Background: With food production being a key contributor to nitrogen and phosphorus cycle
disruption, biodiversity loss and climate change, the lacking sustainability of our food …

Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development.
Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are …

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted weaknesses in global food systems, as well as
opening windows of opportunity for innovation and transformation. While the nature and …

This article synthesizes the evidence on food value chains (FVCs) and regional food hubs
(RFHs) through a systematic literature review and suggests future research directions based …

The unsustainability of food systems is a global policy challenge. There is an urgent need for
the improved coordination and integration of policies across sectors to improve food system …

Participatory guarantee systems (PGS) have become increasingly important for organic
quality assurance. PGS are promoted as more suitable than third-party certification (TPC) for …

A local food system is an alternative food network that shortens and more effectively
structures the supply chain system. An intermediary actor functioning as an aggregator is …

The transition towards sustainable and just food systems is ongoing, illustrated by an
increasing number of initiatives that try to address unsustainable practices and social …

Multiple systemic crises have highlighted the vulnerabilities of our globalised food system,
raising the demand for more resilient and ecologically sustainable alternatives, and fuelling …

Collective action among producers is a corrective measure for power imbalance, which
affects primary producers in agro-food supply chains. As associations of producers and …