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Current status and future prospect of local food production in Hungary: a spatial analysis

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  • Zsófia Benedek
  • Bálint Balázs

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There is an increasing interest in Hungary to relocalize food. Spatial patterns and development potential of local food systems (LFSs) are analysed in this paper to help spatial planning practices. A composite Policy Intervention for Food Relocalization Index (PIFRI) is introduced to quantitatively reveal how rural development programme measures should be allocated efficiently to promote local food production. PIFRI points out lagging areas and hidden dimensions of development that need further support, and thus helps setting desirable and realistic policy goals. Besides socio-economic processes, biophysical limitations (availability of agricultural areas) are also accounted for. Results show that LFS development is at an early stage in Hungary. The present level of local food activity and future prospects mismatch. Eastern Hungary has the highest potential for further development as it has relatively widespread and intensive local food production activity. The few small-scale farmers operating in the Budapest area have been already engaged in short food supply chains to enjoy various benefits (and higher profit). Results imply a complex mix of several underlying causes behind the experienced patterns.

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  • Zsófia Benedek & Bálint Balázs, 2016. "Current status and future prospect of local food production in Hungary: a spatial analysis," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(3), pages 607-624, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:24:y:2016:i:3:p:607-624
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2015.1096325
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    1. Zsófia Benedek & Imre Fertő & Lajos Baráth & József Tóth, 2014. "Differences of small-scale farmers and the related short agri-food value chains An empirical evidence from Hungary," CERS-IE WORKING PAPERS 1409, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies.
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