A trajectory of social innovations for the direct purchase of organic food by food services: a case study in Florianópolis, Brazil

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Sustainable Food Systems

Adevan da Silva Pugas¹  Oscar José Rover¹  Francele Contarini Teodolino¹  Suellen Secchi Martinelli² 

[1] Graduate Program in Agroecosystems (PPGA), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil;Graduate Program in Nutrition (PPGN), Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil;

关键词: food systems;    short food supply chains;    social innovations;    organic agriculture;    restaurants;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsufs.2023.1102891

 received in 2022-11-19, accepted in 2023-04-24,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionAlthough interest in the so-called short food supply chains (SFSC) has grown in recent decade, studies and social innovations that emerged from this phenomenon have made little progress in involving food actors outside the home. The article analyzes the conditioning factors for forming short food supply chains involving food services and organic farmers’ organizations, understanding them as potential social innovations.MethodsThe research used questionnaires with food services, participant and non-participant observations, and secondary data analysis with regional farmers’ organizations in the Greater Florianópolis region.ResultsFood services, which mostly do not yet purchase organic products from local producers, are interested in integrating purchasing initiatives directly from farmers and their organizations. However, they have presented several conditions for this. Nevertheless, farmers have the capacity, at least in part, to respond to the required conditions due to their innovative trajectory and socio-organizational capacity.DiscussionThe provision of food services, associated with the trajectory of social innovations in SFSC by farmers around Florianópolis, shows a potential to converge different interests for the generation of new initiatives, following the innovative trajectory led by social actors who work with the rural area. This could increase the impact of ongoing SFSC initiatives, ensuring consumers access local food, even when eating out.

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