Dominant food systems are configured from the productivist paradigm, which focuses on
producing large amounts of inexpensive and standardized foods. Although these food …

Digital transformation within agriculture involves advances in information and
communication technologies that promise a 'next generation'of agricultural technologies that …

The acceleration of ecological crises has driven a growing body of thinking on sustainability
transitions. Agroecology is being promoted as an approach that can address multiple crises …

Companies are continuously pressured for the dissemination of environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) information, because of the constant debate on the issue of corporate …

This paper explores the connections between farm modernisation, rural development and
the resilience of agricultural and rural systems. The paper starts by ascertaining why …

The increasing diversity of food networks and initiatives has given rise to a variety of
analyses and approaches among which the literature on “Alternative Food Networks”(AFN) …

Abstract Spaces of 'alternative'food production and consumption have been the subject of
considerable interest within agri-food research and policy-making circles in recent decades …

The limited resilience of agricultural and food systems, and of rural communities, has
become an important concern in rural and agricultural policy. However, while the term has …

The theoretical debates in sociology have highlighted the strengths, but also the limitations
of perspectives building on, anthropocentrism, essentialism, or structural determinism. One …

Although policymakers and scientists are increasingly embracing the food system
perspective, it has been poorly reflected in institutional terms. We aim to fill this gap by …