Enhancing Food Security by Institutionalizing Collaborative Food Alliances in Urban Areas
| Autor: | Vibhas Sukhwani, Anwaar Mohammed AlHinai, Arie Nurzaman, Nadia Paramitha Kusumawardhani, Liu Hanyu, Rajib Shaw |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Economic growth
Institutionalisation Geography Planning and Development Population 0211 other engineering and technologies TJ807-830 collaborative food alliances 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Agency (sociology) GE1-350 education 0105 earth and related environmental sciences multi-stakeholder engagement education.field_of_study Food security Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 021107 urban & regional planning food security Environmental sciences urban–rural linkages Facilitator Scale (social sciences) institutionalization Business Rural area Literature survey |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 15, p 4103 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Narrowing the food supply-demand gaps between urban and rural areas within a regional space has today become a serious challenge due to the growing urban population. Resultantly, urban markets are increasingly being dominated by industrial food chains, despite their negative socio-environmental impacts. To address this issue, this paper discusses the need and significance of ‘Collaborative Food Alliances’ (CFAs), which promote the direct supply of food products from rural farmers to urban residents through improved producer−consumer relationships. Based on the literature survey, this study underlines that the current CFAs are confronted with several challenges including the small scale of functioning and limited financing. While the current research on CFAs is focused on theoretical place-based studies, this paper argues that institutionalization of CFAs at a large scale is highly important for enhancing food security in urban areas. It mainly deliberates on two key aspects: (a) The process of institutionalizing CFAs and (b) A feasible financing mechanism to support CFAs. This paper emphasizes that urban local governments have a central role to play in institutionalizing CFAs, either as a lead agency or as a facilitator. It concludes with specific suggestions on three key determinants of multi-stakeholder engagement, financial constraints and policy coordination at a regional level. |
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