eprintid: 3828
rev_number: 7
eprint_status: archive
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datestamp: 2022-06-01 06:24:21
lastmod: 2022-06-01 06:24:21
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Bruggemann, Daphné
creators_id: S3447456
creators_email: d.bruggemann@student.rug.nl
title: A quest to a self-sufficient and sustainable local food system: a case study of Reunion Island
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the underlying weaknesses of conventional food systems
and the associated risks in terms of food security in Overseas Countries and Territories. This 
study establishes a comparative case study of local citizen-initiatives aiming to contribute to 
a more sustainable and self-sufficient local food system in Reunion Island. Local Sustainable 
Initiatives (LSIs) and their current food system are analyzed, as well as their interaction with 
institutions, using a model developed on the basis of theoretical insights. Institutional policies 
and subsidies promoting these types of initiatives were gathered through a content review, 
while in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of three initiatives. 
Results show that LSIs are embedded in a wider mentality shift and aim to accumulate 
production across initiatives to create food security at an island scale. Lastly, although some 
subsidies are available, the LSIs remain wary of the meddling of institutions with their work.
date: 2021
pages: 32
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Lamker, C.W.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: C.W.Lamker@rug.nl
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keywords_local: case study
keywords_local: citizen-led initiative
keywords_local: self-sufficient
keywords_local: sustainable
keywords_local: food system
keywords_local: Reunion Island
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2022-05-31
citation:   Bruggemann, Daphné  (2021) A quest to a self-sufficient and sustainable local food system: a case study of Reunion Island.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3828/1/DaphneBruggemann_A%20quest%20to%20a%20self-sufficient%20and%20sustainable%20local%20food%20system.pdf