Peri-Urban Organic Agriculture and Short Food Supply Chains as Drivers for Strengthening City/Region Food Systems-Two Case Studies in Andalucia, Spain
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Yacamán Ochoa, Carolina; Matarán Ruiz, Alberto; Mata Olmo, Rafael; Macías Figueroa, Álvaro; Torres Rodríguez, Adolfo JoséEditorial
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Mediterranean farming systems Urban and metropolitan region Logistics Distribution Networking Food security Food chain stakeholders Local embeddedness Social innovation Food security
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2020-06-01Referencia bibliográfica
Yacamán Ochoa, C., Matarán Ruiz, A., Mata Olmo, R., Macías Figueroa, Á., & Torres Rodríguez, A. (2020). Peri-Urban Organic Agriculture and Short Food Supply Chains as Drivers for Strengthening City/Region Food Systems—Two Case Studies in Andalucía, Spain. Land, 9(6), 177. [doi: 10.3390/land9060177]
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Spanish project SAMUTER; European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Foodstu ffs and the EnvironmentResumen
Discussions on food security in the Global North have raised questions about the capacity of
peri-urban organic agriculture to provide sufficient healthy food for the urban market. Dealing with
food security requires more attention to how to protect peri-urban organic farming systems from
urban pressures while strengthening the sustainability of local food systems. Given that short
food supply chains (SFSCs) have been proven to be effective at reconnecting people with food
production, this study focuses on identifying the barriers that hinder their development and the
opportunities derived from the comparative advantage provided by their urban proximity. This study
is based on documentary and empirical research addressing food supply chain characteristics in the
organic sector. This study is focused on Mediterranean peri-urban agriculture, where, historically,
there have been close relationships between the city and the countryside. These relationships are
based on the fact that many cities are traditionally located next to areas of high agricultural activity,
where a wide variety of vegetables is produced almost continuously due to the relatively mild winter
climate. This study deals with two medium-sized metropolitan areas in Andalucía in the south of
the Iberian Peninsula—the coastal city of Málaga, which is of a tourist-residential nature, and the
inland urban agglomeration of Granada. Our research shows, when compared with other studies,
that the local organic food sector seems to have great potential to find innovative solutions based on a
collective approach, local embeddedness, and collective knowledge and by prioritizing horizontal
and sustainable processes at the local/regional scale.