Short agri-food circuits - an approach to their diversity

Authors

  • Sara Sousa Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
  • Ana Soeiro QUALIFICAoriGIn.PT, Portugal
  • Igor Dias Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal. Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Universidade de Évora, Portugal CIEQV- Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9075-9568
  • Paula Lourenço QUALIFICAoriGIn.PT, Portugal
  • Margarida Oliveira Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2491-0669
  • Paula Ruivo Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6868-2894

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v8.i3.21336

Keywords:

Direct sale, Short Food Supply Chain, Proximity Circuit, Local Production and Consumption

Abstract

Changes in food systems and associated social, environmental and health and welfare problems leverage the emergence of movements that encourage local and sustainable production and consumption, with emphasis on organic production and/or other less intensive modes of production. The concept of short food supply chains (SFSCs) is not consensual, and it is pertinent to approach and define a clear and transversal concept in the different countries that best meets the needs of producers and consumers around the world. Eight successful initiatives in five countries in Europe and North America were selected from the literature survey. This article addresses their main benefits and the greatest obstacles to their development and, despite the numerous initiatives with good results, concludes that there is still much to be done to make SFSCs one of the main options for the public when buying their food.

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Published

2020-10-31

How to Cite

Sousa, S., Soeiro, A., Dias, I., Lourenço, P., Oliveira, M., & Ruivo, P. (2020). Short agri-food circuits - an approach to their diversity. Revista Da UI_IPSantarém, 8(3), 120–135. https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v8.i3.21336

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2020): How can Agriculture position itself for a sustainable ecological transition?

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