scholarly journals Approaches for sustainable food production and consumption systems

2022 ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Paula Garcia-Oliveira ◽  
Maria Fraga-Corral ◽  
Maria Carpena ◽  
Miguel Angel Prieto ◽  
Jesus Simal-Gandara
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
Production And Consumption

scholarly journals Actions on sustainable food production and consumption for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. eabc8259
Author(s):  
Izabela Delabre ◽  
Lily O. Rodriguez ◽  
Joanna Miller Smallwood ◽  
Jörn P. W. Scharlemann ◽  
Joseph Alcamo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
Sustainability Standards

Current food production and consumption trends are inconsistent with the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2050 vision of living in harmony with nature. Here, we examine how, and under what conditions, the post-2020 biodiversity framework can support transformative change in food systems. Our analysis of actions proposed in four science-policy fora reveals that subsidy reform, valuation, food waste reduction, sustainability standards, life cycle assessments, sustainable diets, mainstreaming biodiversity, and strengthening governance can support more sustainable food production and consumption. By considering barriers and opportunities of implementing these actions in Peru and the United Kingdom, we derive potential targets and indicators for the post-2020 biodiversity framework. For targets to support transformation, genuine political commitment, accountability and compliance, and wider enabling conditions and actions by diverse agents are needed to shift food systems onto a sustainable path.

scholarly journals No simple menu for sustainable food production and consumption

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1175-1182
Author(s):  
Shabbir H. Gheewala ◽  
Niels Jungbluth ◽  
Bruno Notarnicola ◽  
Brad Ridoutt ◽  
Hayo van der Werf
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
Production And Consumption

scholarly journals Food Security and Transition towards Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12433
Author(s):  
Mohammad Fazle Rabbi ◽  
Morshadul Hasan ◽  
Sándor Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Development Goals

In the light of linkages in various scales and targets, the complex and nuanced design of the sustainable development goals (SDG) raises more challenges in their implementation on the ground. This paper reviewed 25 food security indicators, proposed improvements to facilitate operationalization, and illustrated practical implementation. The research focused on three essential blind spots that arise from the potential interactions between sustainable food production, consumption, and domestic material consumption (DMC). Projection of latent structure regression was applied to link food security and sustainable development goals. Findings revealed that the key target in reducing trade-offs was the integration of DMC with sustainable food production and consumption. DMC was positively correlated with the creation of coherent SDG strategies and sustainable food security. Practical implications were discussed by highlighting how to achieve food security across contrasting development contexts and the challenges of addressing the links between targets and indicators within and beyond SDGs 2 and 12. The results are useful for setting a proper strategy for sustainable production and consumption that can improve the efficient use of resources in the eight Central European countries.

scholarly journals Palatable disruption: the politics of plant milk

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 945-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Clay ◽  
Alexandra E. Sexton ◽  
Tara Garnett ◽  
Jamie Lorimer
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
The Political ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Food Production ◽  
The Past ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The Status ◽  
Systemic Problems

Abstract Plant-based milk alternatives–or mylks–have surged in popularity over the past ten years. We consider the politics and consumer subjectivities fostered by mylks as part of the broader trend towards ‘plant-based’ food. We demonstrate how mylk companies inherit and strategically deploy positive framings of milk as wholesome and convenient, as well as negative framings of dairy as environmentally damaging and cruel, to position plant-based as the ‘better’ alternative. By navigating this affective landscape, brands attempt to (re)make mylk as simultaneously palatable and disruptive to the status quo. We examine the politics of mylks through the concept of palatable disruption, where people are encouraged to care about the environment, health, and animal welfare enough to adopt mylks but to ultimately remain consumers of a commodity food. By encouraging consumers to reach for “plant-based” as a way to cope with environmental catastrophe and a life out of balance, mylks promote a neoliberal ethic: they individualize systemic problems and further entrench market mechanisms as solutions, thereby reinforcing the political economy of industrial agriculture. In conclusion, we reflect on the limits of the current plant-based trend for transitioning to more just and sustainable food production and consumption.

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