Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain

Public procurement can help drive a transition to a more sustainable food system based on local agroecological production. In countries with large public education systems, school and university canteen services can play a significant role by virtue of their enormous centralized purchasing power. In...

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Autores: Cruz, José Luis, Hewitt, Richard J., Hernández-Jiménez, Verónica
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Sustainable food systems
Consumer perceptions
Participatory processes
Agroecological transition
SDG12
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spelling Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in SpainCruz, José LuisHewitt, Richard J.Hernández-Jiménez, VerónicaSustainable food systemsConsumer perceptionsParticipatory processesAgroecological transitionSDG12Public procurement can help drive a transition to a more sustainable food system based on local agroecological production. In countries with large public education systems, school and university canteen services can play a significant role by virtue of their enormous centralized purchasing power. In this study, we investigate the potential and feasibility of implementing an enduring transformation to a sustainable food procurement model in public higher education institutions based on agroecological principles for the case of Spain. To address our research questions, we employed participatory workshops and a questionnaire survey (1,058 respondents) to analyze perceptions and priorities around sustainable food practices on campus of the university community across three Spanish public universities. Workshop participants proposed and prioritized interventions aimed at improving the sustainability of on-campus food services. Some recommendations for action for policy makers are detailed in the Discussion section, as key actors in this process. Pathways toward a future transition to more sustainable practices included the importance of food services to the university community, the high level of understanding of food system impacts and demand for change from consumers on university campuses, the universities’ commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the potential of university networks as a powerful agent of social change and social innovation.The work was supported by the The database was generated under the project PDR19-Alimentando al Campus, of the Madrid Rural Development Programme, co-funded by EAFDR/European Union, Spanish Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry (MAPA) and the Community of Madrid (through IMIDRA)Peer reviewedTaylor & FrancisHewitt, Richard James [0000-0003-4169-8647]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202420242023info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/350218reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2248917Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3502182026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain
title Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain
spellingShingle Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain
Cruz, José Luis
Sustainable food systems
Consumer perceptions
Participatory processes
Agroecological transition
SDG12
title_short Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain
title_full Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain
title_fullStr Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain
title_sort Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cruz, José Luis
Hewitt, Richard J.
Hernández-Jiménez, Verónica
author Cruz, José Luis
author_facet Cruz, José Luis
Hewitt, Richard J.
Hernández-Jiménez, Verónica
author_role author
author2 Hewitt, Richard J.
Hernández-Jiménez, Verónica
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Hewitt, Richard James [0000-0003-4169-8647]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sustainable food systems
Consumer perceptions
Participatory processes
Agroecological transition
SDG12
topic Sustainable food systems
Consumer perceptions
Participatory processes
Agroecological transition
SDG12
description Public procurement can help drive a transition to a more sustainable food system based on local agroecological production. In countries with large public education systems, school and university canteen services can play a significant role by virtue of their enormous centralized purchasing power. In this study, we investigate the potential and feasibility of implementing an enduring transformation to a sustainable food procurement model in public higher education institutions based on agroecological principles for the case of Spain. To address our research questions, we employed participatory workshops and a questionnaire survey (1,058 respondents) to analyze perceptions and priorities around sustainable food practices on campus of the university community across three Spanish public universities. Workshop participants proposed and prioritized interventions aimed at improving the sustainability of on-campus food services. Some recommendations for action for policy makers are detailed in the Discussion section, as key actors in this process. Pathways toward a future transition to more sustainable practices included the importance of food services to the university community, the high level of understanding of food system impacts and demand for change from consumers on university campuses, the universities’ commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the potential of university networks as a powerful agent of social change and social innovation.
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