Territorialised Agrifood Systems and Sustainability: Methodological Approach on the Spanish State Scale

Gema González-Romero (), Rocío Silva-Pérez and Fulgencio Cánovas-García
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Gema González-Romero: Department of Human Geography, University of Seville, 41004 Seville, Spain
Rocío Silva-Pérez: Department of Human Geography, University of Seville, 41004 Seville, Spain
Fulgencio Cánovas-García: Department of Geography, History and Humanities, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-22

Abstract: This article presents a methodological approach for the location, characterisation and prospects of multifunctional agrifood systems territorialised on the Spanish State administrative scale. The proposal is applied to Spain, although it can be extrapolated to other locations. It is based on the determination of these systems’ dimensions (spatiality, sustainability, proximity, governance and multifunctionality) and attributes. Indicators of each of the dimensions are identified from the perspective of sustainability. The research has shown that multifunctional territorialised agrifood systems present internal territorial contrasts and differentiated features, and three basic models have initially been identified: (i) metropolitan; (ii) mountain and highland areas, and (iii) great inland plains and coasts. It is concluded that a fourth, mixed metropolitan–mountain model exists; complex and multi-scale approaches must be included in the study of the models; state scales are the most suitable for analytical purposes; the sources are limited, and acknowledgement of these approaches by public policies is essential.

Keywords: localised agrifood systems; territorial agrifood systems; methodology; sustainable food systems; multifunctional agriculture; governance; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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