Food, Pandemics, and the Anthropocene – On the necessity of food and agriculture change

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https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v9i1.532

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Agri-food, Covid-19, Anthropocene, Climate Crisis, Planetary Health, One Health

Abstract

The COVID-19 crisis demonstrates forcefully that human health, the well-being of animals, and planetary health must not be viewed in isolation—and that they all depend to a large extent on the ways in which we produce, process, trade, and consume food. In this perspective essay, we argue for the centrality of food and agriculture to the epoch of the Anthropocene and why profound changes are needed more than ever. We close with some reflections on how the disruptions associated with the current pandemic also offer the opportunity for the necessary ecological, economic, and social transformation of our agri-food systems—toward healthy humans, animals, and a healthy and biodiverse planet.

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2022-04-14

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Rosol, M., & Rosol, C. (2022). Food, Pandemics, and the Anthropocene – On the necessity of food and agriculture change. Canadian Food Studies La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur l’alimentation, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v9i1.532

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): Critical perspectives on food guidance

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Perspectives

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