Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society, and Policy

Bilali, Hamid El; Strassner, Carola; Hassen, Tarek Ben

doi:10.3390/su13116260

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“…The global COVID-19 pandemic is a stressful situation that has impacted the lifestyles and behaviors of the population suddenly and dramatically and will continue to have a broad direct and indirect influence [3]. Aside from the necessary enhanced focus on human health, concerns emerge about the pandemic's effect on food systems [4,5]. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated containment measures, including mobility restrictions, social distancing, and lockdowns, significantly prejudiced diet, daily food patterns, and general functioning of food systems [6,7].…”

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Preparing for the Worst? Household Food Stockpiling during the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Serbia

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Stockpiling and panic buying are significant components of crisis- and disaster-related consumption behaviors that have gained significant media coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to analyze the features of stockpiling behavior during the second wave of COVID-19 in Serbia based on a structured online questionnaire. This study seeks to answer two questions. First, what factors triggered and affected stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia? Second, how does stockpiling affect other food habits and diets? A total of 851 valid responses were received. The results highlight several features of the stockpiling behavior in Serbia. First, food stockpiling behavior is influenced by some sociodemographic variables such as gender and household composition. Second, stockpiling was fueled by several negative emotions such as fear, sadness, and depression. Third, the results confirm that stockpiling in Serbia was not triggered by supply shortages but rather by consumers’ concerns of obtaining enough food and rising food prices. Finally, food stockpiling was associated with some positive changes such as eating out less (e.g., restaurants/cafeteria), eating more with their family members, and cooking more food. Analyzing and comprehending consumer food stockpiling patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic may offer policymakers imperative information for adjusting supply and response strategies during future crises.

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“…In this context, there has been limited systematic research on the sustainability aspects of this topic. A recent bibliographic analysis of publications showed an increasing interest in sustainable food systems and revealed that publications in the field of policy and government on sustainable agri-food systems are overlooked [65] (pp. [13][14].…”

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“…Due to permanent change, the concepts must be constantly modified and adjusted. The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has uniquely exemplified the challenges of QM, the risks to FSCs, and the consequences for global food systems [65,[90][91][92][93][94]. For sustainable education and training, the concept of lifelong learning and capacity building should be the focus [95][96][97].…”

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Exploring Sustainable Aspects Regarding the Food Supply Chain, Agri-Food Quality Standards, and Global Trade: An Empirical Study among Experts from the European Union and the United States

2021

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Sustainability is increasingly a priority in the policies of the European Union, especially in the Common Agricultural Policy. This paper focuses on Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal, and the Farm to Fork Strategy in an attempt to establish a relationship with the European Union’s trade policy. Three selected components of the agri-food sector—the food supply chain, agri-food quality standards, and global trade—are examined in relation to defined sustainability aspects. The aim is to understand the interrelationship between the three components with specific regard to sustainability, to highlight their high complexity and current relevance, to contribute to systematic analysis in this area, and to present current progress. This qualitative‒explorative study is empirically supported by a survey of market experts, and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the European Union and the United States is used as an example. The results show the complexity between the relationships of the three components with a focus on sustainability and reveal a deep uncertainty. The most notable results are the limited level of knowledge and the insufficient attention from business representatives to sustainability aspects. Finally, the study identifies the state of integrating a sustainable perspective into European Union trade policy and provides suggestions for further research.

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“…While these efforts have been critical, many voices have pointed out their worrying psychological, social, and economic effects on global production and consumption systems (2). In the same line of rationale, COVID-19 has impacted agro-food systems at many levels, from farm to fork (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Indeed, the pandemic had several impacts on diet and food behavior.…”

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Observations on Food Consumption Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Oman

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Allahyari

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This paper aims to study the perceptions of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on behaviors related to diet and food shopping on a sample of 356 adults in Oman. The study is based on the results of an Arabic-language online survey conducted between September 15 and October 10, 2020, using the Survey Monkey platform. The questionnaire had 25 questions (multiple options and one option), subdivided into three parts. Respondents were asked to disseminate the survey to their networks as part of the study's snowball sampling method. Descriptive statistics and various statistical tests (e.g., U-Mann Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, chi-square) have been used to evaluate the study results. The study showed a significant shift in the attitude and behavior of respondents regarding food and health. Indeed, the paper findings indicated (i) a shift to healthier diets, as shown by the fact that 45.5% of the participants increased their intake of fruits and vegetables, 42.4% ate more healthy foods, and 53.1% reduced their intake of unhealthy foods; (ii) an increase in the consumption of local products, owing to food safety concerns, with 25.8% of the cohort stating that they purchase more local food items; (iii) a shift in grocery shopping behaviors, especially with 28.1% of the participants buying more groceries online; (iv) the absence of panic buying in Oman, since 62.36% of the participants said they did not stockpile food items; and (v) a reduction of food waste. Indeed, 78.9% of the participants specified they were not wasting more food than average since the beginning of the pandemic, and 74.72% indicated they were more aware of how much food they were wasting. Surprisingly, COVID-19 appears to bring many beneficial adjustments in Oman to make food consumption more sustainable and healthier.

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Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society, and Policy

Cited by 85 publications

References 1,240 publications

Preparing for the Worst? Household Food Stockpiling during the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Serbia

Preparing for the Worst? Household Food Stockpiling during the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Serbia

Exploring Sustainable Aspects Regarding the Food Supply Chain, Agri-Food Quality Standards, and Global Trade: An Empirical Study among Experts from the European Union and the United States

Observations on Food Consumption Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Oman

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