Transition towards Circular Economy in the Food System

By Alexandra Jurgilevich, Traci Birge, Johanna Kentala-Lehtonen, K. Korhonen-Kurki, J. Pietikäinen, Laura Saikku, Hanna Schösler. 2016

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Growing population and increased demand for food, inefficient resource use and food distribution, environmental impacts, and high rates of food wasted at all stages of the food system are all calling for transition towards more sustainable practices. In this article we apply the concept of circular economy to the case of a sustainable food system. Furthermore, we explore the transition towards a circular food system through the lens of socio-technical transition theory towards sustainability. We discuss challenges and potential solutions for the production stage (focusing on nutrient flow), the consumption stage (focusing on meat consumption), and food waste and surplus management and prevention.

Subfields: Ecology, Food Science, Plant Science

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