Sustainable food systems for healthy diets in Europe and Central Asia: Introduction to the special issue

Eleonora Dupouy; Mirjana Gurinovic

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101952

Sustainable food systems for healthy diets in Europe and Central Asia: Introduction to the special issue

Food Policy. 2020 Oct:96:101952. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101952. Epub 2020 Aug 14.

Authors

Eleonora Dupouy¹, Mirjana Gurinovic²

Affiliations

¹ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy.
² Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia.

Abstract

This Special Issue highlights various good practices and food policy discussion in relation to the transformation of current food systems toward their social, environmental and economical sustainability. The papers describe policies, programmes and initiatives in developing and advanced economies of Europe and Central Asia that refer to the core elements of food systems, such as food supply, food environments, and consumers. The shared opinions, analyses, studies and approaches, experiences and insights contribute to a better understanding of regional specificities and support the efforts to guide the complex food systems' transformation for their improved capacity to deliver healthy diets.

Keywords: Europe and Central Asia; Food systems; Governance; Healthy diets; Nutrition; Sustainability.