecting with Nature through Good Governance: Inclusive Policy across Scales

Self-sufficiency Assessment: Defining the Foodshed Spatial Signature of Short Beef Supply Chains

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