CONTEXT Food systems worldwide are under enormous pressure. Over the past decades,
local food systems have been promoted by governments and civil society organisations as a …

Despite the different elements that regard Food Supply Chains (FSCs) and the Short Food
Supply Chains (SFSCs) as possessing opposing models, substantial changes are …

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 …

Alternative food systems and networks, which have emerged around the world, are often
fragmentary, reduced in size and frequently unfold in parallel, hardly linked to each other …

This study contributes a data-driven of sustainable food supply chain with the comparison
between Halal and non-Halal food, and suggestion for future studies and practical …

The main outcome of sustainable agro-food systems is food and nutrition security.
Nevertheless, about half of the global population is affected by food insecurity and …

Short food supply chains play a vital role in connecting local producers with consumers,
promoting sustainability, supporting local economies, and providing access to fresh, high …

Adult customers switch to online grocery shopping (OGS) to save time and to buy
specialized products. Less is known about whether and under what circumstances elderly …

This study aimed to explore the constraining and facilitating factors impacting the
emergence and consolidation of different types of alternative food networks (AFNs) in …

More and more cities develop urban food strategies (UFSs) to guide their efforts and
practices towards more sustainable food systems. An emerging theme shaping these food …