Exploring Extension Agents' Understandings of Local and Resilient Food Systems

Currently, there is a focus on bolstering local food systems to support overall food system resilience. Local and resilient food systems, though related, are distinct concepts. Their use in food system development is complicated by varying interpretations. Data from a survey of North Carolina Extens...

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Published inJournal of extension Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Dankbar, Hannah, Matusko, Brooke
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2025
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Summary:Currently, there is a focus on bolstering local food systems to support overall food system resilience. Local and resilient food systems, though related, are distinct concepts. Their use in food system development is complicated by varying interpretations. Data from a survey of North Carolina Extension agents, a group of food system practitioners, identified a range of definitions of these terms. The results underscore the complex landscape of local food system development and identify a need to build on conceptual understandings within the Extension community and establish shared understandings within food system development efforts.
ISSN:1077-5315
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.63.02.06