Territorial food networks under pressure: women, governance and low-carbon food infrastructures

Urban Farm DB summary

A conceptual paper on territorial food governance argues that territorial food networks function as governance structures rather than mere exchange channels, sustained day to day by women's labor, knowledge transmission and coordination — work typically classified as informal or subsistence-based and denied political recognition. It contends these networks are structurally low-carbon because of their socio-productive organization rather than any explicit climate strategy, and frames women's role as collective, local governance leadership rather than individual participation.