Food relocalisation: it is not only the number of hectares that counts!
2017
Many cities put a special emphasis on the “relocalisation” of food, in other words: in bringing back food production closer to cities. A recent article from Adrien Baysse-Lainé (Université Lumière Lyon 2/INRA) and Coline Perrin (INRA) shows that it is not only the number of hectares of land that is relocalised that counts. Cities also need to take into account the quality of that land. More widely, they need to familiarize themselves more with the farming sector in order to provide suitable conditions for farms to come back close to the cities.
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Topic: Food production and ecosystem management
Tags: Rural-urban linkages, Short chain, Urban and peri-urban agriculture
Organization: Urban Food Futures
Author: Albane Gaspard
Year: 2017
Type: Articles
City (Country): France
Region: Europe
Resource format: Document