Table 4. Literature that analyses the governance system structured around the AFS

Adelle (2019)

Food democracy

Food security

Food sovereignty

Cognitive justice, Knowledge democracy, Co-production and sharing of knowledge

Ajates (2017)

Sustainable food systems

Multi-stakeholder cooperatives

Food policy

Solidarity economy, Pro-commons, Open cooperatives

Bassarab et al. (2019)

Food democracy

Food policy council

Collaborative governance

Membership, Participatory democracy, Organisational structure, Spaces for co-learning, deliberation and decision-making

Berti and Mulligan (2016)

Alternative agri-food networks

Short food supply chains

Value-based food supply chains

Food system sustainability

Small farm competitiveness, Organisational strategy, Innovative intermediary organisational forms

Bloom and Hinrichs (2011b)

Regional food system

Value chain

Alternative goals

Distribution networks, Strategic partnerships

Candel and Pereira (2017)

Food system

Food security

Food policy

Policy integration

Darolt et al. (2016)

Alternative food networks

Short distribution channels

Sustainable agri-food system

Social cooperation and partnership, Food democracy, Social innovation, Power relations, Decision-making and participatory management

Favilli et al. (2015)

Organic food networks Sustainability

Local development

Innovation networks, Cooperation between actors

Fridman and Lenters (2013)

Adaptive governance

Municipal food policy/strategy

Food policy council

Community food security

Inter-scalar urban organising

Glowacki-Dudka et al. (2013)

Sustainable local food networks

Community development Local food system

Social capital, Trust, Shared goals, Connection and reciprocity

Hubeau et al. (2017)

Agri-food system

Sustainability

Governance networks

Systems approach, Collaboration success, Risk sharing and drivers to participate

Kirwan et al. (2017)

Food supply chain

Transitions to sustainability

Reflexive governance

Ethics, Multiple stakeholder perspective, Shared norms, Procedural attributes, Encourage actors

Lever et al. (2019)

Food system

Local food governance

Socio-ecological resilience

Synergies between food system actors, Relational approach, Accumulation of power, Number of coordinated positions

Maye et al. (2019)

Ethics and agri-food governance

Agri-food system sustainability

Collective social responsibility, Processes of knowledge production, use and communication

Mount (2012)

Local food system

Alternative agriculture

Scale

Value-added, Direct exchange, Shared goals and values

Nelson et al. (2013)

Community food initiative

Alternative food system

Social capital, Civic engagement

Pereira and Ruysenaar (2012)

Monocentric, multilevel and adaptive governance

Food security

Institutional structures

Prové et al. (2019)

Local food system

Sustainable and democratic FS

Food policy council

Governance of urban agriculture

Socio-political inclusion and exclusion, Power struggles, Procedural justice, Politics of scale

Siddiki et al. (2015)

Local food system governance

Food policy council

Stakeholder composition, Collaborative policy-making venues, Food policy actors, Personal or organisational interests

Sonnino et al. (2014)

Food system

Food security policies

Reflexive governance

Adaptation and collaboration between actors at different scales and stages

Sonnino (2016)

Local food systems

Food security

Policy analysis

Urban food strategies, Governance coordination

Sonnino et al. (2019)

Multi-actor urban governance

Sustainable urban food systems

Food policy innovation, Systemic/holistic approach

Sonnino (2019)

Local food governance

Urban food governance

Municipal food policies

Integrated food strategies, Trans-localism in the food system, Civil society participation, Flexible and inclusive approach to relocalization, Systemic approach

Termeer et al. (2018)

Food system governance

Food security

Governance arrangements, Holistic perspective, System-based problem framing, Connectivity, Adaptability, Inclusiveness, Transformative capacity