Strengthening Alternative Agro-food Networks in the Eastern European Countryside

• Authors: Wojciech Goszczyński , Wojciech Knieć
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

Alternative Agro-Food Networks; relocalization; agriculture; sustainable rural development

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Eastern European Countryside
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 17
• Pages: 5-20

Dates

published

2011-01-01

online

2012-03-26

Contributors

author

Wojciech Goszczyński

author

Wojciech Knieć

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10130-011-0001-4