The value of local food partnerships: Covid and beyond

Jones, Mat; Hills, Sarah; Beardmore, Amy

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic, and – more recently – soaring food prices have focused attention on how local areas meet the challenges of a fractured food system. This report examines the impacts and achievements of Local Food Partnerships (LFPs) and how LFPs embed and amplify their work to deliver both local and national food priorities. LFPs have been uniquely placed to provide systems leadership and practical solutions through the strategic direction and support of the UK-wide Sustainable Food Places (SFP) programme, established a decade prior to the pandemic. LFPs have been able to pivot to respond with agility to an extended period of national crisis and have moved forward to offer a coherent framework for the transition of local food system. The four dimensions of ‘effectiveness’, ‘efficiency’, ‘engagement’, and ‘equity’ highlight the value of LFPs to fill the leadership gap on local food issues.

• Report Type: Research Report
• Publication Date: Mar 18, 2022
• Deposit Date: Mar 20, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 22, 2022
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9228014
• Additional Information: ISBN 9781860436048