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Is 'sustainability' still relevant to food systems, or do we need a new term?

Is 'sustainability' still relevant to food systems, or do we need a new term?

Authors :
Molly Anderson
Source :
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems, 2021.

Abstract

First paragraph: I looked forward to reading the Routledge Hand­book of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems because I greatly respect the work of its editors and wanted to know how they would organize such a vast topic. It hardly needs repeating that today’s dominant industrialized food system is destroying biodiversity, degrading soil and water, emitting greenhouse gases, creating products that cause diet-related diseases, erasing traditional farm livelihoods, and destroying farm communities. Despite ample documentation of the problems and wide agreement on their existence, the solu­tions are much more contentious. What are the alternatives to the destructive industrialized food system, and what is the best trajectory from current practices to a better future? I hoped that this book would provide solid answers. . . .

Details

ISSN :
21520801
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d6eeab0c3b66533cb2afde7690c6c0c4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2021.111.018