Sustainability and food choices: towards environmental biography of food

Authors

  • Ana Luisa Araujo de Oliveira Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PGDR/UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
  • Fabiana Thomé da Cruz Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
  • Sergio Schneider Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v10n1.2019.19280

Keywords:

Environmental Biography of Food; Sustainability; Consumption; Agrifood System.

Abstract

This essay aims to discuss characteristics of the contemporary agri-food system, as well as proposing reflections on the use of the biographical approach as a theoretical reference to analyse relationships between food and the environment. The research method used was a bibliographic review and consultation of secondary data. The results show that the globalization of the agri-food system contributes to the rupture between the production and consumption of food, which consequently influences the environment. However, alternative initiatives to the dominant model have the potential to (re)connect producers and consumers and to provide more accurate information about the various life stages offood products. Thus, this essay concludes that the use of the biographical approach with emphasis on the environmental aspect can contribute to (re)discover relationships between production, sustainability and food choices.

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Author Biographies

Ana Luisa Araujo de Oliveira, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PGDR/UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PGDR/UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Fabiana Thomé da Cruz, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Professora no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 

Sergio Schneider, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Professor no Programa de Pós Graduação em Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. 

Published

2019-04-30

How to Cite

de Oliveira, A. L. A., da Cruz, F. T., & Schneider, S. (2019). Sustainability and food choices: towards environmental biography of food. Sustainability in Debate, 10(1), 146–158. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v10n1.2019.19280

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