{"id":1991,"date":"2023-06-21T17:18:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2025-02-22T15:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:53:33","slug":"how-local-food-can-contribute-to-a-sustainable-food-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/how-local-food-can-contribute-to-a-sustainable-food-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How Local Food Can Contribute to a Sustainable Food System?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1991\" class=\"elementor elementor-1991\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d7a9bd5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default magic-button-disabled-no\" data-id=\"5d7a9bd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0ccc76\" data-id=\"f0ccc76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0b3eb elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc0b3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Role of Participatory Engagement in Sustainable Local Food Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a1c81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40a1c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span lang=\"EN\">Sustainable food\u00a0systems are not just about farming and food production, it is also about engaging the whole network\u00a0of actors involved in providing food to the people.\u00a0Food systems management can vary\u00a0substantially from place to place and over time, depending on location specific\u00a0conditions that includes land stewardship, policy, people&#8217;s participation and available resources for production of food and a well-serving markets. Especially in the local food systems this network is small and also easily manageable than huge comprehensive global food systems where the control over\u00a0social, economical and environmental outcome of\u00a0production of food could be challenging.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4674a6e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default magic-button-disabled-no\" data-id=\"4674a6e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32d5af05\" data-id=\"32d5af05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c06680 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76c06680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1114\" src=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2221-e1688454115655.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2112\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2221-e1688454115655.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2221-e1688454115655-300x279.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2221-e1688454115655-1024x951.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2221-e1688454115655-768x713.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2784ac61\" data-id=\"2784ac61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c9589b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68c9589b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">USDA\u2019s National Agricultural Library defines food systems as \u201ceverything from farm to table.\u201d&nbsp; USDA describes local and regional food systems as \u201cplace-specific clusters of agricultural producers of all kinds\u2014farmers, ranchers, fishers\u2014along with consumers and institutions engaged in producing, processing, distributing, and selling foods.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">A definition used by the U.S. in its Global Food Security Strategy is \u201cAgriculture and food systems are intact or whole unit made up of interrelated components of people, behaviors,&nbsp;relationships, and material goods that interact in the production, processing, packaging, transporting, trade, marketing, consumption, and use of food, feed, and fiber through aquaculture, farming, wild fisheries, forestry, and pastoralism. The food and agriculture system operates within and is influenced by social, political, economic, and environmental contexts.&#8221; How do we manage such&nbsp;<\/span>complex<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">&nbsp;food systems network?&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Explore working with us!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fc32c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default magic-button-disabled-no\" data-id=\"0fc32c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d32f51\" data-id=\"5d32f51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9739af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9739af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>What is our role in strengthening local food system?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cb06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24cb06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Food systems encompass the entire range of actors and their contribution to activities involved in the production, aggregation, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal of food products. It also includes sub-systems like farming system, waste management system, input supply system, and interacts with other key elements like trade, finance, policy.<\/p><p>The Circular Farm \u00a0works in the realm of these systems and subsystems through our strong collaboration- partnerships model. We identify the partners required during different phases of project implementation and works on building strong partnership models globally and ensure that everyone gets equal participation benefits in building a community project. Through our participatory method, our partners engage constantly during their phase of project implementation with the local communities to build commitment to the stakeholders and faith among the communities.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ed6e4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default magic-button-disabled-no\" data-id=\"6ed6e4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c6e7c4\" data-id=\"4c6e7c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7010d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7010d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-2.png 2560w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-2-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-2-1024x348.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-2-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-2-1536x523.png 1536w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Untitled-2-2048x697.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38cb18 elementor-grid-4 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c38cb18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:30,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3530 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-circular-economy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/urban-regeneration-sustainable-ambassador-program\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sustainability-Ambassador--768x285.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sustainability-Ambassador--768x285.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sustainability-Ambassador--300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sustainability-Ambassador--1024x380.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sustainability-Ambassador--1536x571.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sustainability-Ambassador--2048x761.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Circular Economy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/urban-regeneration-sustainable-ambassador-program\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUrban Regeneration &#8211; Sustainable Ambassador Program\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Championing Sustainability in Atlanta: A New Chapter Begins We are excited to share that our team member, Gayathri Ilango, has been selected to join the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/urban-regeneration-sustainable-ambassador-program\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Urban Regeneration &#8211; Sustainable Ambassador Program\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3508 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urban-farming tag-decatur-community tag-native-plants tag-pollinator-garden tag-urban-gardening\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/planting-future-pollinator-decatur-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reg-spice1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3520\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reg-spice1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reg-spice1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reg-spice1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reg-spice1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reg-spice1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">URBAN FARMING<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/planting-future-pollinator-decatur-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCan Tamil Nadu lead a regenerative agricultural movement?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tamil Nadu can absolutely build a regenerative agriculture model , and it\u2019s well-positioned to lead such a transition in India due to: 1. Agro-climatic Diversity<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/planting-future-pollinator-decatur-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Can Tamil Nadu lead a regenerative agricultural movement?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 8, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urban-farming tag-decatur-community tag-native-plants tag-pollinator-garden tag-urban-gardening\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/home\/planting-future-pollinator-decatur\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div 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This effort has amplified the vision of the food production company in creating food brands that respect nature and human health. To such heroes, we create an ecosystem supporting them in continuing their mission. This means that we ensure &#8211;<\/p><ul><li>&#8211; It is profitable throughout (economic sustainability);<\/li><li>&#8211; It has broad-based benefits for society (social sustainability); and<\/li><li>&#8211; It has a positive or neutral impact on the natural environment (environmental sustainability).\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f679f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default magic-button-disabled-no\" data-id=\"37f679f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a77bca1\" data-id=\"a77bca1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16a022 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f16a022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aeb867 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6aeb867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/thecircularfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/35wXTApg_400x400-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-360\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a5507 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a5a5507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gayathri Ilango<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">CEO - Founder <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30748143 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"30748143\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57213c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default magic-button-disabled-no\" data-id=\"57213c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5597d5b\" data-id=\"5597d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Role of Participatory Engagement in Sustainable Local Food Systems Sustainable food\u00a0systems are not just about farming and food production, it is also about engaging the whole network\u00a0of actors involved in providing food to the people.\u00a0Food systems management can vary\u00a0substantially from place to place and over time, depending on location specific\u00a0conditions that includes land stewardship, policy, &hellip; 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