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

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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
    CIHEAM-IAMM, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD)

  • Mark Redman

    (Highclere Consulting SRL)

  • Maria Rivera

    (Universidade de Évora)

  • Sandra Šūmane

    (Baltic Studies Centre)

  • Dionisio Ortiz-Miranda

    (Universitat Politècnica de València)

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.

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  • 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 & , 2024. "Actions to strengthen the contribution of small farms and small food businesses to food security in Europe," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 16(1), pages 243-259, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ssefpa:v:16:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s12571-023-01421-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s12571-023-01421-0
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