Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on a global crisis, with impacts an ongoing food security and nutrition, exposing the vulnerabilities of our society. However, it can be a time for reflection and an opportunity to propose and stimulate initiatives that are ready to facilitate resilience within the food system. The food to fork must be shortened and diversified where it is viable and feasible, while made affordable for all societal levels. To face these challengers, the community food systems (CFS) approach has a crucial role, since it copes with relevant principles, including the necessities of low-income societies from areas particularly marginalized from mainstream food systems, of which those land areas also can pose as additional insurance just in case of occurrence of whatever crises. Systematizing the components and contributions of CFS can facilitate the advance of strategies to better deal with crises and increase resilience. Therefore, in this paper, through key elements of CFS, we propose a theoretical framework that can be applied by decision makers as a conceptual guide for combating threats to food systems in neglected territories.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the world to unprecedented scenarios in our recent history, exposing the vulnerabilities of our society
The community food systems (CFS) approach finds room in this discussion, since it copes with relevant principles, including the needs of low-income societies from areas marginalized from mainstream food systems, of which those land areas can pose as additional insurance in case of occurrence of whatever crises
It seeks to build up community food resources to meet community needs; to incentivize self-reliance, empowering people to provide for their own food needs; and to promote local agriculture to build better links between farmers and consumers [6]
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the world to unprecedented scenarios in our recent history, exposing the vulnerabilities of our society. The community food systems (CFS) approach finds room in this discussion, since it copes with relevant principles, including the needs of low-income societies from areas marginalized from mainstream food systems, of which those land areas can pose as additional insurance in case of occurrence of whatever crises It seeks to build up community food resources (supermarkets, farmers’ markets, gardens, transportation, community-based food processing ventures, and urban farms) to meet community needs; to incentivize self-reliance, empowering people to provide for their own food needs; and to promote local agriculture to build better links between farmers and consumers [6]. In this paper, through key elements of CFS, we propose a theoretical framework that can be used by decision makers as a conceptual guide for combating threats to food systems in neglected territories
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