There is a growing scientific interest and public debate on the potential contributions that Local Food Systems (LFS …) and Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) can make towards overcoming sustainability challenges and creating societal impact … experienced, that could inform policy discussions towards establishing more sustainable local food systems. In this direction, the …

There is an increasing political interest in Hungary to relocalize food. A Policy Intervention for Food Relocalization … promote local food production. Results show that present level of food activity and future prospects mismatch. Eastern Hungary … has the highest potential for further development as it has relatively high level of food activity and food production …

1. Introduction -- 2. Structure of agriculture -- 3. The Food industry -- 4. Food value chains -- 5. The position of … agriculture -- 6. Agricultural and trade policy -- 7. Markets -- 8. Consumers and consumption -- 9. Resources -- 10 Food supply …This book offers a research-based, holistic overview of the entire value chain of the global food industry. It captures …

market. Alternative food chains may play a key role in these contexts, especially for their ability to put farms in touch …, an Italian Alpine region where alternative food chains are quickly developing, by comparing the development of … farms to standardize their products according to the requirement of the large retailers. Through alternative food chains …

Currently, short food supply chains represent a viable alternative to the conventional globalized supply chains, thus … gradually becoming a more and more proeminent actor in the global logistics sector. The previously mentioned short food supply … the socio-economic, environmental and health improvement points of view. In most cases, short food supply chains …