Table 1 Food system case studies in Kenya and Bolivia.
Location | Food system type17 | Abbreviation | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) | Agro-industrial food system | B1 | Soybean-based food system producing, storing, processing and distributing food and feed products in national and international markets |
Domestic–indigenous food system | B2 | Diversified food system of the Guaraní people including maize, cassava, peanuts, fruits, peppers, beans and others. Most food produced is processed, stored and consumed within local households; surplus is locally sold or bartered | |
Agroecological food system | B3 | The “Agroecological Platform” is a local network of producers, processors and consumers under a jointly managed label for ecologically and locally produced food in and around the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra | |
Kenya (Laikipia, Nyeri and Meru Counties) | Agro-industrial food system | K1 | Horticultural companies produce vegetables for export, sometimes in outgrower schemes. Fresh produce is air-transported in refrigerated value chains to Europe |
Regional food system | K2 | Food grains, milk and meat are produced and partly processed in Meru and Laikipia Counties, and retailed and consumed all over the country, e.g. in Nairobi, Rift Valley, Central and South East Kenya | |
Local food system | K3 | Characterized by short value chains of maize, potatoes, fruits and vegetables produced, sold and consumed in and around the local trading centres and townships notably of Nanyuki, Naromoru and Timau |
