Decentralized food systems and eating in localities: a multi-scale approach

Abstract: This article describes a systemic approach to analyzing issues related to food and eating, starting with a review of the different meanings and uses of the notions of food systems and agri-food chains. A systemic, multi-scale approach is developed to support the proposed notion of decentra...

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Published in:	Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
Main Author:	Renato S. Maluf
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural 2021-04-01
Subjects:	food systems food politics food provisioning family farming
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-20032021000400202&tlng=en

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