DIRECT SALE AS ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. THE SPATIAL CONCENTRATION OF DIRECT SALE ENTITIES IN POLAND

Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczo-Humanistycznego w Siedlcach. Seria: Administracja i Zarządzanie ◽

10.34739/zn.2021.56.05 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Ola Bareja-Wawryszuk ◽

Tomasz Pajewski

Keyword(s):

Spatial Patterns ◽

Food Systems ◽

Local Food ◽

Food Products ◽

Local Food Systems ◽

Spatial Concentration ◽

Food Sector ◽

Direct Selling ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

Clustering Patterns

Direct selling is one of the most common local activities in the agri-food sector. Contemporary trends in the production and consumption of food indicate a duality of food systems, in which the concept of industrialization of the agri-food sector is simultaneously developing together with a concept of local food systems. In this article, it was noticed that the direct sale of agri-food products is in a line with the contemporary trends in the agri-food sector, and that it is important to analyze its spatial patterns. Taking into account the spatial concentration of direct selling entities, it has been proved that their distribution is random and does not show clustering patterns.

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Legal Instruments to Support Local Food Systems in Italian Law

EU agrarian Law ◽

10.2478/eual-2020-0002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 5-11

Author(s):

Anna Kapała

Keyword(s):

Food Systems ◽

Local Food ◽

Food Products ◽

Local Food Systems ◽

Farmers Markets ◽

Direct Sales ◽

Italian Law ◽

Many Instruments ◽

The Social ◽

Final Consumer

AbstractThe purpose of the discussion is an attempt to determine in what forms, which meet the criteria of local food systems (LFS), it is possible under Italian law to sell agri-food products by the farmer who is their producer. These forms imply a direct sale, or with the participation of at most one intermediary, to the final consumer, in close geographical distance between the place of production and sale. The analysis showed that Italian legislator, national and regional, provides for many instruments that are crucial in creating LFS, such as direct sales of agri-food products, farmers’ markets reserved only for the local farmers; the sale of meals consisting of the farmer’s products at the agritourism; wine routes; regional designation “products from zero kilometres”, emphasizing the geographical proximity between the place of manufacture and the place of sale; as well as a support for the social initiatives such as Solidarity Purchasing Groups.

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Local food systems: potential for new market connections for family farming

Ambiente & sociedade ◽

10.1590/1809-4422asoc20180248r2vu2020l5ao ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

Author(s):

Amanda Borges de Souza ◽

Armando Fornazier ◽

Mauro Eduardo Delgrossi

Keyword(s):

Food Systems ◽

Local Food ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Local Food Systems ◽

Local Production ◽

Family Farming ◽

Research Gaps ◽

Family Farmers ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

Primary Focus

Abstract In recent years, local food systems have come to be seen as a new possibility in creating markets for family farming. These systems are based on local production and consumption structures, with a primary focus on sustainability, locality and proximity. It is essential to understand the dynamics of these systems and their impact in the context of family farmers. Thus, this article seeks to identify in the literature the main theories and concepts used in the analysis of “local food systems”, verifying the state of the art of its theoretical elements related to the concept of “family farming” in Brazilian and international academia. The methodological procedure employed was a systematic literature review following the Methodi Ordinatio protocol, covering 30 articles indexed in the search portal Periódicos - Capes and in the database ProQuest. The main approaches included in this theme are presented in a summarized form, as well as the research gaps in the area are identified. The results show that these concepts involve themes such as local rural development, politicization of consumption, sustainability, market niches, agroecology, territorial valorization, and institutional programs.

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