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Jonathan D Beacham1, David M Evans1
1University of Bristol Business School Bristol UK.
Sociologia Ruralis
|March 22, 2024
Summary
Agri-food systems require transformation due to public health and environmental concerns. This study revisits production-consumption debates, using alternative proteins to explore new integrative concepts for systemic change.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Environmental Science
- Public Health
Background:
- Contemporary agri-food relations pose risks to public health and environmental sustainability, necessitating systemic transformation.
- Calls for change emphasize understanding the interconnectedness of agri-food systems.
- The relationship between food production and consumption is a critical area for investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To revisit and advance previous scholarship on integrating consumption into agri-food studies.
- To address contemporary challenges in food politics and consumption studies.
- To explore how concepts like geographies of edibility, economy of qualities, and visceral politics can inform agri-food transformation.
Main Methods:
- Revisiting debates from Sociologia Ruralis on consumption and consumers in agri-food scholarship.
- Analyzing recent advances in consumption studies and shifting food politics.
- Focusing on the case study of alternative proteins.
Main Results:
- Identifies three bodies of scholarship—geographies of edibility, economy of qualities, visceral politics—as crucial for integrating production and consumption.
- Demonstrates the potential of these concepts to update and renew integrative perspectives.
- Highlights the specific relevance of these concepts in the context of alternative proteins.
Conclusions:
- The study suggests new integrative concepts offer valuable building blocks for understanding and transforming agri-food relations.
- Reconciling production and consumption requires careful consideration of theoretical and practical risks.
- These updated perspectives are vital for navigating the future of agri-food systems.

