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Whatmore, Sarah, Pierre Stassart, and Henk Renting. "What's Alternative about Alternative Food Networks?" Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 35, no. 3 (March 2003): 389–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a3621.

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Boulianne, Manon, and Patrick Mundler. "Alternative Food Networks in Quebec." Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation 4, no. 1 (May 26, 2017): 160–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v4i1.217.

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This commentary reflects on a two-day conference, Réseaux alimentaires alternatifs au Québec. Perspectives comparatives, held in Montreal on May 12 & 13, 2016, during the 84th Congress of ACFAS (Association canadienne-française pour l’avancement des sciences). The event was organized by Patrick Mundler (Department of Agroeconomy & Consumption Studies) and Manon Boulianne (Department of Anthropology), both from Université Laval.

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Navin, Mark. "Scaling-Up Alternative Food Networks." Journal of Social Philosophy 46, no. 4 (December 2015): 434–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josp.12128.

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Si, Zhenzhong, Theresa Schumilas, and Steffanie Scott. "Characterizing alternative food networks in China." Agriculture and Human Values 32, no. 2 (September 25, 2014): 299–313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-014-9530-6.

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Etmanski, Catherine, and Ingrid Kajzer Mitchell. "Adult Learning in Alternative Food Networks." New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education 2017, no. 153 (March 2017): 41–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ace.20220.

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Blumberg, Renata, Helga Leitner, and Kirsten Valentine Cadieux. "For food space: theorizing alternative food networks beyond alterity." Journal of Political Ecology 27, no. 1 (January 21, 2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/v27i1.23026.

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<p>In response to calls by scholars to deepen theoretical engagement in research on Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), in this article we critically discuss and assess major theoretical approaches deployed in the study of AFNs. After highlighting the strengths and limitations of each theoretical approach, we provide an alternative framework – which we refer to as the Geographical Political Ecology of Food Systems – that integrates the contributions that have emerged in the study of the alternative geographies of food with an understanding of capitalist processes in the food system. We do this by bringing together literature on the political ecology of food systems and multiple spatialities, including Doreen Massey's understanding of space as a heterogeneous multiplicity and Eric Sheppard's conceptualization of sociospatial positionality. We utilize research on agrarian change and AFNs in Eastern Europe to elaborate this approach. We argue that this new perspective helps navigate tensions in AFN scholarship, and provides new avenues for research and action. We focus particularly on the ability of AFNs to provide a sustainable livelihood for participating farmers, thus far a neglected topic in AFN research in Europe.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Alternative Food Networks, Eastern Europe, spatialities, positionality, livelihoods</p>

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Turkkan, Candan. "Clean foods, motherhood and alternative food networks in contemporary Istanbul." Gender, Place & Culture 26, no. 2 (February 2019): 181–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0966369x.2018.1552562.

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Shattuck, Annie. "Alternative food networks: knowledge, place and politics." Journal of Peasant Studies 40, no. 3 (May 2013): 589–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2013.801643.

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Counihan, Carole. "A Review of“Beyond Alternative Food Networks”." Food and Foodways 23, no. 4 (October 2, 2015): 295–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07409710.2015.1099920.

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Corsi, Stefano, and Chiara Mazzocchi. "Alternative Food Networks (AFNs): Determinants for consumer and farmer participation in Lombardy, Italy." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 65, No. 6 (June 18, 2019): 259–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/230/2018-agricecon.

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Scaling up supply chains in the interest of cost-effectiveness has led to an increasing disconnection between producers and consumers in today’s globalised food system. This paper assesses the agricultural and territorial drivers that influence the development of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), where consumers and producers act together, by implementing an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression. The analysis was carried out at a municipal scale in Lombardy, in northern Italy. The territorial characteristics of the local areas were less important in explaining the level of consumer and producer participation in the alternative food networks, rather than the specific factors related to the agricultural sector.

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Yang, Huan. "Alternative Food Networks Development and Multiple Actors’ Participation in China: A Review." International Journal of Agriculture System 4, no. 2 (December 18, 2016): 184. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/ijas.v4i2.692.

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This article reviews the studies about the alternative food network development in China, summarizes the results and identifies the issues for further research. It first introduces different theoretical perspectives in alternative food network studies in China, including community supported agriculture, nested market, short food supply chains and producerconsumer connection. The causes of rising alternative food networks are the serious food safety problem, the un-balanced power between different actors in the mainstream agrofood system and the increasing number of middle income citizens. Its development close relates to the changes in the international agro-food system. And the government dominates the establishment of the certification system and give limited support to the emerging food networks. The consumers and majority of producers are social elites, and the small scale farmers participate in the networks under the support of intermediaries. Further studies can pay more attention to following issues: the landscape of alternative food networks development in China, the value construction processes between different actors, the role of companies in alternative food network construction and introducing technical perspective of ecological agriculture into research.

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Brinkley, Catherine. "The Small World of the Alternative Food Network." Sustainability 10, no. 8 (August 17, 2018): 2921. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10082921.

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This research offers the first use of graph theory mathematics in social network analysis to explore relationships built through an alternative food network. The local food system is visualized using geo-social data from 110 farms and 224 markets around Baltimore County, Maryland, with 699 connections between them. Network behavior is explored through policy document review and interviews. The findings revealed a small-world architecture, with system resiliency built-in by diversified marketing practices at central nodes. This robust network design helps to explain the long-term survival of local food systems despite the meteoric rise of global industrial food supply chains. Modern alternative food networks are an example of a movement that seeks to reorient economic power structures in response to a variety of food system-related issues not limited to consumer health but including environmental impacts. Uncovering the underlying network architecture of this sustainability-oriented social movement helps reveal how it weaves systemic change more broadly. The methods used in this study demonstrate how social values, social networks, markets, and governance systems embed to transform both physical landscapes and human bodies. Network actors crafted informal policy reports, which were directly incorporated in state and local official land-use and economic planning documents. Community governance over land-use policy suggests a powerful mechanism for further localizing food systems.

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Felicetti, Michela. "Food Hubs: Reconnecting Alternative Food Networks and Conventional Supply Chain." Advanced Engineering Forum 11 (June 2014): 621–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.11.621.

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This paper considers whether it is possible to apply the concept of food hubs to the area of Piana di Sibari in Calabria, which has been established by regional law as a Quality Agrifood District (Distretto Agroalimentare di Qualità or DAQ). This paper considers whether it is possible to apply the concept of food hubs to the area of Piana di Sibari in Calabria, which has been established by regional law as a Quality Agrifood District (Distretto Agroalimentare di Qualità or DAQ). After identifying some features of the food hub concept in the biggest cooperative of the context, the paper will highlight how this situation represents an opportunity for small farmers to access conventional food supply chains from which they would otherwise be excluded. In this view, food hubs are a mixture of alternative and conventional food networks and constitute a way to solve the problem of economic viability of local food initiatives like community supported agriculture.

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Som Castellano, Rebecca L. "Alternative food networks and food provisioning as a gendered act." Agriculture and Human Values 32, no. 3 (November 4, 2014): 461–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-014-9562-y.

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Barbera, Filippo, and Joselle Dagnes. "Building Alternatives from the Bottom-up: The Case of Alternative Food Networks." Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia 8 (2016): 324–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aaspro.2016.02.027.

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Parkins, Wendy, and Geoffrey Craig. "Culture and the Politics of Alternative Food Networks." Food, Culture & Society 12, no. 1 (March 2009): 77–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/155280109x368679.

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Tudisca, Salvatore, Anna Maria Di Trapani, Filippo Sgroi, Riccardo Testa, and Giusi Giamporcaro. "Role of alternative food networks in Sicilian farms." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 22, no. 1 (2014): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2014.062130.

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Kessari, Myriam, Cédrine Joly, Annabelle Jaouen, and Mélanie Jaeck. "Alternative food networks: good practices for sustainable performance." Journal of Marketing Management 36, no. 15-16 (July 21, 2020): 1417–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2020.1783348.

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Venn, Laura, Moya Kneafsey, Lewis Holloway, Rosie Cox, Elizabeth Dowler, and Helena Tuomainen. "Researching European 'alternative' food networks: some methodological considerations." Area 38, no. 3 (September 2006): 248–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00694.x.

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Goszczyński, Wojciech, Ruta Śpiewak, Aleksandra Bilewicz, and Michał Wróblewski. "Between Imitation and Embeddedness: Three Types of Polish Alternative Food Networks." Sustainability 11, no. 24 (December 10, 2019): 7059. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11247059.

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The purpose of this article is to present the specific character of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) in Poland as one of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). We refer to the issue increasingly debated in the social sciences, that is, how to translate academic models embedded in specific social contexts to other contexts, as we trace the process of adapting ideas and patterns of AFNs developed in the West to the semi-peripheral context of CEE countries. Drawing on the theory of social practices, we divide the analysis into three essential areas: The ideas of the network, its materiality, and the activities within the network. We have done secondary analysis of the research material, including seven case studies the authors worked on in the past decade. We distinguish three network models—imitated, embedded and mixed—which allow us to establish a specific post-transformational AFN growth theory. Particular attention should be paid to the type of embedded networks, as they highlight the possibility of local and original forms of AFNs. Mixed networks show that ideas imported from abroad need to be considered in juxtaposition and connection with local circumstances.

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Escobar-López, Sttefanie Yenitza, Santiago Amaya-Corchuelo, and Angélica Espinoza-Ortega. "Alternative Food Networks: Perceptions in Short Food Supply Chains in Spain." Sustainability 13, no. 5 (February 28, 2021): 2578. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052578.

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Alternative spaces for the consumption of non-conventional foods as short commercialization chains have been increased worldwide, as well as the interest in understanding the dynamics developed in those initiatives from a social approach, has increased. This work aimed to analyze the Organizers, Producers and Consumers’ perceptions that participate in short food supply chains in ecological markets in the south of Spain. The Conventions Theory framework was used by applying a quantitative and qualitative methodology. A total of 159 questionnaires were applied (three to Organizers, 15 to Producers and 177 to Consumers). The questionnaire considered items related to social conventions for seven worlds (Domestic, Civic, Market, Industrial, Opinion and Inspired) and sociodemographic information. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used to analyze the information. Results show that coincidences and divergences are observed in the importance given to the worlds; the Civic, Inspired and Opinion worlds are perceived similarly by the three types of actors and are related to the interest in how these activities benefit the environment. Differences are attributed to the role played by each type of actor and to socioeconomic aspects. Results can materialize into different strategies to improve these initiatives and reach more consumers.

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De Bernardi, Paola, and Lia Tirabeni. "Alternative food networks: sustainable business models for anti-consumption food cultures." British Food Journal 120, no. 8 (August 6, 2018): 1776–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-12-2017-0731.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse a sustainable business model (SBM) implemented by an Alternative Food Network (AFN), namely the Italian Food Assembly, with the goal of exploring its drivers of success and explaining how it can contribute to enhance sustainable and anti-consumption behaviours. This research aims at combining principles from both SBM innovation and user-driven anti-consumption and well-being habits, in order to develop more successful, comprehensive and community-centred sustainable value propositions. Design/methodology/approach Given the research goal, an exploratory case study was prepared where multiple sources of data were employed, namely in-depth interviews, participant observation, focus groups and document analysis. Findings In the light of the Bocken et al. (2014) framework, this paper provides evidence on the implementation of an AFN where it is possible to observe a strong sharing of knowledge regarding sustainable consumption behaviours and an effective dissemination of best practices between members. The authors developed four propositions that support the creation of a sustainable food supply chain, laying the foundation for spreading consumer behaviours and motivations so that they become more sustainable in their consumption habits. Research limitations/implications Even though the case study is very rich in the amount of data gathered, it cannot be generalised. Further research will overcome this limitation by adding more cases within a comparative approach and through a quantitative methodology. Originality/value It adds value to recent literature and practice by focussing on how networks of producers, consumers and other actors could act to improve food anti-consumption behaviours, by embodying alternatives to conventional food systems.

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Cheng, Siu, and Claire Moxham. "Rethinking Food Supply Chains: Examining the Case for Alternative Food Networks." Academy of Management Proceedings 2013, no. 1 (January 2013): 10422. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2013.10422abstract.

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Bruce, Analena B., and Rebecca L. Som Castellano. "Labor and alternative food networks: challenges for farmers and consumers." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 32, no. 5 (October 21, 2016): 403–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s174217051600034x.

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AbstractAlthough alternative food networks (AFNs) have made strides in modeling socially just and environmentally sound agrifood system practices, the next step is to make these innovations available to more people, or to increase participation in AFNs. However, there are several barriers to expanding the impact of AFNs. The labor intensity of producing and consuming foods in AFNs is sometimes overlooked but poses a significant challenge to alternative agrifood systems’ long-term viability. This paper brings together two independently conducted empirical research studies, one focused on sustainable food production and one focused on food provisioning in the sphere of consumption. Farmers engaged in small-scale alternative food production are investing significantly more time in maintaining the health of their soils by practicing crop rotation, growing a greater diversity of crops and building organic matter with cover crops and compost. Because much of this work is unpaid, the added labor requirements pose an obstacle to the financial viability and social sustainability of alternative production methods. On the consumption side, the labor intensity of food provisioning for women engaged in AFNs, combined with other socio-demographic factors, at times, constrains AFN participation. By identifying the ways in which labor may limit the ability of AFNs to expand to a larger portion of the population, this paper helps shed light on ways of increasing the environmental, social and health benefits of AFNs.

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Reckinger, Rachel. "Values-based territorial food networks." Regions and Cohesion 12, no. 3 (December 1, 2022): 78–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/reco.2022.120305.

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Abstract: This comparative literature review of local food systems, short food supply chains, and civic food networks, subsumed under alternative food networks (AFN), suggests converging them into the novel umbrella-term values-based territorial food networks (VTFN). Based on the analysis of specificities and shortcomings in the four concepts, VTFN aims to enhance conceptual clarity, while the current coexistence conceals structural and systemic commonalities—relevant for understanding pathways to ethical and sustainable food system transformations. Taking stock of issues in the four concepts, VTFN strives to be overarching and pragmatic. It qualifies AFN’s “alternativeness” through social, economic, environmental and governance “sustainability values” and through the co-construction of “territoriality” in varying constellations. Thus, it fosters integrated scientific dialogue about conceptual determinations of emerging networks of food system transitions worldwide.Resumen: Esta revisión bibliográfica comparativa de los sistemas alimentarios locales, las cadenas cortas de suministro de alimentos y las redes alimentarias cívicas, comprendidas en las redes alimentarias alternativas (RAA), sugiere englobarlas en el novedoso término redes alimentarias territoriales basadas en valores (RATV). Basándose en un análisis de especificidades y deficiencias, el RATV aporta claridad conceptual, en contraste con la coexistencia de los conceptos analizados que oculta puntos estructurales y sistémicos en común relevantes para entender las vías para transformar los sistemas alimentarios éticos y sostenibles. Reflexionando sobre los cuatro conceptos, la RATV busca ser global y pragmática. Califica lo “alternativo” de las RAA a través de “valores de sostenibilidad” sociales, económicos, medioambientales y de gobernanza, y de la co-construcción de la “territorialidad” en constelaciones diversas. Por ello, fomenta el diálogo científico integrado sobre las determinaciones conceptuales de las redes emergentes de transiciones de los sistemas alimentarios en todo el mundo.Résumé : Cet article se consacre à une revue de littérature comparative des concepts de Systèmes Alimentaires Locaux (Local Food Systems – LFS), Circuits Courts et de Proximité (Short Food Supply Chains – SFSC), Réseaux Alimentaires Civiques (Civic Food Networks – CFN), rassemblés sous le concept ombrelle de Réseaux Alimentaires Alternatifs (Alternative Food Networks – AFN). Il propose ensuite de les converger en un nouveau concept ombrelle, nommé Réseaux Alimentaires Éthiques et Territoriaux (Values-Based Territorial Food Networks – VTFN). Basé sur l’analyse des spécificités et des faiblesses des quatre concepts courants dans la littérature scientifique, la notion de VTFN apporte une clarté conceptuelle, car la coexistence actuelle de plusieurs concepts masque des points communs structuraux et systémiques – pourtant essentiels pour comprendre les processus de transformations éthiques et durables des systèmes alimentaires. Tout en puisant dans les apports des quatre concepts courants, la notion de VTFN aspire à être englobante et pragmatique. Elle qualifie les aspects “alternatifs” des Réseaux Alimentaires Alternatifs (Alternative Food Networks – AFN) par un cadre de quatre ensembles-clés de “valeurs de durabilité” – que sont l’intégrité environnementale, le bien-être social, la gouvernance éthique et la résilience économique –, ainsi que par une co-construction de “territorialité” en constellations variables. Ainsi, le concept de VTFN favorise un dialogue scientifique intégré sur les déterminations conceptuelles de réseaux émergents de transitions des systèmes alimentaires mondiaux.

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Zoll, Felix, Kathrin Specht, and Rosemarie Siebert. "Alternative = transformative? Investigating drivers of transformation in alternative food networks in Germany." Sociologia Ruralis 61, no. 3 (July 2021): 638–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soru.12350.

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Forssell, Sini, and Leena Lankoski. "The sustainability promise of alternative food networks: an examination through “alternative” characteristics." Agriculture and Human Values 32, no. 1 (June 20, 2014): 63–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-014-9516-4.

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Kopczyńska, Ewa. "Are There Local Versions of Sustainability? Food Networks in the Semi-Periphery." Sustainability 12, no. 7 (April 3, 2020): 2845. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12072845.

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The results of many studies of Central and Eastern European food networks suggest that the changes in local food systems are not a delayed repetition of their Western counterparts but have different dynamics resulting from the political and economic circumstances in the countries. To examine the specific sustainability potential of local food networks in Poland, this study compares the collectives based on novel alternative food networks and traditional networks. Drawing on the concept of actant in actor–network theory and content analysis methodology, the study identifies the specificity of these networks. The results show that traditional networks are more focused on the material core of practices, being geographically close, unified, and more specific regarding material actants of the networks. On the other hand, collectives based on Western-style alternative food networks are more widely distributed, reaching out to more abstract and distant actants.

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Som Castellano, Rebecca L. "Alternative Food Networks and the Labor of Food Provisioning: A Third Shift?" Rural Sociology 81, no. 3 (March 22, 2016): 445–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12104.

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Michel-Villarreal, Rosario, Martin Hingley, Maurizio Canavari, and Ilenia Bregoli. "Sustainability in Alternative Food Networks: A Systematic Literature Review." Sustainability 11, no. 3 (February 7, 2019): 859. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11030859.

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In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to individuals’ organizing themselves and managing food systems in an ‘alternative’ and more sustainable way. Such emerging food initiatives are most commonly known as ‘Alternative Food Networks’ (AFNs). However, there is an ongoing debate concerning the extent to which AFNs facilitate social, economic and environmental change. There are criticisms of the overall sustainability promise of AFNs related to sufficiency of impact, possible counter effects and the relevance of impacts. Because empirical studies often only focus on specific sustainability issues or AFNs, it has been difficult to develop more robust theories about the relations between diverse AFNs arrangements and sustainability. Thus, the aim of this paper is to contribute towards reducing this knowledge gap through a systematic literature review on AFNs in relation to sustainability. We summarize main methodological approaches, the types of AFNs studied and sustainability dimensions addressed in literature to date. Findings serve as reference to propose opportunities for future research regarding sustainability in AFNs.

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Zhang, Joy Y., and Michael Barr. "The transformative power of commoning and alternative food networks." Environmental Politics 28, no. 4 (August 31, 2018): 771–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2018.1513210.

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Mastronardi, Luigi, Luca Romagnoli, Giampiero Mazzocchi, Vincenzo Giaccio, and Davide Marino. "Understanding consumer’s motivations and behaviour in alternative food networks." British Food Journal 121, no. 9 (September 2, 2019): 2102–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-01-2019-0032.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships in alternative food networks (AFNs) between the purchase of food, the motivations of consumers and their socio-demographic profiles. Design/methodology/approach The study includes a total sample of 1,200 individual questionnaires, administered to the customers of 34 AFNs in different urban areas. The methodology employed is multilevel regression analysis, which is useful for dealing with data with a nested structure. Findings The results allowed us to depict some findings: the most important motivations in purchasing decisions are the perceived quality as well as comfort with the location of the markets, shopping experience, variety of offered products and delivery methods. Other interesting results relate to the presence of children in the families and the role of women in the choice of quality food. Practical implications The observations could represent a basis for thinking about how to improve consumers’ behaviour and, at the same time, try to remove the obstacles to a greater recognition of the importance of AFNs by consumers. Originality/value The paper contributes to the debate on food policies. Indeed, the integration of the results into food policies could help to intercept the consumers’ trends and promote a transition of the food system towards a path of sustainability, in which the AFNs are the organisational expression of a change that concerns a wide geography and a large number of social and economic actors.

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Rosol, Marit. "On the Significance of Alternative Economic Practices: Reconceptualizing Alterity in Alternative Food Networks." Economic Geography 96, no. 1 (December 16, 2019): 52–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00130095.2019.1701430.

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Popławska, Magdalena. "Towards Producer-Consumer Cooperation: Collective Learning in Alternative Food Networks as a Food Sovereignty Practice." Praktyka Teoretyczna 38, no. 4 (May 3, 2021): 49–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/prt2020.4.3.

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The paper analyses collective learning strategies aimed at the transformation of food systems in the framework of food sovereignty, in the context of such key issues as environmental sustainability, socially just relations in diversified economy, and citizen participation in food systems governance. In particular, the author proposes to focus on the systematisation created by Colin R. Anderson, Chris Maughan and Michel P. Pimbert on the basis of their qualitative and action research undertaken for the purpose of developing the European Agroecology Knowledge Exchange Network (EAKEN). The network is part of the broader process of knowledge circulation led by the La Via Campesina movement, which has introduced the concept of food sovereignty into wider public debates. The main objective of EAKEN is to strengthen bottom-up learning strategies and informal education processes in the field of agroecology, which is defined through reference to sustainable farming practices and their recognised transformative potential. The author considers the pillars of transformative agroecology learning identified by the above-mentioned researchers in combination with various approaches in social movement learning and critical pedagogy. The analysis recognises that the evolving concept of food sovereignty covers both rural and urban fields of activity, emphasising the connections between producers, workers, consumers and social activists. Consequently, this paper contributes to the discussion on the educational practices present in alternative food networks (AFNs). As studies indicate, although new AFNs in Poland are often inspired by initiatives created in Western Europe and USA, they adopt forms that depend on the local context. The analysis of learning strategies associated with such networks, taking into account different forms of power relations, as well as emerging opportunities and constraints, allows areas for future research to be identified.

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HAVADI-NAGY, Kinga Xénia. "Alternative Food Networks in Romania – Effective Instrument for Rural Development?" Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning SI, no. 8 (April 20, 2021): 15–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/jsspsi.2021.8.03.

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"Recent public policies in the European Union foster a new multifunctional agricultural model, which, besides the food production function of farms, address the ecological, cultural, and social services they deliver, so that agriculture may contribute to an overall rural development. These benefits are produced mainly by small-scale farmers, which are less intensive and focusing on diversification. Alternative food networks (AFN) are the result of an amalgam of socio-cultural and economic phenomena, one main aim of these initiatives being the support of smallholders. This study reflects upon the chances and challenges of AFNs in the Romanian context, based on the existing initiatives emerging under the current socio-political and economic circumstances. The objective of the survey is to reveal the growth possibilities of AFNs and their potential contribution to the appreciation of small-scale agriculture and a sustainable, liveable rural area. The survey relies on data from previous research, the up-to-date websites and social network platforms of the investigated initiatives, informal discussions with AFN stakeholders, and the observations conducted by the author as a consumer of AFNs based in Cluj-Napoca. For the applied policies and policy recommendations, we consulted the main national policy documents and rural development strategies. We can conclude that Romania holds significant resources for the implementation of alternative food networks due to numerous favourable circumstances. However, to become an efficient tool of rural development, we see a need of improvement in accessibility, institutional and policy support, as well as in the education of producers and consumers in the spirit of sustainable consumption. "

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Escobar-López, Sttefanie Yenitza, Angélica Espinoza-Ortega, Carmen Lozano-Cabedo, Encarnación Aguilar-Criado, and Santiago Amaya-Corchuelo. "Motivations to consume ecological foods in alternative food networks (AFNs) in Southern Spain." British Food Journal 121, no. 11 (October 24, 2019): 2565–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-01-2019-0051.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the motivations to consume ecological foods in alternative food networks (AFNs). Design/methodology/approach In total, 150 questionnaires were applied; the questionnaire was adapted from Food Choice Questionnaire (Steptoe et al., 1995). Data were analyzed by means of multivariate statistics with factor and cluster analysis. In order to identify statistical differences (p<0.05), Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney nonparametric tests were performed. Findings Ten factors or motivations were found: social ecological concern, nutritional content, sensory aspects, certifications, naturalness, specialized consumption, trust in the seller, economic aspects, health and availability. Four groups were obtained and called: citizen consumers, in-process citizen consumers, conscious social consumers with no interest in certifications and conscious pragmatic consumers. It is concluded that differentiated consumers visit these establishments and their motivations are diverse, albeit they concur, to a varying extent, with the objectives of AFNs, finding a mixture of hedonic and ethical motivations. Practical implications This sort of works about specific places of consumption as well as specific consumers, in this case ecological, contributes to the development of future social research on other contexts, different consumers and products. Originality/value This sort of research has been carried out in various European cities, with a number of foods and over various sales channels; however, at present there is a debate around AFNs and the veracity of their goals. This way, the present work can contribute with an answer to whether the goals match the motivations of consumers.

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Duncan, Jessica, and Stefano Pascucci. "Mapping the Organisational Forms of Networks of Alternative Food Networks: Implications for Transition." Sociologia Ruralis 57, no. 3 (July 2017): 316–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soru.12167.

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Cavazzani, Ada. "Innovazione sociale e strategie di connessione delle reti alimentari alternative." SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE, no. 87 (June 2009): 115–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/sur2008-087007.

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- This paper is discussing the social innovation represented by the alternative food networks in Italy. With reference to the scientific debate, the analysis is foSummaries cussed on three main issues: the diversity of the networks, their common principles and the strategies of inter-connection among the different networks. These networks are based on the development of direct relationships between producers and consumers and on processes of food re-localisation. They counteract the dominant agro-food system by promoting quality products distributed through short chains. The emerging inter-connection between the various collective practices linked to the question of food production is interpreted as an alternative globalization. Initiatives promoted by peasant organizations of Latin American, African and Asian countries tend to be reinforced by the connection with the alternative practices of food producers and reflexive consumers of Western countries.Key words: social innovation; alternative food networks; peasant agriculture; short chains; critical consumers; inter-connection.

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Goszczyński, Wojciech, and Wojciech Knieć. "Strengthening Alternative Agro-food Networks in the Eastern European Countryside." Eastern European Countryside 17, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 5–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10130-011-0001-4.

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Strengthening Alternative Agro-food Networks in the Eastern European Countryside This paper will answer the question raised by the ongoing debate on the conditions of Alternative Agro-Food Networks (AAFN) strengthened in the specific context of different European countries. Modern, sustainable local food systems are built on the basis of social networks which linked different actors into a coherent, horizontal web. Producers, processors and consumers are bonded by a common vision and values which go far beyond simple market production. The issue of sustainable food production and consumption gains special importance in the post-transformation countries of Eastern Europe.

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Cerrada-Serra, Pedro, Ana Moragues-Faus, Tjitske Anna Zwart, Barbora Adlerova, Dionisio Ortiz-Miranda, and Tessa Avermaete. "Exploring the contribution of alternative food networks to food security. A comparative analysis." Food Security 10, no. 6 (November 20, 2018): 1371–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0860-x.

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Gugerell, Christina, Takeshi Sato, Christine Hvitsand, Daichi Toriyama, Nobuhiro Suzuki, and Marianne Penker. "Know the Farmer That Feeds You: A Cross-Country Analysis of Spatial-Relational Proximities and the Attractiveness of Community Supported Agriculture." Agriculture 11, no. 10 (October 14, 2021): 1006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11101006.

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While food production and consumption processes worldwide are characterized by geographical and social distance, alternative food networks aim to reconnect producers and consumers. Our study proposes a framework to distinguish multiple dimensions of proximity in the context of Community Supported Agriculture (a type of alternative food network) and to quantitatively evaluate them. In a principal component analysis, we aggregated various detailed proximity items from a multinational survey using principal component analysis and examined their relationship with the attractiveness of Community Supported Agriculture in a multiple regression analysis. Our findings highlight the importance of relational proximity and thus of increasing trust, collaboration, and the sharing of values and knowledge within and across organizations in the food system. Rather than focusing on spatial proximity, increasing relational proximity might support alternative food networks, such as Community Supported Agriculture.

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Marino, Davide, Luigi Mastronardi, Agostino Giannelli, Vincenzo Giaccio, and Giampiero Mazzocchi. "Territorialisation dynamics for Italian farms adhering to Alternative Food Networks." Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series 40, no. 40 (June 1, 2018): 113–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/bog-2018-0018.

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AbstractThe demographic processes of the last decades have led to variations in urban and peri-urban territorial configurations, questioning the patterns of traditional productive localisation. They have begun to outline new perspectives related to proximity to trading and commerce sites as well as to the services offered by the city. Business strategies, such as multifunctionality and diversification, have begun to consider these new possibilities that, at a larger scale, have triggered the process of territorialisation. The study analyses the influence of proximity to the city on the strategies of farms diversifying income through short food chains, with the aim of identifying the prevailing behaviours adopted in three different concentric areas at the urban centre of gravity: peri-urban, belt and rural. The study involves a dataset constituted by 217 farms, where each farm has been associated with a set of explanatory variables that outline some structural, social and economic characteristics. The sample has been segmented through a hierarchical cluster analysis, which allowed us to identify 5 groups of farms, after having reduced the number of variables through PCA (Principal Component Analysis). The results show that short food chains and, more generally, AFNs, are based on strategies alternative to those of traditional chains, and which involve a different economic dimension of the same chains and the construction of a different place-based agro-food system, also envisaging a re-localisation of space near the final market.

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Zhong, Shuru, Alex Hughes, Mike Crang, Guojun Zeng, and Suzanne Hocknell. "Fragmentary embeddedness: Challenges for alternative food networks in Guangzhou, China." Journal of Rural Studies 95 (October 2022): 382–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.008.

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Grivins, Mikelis, Daniel Keech, Ilona Kunda, and Talis Tisenkopfs. "Bricolage for Self-Sufficiency: An Analysis of Alternative Food Networks." Sociologia Ruralis 57, no. 3 (July 2017): 340–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/soru.12171.

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Le Velly, Ronan, and Ivan Dufeu. "Alternative food networks as “market agencements ”: Exploring their multiple hybridities." Journal of Rural Studies 43 (February 2016): 173–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.11.015.

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Zwart, Tjitske Anna, and Erik Mathijs. "Exploring emergent practices in Alternative Food Networks: Voedselteams in Belgium." Journal of Rural Studies 80 (December 2020): 586–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.10.049.

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Kolavalli, Chhaya. "Books in Review: Alternative Food Networks: Knowledge, Practice, and Politics." Gastronomica 15, no. 3 (2015): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2015.15.3.86.

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Blumberg, Renata. "Alternative food networks and farmer livelihoods: A spatializing livelihoods perspective." Geoforum 88 (January 2018): 161–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.10.007.

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Schrager, Benjamin. "Different conceptions of place: Alternative food networks and everyday meals." Geoforum 95 (October 2018): 21–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.07.001.

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Matacena, Raffaele. "Linking alternative food networks and urban food policy: a step forward in the transition towards a sustainable and equitable food system?" International Review of Social Research 6, no. 1 (May 1, 2016): 49–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/irsr-2016-0007.

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AbstractSeen as a response to the incumbent crisis affecting the food system, alternative food networks are a promising link of a new food chain, founded on a sustainable paradigm. Their activities aim at realizing a process of ‘re-localization’ and ‘re-socialization’ of food production-distribution-consumption practices, holding a prospect for the construction of a more environmentally sound, socially just and economically sustainable local food system. In order to provide such benefits, though, a host of regulatory constraints and logistical and operational barriers have to be overcome. In this paper we argue that a potentially effective force supporting the development of alternative food networks is detectable in the rapidly diffusing trend constituted by the adoption, by local governments, of a set of urban food policies integrating food issues into the many spheres of urban regulation. Such policy effort may help to coordinate public intervention with the purpose of setting the ground for a healthy local/regional food system, and provide alternative food networks with stronger connections, political capital and legitimization.

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