Food Systems Disruptions: Turning a Threat into an Opportunity for Local Food Systems

Jane Kolodinsky, Marilyn Sitaker, Lisa Chase, Diane Smith and Weiwei Wang

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020, vol. 9, issue 3

Abstract: First paragraph: Our food system has been disrupted. Shopping at a grocery store during the COVID-19 pan­demic is not a pleasant experience, and, for some of the most vulnerable, it can be outright dangerous. It may become worse. How long will supply chain disruptions continue and what are upcoming challenges? From illness in the fields where agricultural workers pick our food and the closing of food processing facilities to the threat that trucking lanes may be shut down, the possibilities seem real right now. . . . See the press release for this article.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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