Do global food systems have an Achilles heel? The potential for regional food systems to support resilience in regional disasters

Paci-Green, Rebekah; Berardi, Gigi

doi:10.1007/s13412-015-0342-9

Cited by 18 publications

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“…However, these practices cause extra pressure on the food system that is at maximum capacity to maintain normal food product flow with labor shortages and movement restrictions [ 5 ]. It may be that local food systems need to supplement global food supply chains to maintain normal product flow during emergency times [ 47 ]. Consumers have a responsibility to be considerate and only purchase their requirements for a week to 2-week period and to reduce the number of shopping trips, which in turn highlights the importance of organisational food practices during these times.…”

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Changes in Consumers’ Food Practices during the COVID-19 Lockdown, Implications for Diet Quality and the Food System: A Cross-Continental Comparison

Murphy

Benson

McCloat³

et al. 2020

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COVID-19 has led to dramatic societal changes. Differing movement restrictions across countries have affected changes in consumers’ food practices, with a potentially detrimental impact on their health and food systems. To investigate this, this research explored changes in consumers’ food practices during the initial COVID-19 phase and assessed the impact of location on these changes. A sample of 2360 adults from three continents (Island of Ireland (IOI), Great Britain (GB), United States (USA), and New Zealand (NZ)) were recruited for a cross-sectional online survey (May–June 2020). Participants completed questions in relation to their cooking and food practices, diet quality, and COVID-19 food-related practices. Significant changes in consumers’ food practices during the pandemic were seen within and between regions, with fewer cooking practices changes found in the USA. Food practices, which may put added pressure on the food system, such as bulk buying, were seen across all regions. To prevent this, organisational food practices, including planning ahead, should be emphasized. Additionally, while positive cooking-related practices and increases in fruit and vegetable intake were found, an increase in saturated fat intake was also seen. With the additional pressure on individuals’ physical and mental health, the essentiality of maintaining a balanced diet should be promoted.

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Changes in Consumers’ Food Practices during the COVID-19 Lockdown, Implications for Diet Quality and the Food System: A Cross-Continental Comparison

Murphy

Benson

McCloat³

et al. 2020

Nutrients

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“…The urban food system is dependent on food retailers (critical commercial services), which, in turn, rely on the transportation system for the delivery of food from surrounding areas and the global market. This is supported by Paci-Green & Berardi (2015) who note that the food system primarily relies on the transportation and energy systems and regional farm production can increase resilience from natural hazards when combined with a regional food resilience strategy. The FEW approach should include the transportation system in the nexus (the FEWT nexus, if you will).…”

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Exploring the food–energy–water nexus approach to enhance coastal community resilience research and planning

2021

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Non-technical summary. Coastal communities face environmental challenges that put food, energy, and water systems at risk. Although highly interdependent, it is unknown the extent to which coastal resilience research has considered interactions among food-energy-water systems. Twenty peer-reviewed articles were identified that focused on these systems and coastal resilience. Although a nexus approach was not employed universally, these studies most commonly addressed interactions among these systems related to acute hazards. They consistently acknowledged the influence of energy and transportation systems upon the others. As such, planners should incorporate linkages across all three systems during coastal resilience planning especially in relation to acute hazards. Technical summary. Coastal communities strive for resilience in the face of an ever-growing suite of threats by planning and preparing for numerous uncertain futures. Food, energy, and water systems are highly interconnected and essential to the well-being of coastal communities. However, it is unknown the extent to which coastal resilience research has included food-energy-water nexus considerations. This study used a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed research articles and identified 20 studies that focused on food, energy, and water systems as related to coastal resilience. Results revealed four main findings: (1) the food-energy-water nexus approach was most commonly applied to coastal resilience in the study of US locations and in the context of acute hazards, (2) a direct food-energy-water or other nexus approach was directly employed by only half of the studies, however, all highlighted the relevance of systems interconnections in the context of coastal resilience, (3) the energy system was shown to impact every system to which it was connected, and (4) the transportation system was also shown to impact every system to which it was connected, which suggests that the food-energy-water nexus should be expanded to include transportation systems. Social media summary. Coastal resilience and food-energy-water nexus literature synthesis finds interconnected systems considerations relevant to resilience. salinization which may result in corrosion of pipes, loss of hydraulics, and pumping pressure (Allen et al., 2019).The nexus of food, energy, and water systems (FEW nexus or 'nexus') is increasingly advocated as its own unit of analysis as the three systems are heavily interconnected (

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“…Crisis events, including disasters and pandemics – hereafter “crises” – may impact the eating behaviours of populations because of added individual stress, agricultural disruption to the food supply chain, increased food insecurity and potential evacuation or job losses that occur as a consequence of the crisis (Deaton and Deaton, 2020; Górnicka et al , 2020; Huang et al , 2016). Global and regional crises have severe impacts on food systems, limiting access to foods usually eaten (Paci-Green and Berardi, 2015). Disruption of long-distance food supply chains can influence local food stores’ ability to remain stocked and deal with panic buying (Gómez, 2013; Hobbs, 2020).…”

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Changes in eating behaviours due to crises, disasters and pandemics: a scoping review

Hunter

Gerritsen

Egli

2022

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Purpose This literature scoping review aims to investigate if, how and why eating behaviours change after a crisis event such as a natural disaster, financial crisis or pandemic in high-income countries. Design/methodology/approach The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting “lockdowns” and social distancing measures have changed access to food, the types of food consumed and usual eating behaviours. Early research on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is compared with existing literature on other high-impact crises in high-income countries around the world, such as Hurricane Katrina and the Global Financial Crisis. A search of four electronic databases in August 2020 of literature from 2000 to 2020 yielded 50 relevant publications that were included in the qualitative thematic analysis. Findings The analysis found that crisis events made accessing food more difficult and led to increased food insecurity. Home cooking, sharing food and eating together (within households during the pandemic) all increased during and after a crisis. Resources often reduced and needed to be pooled. Crises had a multi-directional impact on dietary patterns, and the motivators for dietary pattern change differ between populations and crises. Originality/value In conclusion, eating behaviours impacted by crises because of the disruption of food systems, increased food insecurity and changes in daily routines. Community networks were a strong protective factor against adverse outcomes from food insecurity.

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Do global food systems have an Achilles heel? The potential for regional food systems to support resilience in regional disasters

Cited by 18 publications

References 24 publications

Changes in Consumers’ Food Practices during the COVID-19 Lockdown, Implications for Diet Quality and the Food System: A Cross-Continental Comparison

Changes in Consumers’ Food Practices during the COVID-19 Lockdown, Implications for Diet Quality and the Food System: A Cross-Continental Comparison

Exploring the food–energy–water nexus approach to enhance coastal community resilience research and planning

Changes in eating behaviours due to crises, disasters and pandemics: a scoping review

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