Feeding without destroying with sustainable territorialized food systems: the case of the Africa-Europe region

Nourrir sans détruire avec des systèmes alimentaires territorialisés durables: le cas de l’espace Afrique-Europe

Jean-Louis Rastoin () and Papa Abdoulaye Seck
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Jean-Louis Rastoin: UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Papa Abdoulaye Seck: ANSTS - Académie Nationale des Sciences et Techniques du Sénégal

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Abstract: After four technological and organizational transitions in 400,000 years, humanity is in search of sustainable and shared food security. Indeed, the heavy negative externalities of the agro-industrial system that has become hegemonic in 150 years encourage us to rebuild food systems from a socio-ecological point of view. Based on a synthesis of different forecasts, the authors present the alternative scenario of "Sustainable Territorialized Food Systems" (STFS) based on the extended quality of products, territorial autonomy, proximity and solidarity. Such a scenario would induce profound changes in the countries of the North and the South with contextualized trajectories. In Europe, this is a trend break. In Africa, the weak significance of the agro-industrial model suggests a direct orientation towards STFSs, without going through this agro-industrial model. Based on theoretical and empirical considerations, four recommendations are made for public and private decision makers: strategic planning, risk prevention through the "One Health" concept, redeployment of the knowledge chain, reconfiguration of agri-food value chains and governance design.

Date: 2024-02-06
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Published in Cahiers Agricultures, 2024, 33 (4), pp.1-8. ⟨10.1051/cagri/2023028⟩

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DOI: 10.1051/cagri/2023028

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