Disaster response and sustainable transitions in agrifood systems

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2024-08-22

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Agrifood scholars have long called for changes to the dominant food system, with the goal of making food systems more sustainable and just. This paper focuses on the ways in which recent and future food system shocks provide an opportunity for sustainable transitions in the food system. However, this requires strategic engagement on the part of alternative agrifood initiatives—agrifood niches—otherwise food systems are likely to return to business as usual. Drawing on the multi-level perspective (MLP) within the sustainability transitions framework, core themes that emerge from social science studies of disasters in agrifood systems are identified. These are summarized as resources, polices, and practices that can assist niches in transforming agrifood regimes in response to disasters. The results highlight that while niches are generally independent of governments, niches would be better positioned to engage in post disaster agrifood change if they have some pre-existing connections with local or regional governments.

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disasters, catastrophes, sustainability transitions, alternative food niches

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Ransom, E. Disaster response and sustainable transitions in agrifood systems. Agric Hum Values (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-024-10625-9

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14096/485

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Agricultural Economics