Actions to strengthen the contribution of small farms and small food businesses to food security in Europe

Olga M. Moreno-Pérez (), Laura Arnalte-Mur (), Pedro Cerrada-Serra, Victor Martinez-Gomez (), Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica (), Bjørkhaug (), Gianluca Brunori (), Marta Czekaj (), Dominic Duckett (), Paola A. Hernández (), Christina Noble (), Teresa Pinto-Correia (), Aleksandra Płonka (), Paolo Prosperi (), Mark Redman (), Maria Rivera (), Sandra Šūmane () and Dionisio Ortiz-Miranda ()
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Olga M. Moreno-Pérez: Universitat Politècnica de València
Laura Arnalte-Mur: Universitat Politècnica de València
Pedro Cerrada-Serra: Universitat Politècnica de València
Victor Martinez-Gomez: Universitat Politècnica de València
Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica: Baltic Studies Centre
Bjørkhaug: Norwegian University of Science and Technology and RURALIS
Gianluca Brunori: University of Pisa
Marta Czekaj: The Faculty of Agriculture and Economics
Dominic Duckett: Glasgow Caledonian University
Paola A. Hernández: Universidade de Évora
Christina Noble: The James Hutton Institute
Teresa Pinto-Correia: Universidade de Évora
Aleksandra Płonka: The Faculty of Agriculture and Economics
Paolo Prosperi: UMR MoISA
Mark Redman: Highclere Consulting SRL
Maria Rivera: Universidade de Évora
Sandra Šūmane: Baltic Studies Centre
Dionisio Ortiz-Miranda: Universitat Politècnica de València

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2024, vol. 16, issue 1, No 14, 243-259

Abstract: Abstract This study stems from a participatory foresight exercise conducted in nine Mediterranean, Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European regions, aiming to strengthen the role of small farms and small food businesses in ensuring food security. A wide range of stakeholders participated by attending workshops. They represented farmers’ organisations, food businesses, consumers’ organisations, NGOs, researchers, extension services, professional groups, and administration and public bodies. The actions proposed by participants are scanned and categorised around six broad objectives, stakeholders’ priorities and their underlying beliefs and preconceptions are discussed around the current debates of the literature, and the drivers that influence the feasibility of the proposed actions are discussed. Furthermore, the alignment of stakeholders’ -driven objectives with the European Strategies on food, agriculture, and rural areas is examined, with a focus on: (i) the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, (ii) the Rural Action Plan contained in the Long-Term Vision of Rural Areas developed by the EU Commission, and (iii) the Common Agricultural Policy in force since January 2023.

Keywords: Food security; Europe; Small farms; Small food businesses; Backcasting planning; Common agricultural policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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