Alternative food systems and networks, which have emerged around the world, are often
fragmentary, reduced in size and frequently unfold in parallel, hardly linked to each other …

In recent years, the transition to sustainability at a food systems' scale has drawn major
attention both from the scientific and political arenas. Agroecology has become central to …

Agroecology was formulated from a transformative epistemological standpoint that proposes
to do “science with people”(Guzmán et al., 2000; Francis et al., 2003; Cuéllar-Padilla and …

There has been increased academic attention on enhancing the effectiveness of knowledge-
policy interfaces at the international level for urgent food systems transformation. However …

Given the importance that current food-related challenges pose to our society, the potential
of local food initiatives to address sustainability has gained increased attention …

The efforts of agroecology-oriented farmers and peasants' organizations have been studied
in depth in relation to their political expression, but less so with regard to the forms they …

Research on urban food policies has focused upon downstream processes, thus neglecting
an integral perspective of food systems, being local and sustainable food production one …

Food hubs (FHs) providing neighbourhoods with regional food from agroecological
production are a promising concept for a sustainable food system transformation. However …

Urban food policies are increasingly considered central instruments for the promotion of
food systems sustainability. As for their social sustainability, justice and equity are expected …

In the EU, policies towards territorial development and the sustainability of agri-food systems
are exemplified above all in Pillar II of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). However …