... the framings of the UK FS in 36 publications released during Covid-19 from alternative food networks (AFNs) actors and from other more mainstream FS actors, including the UK government. Findings The analysis shows that AFNs actors perceive the UK FS as not resilient and identify local FSs as a route...

... 2021 16 03 2022 09 08 2022 28 09 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Alternative food networks Resilience capabilities Sustainability practices Local food systems The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed...

... (Nomisma, 2020 ; Hobbs, 2020). Therefore, in the face of this scenario, it is not excluded that consumers will increase their interest in the different alternatives to the industrial agri-food model, known in the literature as alternative food networks – AFNs or short chains or direct sales (Goodman...

...Luigi Mastronardi; Luca Romagnoli; Giampiero Mazzocchi; Vincenzo Giaccio; Davide Marino Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships in alternative food networks (AFNs) between the purchase of food, the motivations of consumers and their socio-demographic profiles...