TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: A HOLISTIC, INTERDISCIPLINARY AND SYSTEMIC APPROACH

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This review paper argues for a holistic, multidimensional, interdisciplinary, and systemic approach to understanding food systems "from farm to fork" -- production, processing, trade, distribution, and consumption -- as a prerequisite for achieving sustainable food security amid population growth, resource scarcity, ecosystem degradation, and climate change. It states that cross-cutting issues such as gender, innovation, and technology should also be considered, and it lists alternative food consumption and production models linking production and consumption -- organic agriculture, urban agriculture, community-supported agriculture, and short food chains -- among the options that can help foster a shift toward sustainable food systems.