New food networks in the Czech Republic
Four decades of communism and an overnight transition from socialism to the free market caused dramatic shifts in food consumer – producer relationships across Eastern Europe. In the Czech Republic, a history of cooperatives and local food production contrasts with today’s situation, in which the country is almost entirely dependent on international trade and supermarkets. But in response, parallel, independent initiatives of community supported organic agriculture are on the rise.
Title of publication: Cultivate
Author: Tomás Uhnák , Jan Valeska
Organization: KomPot
Year: 2017
Country/ies: Czechia
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia, European Union (European Union)
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: http://www.cultivatecollective.org/in-practice/alternative-food-systems-in-the-czech-republic/
Content language: English